Liz & Ben are some of the sweetest people I’ve ever worked with! It was a cold and windy winter day for this sweet couple’s engagement session but they just radiated so much love and happiness. I can’t wait for tomorrow to shoot their wedding at Cabell’s Mill. Rain or shine, their wedding is going to be pretty awesome.
Here are some of my favorites from this sweet couple’s engagement session.
Farrin and Daniel are a super sweet couple and full of love for life and each other. These two lovebirds are getting married tomorrow and I cannot wait for their special moment.
I would love to share a look back at my favorite images from their engagement session in Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden where they’ll be getting married tomorrow. The photo shoot started out just like any other fun engagement session with decent weather, unfortunately we had to end the shoot when the big rain started to pour down. Although we had a short amount of time for the shoot, we took some lovely images at 3 or 4 different locations in the garden.
I LOVE cherry blossoms! The flowers are only at peak bloom for a couple of days. In Spring, cherry blossom season is considered one of the greatest attractions in the capital area. People travel from all over the country just to see this beauty. As a wedding photographer, the cherry blossoms engagement session has been at the top of my list of things to do.
Emily and Chris are sweethearts and were completely natural when it came to posing. I really enjoyed getting to know them much better.
UVa is distinctive for its beauty. It’s the only college campus that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it was designed by Thomas Jefferson himself, and the Lawn (the most famous part of UVa) and the surrounding gardens are distinctive from an architectural standpoint. UVA campus holds more significance to Aida & Isaac and their relationship. The couple chose winter engagement photos, unfortunately the snow was pretty much melted on the day of photo shoot. 
Anyhow, I got some awesome photos of these two enjoying their time with each other.
When Mr. W gave me a call and asked if I could help him in his plans to photograph his surprise proposal to his girlfriend Ms. V, I was more than willing to help. He came up with a plan to make it seem like I was going to be there for their family holiday photo shoot.
Dressed as Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus and their Elves, the photo shoot begun with the family paddleboarding around Occoquan river. Just when they were in the middle of fun, I saw Mr. W approached her to be close to each other and got down on one knee (yes, on his paddle-board). I kept snapping their moment furiously and didn’t want to miss their special moment. From the whole scene photos, you’d see how Ms. V was completely surprised and had absolutely no idea but she looked quite happy at the same time.
After the proposal, we spent the rest of the available sunlight taking more family and engagement photos. I feel honored to have been a part of their engagement story. There is no doubt in my mind that they have a beautiful life together right in front of them. Congratulations you guys!
The ring was tied up with a piece of string to prevent the risk of falling in the water.
Gwen & Mike are such a lovely couple and very easy to photograph. We did their engagement session on a great Fall day at the beautiful Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, such a great location for photo shoots as it looks always good in almost all seasons. I was worried not to get the shoot done at this location when Gwen told me they were stuck in traffic. I felt relieved when finally they showed up almost 30 minutes before the garden closed. Although we missed the golden lights from sunset, I tried my best to get amazing shots for their engagement session. Enjoy some of my favorites!
Seeing a couple so in love with each other is very heart-warming and everybody shows it so differently. When I’m trying to capture the love between a couple during their engagement session, I like to notice how they look each other. Paula and Logan are a sweet couple and very friendly. The two had a great smile and had such great chemistry between them. I enjoyed myself photographing their engagement session. I took advantage of the beautiful fall colors which just started in the 2nd week of October to get some great photos.
We shot a romantic outdoor engagement session for Maggie & Dave last Spring. We finished up with some golden hour photos and then a few with the downtown background.
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