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Shelly Pate

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Love birds + wide open fields. Floral dresses + windblown hair. All the things I love! These two wanted a natural backdrop for their DC engagement photos and what better place than the National Arboretum? Like seriously, it is amazing that this huge amount of land is right in DC (… um YES all of […]

JOANNA + ETHAN | NATIONAL ARBORETUM | DC WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Traveling + Love + beautiful barns + trees covered in Spanish moss = YESS please. I love my job as a destination wedding photographer. I not only get to meet the most awesome people around, but I get to visit some incredible places on top of it! Savannah, GA is one of my favorite cities. […]

RED GATE FARM WEDDING SAVANNAH, GA | SAVANNAH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Nick + Hillary They seem to complete each other in all ways. Their elegant & rustic wedding was held at Shadow Creek in Purcellville, VA. It was much warmer today than their winter engagement shoot around the monuments! We kicked the day off “poppin” some champagne with the guys, then had the most beautiful ceremony […]

RUSTIC WEDDING AT SHADOW CREEK WEDDINGS + EVENTS| PURCELLVILLE, VA| DMV WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

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  Being a photographer in DC is amazing. There are just so many mind-blowing places within arm’s reach. I love venturing around Old Town Alexandria for engagement photos! These babes woke up BEFORE the sun to catch the sun rising over the water. (So they are the best.) Old Town is great for couples who want […]

BLAIR + DANIEL ENGAGEMENT | OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA | DMV ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

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These two souls captured my heart from the moment I met them back in December for their engagement photos . I could not wait to photograph this Maryland wedding! Their intimate day was full of handmade details and vows that seriously brought on the tears.  Maria + Damani are both teachers and met on the job! The […]

MARIA + DAMANI | LODGE AT LITTLE SENECA CREEK AFTERNOON WEDDING | MARYLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

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I had the pleasure of photographing the most amazing, brilliant couple in April! Raspberry Plains was a perfect space for this first day of their South Asian wedding celebrations. Wedding day beauty to come = )

RASPBERRY PLAIN MANOR | MEHNDI CEREMONY | LEESBURG, VA| DMV WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

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| Engagement | Jefferson Memorial + Georgetown | Washington, DC | These two are the most genuinely sweet people I’ve ever met. Full of laughter and love… not to mention Xhiyu has a natural Disney princess smile. We started off at sunrise at the Jefferson, where we were able to catch a few planes flying […]

RUEMEL + XHIYU | JEFFERSON MEMORIAL + GEORGETOWN ENGAGEMENT | DMV ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

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| Engagement | Lincoln & War Memorials | Washington, DC | These two sweet people braved the January cold for their engagement shoot. Needless to say, it was full of cuddling and just a few shivers 🙂 August please come soon so they can be married already!!      

HILLARY + NICK | THE NATIONAL MALL | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | DC ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

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These two math teachers completely captured my heart. I think Brookside Gardens knew we were coming! Make sure you check out Maria’s gorgeous engagement ring♥

MARIA + DAMANI | BROOKSIDE GARDENS | SILVER SPRINGS, MD | MARYLAND ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

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The little… and I’m mean LITTLE… amount of snow that we got in DC last weekend was very exciting for my little southern family! Well, maybe not for Moose. This puppy was not as thrilled with his new winter accessories as we were =)

FARACE SNOW DAY

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