I was really excited to photograph Deanna and Joe for a number of reasons, but reason number one was because we did the engagement session in my neck-of-the-woods at Riverbend Park! You've probably seen me post on Riverbend Park before. It's a lovely park on the calmer side of the Potomac, just northwest of Great Falls Park. Deanna and Joe really like hiking in Great Falls Park, so I suggested Riverbend as a nice alternative because it's less-traveled and we could find some great spots without a ton of people around. Reason number two that I was excited to photography Deanna and Joe is that they're just the sweetest couple everrrrrrrrr. They have that kind of love that's simple and unspoken. And it's fun to see unfold in photographs! The scenery and lighting was just perfect for what I consider to be a quiet, but emotionally moving shoot. Deanna and Joe would just exchange these looks and touches that made your heart melt. We should only be so lucky to experience these moments ourselves! But I was just so pleased with how the photos turned out, as I really felt the photographs emulated who Deanna and Joe are as a couple.

Thanks for such a beautiful and fun shoot, Deanna and Joe! I hope you enjoy the photos and I can't wait for your wedding next year! :)

Thanks for looking!

Love,

Lisa

Guess what, party people? It's time for Mariah and Evan's awesome fall engagement session! Woot woot! :D Evan used to know my husband, Mike, in high school, and when he got engaged to his adorable fiancee, Mariah, he contacted me about potentially photographing their wedding. I'm so excited they chose me, and you'll love the photos we recently took at Sully Historic Site for their engagement session!

It didn't take long once I started photographing Mariah and Evan to see the amazing connection they had with one another. They were incredibly sweet and playful and they were complete naturals! They started their own leaf fight together and even had a small football match! And although I could see the strong competitiveness in each of them, they always seemed to shake it off and hug and kiss one another immediately afterward. So stinkin' cute!

It's so hard to pick favorites from the day because we had a lot of different photographic opportunities at this site! Almost no one was there to get in our way, and we had free range of some gorgeous fall color, a cute garden area, two historic homes (one of which had an awesome window I could shoot through) and a lot of grassy areas for the football photos. All-in-all I have to say I just love the ones of Evan and Mariah being completely natural with one another. You can feel the love and the laughter they were experiencing during the session, and it makes my heart melt. I seriously cannot wait for Mariah and Evan's wedding so I can see their adorable glowing faces on that day!

Thank you so much, Evan and Mariah! Enjoy! :)