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City center is now officially my new favorite place to shoot in spring! I adore it when my couples suggest portrait locations! When Sasha emailed me suggesting a crosswalk & City Center, I was all about it! I love shooting in places I’ve never been; it allows me to be even more creative and lets me explore my own city.
May 4, 2017
This year, Lekha reached out to me for engagement photos since we were both Duke alumns! We were toying with different DC-esque locations until we both happened to have an opening during cherry blossom time! We met on a Tuesday sunrise and spent 2 hours beneath the trees. During our session, I learned that Lekha and Aalok met as kids in high school! They have known each other for over 10 years. After dating long-distance, the two decided to tie the knot in their new home of Chicago, Illinois.
April 14, 2017
This was the sweetest engagement session of the year. When Courtney contacted me to snap some quintessential DC photos, I assumed the couple just thought the city was pretty. Little did I know, the pair wanted to document all the spots special to them before starting their new life in Wilmington, North Carolina.
April 11, 2017
There aren’t words for how much I adored this wedding. Erin and Jonathan are a one in a million couple. They cared about all the right things on their wedding day: family, friends and good times. I snapped their engagement portraits at the Lincoln Memorial and we had a blast, even at sunrise. Jonathan is the brother of one of my best friends and Erin is his perfect counterpart. Both the Rays and the McKennas are incredible families and I felt honored to capture the joining of their families!
March 23, 2017
Every year, I have couples request photos in the cherry blossoms. And rightfully so! Ben and I even did our engagement photos with cherry blossoms! However.. tourists are swarming, even at sunrise! The Tidal Basin can be nuts. Because everyone wants their spring blooms without hundreds of people swarming, I have compiled a list of alternative photo locations that still allow for maximum blossoms but minimal people.
March 14, 2017
Every year I get couples asking me for advice on where to snap their engagement sessions. While many couples know the exact place they want casual portraits, many don’t! Last year, I comprised a list of the most popular engagement locations in DC and areas in Virginia as well. It became so useful to couples that Virginia Bride Magazine published my advice! How fun! However, lately I have had couples ask to shoot somewhere outside of the norm. A lot of them ask me “where have you always wanted to shoot?” Instead of writing out my list a hundred times, I thought I would share it with the world. To show you what the areas look like, I pulled images off of Google Search because I have never photographed here before!
March 6, 2017
Caitlin and I were destined to meet. During Ben’s first week of work at Microstrategy (five years ago), Caitlin was the girl who on-boarded my confused fresh-outta-college then boyfriend/now husband. He came home from work to announce, “I met a girl who is friends with Spencer Booth!” This may seem like a very weird thing to celebrate but I think it was comforting to have found a familiar friend at a brand new job, let alone his first real job.
March 1, 2017
This wedding was very special to my heart. Jordan and Gus have been long time partners and had been planning to get married for quite some time. They share a home together with their four adorable cats! With the recent political climate in our nation’s capital they decided to have a civil service as soon as possible.
December 24, 2016
