Should we do a First Look for our wedding? That is a great question! I used to be asked what a “First Look” is fairly often. It is when the bride and groom (or bride and bride, groom and groom) intentionally share a moment together prior to the ceremony. There are a lot of great […]

These two are Harvard lawyers who met at a Halloween party. Instantly intrigued by one another, this bride dubbed her future husband as the cutest guy at this party. The rest is history. Several years later, they celebrated their wedding at Meridian House in Washington D.C, one of the most timeless wedding venues in the […]

Planning your wedding day timeline correctly is the single most important way to ensure you get the desired pictures for your wedding day. The truth is, being creative takes time! Even with that time, wedding days are still a whirlwind. Put simply, it is very difficult to have those dreamy wedding portraits if there is […]

Let’s talk about bridal portraits. So you’re getting married, and you’ve invested so much time, effort, and money in finding the perfect dress to marry the love of your life in. Who says you just have to wear your wedding dress once? This bride had her bridal portraits taken at sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial. […]

When a couple has this kind of chemistry, it’s really fun to see how I can capture them on film. Being the photographer gives you a unique perspective. I just love soaking up all the joy! This Morais Vineyards wedding in Virginia was a simple, beautiful, and intimate elopement. I hope you think so, too. […]

During this freezing morning in February, we went out to the Lincoln Memorial at sunrise for these beautiful bridal portraits. I don’t think these images show how cold it felt. I used a combination of film and digital to capture this beautiful morning. Sadly, it isn’t really realistic to have wedding portraits at Lincoln. Not […]

I am so grateful to all of the couples that trusted me to capture such an important day for them this year: their wedding day. As a Virginia and DC wedding photographer primarily, I was surprised I still found myself out of state a few times! This year I travelled to North Carolina, Colorado, and […]

Some wedding days you leave, and you just feel so special that you were there to see two amazing people be so happy. Then you learn things about them that just make them even more impressive in your eyes throughout the day and during speeches. These two were no exception. This Rust Manor winter wedding […]

This late summer outdoor wedding in Virginia was what dreams are made of! As a Virginia and DC wedding photographer, I’m used to working through the hot summers. But this wedding day happened just as summer ended, and it was perfect. The weather was absolutely beautiful (I got sunburned, what?!), and everyone was so happy […]

This Red Rocks, Colorado wedding day was one for the books! In truth, it was my sister’s wedding day. As a wedding photographer in Virginia, this was the best gift I could have given her. There was a lot of champagne and a lot of tears. The views of Red Rocks were breathtaking, and the […]