Chris and Aldo- They're Married! Arlington, VA Family Photographer

I worked with Chris' mother Debbie for years at my former school.  This is of course how I met Chris.  Chris had a dog that became a therapy dog and since at the time I was working with kids with Autism, he would bring Marga in for pet therapy.  That was always such an amazing time for my students.  There was one student that was completely non verbal, but he learned to say the word "dog" because of Chris and Marga.

I was honored to be asked to take photos at his wedding/reception.  I had such an amazing time and I hope that the family loves the photos.

The Beautiful and delicious cakes made by Chris' Mom, Debbie.

Loved the Halloween decorations!

The Happy Couple!

Chris' mom, Debbie surprised him by singing at the wedding/reception.

He was so pleased.

New Mom in Law and Son in Law!

You guys make a beautiful couple.

Aldo and his best friend.

Other guests.

Did I mention Freddie's was having a mustache party that night?  BTW, this was the officiant!

The whole family!  Love it!

Stephen and Krystina's VA Wedding Reception

I have had the honor of photographing Stephen and Krystina before.  You might remember them from their "Just Because" session a while back.  They got married in California a few months ago and just recently had a wedding reception here in Virginia and I loved the fact that they asked me to capture this special occasion for them.  Photographing these guys are so easy because they are so natural and you can easily see how in love they are, nothing ever seems forced, it's all organic.  I hope you enjoy these photos and I hope Stephen and Krystina will cherish them for years to come.

Baby Reagan 9 mo session

I can't believe Baby Reagan is 9 months and I really can't believe that her next session in October, she will be a year old.  Reagan is the happiest, sweetest, cutest baby ever and every time I see her, I swear she gets cuter.  She's also got a ton of personality... she loves everyone and basically knocks them out with that smile of hers.  Anyway, enjoy these photos.

Martha and Paul: Just Because Session- Centreville, VA

My friend Martha contacted me a few weeks back asking me to do a "Just Because" session with her and her boyfriend.  Paul will be leaving in a week to go overseas for two years and she thought it would be nice to have some good photos of them together to cherish while he is away.  We took the photos at Northern Virginia's newest vineyard, The Winery at Bull Run.  Since I work there part time, I told them that they can claim being the first photo shoot done there!  Yep... that's right!  :) 

Martha and Paul, I hope you love these photos and thank you for giving me the privilege to photograph you!

This is seriously one of my most favorite photos ever!  Too beautiful Martha!

Work it girl!

You guys are so precious together.

Models anyone?

Girl Empowerment Shoot

Well it's been a while friends!  But summer is upon us and that means my photography season is speeding up a bit.  I had the opportunity not long ago to do a "girl empowerment" session with a friend of mine.  She had spinal surgery almost 15 years ago and has a young cousin that will be having the same surgery soon.  So she wanted to do a black and white shoot of her scar to not only empower her but also her cousin.