This past summer, I was so excited to finally get to photograph a wedding at the stunning Morais Vineyards & Winery in Bealeton, VA — just an hour or so outside of Washington, DC. I’ve visited here several times for wine tastings (they are delicious!) and was simply in awe at the beauty of the place — […]

Every year at Rob’s birthday, I like trying a new recipe of one of his favorite desserts. I’ve made a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing, a key lime pie, and a chocolate chip cheesecake the past few years. This year I knew an apple pie was in order. His mom already makes a fantastic […]

Oh, I’m so excited to share this recent album! If you remember Lauren and Tony’s Veritas Vineyard wedding from this past September, you remember it was truly a day for the books — beautiful flowers, a stunning couple, and my personal favorite, a color palette reminiscent of my days at JMU (go Dukes!). Lauren chose […]

Klaas and Amanda’s black tie DAR Constitution Hall wedding was one of my favorites of the entire 2015 season. It was my second time photographing a wedding a Daughters of the American Revolution’s O’Byrne Gallery and my third with a ceremony at St. Matthews Cathedral. These two venues have quickly become iconic DC wedding venues in […]

Last summer, I did a test on how the quality of prints in terms of paper and color varies when ordered from different consumer labs (you can view the winner here!). It was amazing — and slightly scary! — to see the contrasting results. As I discussed in the post, the majority of my time as a Washington, DC […]

I’m a firm believer that if you want something to happen, you need to say it out loud — or, well, in this case, write it on your blog. Something about putting it out for the world to see makes you more accountable to follow through. Before I get into my goals for 2016, let’s follow […]

Being a Washington, DC wedding photographer is, in a word, crazy. The good kind of crazy — where from the months of April through October (or in the case of my 2015, December!), you’re bopping from one shoot to the next all while editing and e-mailing pretty much nonstop in between, but you love it so […]

I have (literally) been preparing this post all year while photographing weddings throughout Washington, DC, areas throughout Virginia like Leesburg, Charlottesville, and Richmond and even a few in North Carolina (including the Outer Banks!)! So today we’re taking a break from all the bridal business and engagement/wedding recaps to check out the fun that ensued during the 2015 […]