Friday Joy: Be Kind To Yourself
How many times have we read scary or unsettling news in the last few weeks? I don't know what's going on in my brain but I literally check the news every few hours. I must open my New York Times app...
5 ways to get good photos of your friends at your wedding
It's automatic that most people want to have setup shots of their family. Parents, grandparents, aunts, etc are a default for many group shot requests I get. But what about a couple's friends? Ofte...
Finding the right officiant
Stomp. Stomp. Samantha missed the glass again. She raised her foot to smash the glass, a Jewish ceremony tradition, and she finally made contact with the bag with what was now glass shards. Her wi...
Annie and Sarah Codman Estate Wedding
Venue: Codman Estate // Florist and Caterer: Chive Events // DJ: Beat Train Productions Venue: Codman Estate // Florist and Caterer: Chive Events // DJ: Beat Train Productions // Suit: White House ...
DC Wedding Carnegie Institution for Science
Ann's wedding dress draped over her shoulders beautifully and elegantly as she burst out laughing in the middle of the ceremony. Doubled over, laughing and filling the room with joy. Her laughter sp...
Cherry Blossom Engagement Season in Connecticut
Wooster Square in New Haven blooms big time once a year with cherry blossoms stretching out across the neighborhood. With an official Cherry Blossom festival coming up at the end of April, food trucks...
Connecticut Greenwich Winter Engagement
Winter can be cold. Isolating. Depressing. Or winter can be cozy. A time to snuggle. A time to look inward. Throwing on a giant knit scarf of the most beautiful red orange, Arianna and Mike stuck c...
The Mansion at Bald Hill Wedding
Venue: The Mansion at Bald Hill // DJ: DJ Lady Tita // Hair: Sarah Audrey Salon The lush green lawn in Connecticut at The Mansion at Bald Hill stretched out in front of Mary Elizabeth as she made h...
Instagram notification pushback
My instagram feed is full of dozens of companies asking me to turn on notifications so that my phone can buzz, screech, and nag me every single time one of these companies updates its instagram. And...
The Yards Park DC Engagement
DC neighborhoods and landscape change fast. Lightening fast. Having lived there for most of my life and now being away for 7 years, it feels like an entirely different city sometimes. The Yards Park i...