DC :: April 22nd, 2009
What a perfect weekend! It seems there is a huge flux of my former Brides and Grooms living in the DC area, and after last year’s Portrait Day I started brainstorming a trip to DC for Portrait Sessions. Part of the draw is that several of my oldest college friends also live in the area and I thought it would be a great excuse to visit. Well, the winter was so busy for me that the idea just stayed in my head until I got a random phone call! Kerri (wedding 2004) gave me a ring to see if I could recommend a photographer in the DC area for a surprise photo shoot for her husband Shane’s Birthday! Wow! What luck! Just the kick in the butt I needed to actually get this plan rolling! Imagine her surprise and excitement to know that I was already planning to visit! So, we picked the weekend and everything else just fell into place.
Another random weird fact about this trip was that a few months ago I just happened to look at my friend Sophia’s Facebook page and saw her Aunt had made a comment about loving my work. She joked to Sophia wondering if I ever visit Maryland. Well, little did she know, I was planning the trip! When I had the dates booked I emailed her via Facebook and the rest is history! Everything worked out so great. Her lovely family drove down from North Baltimore to meet with me and we had a blast running around the brand new National Harbour, as well as Old Town Alexandria (where Andrew and Elise used to hang out on dates!).
Yet another added bonus was that last week, Jerry and Mimi got engaged! So, while I was waiting for Elise and Andrew to arrive, I did a quick Engagement Session for the Morey and Meemers with Sparky as a Thank You for hosting me during the trip. These two were so generous and it was really great to see them. On Saturday evening, we had a little BBQ in the backyard and I invited Lana & Mark (wedding Oct. 2008) to bring over their dog and hang out with us for the evening. The dogs loved playing together and I was able to give Lana and Mark their parent albums, which had just arrived! Like I said… a perfect weekend!
