O & Jerry

October 8, 2013

Jerry’s sister Cindy prepared her glass for her toast and recounted her version of how Jerry and O met. Jerry, her dear older brother, had always been picky – telling her after dates that the girls he met just weren’t quite right. Too this, too that, and with deal breakers hidden not far from the […]

Rita & Trenton

September 26, 2013

When I saw the schedule of events for Rita and Trenton’s wedding, my eyes zeroed in on the baraat, a traditional groom’s wedding procession. “Man, oh, man. Please let there be an elephant.” It turns out Trenton too was hoping for a pachyderm, maybe even a zebra or giraffe – all of which were hard […]

Lily & Richard

September 18, 2013

Ceremony Venue: Falls Church Presbyterian Church Reception Venue: New Fortune

CTPC Senior Banquet 2013

June 16, 2013

It’s the end of my first school year of directing the Chesterbrook Taiwanese Presbyterian Church Youth Group, but it’s been years of being involved. For many of these girls, I’ve seen them since they were in middle school, from the time when they were still with braces, glasses, and refusing to wear skirts. Though they […]

Gary Sinise

May 29, 2013

I met Gary Sinise. And by “meet” I actually do mean it this time. Like Mr. Brokaw, Easter Seals also honored Mr. Sinise with an advocacy award for his dedicated work for our nation’s veterans and wounded warriors. I was charged with capturing the meet and greet, where throngs of people eagerly got in line […]

Tom Brokaw

May 23, 2013

I met Tom Brokaw. Well… not “meet” exactly, but like he was definitely in touching distance (which I didn’t do because I’m not a creep). I’m just a kid who grew up watching him every night with my family over dinner. My respect for him is probably only barely surpassed by Brian Williams. (Who’s a […]

Kaitlyn & John

May 8, 2013

For being the first wedding of the season, Kaitlyn and John’s was such a wonderful way to start. 100% organized, Kaitlyn had taken full advantage of the 16 month engagement to pull off what was a flawlessly-coordinated, beautiful event. (Mint and gold! What a refreshing color theme.) I’m personally a stickler about inefficiency and bad planning, and […]

DC-AYA Annual Members Summit 2013

April 12, 2013

I was excited to cover the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates 2013 Annual Member Summit at the All Souls Unitarian Church in DC a few weeks ago. The organization is a coalition that helps guide policy and programming within the district, and is comprised of several members that do amazing work like Bread for the […]

Efficiency Exchange

March 31, 2013

My friends Nate and Taryn invited me to come shoot some head shots and a team meeting for their startup Efficiency Exchange (EEX). I’ve always admired the energy and passion that they both have, so this was a no brainer – plus I love being in these meetings where I get a glimpse of what […]

Carly & Andrew

March 21, 2013

I traveled the farthest I’ve gone so far to help shoot Carly and Andrew’s wedding – all the way down past my dear alma mater (wahoo wa!). The Monticello region is studded with vineyards, about 40 in total, and I think it was just a matter of time until the beautiful venues came calling, and, […]

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