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Margaret and David were one of my first couples to book for 2022! I’m counting down the days to celebrate their wedding day with them at Stone Tower Winery! If you’ve been following along for some time you already know that Stone Tower is my favorite Northern Virginia winery and I’m so so excited to be able to capture what I know is going to be such a beautiful and emotional day for them there next year! They are both incredibly thoughtful and intentional people and not only do they love that about each other, but it shows to anyone that meets them!

April 13, 2021

Margaret and David were one of my first couples to book for 2022! I’m counting down the days to celebrate their wedding day with them at Stone Tower Winery! If you’ve been following along for some time you already know that Stone Tower is my favorite Northern Virginia winery and I’m so so excited to be able to capture what I know is going to be such a beautiful and emotional day for them there next year! They are both incredibly thoughtful and intentional people and not only do they love that about each other, but it shows to anyone that meets them!

Margaret and David and I had the BEST time at their engagement session! I knew from our consult call when they booked that they’re such easy-going and fun people to be around and it felt like hanging out with old friends at their engagement session. They were incredibly comfortable in front of the camera and I loved capturing how they made each other laugh during their sessions! It was special going to Blagden Alley because they had their first date at Lost & Found. It was my very first time being in Blagden Alley and I loved getting to explore it with them!

Their favorite memory together is Valentine’s Day 2019 when they had a surprise dinner at a local chef’s house. They learned to cook his favorite meals, drank wine with him and then ended the night at a new bar where we ordered every fancy drink on the menu! You guys know I’m a huge foodie and I told them that this is one of the cutest date night ideas ever!! It’s no wonder that they feel like old friends!

Margaret & David, I hope you had a ton of fun during your engagement session and I’m counting down the days to celebrate with you guys again!!!

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April 13, 2021

Within what seems to have been a super slow start to spring with very cold and windy days, March 31st just happened to be the one day that stood out as being perfect with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70’s making it for the most gorgeous day at Stone Tower Winery for Charlotte & […]

May 7, 2018

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Within what seems to have been a super slow start to spring with very cold and windy days, March 31st just happened to be the one day that stood out as being perfect with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70’s making it for the most gorgeous day at Stone Tower Winery for Charlotte & Ben’s wedding! And what a place for their wedding! Stone Tower Winery is just simply beautiful!! From their mountain views, to stone patio with s’mores and a firepit at night, to their lake where the ceremony was held, and their indoor reception with a gorgeous glass wall out to the view! It was the perfect backdrop to a gorgeously classy wedding day filled with touches blush, magenta and navy and so my photographer heart was quite literally SO HAPPY!! And then add in the fact that Charlotte & Ben were so romantic, easy-going and relaxed throughout the entire day!!! You could tell just how excited they were to be married especially during their ceremony! Their personal written vows were some of most emotional ones I’ve ever heard to this date and it didn’t leave anyone in the crowd with a dry eye!! These two are so loved by their friends and family and so clearly meant to be together, I don’t think my words could ever fully attest to it but I hope the pictures from their day come somewhat close!

And if you haven’t already heard me say this a million and one times, I’ll say it again because honestly I don’t think I could say it enough. I’m so grateful that Vanessa let me second shoot with her not just for this day but for my first wedding THREE YEARS ago!! She totally introduced me to the world of weddings and I can’t believe she took a chance on me then because I look back at those pictures from three years ago and man, have I come A LONG way!! Definitely go check out her blog post as well from Ben & Charlotte’s day, I promise you will be amazed!

 

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Such a cute first look with Charlotte & her dad!

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In love with these colors!
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Everyone was wiping tears!!

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JUST MARRIED!!!!

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Look at how happy Ben is!!! This wasn’t posed at all, it was just RIGHT after they had gotten married :’D

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FAVORITE!!!

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What an epic kiss & dip!!!

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Loved the light filled reception space!

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These two are just adorable 😀

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