Want to know the 3 most common SEO mistakes photographers make that hurt SEO? Then this blog post is for you!   Here’s a little bit of back story…   When I first started my business, people I knew didn’t even want my FREE pictures. So how in the world did I start booking actual […]

I can’t believe this baby girl nursery blog post is finally live! I’ve been wanting to share it for months. However, life gets in the way sometimes. Funny how that works :) When we moved to Leesburg about a year ago I was so excited to start shopping for Emma’s nursery… especially since we now […]

Clients sometimes ask if they can have the RAW images from their session or wedding. Since this can be a very sensitive topic, I thought it would be useful to address why it is an industry standard not to deliver RAW files.   Without getting too technical, here’s what you need to know about RAW […]

Instagram story highlights have recently been introduced to our Instagram accounts and everyone is going crazy about them. Especially the little cover photos that feature pretty graphics related to the theme of the highlight.   You’ve probably seen them too!   Have you wondered where people got them from or how in the world to […]

My Personal List of Recommended Photography Products   Macro Filters: I am a big fan of macro filters. They allow me to capture beautiful detail shots without the price tag of a macro lens. If you are curious to see how I use them, feel free to check out my article about how to use […]

I’m so excited to share our wedding in Europe with you all! If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that we had not one, not two, but THREE weddings.   Wait, whaaat?!   That’s right! Tim and I met on a missions trip in Romania, where I grew up. We started dating, […]

As unpopular as they may be, winter weddings are nothing less than magical. In the early winter months especially, the air just feels like romance, and the snow falls like people in love. To set winter weddings apart from the other seasons, there are a number of trends that I’ve been seeing that make me […]

Some Northern Virginia family photos are due for this little family of mine. Until then, I wanted to share these adorable pictures my friend Sherry Conrad took of my sweet family. Ever since Sherry took miss Emma’s newborn pictures, I was hooked. I am the kind of person that generally prefers outdoor sessions, but now we do […]

The Year In Review post is definitely one of my favorite blog posts to share each year! It is so much fun to put together and I always get a good laugh out of it. Some of the behind-the-scene photos my second shooters take of me throughout the wedding season are hysterical! But I will let you see for yourself […]

Some days I dream about being a Cancun wedding photographer! I wouldn’t mind going back to Mexico to photograph a wedding…or two :) We had been planning to go on a family vacation for a while. When you have two little ones, you know the chances of making that happen are very slim. Ha! However, this […]