Erin J. Photography http://erinjphoto.com/blog Northern Virginia/Washington, DC Photographer Fri, 18 May 2012 03:12:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 erinjphoto/mzWhhttp://feedburner.google.com Paul & Kalyani are Engaged! | Alexandria, VA Wedding Photographer http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/05/paul-kalyani-are-engaged-alexandria-va-wedding-photographer/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/05/paul-kalyani-are-engaged-alexandria-va-wedding-photographer/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:57:18 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2741 Paul, Kalyani and I met in Old Town Alexandria to do their engagement session last Friday, which was a very crazy weather day! But, we somehow lucked out with this great little pocket of time when the rain held off and somehow the ground in Old Town was dry! So, it was meant to be that we do our session that night! Both of them are tall and gorgeous so once again, my job was very easy! Paul is a personal trainer and personalized the session a bit by bringing some props for us to have some fun with! And Kaylani is an event planner so she brought some great details as well! Can’t wait to see what details they add to the wedding day! So, enjoy getting to know this great couple and get ready for to see more in August!

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]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/plan-b-baby-boy-e-alexandria-va-newborn-photographer/feed/ 0 Here’s the backstory | Washington DC Family Photographer http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/heres-the-backstory-washington-dc-family-photographer/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/heres-the-backstory-washington-dc-family-photographer/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:08:28 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2703 Almost 7 years ago when I was pregnant with my oldest, Haley, and working on Captiol Hill, I decided I needed a less stressful job while I figured out what my next step would be (which ended up being photography)! So, I spent several fun filled months working at Arhuas Furniture as a design consultant! By the way, if you have never been there they have amazing stuff! Still completely sold on their furniture! Anyway, I had an amazing boss and really had a great time working there and shopping for other people! There aren’t many things more fun than spending other people’s money! :-) She was so good to me and so nice, as I was hugely pregnant and waddling around the store like a ticking time bomb! At that time pregnancy kind of freaked her out. Well, 6 years later, she’s married a great guy and has 2 adorable kiddos of her own and we got back in touch thanks to….. yep, Facebook! We’ve gotten together to catch up and she recently asked me to come out to their amazing house on the water near Annapolis to take pictures of her kids. So, earlier this week Harper, Finley and I made the trek up for a playdate & some pictures. The kids are pretty close together and are pretty much the same size so it seems like they could be twins but brother P is the oldest and sister J is the youngest. It was so, enjoy your sneak preview C family! So good to see you again!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/heres-the-backstory-washington-dc-family-photographer/feed/ 0 Ryan & Kristin: Engaged! | Alexandria, VA Wedding Photographer http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/ryan-kristin-engaged-alexandria-va-wedding-photographer/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/ryan-kristin-engaged-alexandria-va-wedding-photographer/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:13:07 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2691 Ryan & Kristin are both on their way to being full fledged doctors, so being both in school and planning a wedding they are crazy busy! But, lucky for me, they made it up for our last minute engagement session at Green Springs Gardens! After their session I am even more excited about their upcoming May wedding! It’s hard to take a bad picture of these two! If the medicine thing doesn’t work out, you guys have a backup career as models! :-) Enjoy your sneak preview!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/ryan-kristin-engaged-alexandria-va-wedding-photographer/feed/ 2 The ‘R’ Family & their newest addition! | Old Town Alexandria Family Photographer http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/the-r-family-their-newest-addition-old-town-alexandria-family-photographer/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/the-r-family-their-newest-addition-old-town-alexandria-family-photographer/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:08:58 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2673 I tell ya, potty training and having a newborn can really eat up your day! It’s pretty tricky to get anything else done! This family has been so patiently awaiting their sneak preview. I photographed ‘O’ when he was 6 months old and I was excited to hear they were adding another little guy to their family! It was a pretty chilly morning in Old Town last Saturday considering how warm it’s been but they were great sports. The boys look so different from one another, which I think is really fun (seeing that all 3 of my girls look completely different)! ‘O’ looks just like dad and ‘C’ looks just like mom! They each have their own little mini me! Both happy, sweet boys. So, enjoy your preview R family!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/the-r-family-their-newest-addition-old-town-alexandria-family-photographer/feed/ 0 Joey & Claire – 03.24.12 | Alexandria, Virginia Wedding Photographer http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/joey-claire-03-24-12-alexandria-virginia-wedding-photographer/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/joey-claire-03-24-12-alexandria-virginia-wedding-photographer/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:04:22 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2628 This wedding is so special to me as this family is like family to us! We have known them since we first began attending First Baptist Alexandria and they have come to mean a lot to us! And once Claire came back from college she was our girls favorite babysitter! So, I was beyond honored when Claire called me the night she got engaged and asked if I would do their engagement pictures that very weekend and then their wedding. It’s been so much fun being apart of the wedding planning with them, getting to know Nicole at Belle Haven Country Club, and then being apart of the wedding day in such an intimate way. Normally I am able to just be a fly on the wall but it was very hard for me to separate my personal feelings from this day and cried at all the moments everyone else did! Especially the moment Claire’s dad came in. Tears! And I have so enjoyed getting to know Joey as well! I’ve head about him from the moment they started dating as Enid would share with me the things Claire was up to at Baylor. He’s a super sweet guy! Claire and Enid put a lot of thought into the details of this wedding from the Big Gulp cups (that they aren’t every seen without) for each bridesmaid, to the fun food stations representing every place Joey and Claire have lived, from NY all the way to Texas & Puerto Rico! The food was divine! The Chef at Belle Haven Country Club outdid himself! We even had a WHOLE pig slow roasted, still whole on the table teeth and all! :-) We were also so excited to have early Cherry Blossoms & warm weather this year and although it rained all day & was chilly we were able to get out for a few minutes after the wedding to get a few portraits in Old Town Alexandria before they were completely destroyed. The pink, flower covered streets were beautiful!
I could go on, but I’ll stop here and let you get to the pictures! Enjoy! Claire and Joey, I hope you had a wonderful day, surrounded by your family & friends & that you are now enjoying your honeymoon before you move back to Texas! We’ll miss you and so will my girls!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/04/joey-claire-03-24-12-alexandria-virginia-wedding-photographer/feed/ 2 The ‘R’ Family: Foggy Morning at the Washington, DC Cherry Blossoms http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/the-r-family-foggy-morning-at-the-washington-dc-cherry-blossoms/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/the-r-family-foggy-morning-at-the-washington-dc-cherry-blossoms/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:57:40 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2613 In case you have been living under a rock, you might have noticed that spring came early this year! This also means an early appearance for DC’s much beloved Cherry Blossoms! So, we scrambled and rescheduled this family’s session to accommodate the arrival of these always beautiful trees. This particular morning was incredibly foggy, but this added a different element to the Cherry Blossoms making them almost mysterious and ominous. But, this family was so bright and cherry that the fog only added a fun element to their beautiful family! Nothing makes a session easier than a relaxed mom and dad being a willing participant and they were both! And with kids as cute as theirs they made my job easy. So, thanks R family for making my one and only CB session a great one!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/the-r-family-foggy-morning-at-the-washington-dc-cherry-blossoms/feed/ 0 Surprise for Dad! | Alexandria, VA Photographer http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/surprise-for-dad-alexandria-va-photographer/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/surprise-for-dad-alexandria-va-photographer/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:37:34 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2601 This week I got to meet this first time mama for a fun maternity session at the Lorien Hotel in Old Town Alexandria! This was mom’s idea and it was a great one! It is a beautiful, quaint hotel with gorgeous rooms and, my favorite feature, great light! She is also surprising her hubby with these portraits! So dad, I hope you love seeing your beautiful, glowing wife during this amazing time in both of your lives! And mom, tt was delightful to spend the morning with you and I am counting down the days until your little man arrives! Enjoy your little preview!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/surprise-for-dad-alexandria-va-photographer/feed/ 1 2 Humans + 2 Dogs = Family http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/2-humans-2-dogs-family/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/2-humans-2-dogs-family/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:36:16 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2590 As anyone who has a dog knows, they are so much more than just a pet, they are family! This sweet little family and I had some fun on, ironically, one of the chilliest Saturdays we’ve had this winter even though its almost spring! But, they were troopers and braved the cold winds for a bit. Even the puppies were cold! I rarely get to photograph dogs but love it! Chasing these little guys was about the same as chasing toddlers, but they’re faster! :-) Kept us warm though. So, enjoy meeting some very adorable, cuddly little guys and their parents!

]]> http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/2-humans-2-dogs-family/feed/ 1 Baby Girl E: 5 months old http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/baby-girl-e-5-months-old/ http://erinjphoto.com/blog/2012/03/baby-girl-e-5-months-old/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:55:57 +0000 admin http://erinjphoto.com/blog/?p=2586 After several weeks of maternity leave I am so glad to make my comeback with this session! A few years ago I photographed mom and dad’s wedding and I am so happy to continue to be apart of their family as they grow! Little ‘E’ is such a happy little girl with big sparkly eyes and an even bigger smile! And I just LOVE her chub! Nothing like a chubby baby! She made my job so easy! You are just going to LOVE meeting her! Congrats mom and dad, she’s a doll!

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