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I had the pleasure of photographing Gwen and Emmett’s small at-home ceremony this winter—on Christmas Eve!—after their original wedding plans were sidelined. We met up at the beginning of spring at their original wedding venue, to photograph them in the wedding outfits they never got to wear. Though it was a windy and chilly morning, they braved it beautifully and I am in love with what we captured on these unique sweeping grounds of Glen Ellen Farm!

Christian kept everything a secret and we worked together with the wonderful staff at the Line Hotel in Adams Morgan to pull off the evening. I was hiding on the rooftop, playing from my wireless speaker a playlist Christian had sent me earlier, when the two of them walked up after their dinner at Brothers and Sisters (Tiffany under the pretense the staff wanted to show her the view for her birthday). Tiffany was blown away and I don’t think any of us could stop smiling—you can see for yourself in the photos!

Beth, Mike and I met at Loch Raven Reservoir last October to walk through the glorious, vibrant autumn foliage for their engagement session. I loved the casual coziness that their first look lent to the woods and the effortless elegance their second lent to the lake as the sun set around us.

Rachel and Dave’s original wedding plans—as you might guess—had to shift significantly this year. While they postponed their larger celebration, I was able to meet them in June for a short but beautiful ceremony in front of the Towson Courthouse, just north of Baltimore, Maryland.

Before they moved in, we’d never had neighbors quite like this, and I could not be more honored to have photographed their family last November. We met at Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore, Maryland for a short shoot on a crisp morning—and if I wasn’t already convinced that Barrett and Everly weren’t some of the cutest children on the planet, their outfits here sealed the deal. It was difficult not to include every photo for the post, but as today is Rob and Lauren’s anniversary, I’m so excited to finally share this sweet session! We love you all so much—happy anniversary!

Tiffany reached out to me last year for some portraits with a moody, editorial but friendly vibe to match her stylish, beautiful self. We finally met up in July 2019 at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC and spent a morning creating some of my absolute favorite images to date. It was such a perfect mix of filtered and dramatic light and of minimal and dynamic art and architecture, and I could not be more thrilled with what we came up with.

These two and their friends and family absolutely radiated joy and love the entire day. We photographed their portraits right outside the Dye House, where Caroline’s beautiful dress was perfectly windswept (the veil got a little carried away in a few photos!) and Billy’s handsome navy suit perfectly complemented the winter palette and pinecones of their bridal party and flowers. The ceremony was lit by string lights and could not have been more simultaneously cozy and elegant; the reception was a love-, laughter- and dessert-filled party.

When Morgan and Patrick suggested Capitol Stones area of Rock Creek Park for their engagement session, I had no idea what I was in for. We explored a dumping ground of marble stones from a 1958 renovation of the Capitol Building, where they were piled for future use — and left for 60 years abandoned. Now, it’s an eerily beautiful playground of moss-covered marble that was the most perfect spot to adventure with these two for their shoot.

Wanting something intimate and true to themselves, Samantha and Kristos already eloped in Vegas a couple months earlier but were ready to celebrate with family in DC. They got ready together in a hotel near CityCenter and pretty much danced their way to and from their small, romantic ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in their rented limousine. We had an absolute blast grabbing portraits of their beautiful (and hilarious) bridal party under the amazing autumn leaves, the installation above Palmer Alley, and then moved on to party and eat some of the best food I've ever put in my mouth at Momofuku -- where I am pretty sure I did not stop laughing or smiling for hours.

Every single moment – from their relaxed, easy, excited hours getting ready with family; their emotional and touching and intimate first look; their gorgeous ceremony in the woods of the Catoctin Mountains; the heartfelt and soulful words both spoken of them and from them during their toasts and reception; their hilarious and happy and fun and joyful reception – was overflowing with love and gratitude and respect.

I think I’m going to run out of happy and loving adjectives to describe Julie and Ryan and their wedding, so I will let these images tell the story of the beautiful day they said their vows surrounded by love under the trees.

Here is every couple that hopped in front of my camera last year. It was insanely hard to pick just a few favorites from every wedding and one from every engagement or couples shoot – I clearly have a lot more to blog from the fall wedding season and that’s coming as soon as possible. I want to share every image from every one of these weddings because I love these people so incredibly much.

hannah and sean met me on a really *warm* june evening at Cylburn Arboretum for their engagement session, and friends, they. are. HILARIOUS. not only did they brave the heat and willingly sweat through some of their clothes with me (you can't tell because they're still beautiful), but i'm pretty sure i was laughing the entire time -- and the entire time i spent editing afterwards. i couldn't stop myself from including a couple of bloopers and goofy photos from our shoot.

i clicked with these two the second they walked into our first coffee date at Red Emma's in Baltimore. and when they suggested Rawlings Conservatory for their engagement session, i'm pretty sure i jumped up and down.

an hour of torrential downpour on their wedding day didn't even make them blink; Alexa and Mike are truly some of the most laid-back, kindhearted, genuine people i've ever met. their wedding day at Rockfield Manor in Bel Air, MD was an honor and joy to photograph. from a beautiful first look in gorgeous just-before-the-storm light to a Jewish tradition-filled ceremony and reception with loved ones close by, from a homemade ice cream bar to crazy and hilarious hours of dancing -- i had an absolute blast!

if you've followed me a while, you probably know that i sometimes enjoy the beverage known as "coffee". these three ladies also sometimes enjoy said beverage and happen to be incredible photographers. after months of running into each other all at the same time at one Baltimore coffee shop or another, we decided to actually plan to get together last week. obviously, coffee was involved (Artifact Coffee, one of my favorites!), as was a photo spree afterwards in the beautiful Clipper Mill neighborhood next to Woodberry Kitchen.

so excited to share these! Katelyn and Garrett are Baltimore people, tying the knot with a small ceremony in Annapolis in October, and suggested the Library of Congress for their engagement shoot last spring. so basically, they're incredible. if their soft kindness, quiet love, and gracious willingness to be goofy and laugh at my constant stream of babble throughout our shoot doesn't speak something about how beautiful they are inside and out -- y'all, they brought me a bag of Baltimore coffee, the "Umma" blend from Dooby's, because they know how much I love coffee and because they said it reminded them of "Emma". I LOVE THEM A LOT.

Alma and Mike. I feel like a broken record every time I try to write something about these two but I just keep coming back to an overwhelming feeling of gratitude and love. It feels like I've known them my entire life when in reality it's only been about a year since we connected. From Alma's first enthusiastic email, I knew they were going to hold a special place in my heart.