From the bottom of my heart, I have to say this was one of the most touching weddings I have ever been a part of.read more[...]
Any wedding that begins with a champagne meditation has no choice but to be the literal best day ever. Who wants to do champagne meditations with me every day (or at least before every wedding...)?!?!?read more[...]
I live for the days that don't feel rushed, where there is space for the beautiful. Where time is abundant and there is always a minute to make one more memory as the sun sets on the water.read more[...]
The most magical part of any wedding day...bride + groom time. Especially during Georgetown, DC weddings. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of a summer Saturday in Georgetown, we found a quiet place, a beautiful place wrapped in tree limbs and bookended by bridges.read more[...]
Just a Cointreau garden dinner party to inspire your al fresco dining dreams. Doesn't this make you want to sit outside in the last remaining light of the day, giggling and eating and drinking with your besties as twilight falls and the lightning bugs twinkle in the trees? Oh girl, me too. Styling by Caitlin Kruse, Paper by Poppy + Scooter. See more fro[...]
They danced in the hills as the sun dipped below, the last rays warming the cool summer night. Taking a break from the party to just savor the feeling of being married, to bask in being together in the newness of husband and wife. And when the sky turned to fire, they couldn't help but leave the dance floor again to marvel at how mother nature created a celebration in the sky that seeme[...]
It may be a funny way to tell Julia + Tristan's Harwood Hills Farm wedding story, but my favorite moment of the entire day was Julia putting on her dress. But first, I should back up and start this story at the end. The end of their wedding day was maybe the thing Julia was most looking forward to, where they would walk hand-in-hand under an arch of sparklers and cheers from their loved[...]
On the top of the list of things I love: bridal style. Long, long after my own wedding, I still indulged in browsing bridal fashion. I probably spent more time looking at wedding dresses than regular every day clothes...because dreams and so much pretty. Last fall, Emily decided to do a bridal portrait session to make sure we got lots of photos, during the best light at sunset. Which i[...]
It might be a once in a lifetime thing, a wedding where everything comes together and is as dreamy as can be. This is that wedding. There's the beautiful Annapolis mansion right on the Severn River, two people madly in love who so visibly treasure and cherish each other, and a sunny day that no one took for granted. And all of it made for my favorite Annapolis wedding photos. But the[...]
We met in the winter, when they basked in the glow of the first days of their engagement, and the world was shimmering in ice and magic. As they held each other close to keep warm, the joy of being in love was a bright candle in the bleak of the cold. And while I love the peacefulness of our little waterfront city in early months of the year, the way the sun sets the sky ablaze with col[...]