Old Town Elopement   |   Alison & Luis   |   Alexandria, Virginia   Old Town Winter Elopement – I now understand why so many photographers love to shoot elopements. There is a calmness to an elopement that you do not get with a large-scale wedding. They are so intimate – just you, the couple and the officiant. […]

Fall Family Session   |   The Burns Family   |   Manassas Battlefield, VA   Manassas Battlefield Family Session – If you’ve been to the Battlefield in the Fall, you know what I’m talking about when I say it is a special kind of crazy. Hoards of people come from all over the DMV to catch a glimpse […]

Cox Farms Engagement  |   Deanna & Clifford   |   Centreville, Virginia   Deanna and I lived in the same neighborhood growing up. We met in elementary school and our families crossed paths many times over the years. I met Clifford at Cox Farms somewhere along the way. Deanna & Clifford’s love story blossomed at Cox Farms. […]

Green Spring Gardens   |   Fall Family Session   |   Alexandria, VA   Green Spring Gardens Family Session – Last time I saw the Vasey family, we met at Dumbarton Oaks in DC for a family session. Rachel was pregnant with their second at the time, so I had not seen them in-person as a family of […]

JMU Senior Session   |   Nicole & Maria   |   Harrisonburg, VA   I’m finally posting photos from my sister’s JMU senior session! I drove down to James Madison University last May and met Nicole at her house in downtown Harrisonburg a few hours before our shoot. While she got ready, I hung out with her cat […]

Battlefield Engagement Session   |   Aly & Justin   |   Manassas, VA   I met Aly & Justin for a sunset engagement session at the Manassas Battlefield this past summer. Aly and I have known each other for a few years now. We were both at James Madison University at the same time and she was in […]

Lifestyle Photography   |   At-Home Newborn Session   |   Bethesda, MD   I traveled to downtown Bethesda last week for an at-home newborn session with this fun family of five! Little Ford arrived a few weeks earlier than expected, so our previously-scheduled maternity session turned into a newborn session instead. It was such a great surprise being […]

Seven Oaks Lavender Farm   |   2019 Photo Season Recap   |   Catlett, VA   I have been SO behind on blogging, I’m embarrassed to admit I’m just now getting to our 2019 lavender portrait recap post…but better late than never! The photo season last June at Seven Oaks Lavender Farm was our best yet. I know […]

WWI Memorial   |   Heather & Eric   |   Washington, DC   I met Heather and Eric at a lavender farm event in 2018, and we’ve seen each other many times since then for shoots and get-togethers. 2019 was the year of Heather and Eric’s engagement, so obviously, there was a lot to celebrate. I did some […]

Cox Farms Smokin’ Saturdays – These photos bring me back to summertime! I visited Cox Farms on a beautiful puffy cloud day last year to photograph their Smokin’ Saturdays. Never heard of it? Smokin’ Saturdays are Saturdays in the Spring and Summer when the farm is full of yummy smells and extra fun. Along with […]