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Shelly Pate

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Intimate Destination Wedding Photography feature

If you don’t know where to begin in planning your destination wedding, here are some tips on how to get started!

How to Plan a Destination Wedding

Wedding Resources, Weddings

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Day before and day after wedding photos provide an epic way to extend your wedding day for the amount of time it truly deserves.

The Best Kept Secret For Epic Wedding Photos

Elopements, Wedding Resources, Weddings

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Leesylvania State Park

Leesylvania State Park | Surprise Proposal | Wedding Proposal Photography When Mike first contacted me about photographing his proposal to Madeline, I was so excited! However, there were some logistics to work out. How were we going to pull this off without her suspecting? After all, it’s not every day you go for a walk […]

Leesylvania State Park | Surprise Winter Proposal

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There are many private spots to get down on one knee in Washington, DC. Here are the best places I recommend to propose in Washington, DC!

Best Places to Propose in Washington, DC

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Your intimate wedding plan can have a perfect mix of nature and city life in Washington, DC’s National Arboretum & Navy Yard.

How to Plan an Intimate Wedding at the National Arboretum & Navy Yard

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Couples kisses at backyard wedding

This incredible, intimate wedding in the backyard of a historic home was full of love, personal ties, and connection in every single detail.

How to Have the Intimate Backyard Wedding Of Your Dreams

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DC Engagement Session

Brooke and Adrian | DC Engagement Session DC Engagement Session | Brooke and Adrian You know how when you meet two people who just seem to genuinely have FUN together no matter what they are doing? That’s just what it’s like when you meet Brooke and Adrian. We had such a blast together at their […]

Brooke and Adrian | DC Engagement Session

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Great Falls engagement session

Adventure Engagement Session | Krysel + Jeremiah Adventure!  Who doesn’t want an excellent adventure?  Well, lately it’s been a buzzword in the wedding industry, adventure engagement session. These kinds of sessions are so much fun to photograph, but I think it’s important to point out that you don’t need to hike 10 miles or get […]

Adventure Engagement Session | Great Falls Park

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D.C. Engagement Photographer | Rajni and Brian Doing engagement photos in a place that is meaningful to our clients is my JAM. Not only do we get to discover cool new places in DC, I think it makes people just feel more comfortable when photos are taken in their special places.  Rajni and Brian live […]

Rajni and Brian | D.C. Engagement Photographer

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Choose a day-before or day-after session for your elopement package and I’m here to help plan your adventure to Iceland or beyond!

Elopement Day-Before Session at Secret Iceland Waterfall

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There is nothing like going home. Athens, Georgia definitely has all those feelings for me. It is where I spent some of the best 3 years of my live, made so many dear friends, discovered my love of photography, and met my husband! So I was ecstatic when Leslie + Jack reached out about taking […]

Athens, GA Loves | Couples Session

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All. the. Magic. Traveling to Utah’s Salt Lake City for this couple’s engagement photos was such an incredible experience. I love being a DC wedding photographer everyday, but love love love to travel and get out of the busy city too- especially when it means I am photographing amazing folks like these two here! I […]

Golden Desert Engagement | Salt Lake City, Utah

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