It was such a joy wondering the cobblestone streets of Old Town Alexandria with these two last week! I had gotten to know Kate over the past couple of years through Shadi’s job, and it was so fun meeting her sweet husband to be. Like most couples I work with, they prefaced at the beginning […]


Joseph and Blaire have been anticipating this sweet time as they are about to become husband and wife for almost half a decade. Their engagement session was such a great reminder that life has a variety of seasons, and springtime illustrates to us the beautiful abundance that comes after winter. We strolled along beautiful paths, […]
Have you ever felt cooped up in the house, and just feel the need to hit reset? Shadi and I have recently been itching to go to the beach, but we have been unsuccessful putting a date on the calendar. We’ll look into traveling to a new city, but won’t have the time or budget […]


It was such a pleasure celebrating the fact that Megan will soon be a high school graduate! Megan and I grew up going to the same church, with many mutual friends. When I was a senior in high school, she was only in 7th grade! It’s so crazy how now that age difference feels so […]
I first learned to love film photographs in 10th grade when, admittedly, I lived life a little bit more melodramatically. Whenever I felt like I was going through a rough patch, the dark room in my photo class was my place. I loved that I could spend three hours checking and rechecking exposure and contrast […]

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