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This is the place I get to showcase all of my beautiful clients and the love they put into their sessions or weddings. I also love sharing tips and tricks on wedding photography planning, ideas to make your session fun, easy, and organized, as well as personal stories. Find the category you're looking for, or browse for hours! There's plenty to keep you entertained.

This post has been a long time coming and I’m so excited to have finally made time for it! Today I’m going to tell you why to wear makeup for photos. And it’s a long one, so buckle in! To Wear Makeup or Not to Wear Makeup – That is the Question Over the years […]

I seriously have the best job in the world! I get to combine all of my most important values into my work and capture some of people’s most precious moments and memories. I’m excited to share UD and Didi’s formal D.C. engagement photos with you today – because they’re a gorgeous couple and I love […]

We all know the Lincoln Memorial is fabulous, but I have to say, the areas surrounding the memorial are quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite places to shoot this fall! And that’s why I’m excited to share Katie and Mike’s autumn Lincoln Memorial engagement photos with you! Meet Cute Katie and Mike have such […]

When I think of Madeline and Alex and their casual Capitol Hill engagement photos, I think of laughter and sass!  Maybe laughter because of sass! haha Better than Cellfies Madeline and Alex, like many couples I talk to, wanted to commemorate their engagement of course, and at the same time, were excited to get some […]

Kattia and Uday’s Arlington Virginia courthouse wedding photos are totally reenforcing my love of elopements and my love for hosting photo sessions on Capitol Hill! Local Knot Tying These two love birds were recently married during their Arlington Virginia courthouse wedding ceremony and I was there to capture that plus these gorgeous portraits for them […]

Failing to plan is planning to fail, I always say! Just kidding, I don’t ‘always’ say that, but it does make sense when thinking of how to prepare for engagement photos. I’m excited to share some of my top tips and tricks to help you show up feeling prepared and excited for your engagement photos! […]

I love that D.C. attracts really active, energetic, intelligent people from near and far, and I love that I get to photograph them and capture their memories here in our amazing city. Rachael and Kelly are two of these people and I’m excited to share their sunrise National Mall portraits with you today! Kiwis in […]

Susan and Blake are engaged! Blake popped THE question this weekend during his National Arboretum surprise proposal, to which Susan of course responded with a resounding YES! The plan… Blake put so much thought into creating a special experience for Susan at their National Arboretum surprise proposal and it was so much fun to photograph! […]

After meeting this sweet couple at their Bon Air Rose Garden maternity photos session, I could just tell they are born to be parents! Nick and Amanda are so loving towards each other, it’s going to be beautiful when they get to share that love with their new baby next month. Last minute success! I […]

Still  going strong with the cherry blossoms blog posts y’all! There’s just so much goodness from those two weeks to share! Ashley and Kevin’s cherry blossoms maternity photos are special for lots of reasons, and I’m excited to share them with you today! I love when I talk to people and they aren’t set from the […]