it’s that time of year again! the madness of the holidays. the gloriousness of pumpkin spice lattes. snow fights and holiday parties. i will be offering mini holiday card sessions this year! if anyone is interested in doing a mini session for holiday cards or even just for fun :: couples, families, kids, pets…then please […]

43 yrs. of marriage. this is what 43 yrs of marriage brings you. or this…. i spent a day  at Barrel Oak Winery with one of my favorite families growing up last weekend…and it seems like every year their family just keeps expanding! i went to high school with liliana (the youngest child) and we […]

a little sneak peak of my holiday weekend….

i met up with this cute little family a few weeks ago- they were all in town to celebrate linda + john getting married and we took the opportunity to get photos done at the Carlyle House in Old Town, Alexandria. John + Linda- congratulations on the wedding and i wish you nothing but happiness! […]

amy + dirk is a wedding i shot for miss kristi odom at Stone Manor Country Club a loonng time ago. i decided today i would share a few of my favorites. looking at these and remembering how much fun this day was instantly brightened my day. i hope it has the same affect to […]

AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT. diana + john are getting married! wahhooo! we ran around the quaint old town of leesburg. through trees, nooks and crannies, and stopping traffic even. the sun could not have been more beautiful that day- and it definitley worked in our favor! diana + john :: i am so incredibly […]

one of my favorite weddings of the year that i never blogged… justine + zach. surrounded by nature at the Woodend Sanctuary. dancing the night away as the sunset. picture perfect if i say so myself ;-) i second shot this wedding for the fabulous kelsey thompson. here are a few of my favorites :) […]

a few weeks ago i posted on facebook: “my husband, mr. taye diggs, is cheating on me.” unfortunately, this comment caused quite the reaction from my mom’s family and friends. you see, we had a small wedding, and because of this many of them don’t know who my husband is, what he looks like, or […]

my couples are my friends. i have just as much fun at my weddings with the bride and groom as i am working my tailfeather off. i was reminded of this yesterday when i was emailing back and forth with a bride.  i realized as i was emailing her back that…hmm…maybe i shouldn’t be telling […]

mallory + andrew = craziest engagement session EVER. which also means the most fun :) i’ve known mallory for awhile, so when she asked me to shoot her engagement pictures i was beyond excited! we started out in the sweet town of Clifton and from there ended up at Paradise Point Winery. it was a […]

the way my sister in-law laughs when she’s around her HUSBAND :) more to come…

so. i had this crazy insane idea that i thought was brilliant at the time. yes, yes. i know…it wouldn’t be the first time. however, this time my idea was to do a bridal show. and although i have worked many bridal shows in the past, i have never actually done one of my own. […]