I had the honor of capturing Katie and Matt’s first anniversary session in Baltimore, MD a few weeks ago. Where to even being with these two?! I’ve known Katie since college as we were roommates together at JMU. She met Matt after we graduated, so the first time I had the pleasure of getting to […]

I love having the opportunity to get to know a bit about each of my couples before the big day as I truly believe it helps them relax in front of the camera as we have built up a relationship of trust. A great way to do this is through an engagement session, but it […]

Last week you heard straight from past ALP grooms about their experience doing a first look on their wedding day, and now it’s the brides’ turn! Below are their honest thoughts and opinions — enjoy! Brittany & Stephen | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Wedding in Richmond, VA “One of my favorite moments during our […]

If you’ve been following the blog for any amount of time, you might recognize these two! They previously modeled for me for a DAR elopement wedding in Washington, DC last summer, and then I flew out to Chicago in the fall to capture their proposal on North Avenue Beach! We were first introduced by a dear […]

Rain is pretty much the biggest enemy of any portrait session. Heat we can manage by shooting early or wind we can manage by finding the angle it’s coming from and actually using it to our advantage. But rain doesn’t often leave us with a lot of options. One of my sweet couples, Nikki & […]

Two words immediately came to mind when thinking back on Brittany & Stephen’s Omni Richmond Hotel Wedding from this past November: “Classic” and “Black Tie”. Okay, that might be more like three words, but it’s two phrases which is basically the same thing in my eyes. From the moment I arrived, I could tell this […]

Sarah is one of my oldest friends from the photography community… It’s actually been so long that I can’t remember the first time we met, but I’m pretty sure it was during the Washington, DC Wedding Photographer‘s meetup focused on nailing sparkler exits! We continued to run into one another at these monthly meetings and our […]

It’s no secret that I love first looks! I’ve discussed them almost ad nauseum at this point, so instead of hearing from me, you can hear directly from past ALP Grooms — as a note, I asked them to be completely honest for the sake of future couples considering a first look! Enjoy!  Ridge and […]