Stephanie and Mike’s families have known each other their whole lives, but didn’t notice one another THAT way until later in life, and everyone was SO excited they fell in love!! I just love stories like that, don’t you?! It’s incredibly romantic!! I met these two sweethearts at one of my FAVORITE locations in Georgetown, […]

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When I woke up at 1am to drive to D.C. for this session, I KNEW IT WOULD ALL BE WORTH IT!!! Maggie and James ROCKED my world in (LITERALLY) the best way ever, and I am SO thankful they’re one of my 2019 couples!!! Maggie and I met through her good friend, Katie, one of […]

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Katie and Joe’s Hermitage Garden wedding will always be one of my favorite days, forever and ever! Katie and Joe had the most perfect wedding day at my favorite wedding venue in Norfolk, on a beautiful May afternoon, and every detail was gorgeous. From Katie’s first look with her Daddy, to watching Joe tear up […]

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The moment I drove up and saw these two giggling and being playful with one another, waiting for their session to begin, I knew it was going to be a great day. And it WAS! The instant I pulled my camera out, Elizabeth and Jake immediately began to love on each other so naturally, so […]

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Meghan and Matt are AMAZING, funny, and so sweet!! I am SO BLESSED to be their wedding photographer!!! When we met up in DC to photograph their engagements, the weather was supposed to be warm and perfect, but of course, it was windy and cold!! They were so wonderful about it, though! They snuggled up, […]

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Hayley met John at a Willie Nelson concert a couple of years ago, and they immediately hit it off, and talked all night. When Hay told me about that night, she admitted he offered her a phone charger, because she needed one, and they ended up missing the rest of the show because they were […]

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Lauren and Joe have the best love story, like ever! So Joe and Lauren are both police officers, and so is Lauren’s mother. Joe walked into Lauren’s mothers office one day, and noticed a photo of Lauren on her desk! He asked about her, and basically the rest is history! How cool is that? I […]

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Blaire and Matt’s wedding day will always stick out in my mind because of how emotional and special the entire day was. From the very beginning when I first arrived, the girls were all hustling in the hotel room helping Blaire get ready; All of her best friends from grade school, on up to college […]

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Allie and Yale, oh my goodness am I so happy and grateful for these two beautiful souls. When I met up with them in Maryland at Yale’s childhood family farm for their session, I instantly told them, “You guys are amazing, and we’re going to be friends, for like, ever.” HA, seriously though, these guys […]

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Amber and Jason!!! How can I describe how much these two gorgeous people mean to me in one paragraph?! Its nearly impossible!! I remember meeting up with them over the summer, and photographing their engagement session at Amber’s childhood home, and just being SO incredibly happy for her that she found such a sweet love […]

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