Engagement Pictures in Washington DC - Amanda & Jon

I still can't believe what a gorgeous and warm fall day we had in mid November! It was the perfect day for Amanda and Jon's engagement pictures, with lots of fall leaves as the backdrop. As a wedding photographer, getting to know the couple is key to being fully invested in caring about every detail of the wedding day. And the engagement shoot is the perfect, relaxed time to get to know them both, to observe and document their relationship, and most importantly to show them they look amazing in pictures so on the wedding day they are completely comfortable in front of my camera.
Amanda and Jon are so cute together! Jon kept Amanda laughing the whole time and we all enjoyed the afternoon. And, now they can no longer say they don't have any pictures together, instead they have the problem of having way too many to choose from. But I think that's the best problem to have! :)


I love this pocket of late afternoon sunlight that spotlights them among the flowers:

Georgetown Children's Portrait Photography - Brennan & Kiana

I've been photographing these two cuties since before Kiana was born, and we have more and more fun every time! Kiana is a doll and Brennan is getting quite good with his posing ideas. I'm so glad the weather was nice for a beautiful fall shoot in Georgetown!

As a side note, it seems once kids pass the toddler stage that having their portrait taken regularly by a professional photographer drops way down on the list of priorities for most parents. But kids continue to grow and change and documenting that every year, or year and a half, is still important. You'll never regret having those pictures of your children. As you can see with Brennan, once those baby teeth are lost the smile changes forever!

Don't the Ginkgo leaves make the best backdrop? This tree simply outdid itself in the volume of gorgeous yellow leaves it produced. The streets of Georgetown have the best fall color in the Washington, DC area, I've decided.



We're still working on getting simultaneous smiles, but I love the more serious faces too!

Georgetown Child Photographer - Hadley

Sweet little Hadley is turning two and becoming such a big girl. I'm so glad we had a rare warm fall afternoon for her to play in the leaves with her parents, knock on old doors to see if anyone was there, and squeal with delight in a way only a little girl can. I think I ended up with fewer close up head shots than usual because I didn't want to leave out those adorable striped tights. And have you ever seen such beautiful long hair on such a cute little girl?