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Shelly Pate

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Groom holds bouquet while embracing bride at wedding

Here are thoughts from a photographer who has photographed many elopement and wedding days on what to consider when you plan yours!

How to Plan an Elopement vs Wedding Day

Elopements, Weddings

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Red Fox Inn Wedding

Indoors or outdoors, from winter to summer, this rustic Virginia wedding venue is the perfect setting for your big day.

Red Fox Inn – Rustic Virginia Wedding Venue

Weddings

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garden-wedding-venue-dc

These DC Metro Area garden wedding venues are such a perfect combination of the best parts of both city life and nature. You may find your own hidden gem!

Top 10 Garden Wedding Venues in the DC Metro Area

Weddings

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Couple kisses sitting on grass at Washington DC sunset engagement session

If weddings and elopements are all about making memories, then wedding day photography is truly the most important part of your day!

Why Photography is the Most Important Part of Your Wedding Day

Couples

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Couple kisses at Baltimore engagement session

This couple wanted their engagement session outfit style to showcase their personality and reflect their life together exactly as it is right now.

How to Show Off Your Engagement Session Outfit Style

Couples

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Couple cheers at velvet winter wedding

This couple found the perfect balance for their winter-themed wedding between what the venue had to offer and their own added touches of velvet and fur.

Classic Tuxedo Wedding with Velvet Winter Twist

Weddings

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Couple cheers with guests at COVID-restricted wedding

Here are snapshots of a few COVID-restricted weddings and some tips on how to plan a wedding moving forward no matter when you get married!

What 2020 Taught Us About How to Plan a Wedding

Wedding Resources, Weddings

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Couple kisses at festive winter wedding

One of the things that brought this couple together was bonding over Christmas. Having a festive winter wedding during Christmastime only made sense!

Festive Winter Wedding at The Red Fox Inn

Wedding Venues, Weddings

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Couple kisses at Washington DC winter engagement photo session

A night in the city with twinkle lights, a beloved pup, and two lovebirds makes for magical Washington, DC engagement photos.

Washington, DC Winter City Engagement Photos

Couples

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Couple holds hands in front of vintage car at postponed wedding day

If your wedding day ended up being postponed due to the limitations of 2020, or if you are in the middle of a wedding postponement, then this is for YOU!

What To Do if Your Wedding Day Is Postponed

Weddings

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Couple exchanges vows at washington dc elopement

Having a structured wedding day is so important! Here are my best answers to the questions I get asked by my couples in planning out your wedding timeline!

FAQ’s in Planning Out Your Wedding Day Timeline

Wedding Resources, Weddings

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Couple kisses in light store at wedding first look

Wedding first looks are an opportunity to slow down in order to enjoy your wedding day in real time. It is a moment you won’t want to forget!

A Photographer’s Top Reasons To Do Wedding First Looks

Wedding Resources, Weddings

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