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We had the oppurtunity to shoot yet another proposal! This time it was Kushal proposing to his long time girlfriend Darshni. Those of you in the DMV may recognize Kushal – he’s a DJ and has his own company, I actually met him at Anam and Josh’s wedding. Kushal and I scoped out Georgetown and…
Danielle and Martin were married on September 3rd last year, with a ceremony and reception at Belvedere & Company Events. After an amazing engagement session with this couple at the Union Market, I was thrilled to see them start their new chapter in life. My second shooter, Nadia, started out the morning with the bride…
Lauren and John realized early on that they couldn’t imagine a life without each other. And so, after a teary-eyed proposal on stage at a Kenny Lattimore concert, the beautiful couple held their elegant nuptials at the breathtaking Engineer’s Club in Baltimore. Nadia and I both have worked with Lauren as RNs… as an ER…
Thuan was looking for a volleyball partner and asked Andrea if she was game. She was and it just so turns out that volleyball ended up leading them to become life partners :-). Andrea and Thuan had a beautiful ceremony filled with lots of love, emotion and smiles. Being able to witness and capture these…
I met up with Danielle and Martin for an engagement shoot at the Union Market in Washington, DC, on February 21st of last year. These two met at a restaurant where Martin was a sous chef. He saw Danielle when she came in and sent her beignets, and as these two told me beforehand: “Five…
We took Lauren and John to Baltimore for their engagement shoot. We started at The American Visionary Art Museum. Then we went to Federal Hill and got some shots with the city as the backdrop in some of their photos. The last stop on our photo shoot was a wall from the Baltimore Love Project.…
Avon and Tracie were married on October 10th, 2015, with a ceremony and reception at Grey Rock Mansion. This is a throwback wedding for me, but I loved the people and the pictures and wanted to blog about the experience. One of my abiding memories of this time in my life is actually the fact…
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