Back in March, I photographed a cherry blossom engagement session in Washington, DC at the Tidal Basin just before everything shut down due to concerns over Coronavirus. And for the past three plus months, we’ve pretty much been quarantining ever since — rarely going out except to visit the grocery store and for the occasional […]

Rob and I just celebrated NINE years of marriage! Yes, you read that right – we were married almost a decade ago, before the dawn of Pinterest!, at Potomac Point Winery amongst our closest friends and family. We still cherish that day as one of the best of our lives and have our images hanging […]

I’ve previously shared a Bridal Business post about wedding day exit options… If you’ve had a chance to read it, it’s clearly no secret that I personally love daytime exits.  I think they allow for more variety and, of course, ensure beautiful light for your images. I’ve even had clients opt to do an entrance […]

Valeria and John e-mailed me earlier this winter about the possibility of doing their engagement session during the peak bloom of the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. I had already booked one session, and limit myself to no more than two per year (as scheduling around peak bloom could be a […]

When it comes to veils, I used to think the options were cathedral length and all others… and that’s coming from someone who didn’t even wear a cathedral length veil! They’ve just gotten so popular over the past few years and if you’ve ever seen them photographed, you can easily see why. It turns out, […]

When we started planning for Emily and Mike’s National Museum of Women in the Arts wedding a year ago, I think we all expected for their to be cold weather. It was February in Washington, DC, after all — Leap Day, to be exact! — so we knew with that can colder temperatures. But this […]

When planning your guest list, one of the important decisions to make up front is whether or not you and your future spouse plan to invite children to your wedding. Perhaps you want them there all day or not at all. Or, some of my couples opt for a combo of the two — they […]

It’s no secret that timeline planning is one of my favorite parts of being a wedding photographer! That may sound crazy, but knowing I have a thoroughly detailed and vetted outline for the day helps me feel at ease on a wedding day, especially when working in Washington, DC, because most of the hiccups have […]