The Mall   |   Christina + Jooyong   |   Washington, DC    DC Winter Engagement Session   I met Christina + Jooyong on the Mall for their DC winter engagement session this past December. It was my last session of the year, and such a fun one to go out on! Jooyong lives in Maryland and Christina […]

Wollam Gardens   |   The Mohar Family   |   Jeffersonton, VA    Wollam Gardens Spring Family Session   The Mohars are good friends of ours. When Eric asked me if he could surprise Mandy with a Mother’s Day shoot, I was so excited! They drove all the way down from Pennsylvania for my Wollam Gardens Spring mini […]

Photographing Large Families Tips for photographing large families and how to take better group portraits I remember when I was first starting my photography business, there were few things that made me as nervous as shooting a family session with more than five or six people. I remember thinking, “How will I organize them? How […]

Green Spring Gardens   |   Ava – Senior Session   |   Alexandria, VA    Alexandria Spring Senior Session   I met Ava for the first time for senior portraits at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria this past Spring. We wanted to have her photos finished in time for graduation with beautiful blooms as our backdrop. Green Spring […]

Wollam Gardens   |   Tiphanie   |   Jeffersonton, VA   Flower Farm Summer Session   I met Tiphanie on a July morning as the sun rose for a flower farm summer session at Wollam Gardens. She just hit a few major milestones in her life, and was in the process of a cross-country move. So, she wanted […]

The Barn at Willow Brook   |   Nicole & Jackson   |   Leesburg, VA   Leesburg White Barn Wedding   Nicole + Jackson’s Leesburg White Barn Fall Wedding –   Nicole + Jackson were married last October at The Barn at Willow Brook in Leesburg, Virginia. I have been itching to blog their beautiful wedding day since […]

Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms   |   Family Session   |   Washington, DC   DC Cherry Blossom Family Session   I met this sweet family for cherry blossom portraits this Spring at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. They are friends of our friends, Heather + Eric (you’ve seen them on this blog before!) and were referred by […]

Green Spring Gardens   |   The Santana Family   |   Alexandria, VA   Winter Garden Family Mini Session   Green Spring Gardens is one of my favorite locations to shoot at in the DMV. No matter what time of year, there is always color and texture to play with in their wide expanse of seasonal flower beds. […]

Butterbee Farm & Sunset Cove   |   Elisabeth & Kasey   |   Maryland   Maryland Farm & Bayside Engagement   This was such a fun session! Elisabeth and Kasey are part of my husband’s York County friends. Their group rolls about twenty deep, so it’s always a blast when we get together. Needless to say, we are […]

Lincoln Memorial   |   Sara & Brad   |   Washington, DC   Lincoln Memorial Winter Engagement   I had such a fun –and freezing– morning with Sara and Brad this February when we photographed their Lincoln Memorial winter engagement session! Sara reached out to me a few months ago to plan their session. Our mutual friend, Heather, […]