This was my first wedding for 2012 and it was pretty sweet! Amazingly, the weather for this January wedding was near 60 degrees. Daniel is also a wedding photographer and graphic designer and when he told me he was getting married in January I was surprised. It's not a popular month to get married. I don't think that Daniel could have picked a better day of the year. Everything worked out perfectly. I was very touched by the love shown by their friends and family. Even the older brother …
Penny + Matt Engaged: Northern Virginia Engagement Photographer
These two were so fun to hang out with. It felt like we were just old friends having a good time and taking photos. Penny and Matt have been together for five years and through the course of this last year bought a house, settled in, bought a dog, and so it naturally followed it was time to get married. It all happened over Thanksgiving and from that point on the planning began. Their wedding is this May and by D.C. standards, that's a short engagement :P Penny & Matt had so many fun …
Room with a view: Loudoun County Photographer
Before I share some beautiful sessions for this week, I wanted to share a personal favorite from this a.m. This was my view from my bedroom this morning. I just love moonsets, don't you? …
It’s personal, on loss and frienships: Northern Virginia Photographer
Sometimes I just need to say what's on my mind and so this post is personal in nature. Something terrible happened four years ago. I still can't believe it sometimes and I guess that's just life's way of easing the pain perhaps. Four years ago I was getting ready for bed here in Virginia when I received a phone call from my brother Joel, who was calling from Washington State where I am from. He said: "Hi Shauna how are you doing?" I replied: "Just fine Joel, what's going on?" It was …
SAVE THE DATES: D.C. Wedding Photographer
I have been getting a lot of requests from my brides for save the date options. Save the dates are sent out prior to the formal wedding invitation just to give your guests a heads up as they plan their year. These save the date designs come mostly from the talented designer SP Design. If you are a photographer and in need of some fun templates, you need to stop by her design shop. She also runs sales every once in a while so it's helpful to join her facebook page. I went ahead and made …