Weddings are expensive, no ifs or buts about it. Venues and catering make up the largest portion of this cost, but specialties like photography, videography, and flowers aren’t too far behind them. Obviously as a Washington, DC wedding photographer, I think our work more than justifies the cost; after all, at the end of the […]

You guys… I’m having a love affair. I wrote a couple weeks back about how I bought my film camera in 2014 just for fun, not so much for wedding photography, but something different to try and to take on vacations. But from the first time I pressed the shutter button, it’s turned in to something […]

I cannot believe this is already the last recap of 2014 images! My first wedding of the year is just a few weeks away, kicking off a nonstop season that runs all the way through December – at which point, I’ll be sharing my favorites of 2015! It’s crazy to think about how fast time […]

How have I not blogged about this wonderful family before!? THIS is the family that got me into photography, literally my first paying clients! Let me tell you a bit about how I got my start…  I’ve known John & Becky since I started working for the Federal government in 2009. The funny part of […]

As I write this, it’s 5:30am and I’m sitting on the train heading in to DC, already having been awake for 2 hours. This is a post I’ve had in my head and on my heart for a while, but I’ve been scared to write. Scared that someone might not see me as successful if […]

As I help all my brides my their wedding day timeline, I always make sure to ask for two things (well, in addition to loads of portrait time!) – time to shoot their personal details and their reception details. I think a lot of brides focus on getting some of the big vendors booked first […]

This past weekend I headed to the Outer Banks to shoot an incredible engagement session with one of my 2015 couples, Brittany & Ryan! We were somehow lucky enough to be treated to a near 60 degree day — so warm, in fact, that I convinced these two to put their feet in the water!! […]

First looks. What can I say? I love them — they are easily my favorite moment to capture during any wedding day. It is such a private, intimate piece of the most important day of the bride and groom’s new life together. The moment when he looks at her, in her beautiful white dress and […]