Before Martha and Eli knew each other, they both joined the US Army in 2001. Eli started his career as a saxophone player in the US Army Band in DC, and Martha was a paratrooper/vocalist with the 82nd Airborne Division band in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Later, Martha moved to DC and joined The United States Army Band. They saw each other around, but never had the chance to sit down and talk. It wasn't until they were both performing at the same 4th of July concert on the National Mall when they really got to know each other. After rehearsal one day, Eli told his friend to invite Martha to the bar with them. Martha who usually always says no, agreed to meet them there. As Eli puts it, "I won her over with the good looks and boyish charm." This past Friday, I went out to Old Town Alexandria with Martha and Eli for their engagement session and was able to create some gorgeous photos while walking through the streets.

A Huge thank you to Mike for helping me out and being an awesome voice activated light stand and being my Sherpa.

Martha and Eli- I cannot wait for your wedding this Fall! Thank you for being so awesome to work with!

Here are some of my favorite images from the session:

-Becca

I don't think I realized when starting my photography business I would be photographing and documenting the people I grew up with and the people that they love. I feel absolutely blessed that these people are letting me in and capturing these milestones in their personal lives. I've known Lindsey since kindergarten. Yay for Girl Scouts... *ahem* I mean youth group? Then in first grade, we were in Japanese Immersion together until 8th grade. We had the same circle of friends growing up. Through high school, she dated guys for mayyybeeeee a couple weeks to a few months. So when I saw through facebook that she found this handsome guy name Jack while at Virginia Tech, I knew it was serious, because he stuck around for a while. Jack and Lindsey actually met briefly at a Virginia Tech tailgate. They were instantly hitting it off but didn't exchange numbers. The next semester they ran into each other at a party. They have been joined at the hip since. Jack proposed to Lindsey at her family's beach house on the Eastern Shore. And now we are here. We had their engagement session out at Manassas Battlefield. Lindsey was absolutely gorgeous (like always), and Jack was quite dashing. A massive thank you to Cory for helping me out once again.

Lindsey and Jack- THANK YOU for being so awesome and allowing me to shoot your engagement session!

-Becca