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** How We Met** **How We Started Dating** On to the great question”How did he propose?” I ask every one of my couples this because it really tells you something about them! It shares a ton of about what kinds of things they like, how they love, and what they hold dear. I love the […]

Amelia and Aaron are my favorite. I knew this before I met them because I frequently told random people their story. And then I would cry. They have one of the best stories I’ve ever heard. Ever. Here it is in Amelia’s words right after they found out she was getting deployed: I went home […]

Alex and I knew each other when we were younger. We haven’t really talked since high school, but I was so excited to receive an email from him telling me that he was engaged to a girl named Ashleigh and looking for a wedding photographer! We met up in Charlottesville and talked about their wedding, […]

Although I’ve been in Charlottesville since May, I’ve not had but a hand full of shoots here. It takes time to let people know I’m here! Nikki and Corey are getting married in Fredericksburg next year, but were excited to come to Charlottesville for their engagement session for “something different. We drove around looking for parks […]

We planned to meet for a client meeting. Halley had the BRILLIANT idea to do not only a client meeting, but also an engagement session. It had snowed the day before. Using the Starbucks on Union and King as our warm retreat, we strolled around Alexandria and chatted, shot, got to know one another… and […]

Get ready for this one, readers. It might get emotional. And I have way too many images, but I really had trouble narrowing it down! Diana is my childhood best friend. We grew up riding together. We had sleep overs and talked about boys. We sang to the Grease soundtrack and Michael Jackson cd’s using […]

Chad got home at 4. “Are you ready?” I had my retainer in still… “Give me 10 minutes.” I was trying to get a blog post done, but I put it off until Monday. I packed a suitcase with both my clothes and his [one of the benefits of being married…one bag!] . We hopped […]

Where should I begin? First, I suppose I’ll shake hands with Amanda, congratulating her on a Cowboy’s victory over the Redskins. [We’ll get you next time.] Diron and Amanda were friends. They served together with Intervarsity. They enjoyed football together. They enjoyed a mug of beer together. They were friends. But I’m not sure either […]

I met Cheka and Michael outside the Ronald Reagan Building on the corner of 13th and Penn. I had to follow my google maps and ask a few security guards to point me in the right direction. [I’m so not a city girl.] I knew I’d be looking for a girl in a party dress, […]

I drove north to Harper’s Ferry to meet Claudia and TR for engagement photos. I think I might have been to Harper’s Ferry a long long time ago? Maybe? I definitely don’t remember it being this stinking cute! Everywhere you turn there is something to take a photo of. Thanks for suggesting the location, Claudia! […]