i had SO much fun with this engagement session! steph and rob are incredibly easy to photograph and have so much fun together. it felt more like we were just hanging out and less like a photo shoot. we laughed and chatted the whole time and i can not wait for their october wedding! we started the session in their kitchen, one of their favorite places to spend time together. i was so excited to do a lifestyle session! not many couples choose to do this, but i think it’s so much fun! to be able to capture two people in their element, doing something they love to do together, makes it so easy to create genuine images that represent who you are as a couple. plus — they shared their food with me at the end — huge bonus! : )

the food was SO delicious and i’m so excited that i get to add another recipe to my dinner rotation!  i’m actually cooking this meal tonight! after they were done making dinner, we stepped outside for just a few minutes to get some portraits. we may have been out there 10 minutes and i can’t believe how many sweet photos we got of the two of them. they made my job so easy! here are a few of my favorites from our time outside.

steph and rob, i can’t wait for your wedding in just a few months! it was a pleasure spending time with you both. thank you again for the amazing food and all the great laughs. i’ll see you soon! xo.

i had such a great time hanging out with these girls for their engagement session. they are so in love and so flipping cute together i can hardly stand it. i probably told them that a trillion times and it may have gotten a little bit annoying but SERIOUSLY, they’re so sweet together. i loved it! tasha (who is also an awesome photographer!) and randi live in alexandria so i had so much fun exploring old town with people who knew all the spots. well, randi pretty much led the way… otherwise, i thinkkk tasha and i may have just walked in circles. the very last photo on the right was the last frame i shot that night — the spot they got engaged. i wish you two nothing but the very best and can’t wait to hang out again soon! xo.

in case there was any question about whether lauren + nate love each other (there wasn’t) —

i can’t wait to stand by your side next october and watch you marry your best friend. your love is so real and so… forever. i can’t wait to celebrate both of you! all my love.