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High Fashion Wedding 101: How to Incorporate Luxury Touches into Your Day

We all love seeing celebrities’ luxurious, high fashion weddings all over the media. But those wedding trends and the budgets they require can easily become over the top and unrealistic for most engaged couples. However, there are many little touches you can incorporate into your day that make so much of a difference in elevating […]

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Wedding 101

Bridesmaid Getting Ready Inspiration For Your Girls

When you’re a bridesmaid, there’s nothing better than being gifted with something you’ll actually use again. This is one of the reasons why I’m such a fan of fashionable and cute yet functional bridesmaid getting ready robes or PJ’s for your squad on the day of! Not to mention, they make for such cute photos […]

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Summer Soiree at Great Marsh Estate | Arielle & Bruno

I couldn’t get enough of the color palette weaved into this day from the florals, to the dresses, to the stunning tablescapes. Arielle and Bruno had so many unique touches to their day that made it a perfect summer soiree at Great Marsh Estate for their guests! Some of my favorite touches were the fans, […]

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Wedding 101: Wedding Fashion We Loved in 2022

One of my favorite parts about being in the wedding industry is getting to witness firsthand all of the wedding trends each year, especially when it comes to the dresses. For this week’s blog, I thought it would be fun to feature some of my 2022 brides & share about some of the fashion trends […]

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Woodstock Inn Garden Wedding | Emma & Alex

While I don’t take on too many weddings outside of the DMV anymore, I just couldn’t help it when Emma & Alex inquired about their wedding day at Woodstock Inn in Vermont. They are two of the kindest people and they have a way of making everyone feel so special and loved. It felt like […]

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Photography Education

My Favorite Business Tools I Use on the Daily ✨

Hi! Hannah here! There are so many programs that play a huge part in my day-to-day and how I run my business that have been SO helpful for me over the years. Today I thought I would peel back the curtain and share my favorite business tools that I use: Editing Workflow: Photo Mechanic – […]

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New Year Business Checklist: 10 Ways to Set Your Business Up for Success in the New Year

With the new year just around the corner, there’s naturally a lot of reflection on the year past and the year to come. For me as a full time wedding photographer, this winter season is my slow season. However I’ve learned throughout the many years of running my business, this slower season is just as […]

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Weddings

Rainy DC Wedding | Larz Anderson House

Rain storms rolled in over Washington DC this Saturday, but truly nothing could put a damper on this day for Elena and Kevin. They chose to do an intimate first look with each other in the rain, and exchanged vows surrounded by their closest family and friend before heading to St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church […]

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10 Gifts for the Photographer in Your Life

The holidays are rapidly approaching and if you’re like me, you might still be on the hunt for many gifts for your family and friends this year. As a photographer myself, I am sharing 10 ideas for gifts the photographer in your life will certainly love: 1. Hydroflask When you’re out shooting, it’s so important […]

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Hallmark Christmas Wedding | Thorpewood

Courtney and Taylor love hallmark Christmas movies, so a December wedding at Thorpewood was just perfect for their vision! They tied the knot outside in the pine woods and danced the night in the lodge under a 20 foot Christmas tree amidst a crackling fireplace. Courtney went from her gingham Christmas pajamas into her champagne […]

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Hannah

Ever-focused on light and the thrilling art of creation; found in the perfectly, imperfect moments of real life.

My goal every time I pick up my camera is to create an atmosphere that invites my subjects to show up as their honest and truest selves allowing me to capture the feeling of this irreplaceable moment in time. Storytelling is at the heart of it all, and being entrusted to capture that for my couples will forever be one of the greatest honors.

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