Steve and Dawn have been married for over 23 years and have walked through so much life together! I love my job because I get to capture the day when a marriage begins, but it was so inspiring and encouraging to capture this incredible couple in this season of life at the place where Ryan and I celebrated our wedding day in Richmond! I dream of Ryan and I being like Dawn and Steve in 20 years. They are incredible and I feel so honored to have gotten to meet and photograph them! Truly they are some of the kindest most joyful people I have ever met. I normally take a couples story and put it in my

To say I adore this couple would be an understatement. Ryan and I headed up to their family’s home in Maryland where they got married last year for this cozy anniversary session with their pups and everything about it was perfect! Natalie and I first met last year, but she’s one of those people that I felt an instant connection with. She’s warm and beautiful and one of the most fun, intelligent, and encouraging people I know! I knew we’d be good friends from the very first conversation we had. And I was so excited to finally get to meet Huey! I knew he had to be an amazing guy to win a girl like

As they walked hand in hand along the beach for portraits at sunset on their wedding day, I couldn’t help but think of the first time I met Elissa…I asked her what she was most excited about in regards to her wedding and she mentioned that she just couldn’t wait to be married to Chris! And my heart filled with so much joy as I watched Elissa smile up at her new husband as the waves lapped against the shore beside them…they’re married! And the icing on the cake was that they had the most beautiful wedding day! It was such a dream! They planned every detail perfectly and infused it all with so much love

They got engaged soon after living long distance for just over a year…it was especially exciting because Ryan had just found out that he received a promotion and would be moving back to Baltimore soon! They said that even though it was tough, they wouldn’t change it because it made them stronger as a couple. I love that. And I’m so happy for them to get to be living in the same place again as they plan for their beautiful May wedding! He popped the question while they were on vacation with his entire family in Costa Rica where he waited until the fourth day of their trip so she’d give