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A & H, my darlings. I will miss your wedding. I will miss the excitement I feel in my heart when I get an email detailing your vision and demonstrating how much you care about your people. I loved how you served every guest pie at your wedding (myself included). It was beyond meaningful that […]

December 8, 2023

River Farm Wedding | Virginia Garden Wedding | Charming Colorful VA Wedding | Allie and Henry 

Megan and Zach were the first clients to book me for 2024! They’re getting married at my home away from home, Stone Tower Winery, and hired my bestie Angelica Co Weddings! We had a perfect fall day in Old Town Alexandria and took some engagement photos at the historic Carlyle House. Champagne was popped and […]

January 7, 2023

Carlyle House Engagement Pictures | Alexandria Virginia Engagement Photos | Megan and Zach

Christian decided to propose to Grace on the cobblestone streets of Alexandria. He planned to surprise her with a beautiful ring AND both their families hiding in the wings! Once she the shock wore off from saying ‘yes’ her jaw dropped yet again as their parents ran towards them out of nowhere! The surprised weren’t […]

January 7, 2023

Alexandria Virginia Proposal | Old Town Proposal | Christian and Grace

2020 sucked y’all. So many lives completely rocked and hard times fell on nearly every living person all over the world. There’s no denying that the events industry was completely decimated during the pandemic. Limited gathering numbers had brides postponing to next year, downsizing to micro-weddings or cancelling all together. I saw hurt and pain […]

December 1, 2020

River Farm Wedding | Historic Alexandria Elopement | Virginia Pandemic Wedding | Karen and Esteban

Catherine and Max are a darling pair that just moved to the DMV area for work. These dog parents met in undergrad at Furman University in Greenville, SC. Like many couples this year, they had to postpone their wedding until next year due to COVID. Fall will be quite the season in 2021! They are […]

October 29, 2020

Alexandria Engagement Pictures | Fall Old Town Engagement Photos | Catherine and Max

Fall is here folks! Rebekka and Devon are soaking up all the leaves and warm tones because next year they’ll be tying the knot in October in sunny Florida… but hey, I love a good beach in fall! They met as most 2020 couples do: online. After 2 years together, they knew that they were […]

October 19, 2020

Old Town Alexandria Engagement Session | Fall Virginia Engagement Photos | Northern VA Wedding Photographer | Rebekka and Devon

Megan and Daniel planned a darling intimate wedding in the Florida Keys but since COVID had other plans, these two changed from the Keys to Old Town Alexandria with just as much whimsy and love! knowing their original plan, I was able to prioritize more tropical settings in VA: flowering trees, pink buildings and water […]

October 2, 2020

Athenaeum Alexandria Wedding | Old Town Microwedding | Virginia Elopement Photographer | Megan and Daniel

These two initially planned a big wedding in the Outerbanks but COVID had other plans. The bride, Michelle, always wanted to elope in the first place! They decided to honor their original wedding date with a walk to the Carlyle house to exchange vows- just minutes away from their condo. Jeff’s mom played guitar and Michelle’s […]

July 23, 2020

Carlyle House Wedding | Alexandria Wedding Photographer | COVID Elopement Michelle and Jeff