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Washington DC Wedding Photography and Lifestyle Portraits
Earlier this week I had coffee with Dorinda Malsey of Tayadeline Floral. It was really interesting to hear about weddings from her point of view. The amount of thought and time that goes into wedding flowers is so much more than I had imagined. Hearing about the prep a florist goes through the night before made me really glad that as a wedding photographer most of my work comes after the … [Read more...]
I am sitting here at Ava Roasteria sipping a decaf vanilla latte. If you follow my tweets, you probably often see me say that I'm drinking tea and waiting for a client, or such. I had a friend tell me she thinks all I do is sit around coffee houses. I just met with a lovely bride and groom planning a 2010 wedding. I got to thinking that maybe my readers might be interested in what actually … [Read more...]
I adore my hubby. He is wonderful and sweet. I thought I'd do a little bit of a promotion piece here for him. After buying our own home, and my relentless taking over the remote control to put on HGTV, Dan got very interested in real estate. In between working full time as a teacher for Job Corps in Portland, and being a very involved dad, he managed to go back to school. Last spring he passed the … [Read more...]
During our "shoot me" session (using Deanna's words), we kept talking about how stunning Jenkins Estate would be to have a wedding at. There are so many little nooks and crannies to take beautiful wedding photos. I adore the combination of history and nature. Deanna, of Deanna Russell Photography, is so much fun to work with. She seems to feel about the same as I do about being in front of the … [Read more...]
I used to be one of those people who could get out of the house in ten minutes, twenty including a shower. It really hit me this morning how much being a mom has changed this. While I never used to enjoy putting on makeup or drying my hair, it's now a sort of luxury to be able to take the time to do these things on occasion. Our house can be a bit hectic in the mornings. I am so used to it, … [Read more...]