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stephanie + steven: engaged!

virginia is for lovers.

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ok, i’ll admit it – i’m starting to fall in love with old town. as a dc girl (and born + raised in maryland) i’ve always been slightly leery of my southern neighbor state and long considered everything worthwhile to lay within the district lines. virginia seemed far and foreign, but not in a good way. however, as i am discovering (thanks to amazingly fun couples like stephanie + steven as well as dailycandy) northern virginia is great. it’s cute, it’s quaint, and some of the nooks + crannies of old town have a really good vibe. plus, i dig their slogan and whole-heartedly agree – virginia is for lovers! – and old town is ridiculously sweet for shooting.

back to stephanie + steven…i received a call from steven (ps *love* when the boys get involved and take charge of photography!) and learned that both he + stephanie are journalists who are also passionate about photography (steven having written + shot for natgeo in cairo) and itching for an engagement session. i was able to squeeze them in during my edit marathon weekend last saturday and met up with them at their cute apartment in arlington. after exploring old town (and hitting up the above ICE building that stephanie has had her *great* eye on!) we stopped by the waterfront and then headed back to their apartment. talent runs deep with these two, and steven broke out his guitar and played and sang for stephanie on their couch and i loved being able to capture that as well!

loving this couple and these photos so much! they are headed to louisville next year to tie the knot in stephanie’s home state of kentucky – woohoo!

ENJOY!

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kristi + jon: engaged!

laughter + kisses.

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last sunday i met kristi + jon at gayfields farm on gibson island for their amazing engagement session. i absolutely love shooting in the city, but i was so excited for a change of scenery and was absolutely delighted to discover a pristine horse farm located right on the water. the three of us explored the entire area, wandering through the wooded grounds, walking along the sandy shore, hanging out on the pier and lingering in the horse stables. it was like a fun field trip!

even better, kristi + jon are one of the cutest, happiest, couples i’ve ever photographed – as evidenced by the fact that they are either laughing or kissing (or both!) in every single photograph. these two have amazing energy and are total love birds – i saw it the first time we met and it was fantastic to spend the evening getting to know them in such a gorgeous place. their wedding will be one of the highlights of 2010 and i cannot wait!

people in love make me happy :) 

so here’s to love and here’s to my first official couple for 2010!

enjoy!

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all around town.

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scott + rachel in dupont circle.

i had a fantastic engagement session tonight with rachel + scott! we met up on del ray’s charming main street, swung by their adorable house, headed to old town alexandria and finished up in dupont circle – visiting all their favorite places along the way. i simply *love* the above image – taken at the end of our session, just after sunset, in the middle of the city. more to come from this fabulous couple…stay tuned!

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laurie + ben: engaged!

sunshine of your love.

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laurie + ben are getting married!

last week i had the joy of following these crazy fun lovebirds all over their neighborhood – i never knew bethesda was so cute! and so green! in addition to the colorful streets (and alleyways) we found some sweet greenery – nothing like a little nature in the city  to make this photog happy! we also walked by the church where they are getting married (next month!) – it has the most striking blue doors – love!

with laurie + ben everything is fun and exciting – their energy is so great, i just love them! laurie is exuberant and ben is very chill, and their amazing smiles show just how perfect they are together. i fell in love with them before we even met – i could feel laurie’s energy from her emails – plus how could i not love a spunky kindergarten teacher who is marrying the love of her life? did i mention he happens to be a doctor at children’s hospital? they are the best!

 so wet met for coffee, hit it off fabulously and the rest is history. laurie claims that the best day of her life was booking me as their photographer, second only to the day ben asked her to marry him! seriously, could i be any luckier with these two? amazing! i’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again – i have the. best. clients. ever.

enjoy!

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laurie’s kindergarten students drew pictures of laurie + ben’s wedding day! this one was my favorite!!

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