Thanks to UNITED WITH LOVE for featuring some of my work today!

Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown always reminds me of England and The Secret Garden and all things good and lovely, so it made the perfect backdrop for how dear and sweet Kate and Brian are.

Check out the link above to see their shoot, and here are a few more favorites : )

Enjoy!

Tiffany + Jimmy | Boyds, MD

Taylor + Stuart | Frederick, MD

Lauren + Aaron | Eastern Shore, MD

Samantha + David | Washington, DC

Angelise + Matt | Fairfax, VA

Tonya + Brian | Upper Marlboro, MD

Katie + Matt | Annapolis, MD

Angie + Shane | Columbia, MD

Mandy + Henry | Vienna, VA

Once upon a Georgetown summer, there was a wedding with a special claim to awesomeness.

Hard to say exactly why it won so many imaginary life prizes, guess you just had to be there? Could’ve been having a perfect spring-like day in August, or the most enthusiastic of bridal parties, or the reception closing with every guest linking arms to sing Piano Man at the absolute top of their lungs.

Or maybe some people inspire excitement in whatever they do, so you’d really just have to know Wike and Ashley to understand.

Their ceremony was at the gorgeous old Christ Episcopal Church at 31st and O, and reception at Sequoia restaurant down on the water. Their style was a fun mix of classic DC, bits of nautical, and of course the infamous hot pink dresses. Many thanks to Dan Hogarty for his photography skills and Lindsay Schneider at Sequoia for all her help!

(…and dear guest-whoever-you-are, I promise I forgive you for walking off with my shoes.)

GROOM’S FACE WIN

The church didn’t allow any photography during the ceremony, but I swear it was all good and done.

Aaand sweetest bunch of girls ever

Great thing about a summer evening in Georgetown? Plenty of photographers.

Love love love.

Petal’s Edge Floral Design / Fluffy Thoughts Cake!

Ozzy and Phil are one of the sweetest couples you’ll ever get to meet.

He clearly goes out of his way to take such sweet care of her, she’ll voice her genuine appreciation and say something in her Ozzy way, (which always makes him laugh) they’ll call each other dear and darling with a tone of devoted love and respect, and continue on with their life of adorableness.

They both have more formal taste than who I usually photograph, so I had loved the challenge of fulfilling that vision. I wanted to still invest some of my style so after enough brainstorming we came up with the inspiration of a formal armchair portrait in a forest, playing up the best of both worlds.

…and then they found The Throne, and the appropriateness reached an all-time high.

Enjoy!

After that we went to Dumbarton Oaks Park in Georgetown, one of my favorite spots in the area aaaand where he proposed!

ADORE this shot with the parasol

More fun people!

Ashley and Wike are one of those awesomely Chill couples who (truly madly deeply) love being with each other and having a good time. They’re ridiculous comfortable together, in fact it’s like they wouldn’t be themselves without the other. When they first met it was hardly love at first sight, but thankfully time and circumstances have a way of changing even the most resolute of hearts : )

We went to Dumbarton Oaks, which is a jaw-droppingly-elegant gem of a park in the middle of Georgetown. There’s an historic mansion and acres of gorgeous Old English-esque gardens and paths and forests and pools and mosaics and iron gates chock-full of character.

It’s a shame they hate photographers so much but we explored for a while and (score!) didn’t get caught.

they have this habit of laughing…

no really, it’s like all they do. I love it!

we walked through Georgetown and found a hill with a stellar view of the city…

…and all the while they just kept laughing.

Thanks for being so awesome, and I can’t wait for August!

FUN PEOPLE FTW!

mike and danielle are one of the most exciting and genuine couples I’ve ever worked with….they’re like the epitome of unpretentious goodness that everyone wants to have around. I think our every “client meeting” includes enough laughter to result in odd stares from every neighboring table.

they’re both recent Tech graduates but have been dating since high school. last winter mike took her on a Choose Your Own Adventure trip around DC, where at each place she had to blindly choose where they went next. (but mike, being clever, made all the choices the same) for the shoot we kinda followed their explorations, starting at the Theodore Roosevelt Park, went on to Georgetown and ended where he proposed – on the roof of the Kennedy Center.

(hahah and I think my all time favorite shooting style compliment would be mike noticing I’m “easy to kiss in front of.” excuse me while I update my resume…)

enjoy!

mike works in construction so first off we had a Build Your Own Playground challenge, -and what a sweet location eh?

our tribute to awkwardfamilyphotos.com

told you they’re fun.

gosh i love these so much then Georgetown, and “buildings…with the bricks…”

ahhh favorites!

and just in case we didn’t have enough favorites, a gorgeous sunset met us at their corner of the Kennedy Center’s rooftop where he proposed, and life was beautiful.

thanks guys for being so undeniably awesome, and I’m stoked for all the good times we have left : )