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  • hello!

    this blog is my little piece of the internet world were i post my photography sessions, talk about my adventures in starting my own business, and write about being married to my best friend and polar opposite.

    i love what i do and find nothing more fulfilling than being able to provide families and couples with pictures that will be passed down for generations. between what I call my “real” life vs. my “photography” life, things can get pretty crazy! but I can’t complain…I invite you into my non eventful personal life...and my extremely eventful photography business...and all the fun chaos in between!

    If nothing else, I hope to at least entertain you.

    Welcome to my blog. I hope you stay awhile ☺

elizabeth + ben :: the luckiest.

elizabeth + ben had the most intimate and timeless wedding day. they said their vows at St. Paul’s Parish in Washington, DC with the reception folowing at the Refectory at Virginia Theological Seminary. and what a beautiful day it was. these two just kept staring into each other’s eyes as if it was the first time they had seen each other. i’m not sure if i’ve ever witnessed a couple do their entire first dance with their gaze completely set on each other, as if no one else was in the room. it was the perfect day, with blue skies and white clouds. elizabeth + ben- thank you for making me a part of your special day. your friends, bridal party, and family all were too kind and i wish you the best in the years to come!

a special thank you to my dear friend, laura, who assisted that day and even went so far as to walk 15 minutes down the streets of dc to put quarters in my meter. you are the best:)

why hello first day of the rest of my life!

sittin here working… dreaming of champagne lunches  ;-)

TracySeptember 2, 2010 - 2:04 pm

Hehe. I love that Kristi’s African hippo made it on to the blog post!

JBSeptember 2, 2010 - 3:43 pm

I see your cell phone in the pic, would Snickers be on speaker?

CarySeptember 2, 2010 - 6:18 pm

love it. the american flag mouse pad is soooo Chris.

{a}stridSeptember 2, 2010 - 7:12 pm

haha- yes. we have an american flag mousepad along with everything else in the house! :)

{a}stridSeptember 2, 2010 - 7:12 pm

of course snickers was on speaker, ryan! ;-)

{a}stridSeptember 2, 2010 - 7:13 pm

tracy- pink african hippo is my good luck charm! i mean my asterisk logo is on it for pete’s sake!

BrianSeptember 2, 2010 - 9:42 pm

What is that amazing looking dish up top and why haven’t I had it yet??

{a}stridSeptember 3, 2010 - 10:48 am

that would be eggs on rice with chorizo! highly recommended :)

beating away boys with sticks.

my sister flew her kids up from Florida to visit for a few days-these two have gotten so big i hardly recognized them when they walked into my house!

morgan is incredibly sweet and i have a feeling anita (my sister) is going to have to beat boys away with sticks in a few years if she isn’t already! seriously my niece is gorgeous:)

coleman is quiter and literally spent the day playing play station in my living room…haha…i loved how he was completely content doing his own thing. hopefully once he is a little older he can aid in the stick beatings:-)

aside from trying not to get hit by traffic, walking around in swampy fields, hearing bugs all around us but not actually being able to see them, and all the fun things that come along with tredging through a wild field at cox farms….i think we had fun taking these!

anita- hope you enjoy these pics of your kiddos!

my cousin adrianna with my niece morgan. 

adrianna- another girl we are going to have to beat boys away with sticks with;-)


sneak peak:: wine country weekend!

my weekend.

it started with a little bit of this cuteness….

and ended something like this…

(and yes mallory, that would be your engagement ring i stole while you were changing:-))

more coming up stay tuned!!!

BrianSeptember 2, 2010 - 9:44 pm

Thank you Astrid for being a part of Molly and Todd’s wedding! You and Kim were troopers putting up with our shenanigans. It really was great getting to spend time with you and catch up!

{a}stridSeptember 3, 2010 - 10:48 am

haha of course we had so much fun! and your shenanigans isn’t anything i’m not already used to! :-)

What???

you don’t eat bread, wine, goat cheese, and donuts for dinner???

you may call it weird… i call it genius.

i eat this meal with my eyes closed and pretend i am in paris. where they would totally and undoubtedly understand my need for goat cheese and donuts in one sitting. oh paris….someday….

CaryAugust 26, 2010 - 7:10 pm

thank you. i needed that.

mattAugust 26, 2010 - 7:16 pm

you are a strange individual…