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, […]

Shenandoah Lodge   |   Andrea & Jeff   |   Front Royal, VA   Shenandoah Lodge Lakeside Wedding   Andrea & Jeff had a beautiful Shenandoah Lodge lakeside wedding last year on an early fall September afternoon. I first met these two at Seven Oaks Lavender Farm. Jeff messaged me a few weeks prior asking if I could […]

Lavender Farm Portraits   |   The Hobson Family  |   Catlett, VA   Seven Oaks Lavender Farm Family Session   Lavender season is upon us! Because of COVID-19, we were unsure for a long time how this season at Seven Oaks Lavender Farm would play out. Would we be able to open? Would customers be comfortable coming […]

Flower Farm Portraits   |   Sarah & David Casterline   |   Jeffersonton, VA   Wollam Gardens Maternity Session What a crazy time we are in right now. Shoots this summer have looked very different from any other year so far. Because of COVID and being in my 34th week of pregnancy, I’ve been going slow and steady […]

Tips – Working From Home   Right now, a large percentage of the population has found themselves working from home – and for many of you, this is the first time. I thought it’d be helpful to gather tips from myself and other seasoned at-home workers about how we keep productivity up. I hope this […]

COVID-19 Home Portrait   In this time of social distancing and quarantine measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I will be offering home portraits to families and small businesses in the area. I will come to you and spend a few minutes taking an outdoor portrait of your family in front of your home. These […]

Wollam Gardens Flower Crowns Information about ordering, wearing and picking up Wollam’s handmade flower crowns! Last year, Wollam Gardens and I hosted portrait session weekends for the first time at their seasonal flower farm in Jeffersonton, Virginia. It was a huge success and we are so excited for round two this Mother’s Day weekend! We […]