Nate & Michelle Wedding

Just the second day into this new year, I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of Nate and Michelle. This adorable couple loved to laugh and were so full of joy over the idea of marriage. Nate and Michelle began their relationship years ago and at first it seemed to go nowhere. They broke up and Michelle moved to India...yes, India. All definitely seemed to be over. A few years later when she was back on a summer break, she and Nate hung out together with friends; and Nate was officially re-smitten. After Michelle got back to India, he faxed her a handwritten note telling her how he felt and asking her to consider moving back home to give him a second chance. So a second chance he got which was obviously quite fruitful! So congratulations, Nate and Michelle; thank you for allowing me to document your wonderful day (even if it was freezing :o)!

As usual, if there are 25 or more comments on this blog post within a week, Nate and Michelle will get a free 5x7 of their choice.

We had to get creative indoors since the wind outside was so bitter!

2009 Favorite Photo Contest!!

Who's ready for a photo contest? Woo-hoo!

I have chosen 12 of my favorite photos from last year; and you, my dear reader, get to be the final judge. Merely cast your vote at the bottom of this post. The prize for the winner is a 16x20 mounted printed (usually sold for $65) of the winning photo or any other photo from that session.

YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE VOTE PER PERSON. PHOTOS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE VOTES FROM A SINGLE PERSON WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

The contest will run for 10 days closing at midnight on January 14th.

So here, in no particular order, are this year's nominations:

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Christmas Time Is Here

I'm closing down shop for a couple of weeks to enjoy celebrating the Christmas season with my family. But I'll be back to posting in January with a New Year's wedding and our second annual "Favorite Photos of the Year" contest with a great prize in store! I've decided to whittle it down to 12 photos for this year's contest, and I'll be notifying you by email if one of the photos from your 2009 session is nominated.

I'll leave you with our family Christmas cards with the main design props going to the fabulous Nichole Van. Have a wonderful holiday season!!

Nicolette & Paul Engagement

Don't be fooled by the fact that any winter postcards of D.C. show snow-covered national landmarks. As a former Michigander, I can honestly tell you that we don't get much snow around here. So I was giddy-excited when Nicolette and Paul agreed to change their photo session so that we could shoot in falling snow.

To add to my weather excitement, I was thrilled to show up to the location and find such a beautiful couple as my photo subjects! Nicolette and Paul met in California and later even discovered that they had been born in the same hospital. They reconnected and became engaged while living in Virginia which is why they told me that Virginia truly is for lovers. :o)

Isn't she gorgeous!!

We lasted about 30 minutes in the cold, wet snow. I called it a day when my finger was too frozen and stiff to press the shutter button. So we met again the next day to finish the session and were blessed with some gorgeous sun!

As usual, if there are 25 different comments on this post within a week, the happy couple will receive a free 5x7 of their choice. So give them some love!

Nicolette & Paul Preview

More from this wonderfully snowy engagement shoot in a couple days...

Kelsey- Senior Portraits

Kelsey is an artist, avid reader, and self proclaimed tomboy. I don't how it happens, but I seriously get the best clients. Kelsey and her mom were easy-going and SO MUCH fun to work with. We ended up getting carried away and going way over our schedule session time; and I was loving every second of it.

As an added bonus, if there are 25 comments on this post from 25 different people within a week, then they get a free 5x7!

My favorite part of the session was incorporating Kelsey's artwork.

Serious about books...

Kelsey wanted to incorporate her favorite coffee shop into the shoot. Now this a girl I can hang with!

Kelsey Preview

More to come in a couple days from this wonderful session!

H Family

Get a load of this AH-DOR-ABLE family!

Sophia at 6 months

I'm thrilled to be documenting the first year of this little cutie's life. She was so good natured with an overload of cute looks and serious stares, and I had an absolute blast capturing it with the camera.

So help Sophia parents get a free 5x7 by leaving a comment; because if they get 25 different comments on this post within a week, that's exactly what they'll receive.

Sophia 6 months- Preview

More to come from this adorable session in a couple days!