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WASHINGTON, DC ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

A little time together. A story that’s yours.

Engagement photographs with a documentary eye and thoughtful direction. Space to relax, move, and be yourselves.

Couple laughing during a piggyback ride on a city street.
Couple smiling at each other against a red corrugated wall.
Aerial view of a couple on a paddleboard beneath an airplane shadow.

Your story, before the wedding day.

An easy walk. The way you make each other laugh. A place that means something to you. Engagement photographs that feel like your relationship.

Close-up of an engagement ring as a couple leans in for a kiss.
Couple laughing together outside a red brick building.
Couple standing in separate circular openings in a stone wall.
Couple holding hands and dancing outdoors.
Couple holding hands on a road beside a rocky tunnel.
Couple smiling and showing their hands covered in colorful paint.
Couple embracing on a train platform as a train passes.
Couple silhouetted against an orange sunset, framed by tall grasses.
Couple standing beside a lake at sunset.
Couple embracing outside a yellow building.
Couple posing against a colorful illustrated mural.
Couple leaning together with the U.S. Capitol dome behind them.
Couple making playful faces while sitting on a bench.
Couple holding hands beside bicycles on a city street.
Man kissing his partner on the cheek as she smiles.
Couple laughing together against a pink wall.
Couple posing beneath a large eye mural.
Close portrait of a woman brushing windblown hair from her face.
Man jumping toward his partner beside a graffiti-covered brick wall.
Couple embracing beneath intersecting geometric beams.
Couple laughing during a shoulder ride beside a waterfront.
Couple sitting together in front of a columned memorial, with bicycles in the foreground.
Couple hanging upside down from a tree branch.
Couple lying head to head among blue flowers.
Couple touching foreheads and smiling.
Couple looking in opposite directions beneath two security cameras.
Couple laughing together behind two dogs, with an American flag on the wall.
Couple kissing a pug held between them.
Overhead view of a couple lying playfully on a wooden floor.
Couple holding hands in front of a geometric mural, with a passerby’s leg in the foreground.
Couple standing beneath a circular columned memorial.
Couple embracing outside a large corrugated-metal building.
Couple kissing beneath an umbrella with their dog beside them.
Close portrait of a woman brushing windblown hair from her face.
Close-up of a couple’s boots and floral dress on grass.
Couple laughing together against a pink wall.
Couple embracing and smiling beneath tall stone columns.
Close-up of a couple embracing, with an engagement ring visible on her hand.
Black and white portrait of a woman with her partner blurred behind her.
Couple silhouetted beneath a bright moon.
Couple touching foreheads beside the water with a city skyline behind them.
Couple running between two trees beneath the evening sky.
Couple standing among tall stone columns reflected in a pool.

Room to move. Time to be yourselves.

Engagement photographs in Washington, DC

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More than one frame.

Engagement photographs and ideas from the journal.

Couple standing far apart at the top of broad stone steps.
Black and white close-up of a playful couple during a shoulder ride.

Rock Creek Park

DC proposals

Photographs and session notes from Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC.

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Planning a surprise proposal in Washington, DC? Start with ideas from the journal.

Plan a DC proposal

Start with your story.

Present with you. Attentive to your story.

Tell me about the two of you and the places you love in Washington, DC. We’ll plan a session that feels personal.

Make room to be yourselves.

Walk, talk, and settle into the moment. I’ll offer direction for portraits and leave space for the way you connect.

Keep what feels like you.

The photographs bring you back to this chapter: your connection, your laughter, and the city around you.

Before your session.

Where can we take engagement photos?

I’m based in Washington, DC. Share your location ideas, and we’ll talk about the light, setting, and feel.

What if we feel awkward on camera?

You don’t need to know how to pose. We’ll start with movement and conversation, with guidance when you need it.

What should we wear?

Choose clothes that feel like you and let you move comfortably. We can talk about outfits as we plan your session.

How do we get started?

Send me a little about the two of you, your preferred dates, and any location ideas. We’ll take it from there.

YOUR STORY, YOUR CONNECTION.

Let’s make space for your story.

Where would you like to go? Tell me about the two of you and what you’d love to remember.

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