So In Love...| Washington DC Engagement Photography: Dumbarton Oaks

Liz and Neal are a seriously amazing couple! When I asked them where they wanted to do their shoot they recommended Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown. This was my very first photo session at Dumbarton Oaks so I didn't know what to expect, but when we walked in, I felt like I had been transported to 17th century England. The grounds are so classically beautiful it felt like I was in a Jane Austin Novel (I could just imagine laying on the grass having Mr. Willoughby recite poetry to me. Yeah, I know he turned out be bad, but before we found that out, he was pretty romantic, right?). We only had 30 minutes to shoot before it closed, but we took full advantage of that time (and squeezed in a little extra time by making friends with the guy with the bell :-). I had such a great time, and cannot wait for their wedding in October! Thank you guys for the fantastic shoot!

Micah! |Maryland Family and Child Photography

Last weekend I had the opportunity to photograph the cutest little boy ever! When I found out that I would be photographing an 18 month old I was a little nervous. Most kids that age love to just run, run run, but Micah was a perfect model! I spent two hours with him and his mom and there were so many photos that I loved that I decided to make a slide-show (just a warning, its long!). Maia, you and your son are the coolest and I had such a fantastic time hanging out with you. I hope get to do it again!

My super cute parents! | Washington DC Portrait Photography

For Christmas this year I gave my parents a "real" photo-shoot. For the past 2 years my mom kept asking me why I never take pictures of the family, so I decided that it was about time I did an official photo-shoot for my parents. The whole session lasted about 10 minutes(my dad is always go, go, go, so I didn't have a large window), but I am just so happy with how the photos turned out. I really feel like the images capture the love between my parents, and after 30 years of marriage, they are happier than they have ever been!

Thank you mom and dad for the amazingly fun session. You both are such wonderful examples to me. I love you so much and am grateful to be your daughter!

This is my favorite shot!

Sarah and Dan: an 80's Romance | Baltimore Engagement Photography

Confession… I love a good romance book! In fact, just about any book I read must have some romance to keep my interest. Now, romance books are good and all, but to see the real thing just makes me giddy!

Last weekend I had total blast photographing my cousin Sarah and her man, Dan.

Sarah and Dan met at The Legwarmers concert. For those who don’t know who The Legwarmers are, they are an awesome 80s tribute band (you have to go see like 80s music at all!). Dan was only 10 when the 80s ended, but for some reason he grew up loving 80s music, and it was that love of 80s music that led him to meet the love of his life, Sarah. Their love story started 2 years ago, when Sara decided to have a fun girl’s night, dress up in tacky clothes, and go rock out to The Legwarmers. While she was at the concert she saw a cute guy sticking out of the crowd, and decided to slowly work her way over to him (I must note that I have known Sarah my whole life, and she pretty shy my nature, so this is not typically like her). They danced for a bit, but then Sarah’s friend’s quickly left the concert, and she was pulled away, without enough time for them to even get each other’s names.

One hour later, as Dan was leaving the concert, Sarah also leaving a bar near the venue. Dan looked over and in his own words… “saw an angel walking towards me.” Totally by chance they happened to meet again, and if you ever meet them, you will know that it must have been fate. They exchanged numbers, he called her a few days later, and, well... the rest is history!

Thank you guys so much for asking me to be your photographer! You guys are the best, and Dan, I’m so excited to have you in the family! Here are my favorites from our shoot :-)