7 Weddings, 7 Stories: A Look Back on Some of 2024’s Sweetest Love Stories Captured

Engagements, Weddings

Jan 14, 2025

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Washington DC Wedding Photographer | 2024 Reflection

Reflecting on 2024, love was certainly in the air! As a Washington DC wedding photographer, I had the honor of capturing so many unique and beautiful love stories. Each wedding was a true reflection of the couple’s personality and love—from iconic city celebrations in the heart of DC to romantic countryside affairs beyond the city, and even an intimate destination wedding in Lindos, Rhodes! These couples remind me why I cherish this work: preserving heartfelt moments, celebrating the joining of two families, and preserving visual stories that will be cherished for years to come. Today, I’m sharing a glimpse into seven of the weddings I had the joy of capturing in 2024—a collection of love stories as unique as the couples themselves.

Washington DC Engagement Photos
Washington DC Engagement Photos
Washington DC Engagement Photos

Nick & Nadia

How They Met

Although we both attended Antiochian Village, our paths didn’t truly cross until we joined the staff in 2018—Nick as the Admin Assistant and Nadia as a first-time counselor. We arrived early that summer to help with Family Camp, which gave us a chance to connect and quickly become friends. Over the course of the summer, our friendship deepened as we spent weekends off debriefing our sessions and getting to know each other better. By the end of the season, it was clear how we felt about each other, and we decided to take a leap and try dating long distance—a journey that lasted 3.5 years! The rest, as they say, is history!

Their Advice for Couples Planning their Wedding

Put your effort into the things you care about the most, and don’t sweat the other stuff!

Washington DC Wedding Photographer
Washington DC Wedding Photographer
Washington DC Wedding Photographer

Venue: JW Mariott Las Vegas Wedding

Charlottesville VA Engagement Photos
Charlottesville VA Engagement Photos

Brian & Julie

How They Met

We met on a dating app! I was the one who matched with him, and we exchanged a couple of messages before I came down with a terrible ear infection. I didn’t respond for almost two weeks, and he was convinced I had ghosted him. In reality, I was just too sick to function! To this day, he still jokes that I wasn’t really into him—but thankfully, he stuck around!

Their Advice for Couples Planning Their Wedding

Don’t try to keep up with the Jones’. Just do you and have the party you want to have!

Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer
Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer
Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer

Venue: Lake Ritchie Pavilion Bealton, VA Wedding

Lindos Rhodes Wedding Photographer
Lindos Rhodes Wedding Photographer

Ty & Catherine

How They Met

I’ve always considered myself to be an “old soul” and was resistant to dating apps because I thought if there was someone out there for me that I’d meet him “the old fashioned way.” A friend explained to me that meeting someone on an app could still be as random and exciting as meeting someone at an event or walking down the street. She helped me create my Hinge profile and I’ll be honest, I was SO skeptical! A cute guy from New Jersey reached out to me and I was so nervous to go on my first Hinge date — so much so, that my friend drove me there and said she would come pick me up if it was awful! As I approached Ty at the bar, I immediately felt at ease and had the best, LAST, first date of my life.

Their Advice to Couples Planning Their Wedding

Stay true to what you (as a couple) want and make sure the two of you are on the same page before involving anyone else in the plans. Ty and I did this and I think it saved us a lot of headaches because we made our minds up and didn’t let anyone sway us.

Greece Destination Wedding Photographer
Greece Destination Wedding Photographer
Greece Destination Wedding Photographer
Greece Destination Wedding Photographer

Venue: Ampitheatre Lindos, Rhodes Wedding

Alexandria VA Engagement Photos
Alexandria VA Engagement Photos

Panagiotis & Thania

How They Met

We first met in 7th grade while attending middle school together. We were friends throughout middle and high school, but it wasn’t until we reconnected in 2018 that our story truly began. For our first date, we went to the movies to see Transformers: Bumblebee! Now, it’s become a special tradition to rewatch it every December, marking the anniversary of that memorable first date!

Their Advice to Couple Planning Their Wedding

Take it one day at a time and make date nights out of every step!

Potomac Maryland Wedding Photographer
Potomac Maryland Wedding Photographer

Venue: Norbeck Country Club, Potomac, Maryland Wedding

Leesburg Virginia Engagement Photos
Leesburg Virginia Engagement Photos

Max & Rachel

How They Met

We were neighbors!

Advice for Couples Planning Their Wedding

Have as much fun planning it as possible and don’t sweat the small details.

Washington DC Wedding Photographer
Washington DC Wedding Photographer
Washington DC Wedding Photographer

Venue: Park Hyatt, Washington DC Wedding

Cherry Blossom DC Engagement Photos
Cherry Blossom DC Engagement Photos
Cherry Blossom DC Engagement Photos

Thomas & Amanda

How They Met

We met on Hinge, a dating app!  There really weren’t many opportunities to meet people in fall of 2021, since that was toward the end of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Advice for Couples Planning to Elope

As corny as it sounds, make it a weekend entirely about you! We built in time for us to enjoy some low-key activities and simply enjoy being in a bubble with each other. Our lives are already very busy as-is, so we are glad that we took advantage of a three-day weekend to spend quality time with each other and our dogs. We also enjoyed an intimate brunch with our closest family and friends on the following day, which was a meaningful way to share this big life event with our loved ones. 

Alexandria VA Elopement Photographer
Alexandria VA Elopement Photographer

Venue: Carlyle House, Alexandria, Virginia Wedding

Georgetown Washington DC Engagement Photos
Georgetown Washington DC Engagement Photos
Georgetown Washington DC Engagement Photos

Tanner & Amanda

How They Met

We met on Bumble here in DC and are forever grateful to the platform for bringing us together! Between work, friends, family, church, running, and everything else that keeps us busy, we both felt ready to meet ‘our person’ and trusted that God could work through any connection. Tanner sent Amanda a direct message on the very first day she had redownloaded Bumble in years! He commented on a photo from Amanda’s 2021 half marathon, and as it turned out, he had run the exact same race. The rest is history!

Their Advice for Couples Planning Their Wedding

Don’t be afraid to keep the guest list more condensed, if that will help with budget and stress- because it has helped a lot for us to keep it around 80 people!

National Cathedral Washington DC Wedding Photographer
National Cathedral Washington DC Wedding Photographer
National Cathedral Washington DC Wedding Photographer

Venue: National Cathedral School Washington DC Wedding

Alexis El Massih is a wedding and portrait photographer serving Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Greece Destination Weddings


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