the journal

This was one of my most favorite fall sessions because LOOK at those leaves! This State Arboretum of Virginia engagement session with two of our favs Grant and Sara was one of my most colorful ones to date. The fall leaves were really showing off for their engagement session and it just added to the […]

Melanie and Brendan are so special to us. Not only did they choose to have their downtown Annapolis engagement session on arguably the most beautiful day of the summer, but they were also our first session back after maternity leave. My brain was so scrambled but they showed me so much grace! We traipsed around […]

There are very few words I can use to accurately describe Libby and Seth’s spring Hazy Mountain wedding day. The weather? Perfection. The florals? Overflowing. The emotion? Overwhelming. These two really brought together a top-tier vendor team to craft an incredible experience for their loved ones that helped them start their marriage off on a […]

Ahh…fall in the mountains! There is quite nothing like it. One of our most favorite parts of moving back to the Valley and putting down roots is being closer to the changing leaves and the glowy mountain sunsets. It also means more space and time for fall mountain engagement sessions! Since this is our ninth […]

There is no denying that this is an increasingly visual world that we live in. It is kind of exhausting! So how do you stand out amongst the sea of people competing to get their images, products and services in front of their ideal clients? We argue that the answer is to quit all the DIY-ing and opt for quality, professional images.

Grant and Sara celebrated with friends and family during their Poplar Springs Manor wedding last spring. We photographed Sara’s sister’s wedding the previous summer and it was so great to be back with their family!  PRE-CEREMONY We started the day, as usual, with details and candids of the girls getting ready. Their florist, Lal Moya, […]