Mike and Wendy said their vows and celebrated their new marriage at the beautiful Hendry House in Arlington…it feels like a little oasis in the middle of the city with all the greenery surrounding a quaint craftsman cottage. In spite of the forecast calling for rain, it was beautiful all day!

I had been looking forward to photographing Tara and Kyle’s engagement session in Virginia Beach for what seemed like forever! Tara was my little sisters small group leader through the ministry, Intervarsity, in college and we have lots of mutual friends, so I knew her long before she emailed me that she and Kyle had finally gotten engaged!

There’s nothing more romantic than Central Park in the rain! Somehow I think I do my favorite work when the conditions aren’t quite perfect and I’m in a new area…I love the extra movement and realness that the wind and rain add to a photo…it was pouring the morning of our shoot and the forecast didn’t show much chance of the rain stopping!

On the morning of her wedding, I walked into Ashley’s parents home where she and all of her gorgeous bridesmaids were preparing for the day and immediately felt the excitement building…the part of the day when the bride is getting ready is always my favorite, but somehow the fact that there were so many girls there ready to celebrate Ashley and her soon to be husband made it even more exciting!