Let’s be honest, as Washington, DC wedding photographers, we live and work in an over-saturated market filled with tons of talent. This, of course, isn’t a bad thing if you are a bride, but is hard to deal with when you are trying to fill your portfolio and learn. Second shooting can be […]

I am BEYOND excited to have been featured on Lemonade and Lenses for entering their July Cover Contest. Each month, they hold a contest on their site to determine what image will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of their magazine. The theme for July was children, so I submitted one of […]

The idea of canning has always really intimidated me. I’m not sure why; I love all types of cooking and baking and am always up for a challenge. I guess there was something about the idea of it that just made me think it was super hard to master. Trust me when I say, it ended […]

You might remember reading a bit about my brother-in-law, Tom, and his wife, Katie, a couple weeks ago on Memorial Day here. Well, Rob and I spent the weekend visiting them in North Carolina and I thought, being a Washington, DC anniversary photographer, that some new photos might be a wonderful gift to thank them […]

Ashlee & Brett’s wedding at Clover Forest Plantation in Goochland, VA was a picture perfect wedding day from beginning to end. It was one of those days when you can tell summer heat is about to break, but you still have the cool breeze of spring lingering and not a single cloud in sky. The weather […]

 I found decorating the upstairs of our home to be much easier than the main floor (Part 1, if you missed it). Granted it’s about half the space, but just as many different rooms! Our guest room was super simple — we had a set up that we loved in our apartment, so we just […]

I seriously love the crockpot so much! Once I branched out from recipes that simply cooked meat with BBQ sauce, I realized how versatile and easy cooking with this little machine could be. If you don’t already, look into getting a crockpot with a timer — this means that if you set it before work, it […]

I wish I could say I love decorating — truth is, I’m kinda lost when it comes to it! I’ll find a really cool piece that I want to incorporate into our home and just have no idea how to do it best. However, I of course love having our home decorated, so this is […]