Fadi & Maya’s Hayfields Country Club Wedding There is so much depth, beauty, and joy in a traditional wedding day – the delicate flowers, warm candlelight, familiar cultural traditions, joyful tears and laughter, and the feeling that, for one day, nothing else really matters. Fadi and Maya’s wedding day was all of this and more. […]

Nathan + Sara’s Old Town Alexandria VA Engagement Photos There are few better places for engagement photos than somewhere that already holds a piece of your heart. For Nathan and Sara, that place was Old Town Alexandria. Their Alexandria VA engagement photos began at Josephine, the very restaurant where they had their first date. One […]

An Intimate Greek Orthodox Wedding at St. Paul’s Chapel in Lindos Rhodes by the newly-married, Mrs. Catherine Ward Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would be writing about my very own Lindos Rhodes Greece destination wedding! I’m third-generation Greek-American, meaning that all of my great-grandparents were born in Greece and immigrated […]

Iconic Washington DC Engagement Photos There is something particularly special about the changing of the seasons. It is a chance to reflect on the joys of what has just passed while eagerly anticipating all that is to come. In many ways, the same is true of the seasons of our lives. One of my favorite […]

Washington DC Engagement Session | Jefferson Memorial & Georgetown | Sam & Emily I always love photographing in November, especially in Washington, DC. Most people think of October for fall color, but there is still so much warmth left in the trees in early November. Sam and Emily’s engagement session began at the Jefferson Memorial […]

Engagement Session at Airlie Warrenton VA Some engagement sessions unfold exactly as planned. Others take on a story of their own – and often become even more memorable because of it. DaiJordan and Rylee’s engagement session at Airlie in Warrenton, Virginia happened in two parts. Our first afternoon together arrived with steady rain, the kind […]

An Elegant Fall Wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Washington, DCAdam & Katherine From our very first conversation, it was clear that working with Adam and Katherine – and their families – would be a joy. From speaking with Katherine’s mom early on to collaborating with the stellar vendor team they had already begun assembling, the entire […]

Jefferson Memorial Engagement Session in Washington DC Experiencing sunrise in Washington, D.C. is a treat every time — the calm before the crowds, soft light on the water, and a slow, peaceful start to the day. It was exactly that kind of morning for Andrew and Abbey’s Jefferson Memorial engagement session this past April. Even […]

Reflecting on 11 Years in Business | DC Wedding Photographer This past July, I celebrated eleven years as a wedding photographer. It’s hard to believe more than a decade has passed since I made my business official. Today, I find myself enjoying it more than ever. In fact, this has been my busiest year in […]

Flowers in the Orthodox Church: A New Project Begins A couple of weeks ago, I began photographing a year-long project that’s close to my heart — Mirror of Paradise, a forthcoming book on flowers in the Orthodox Church. Written by floral designer Hannah Hunt, founder of Golden Thistle Design (now beautifully run by her daughter […]