I always find it to be a lot of fun when I shoot for family members. Not as in family portraits, but, for example, when I shoot one sibling’s wedding… and then another one! In the case of Caitlan and Mike, I was really bummed when Caitlan called and I had to tell her that…
Category Archives: engagement
Welcome to springtime in Washington! I don’t think Ella Fitzgerald ever wrote a song about it the way she did for Paris, but it’s still pretty breathtaking if you catch it at the right time! When I first discussed doing engagement pictures with Christa and Kenny on St. Patrick’s Day weekend, I didn’t think we’d…
This week my husband Erik and I flew to Denver, CO, so that I could shoot Andrea and Mike’s wedding in Estes Park. I truly love Virginia, but we don’t have views like that here! While I was there, I also shot engagement pictures for the beautiful Amber and Aaron. Meet Scrappy. The beautiful but…
I’ve shot weddings for several of Stephanie and TJ’s friends, including an engagement session at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (http://www.shenandoahmuseum.org/). So when they wanted to shoot at the same gardens (and who wouldn’t?), I knew I had to mix it up a bit. Thankfully, these two know how to laugh together! That always…
Meet Carissa, Ethan, Colin, and new baby Maci! Maci was one week old the day of the shoot! Her mother, Jami, was our awesome landlady when we first moved out to the Shenandoah Valley. And now she’s a mommy yet again — congratulations to you and your family, Jami!

