National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Engagement Session

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When I realized that Lisa and Oliver lived in Washington D.C., despite the Pittsburgh PA wedding and celebration they're planning for later this fall, I jumped at the chance to head to D.C. to photograph their engagement session.  Our plans got waylaid.. twice.  The session was first scheduled in the spring but needed to be rescheduled when we realized the Pittsburgh Penguins (go figure!) would be in D.C. to play the Capitals in the playoffs.  We rescheduled for mid summer in hopes of lovely warm weather and lots of wandering around monuments.  When the weekend planned called for torrential downpours instead, Lisa and Oli didn't let that get them down and instead decided we'd move indoors to the National Gallery of Art - and I am so glad we did!  It may have been raining buckets outside, but we were cozy and able to take our time strolling through the galleries and getting some awesome shots among the artwork and architecture. 

Thanks so much you two for letting me capture these for you!  It was so fun and I'm excited for October! 

Foggy Mountain Lodge, Stahlstown PA Wedding, Molly & Greg

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On the day of their wedding, I arrived at Foggy Mountain Lodge in Stahlstown PA to photograph Molly about an hour before her first look with Greg.  She was so calm and collected.  You could tell that this was a moment she'd been planning, and was ready, for.  You see, Molly and Greg both knew early on that they had found something special in each other.  They spent hours talking on their first date and it only took a few more dates for them to each be sure they had found their person.  When Greg saw Molly for the first time on their wedding day, he was, quite literally, speechless.  The way he looked at her, and wrapped his arms around her, you knew this was something great.  And from that moment on they were both just happy, relaxed and ready for this day, the first of many days, in their lives together.  

Below I have gathered some of my favorite images to share! 

Special thanks to Jamie Leonard for second shooting with me on this lovely day.  Her images are mixed with mine above and you can check out all of her lovely work here!