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You know it was a good engagement session when you make plans for Happy Hour later after meeting for the very first time. I met these two as a ‘one off’ engagement; every year, I get heaps of people wanting a destination DC engagement and are planning to get married at home in another state […]

October 2, 2020

DC War Memorial Engagement Session | District of Columbia Monument Engagement Photos | Christina and Rob

Dana and Keith have been together almost 10 years! Fate brought them together when they met at a mutual friend’s party and discovered they actually went to the same high school in Maryland! They love time at Deep Creek Lake, travel and adventure together. Keith popped the big question on a trip to Santa Barbara […]

September 28, 2020

Bluemont Winery Engagement Session | Bluemont Virginia Vineyard Wedding | Dana and Keith

There are just some clients I feel like truly get me. Angela and Hunter are those people. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy working with both of these humans. Not only are they so kind, generous and up for anything… they might love cats as much as I do! I first met these […]

September 27, 2020

Oatlands Historic House and Gardens Engagement | Northern Virginia Garden Engagement | Angela and Hunter

I forgot how different one city can be. This engagement session proves you can have any landscape you want in DC! Cherry and Sam knew they wanted two looks for their engagement photos: formal and casual. These two actually met for their first date ever at a coffee shop in Blagden Alley so they just […]

September 22, 2020

Nation’s Capital Engagement Photos | District of Columbia Elopement Inspiration | Cherry and Sam

I knew I would love photographing Josie and Ben because for weeks beforehand, Josie and I texted back and forth about which ensembles we liked best! Attention to details is my favorite as I have massive style OCD. I also never met a Ben I didn’t absolutely love! These two had been photographed before but […]

September 21, 2020

Lincoln Memorial Engagement Session | District of Columbia Monuments Engagement Photos | Luxury DC Wedding Photos | Josie and Ben

The majority of the time, I don’t know what my clients look like. A handful of my engagement clients, I only exchange emails with and have no idea what they will wear or even their partner’s name! When these two showed up, I nearly died. How stunning are they!? Not only did they show up […]

September 15, 2020

DC National Mall Engagement Photos | Lincoln Memorial Engagement Session | Helen and Chris

This engagement gave me major Pride and Prejudice vibes.When Eliza contacted me, she knew she wanted a garden setting and I knew the perfect place! Morven Park has so much visual interest that it’s a lovely engagement location in Northern Virginia. We began at the pond, walked the gardens and then explored the mansion area. […]

August 24, 2020

Morven Park Engagement Session | Virginia Garden Engagement Session | Eliza and Peter

Hadlea and Evan are planning a big Texas wedding but wanted to celebrate a little wedding excitement while they’re living in DC! They live mere blocks away from the Capitol so it only made sense to snap engagement photos at this historic spot. These two are naturals on camera. Hadlea is bubbly and vivacious and […]

August 13, 2020

Capitol Hill Engagement | Supreme Court Engagement Pictures | Library of Congress Engagement Session | Hadlea and Evan

This is probably one of my favorite sessions of the year so sorry for the oversharing! Daniel is actually technically my nephew (although he is our age). He and Jill got engaged this past year and started planning their chic DC wedding. Like all 2020 couples, COVID reared its ugly head and threw their plans […]

August 4, 2020

Adventurous DC Engagement Session | Chic In Home Engagement Photos | Boating Engagement Jill and Dan

Irene and Matt had big plans to have a grand wedding in Pennsylvania this year but, like everyone wedding planning in 2020, COVID had other plans. These two pushed back their bigger celebration but still wanted to make things official. After hatting with these two, they knew they wanted their friends and family to be […]

July 24, 2020

Meridian Hill Park MicroWedding | DC Elopement Photographer Kir Tuben | Irene and Matt