Modern Romantic Summer Wedding with Agate and Terrariums A West Virginia boy meets a Northern Virginia girl, they fall in love, adopt a puppy, get engaged, and plan their wedding. Ryan & Brooke’s wedding was the perfect “The Modern Romantic”— a lace gown, a long veil, a first look at an historic manor house, and a fluffy bouquet… […]

Classic Southern Summer Wedding at Columbia Country Club I talk a lot about how much I love heartfelt details and a nod to legacy on a wedding day. That’s because I believe weddings are partly for honoring heritage— the people and the stories that helped the bride & groom get to this point. Mike & Madeleine […]

Katy and Taylor’s began in high school with romantic chance meeting during a 4th of July celebration, and were inseparable from the moment the literal and proverbial sparks flew. After graduation, they faithfully wrote letters back and forth while Taylor was stationed at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. It’s no surprise that Katy’s […]

Preppy Summer Congressional Country Club Wedding Washington Island, Wisconsin. Summer at the lake. Two 12-year-olds meet and form a fast friendship that, unfortunately, ends with the summer warmth, despite their attempts to stay in touch by letter-writing. For most middle school romances, that’s the end of the story. But Nick & Caitlin were meant to […]

The Biltmore Estate Gardens Wedding The gardens at Biltmore were famous in their day, and are famous still! Drawing on plans by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, Edith Vanderbilt worked with the garden staff to double the size of the rose gardens. We used the rose garden as the setting for some portraits of our […]

Traditional Family Wedding at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria This traditional family wedding at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria was all about people. Conor & Molly met in high school, but it wasn’t until they both moved out of state to attend the same college that they started dating. “When we went to […]