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Callie and Chris- A Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Engagement Session

A while back, I photographed Katy & Drew's engagement session at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. One of the backdrops we used was the St. John's Episcopal Church Ruins Well, that session led Chris to me even BEFORE he proposed to Callie!
Callie and Chris met in Hawaii (where Callie now lives), but they have spent much of their relationship apart since Chris was stationed in Georgia. Ever since the possibility of becoming engaged, Callie wanted to have the engagement shoot in front of church ruins. This lead to asking around, lots of google searching, the proposal, and finally the shoot!

Pratik and Ronak- Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C Surprise Proposal

Last Friday morning, was not the warmest of mornings at all, but you could find me hanging out in front of the Lincoln Memorial in DC. I was there to photograph waiting to spot Pratik and his girlfriend, Ronak. They had flown in from Texas the evening before and were spending Valentine's Day/President's Day weekend in DC. Pratik wanted to kick it off by proposing to Ronak, and he did just that, AND she said YES!

Here are a some of my favorites from the surprise proposal:

Jade and Ryan- A Montego Bay, Jamaica Destination Wedding

Jade was one of my roommates at Elizabethtown College. She and I had a ton of fun living together in a cramped college dorm room. At the beginning of the fall semester of our junior year, she took me to her family's annual camping trip. Before going, she warned me to stay away from her brother's friends. They were "trouble." During the trip, she met Ryan... one of her brother's friends. The chemistry between them was instant. They started dating, and they have been together ever since. Years later, Jade and Ryan got married in Montego Bay, Jamaica at the Iberostar Resort! I was able to make the trip out there and photograph their gorgeous wedding.

Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding:

Kate and Nick- A Bethany Beach Sunrise Portrait Session

So morning after their wedding, Kate and Nick were troopers and came out for a sunrise session on the beach!

Here are a few of my favorites:

Kate and Nick- A Bethany Beach, Delaware Wedding

I have known Kate and Nick forever. Nick and I grew up in the same neighborhood. Kate and I played lacrosse together in high school. They started dating in high school and have been together ever since. Scott and I traveled to Bethany Beach, Delaware for their rehearsal dinner, wedding at the Bethany Beach Ocean Suites, and sunrise trash the dress session.

You can find the sunrise session here.

Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding:

Jenn and Freddy- A Maryvale Castle, Baltimore, Maryland Wedding

Heather and Mark- An Occoquan, Virginia Wdding

Jenn and Freddy- A Georgetown Engagement Session

Jonathan and Disco Biscuit- A Manassas Battlefield, VA Portrait Session

Katy and Andrew- An Outer Banks, North Carolina Wedding

Kelsea and Mike- A Mendenhall Inn Wedding

Kelsea and Mike- A Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania Engagement Session

On Film: Kevin and Stephen's Danfords Wedding

Kevin and Stephen- A Danfords, Port Jefferson, NY Wedding

Snowy Film Love- Kelley's Portrait Session

Film Scan of the Day:

Martha and Eli- A Carlyle Club Wedding

Katy and Andrew- A Harpers Ferry, WV Engagement w/BTS photo

Sarah and TJ- An Artisphere Wedding

Laura and James- An Old Town Alexandria Engagement Session

Martha and Eli- An Old Town Alexandria Engagement

Lindsey and Jack- A Manassas Battlefield Engagement

Anna and Lucas- A Berryville, Virginia Wedding

Current Favorites

Here's another quick post with some of my current favorites. Everything from a brand new photography toy I bought myself to my flying puppy.

*Avery- I'm not sure if I have formally introduced everyone to the sweetest (and craziest) puppy of mine. I brought home Avery back in January, and she has been my little shadow ever since. She may have a few screws loose (she thinks she can fly off of things on a regular basis) and she IS the biggest bed hog ever, but I love her.

*STANLY CUP PLAYOFFS!- I have been catching every single second of hockey I can since it's playoff season. If I'm not at a game, I'm probably enjoying a Guinness while yelling at the TV at my second home, Jimmy's Old Town Tavern in Herndon. Even though the Caps are now knocked out of the playoffs, I'll still watch to see anyone but the New York Rangers win.

*The super easy to use Lastolite Ezybox- Two of my good photographer friends, Moshe Zusman and Noah Hayes, introduced me to this pretty cool light modifier. Unlike many other soft boxes, this is quick and easy to open up and use with your speed light (or Q flash in Moshe's case). Even though I have JUST started using it myself, I can already tell you it's going to really be a big part of my shooting style from here on out.

Camera: 50mm f/2.8 ISO320 1/80sec Key light: Nikon SB-900 at 1/8 power to the upper right w/the Lastolite Ezybox 24" Rim/backlight: SB-900 at 1/2 power directly behind. Bare bulb. You can see Jackie and Dan's engagement session here.

-Becca