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As we walked around Old Town Alexandria for their engagement session, we talked about Robbie and AJ’s engagement, how he proposed and how mom almost let the cat out of the bag! Retrospectively, most girls wish they had their nails done when they get engaged. There is no other time during your life where people want […]

I recently traveled to the outskirts of Franklin, VA to Emma’s family farm for this couple’s engagement session. These two met at JMU in intervarsity, just like Chad and I, so I immediately connected with their story. After leading a mission trip together, the two decided to start dating. And finally, in the very place […]

I arrived at the Lincoln Memorial a few minutes early… a bit before sunrise. I had never seen so many runners, y’all! Apparently there was some local runner meet up happening. Once I cleared things up to make sure this would be ok for them to be photographed in front of all of these people, we […]

Jill described Steve as her soul mate when we talked on the phone for he first time. Her joy was contagious, and I was so excited to meet them for their engagement session. We arrived and the wind was crazy, but I love the movement and romance it adds to their photos. I always ask […]

Katie and Doug met me in Richmond for a sunrise session at Belle Isle. It was the first of a series of warm days, but sunrise was still a little cold. But I like a little cold as it encourages cuddling. I was hoping to have rocks to shoot on, but you know? 4 days […]

Jen landed in Virginia when I was in middle school. She learned how to ride horses in Belgium and had moved from Florida to our barn – she was quiet and loved the color green. We went to proms and homecomings together, finding each other dates whether we knew the guys or not, just so […]

Jimmy and Amira had a crazy idea. They wanted to book an engagement shoot – but they wanted to do it differently than… anyone. They liked the shots in fields, and in the city, but they wanted something more commercial feeling, rather than fine art, photojournalistic, or editorial. I jumped on this chance. So we started […]