I had a short but great trip out to DC a couple of days ago to take Julia and Andrew’s engagement portraits. How lucky am I, that I have a job that flies me to beautiful places to work with beautiful people? Beyond lucky. I am blessed.
Funny thing about life is that you can’t predict the future and you certainly can’t control it. We planned this trip about a month ago in hopes that I would be out there for the cherry blossoms on a lovely warm spring DC day. Ticket was purchased, hotel was booked, and visions of pink blossoms and sunny faces preceded the trip. Little did we know, a nuclear summit would descend upon the city making it insanely crowded or that it would pour rain on the one day I was there for the shoot. Did I also mention I missed the cherry blossoms by about a week? However, there are always silver linings and this day turned out some of the most romantic engagement portraits I’ve made. The rain, the empty parks, the reflection of city traffic in the street, and of course true love. The trip was surreal and the city inspiring. I came home with a hot set of engagement photos and a new love for our nation’s capital.
Thank you, Julia and Andrew for giving me the honor of being your photographer and for showing me around your hometown. This was a highlight of my career.