This past summer, a friend of mine asked “have you heard of the Enneagram?” I had been explaining my love for personality tests, and she reassured me that the Enneagram would be right up my ally. After a bit of research, I found out that the Enneagram tests for 9 different personality value systems, or […]


Ben and Colby’s engagement session at the ever beautiful Rust Manor House in Leesburg, VA was SO much fun! I was so glad Virginia gave us some surprisingly warm weather around Christmas time for these two West Coast residents. It was such a special time talking about their upcoming marriage and their love story beginning […]
My husband Shadi and I are so excited to share our ultimate date night bucket list for 2018! I originally wanted to share our business goals first, but creating this list helped us get better perspective on how to make more room for life this coming year. Since we get all of the seasons in Virginia, we thought it […]


After putting together some our favorite moments from 2017, it’s hard not to be brimming with gratitude for everything we’ve had the opportunity to experience this year. I remember several years ago aching to shoot just one wedding – reflecting on 2017 from that perspective has me in awe. From celebrating so many sweet seasons […]
Amidst so much planning and dreaming for me and my husbands’ wedding, I remember being SO overwhelmed – I wish someone had given me more advice on how to preserve our marriage legacy! Decades from now, we will look back on our wedding in a whole new light. We were so young, and all of […]

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