A recent discovery: The National Cathedral Grounds are a beautiful and plentiful spot to photograph! In one weekend I managed to do TWO sessions there, the first being engagement photos for Nina and Hampton in slightly cloudy weather, and then the next day I met the Dweck family in sunny conditions. Well, clouds or sun, it didn’t matter, I think the results from each session show that the gardens and grounds surrounding the Cathedral are gorgeous no matter what the weather!  And as always, it doesn’t hurt to have beautiful couples and adorable children to photograph at such nice locations!

We’ll start with Nina and Hampton, a very sweet couple who are getting married in April but wanted to get some pictures done while the fall colors still were around. Even though it was drizzling when we started, they were troopers and a breeze to work with. Congrats Nina and Hampton!

Doesn’t this say Merry Christmas?

This yellow tree became a favorite spot for both sessions!

This is by far my favorite shot of the day. Nina looks absolutely beautiful and Hampton looks like he knows it!

What a cool couple:

Thanks Nina and Hampton!

Next up I had the pleasure of photographing the Dweck family. Their six year old son Shai was a blast to run around with. We chased each other, he did a few karate moves for me, we climbed trees and made monkey face….and later on threw leaves and horsed around at the playground. I think we got some fun shots in here!

The Dweck Family:

Look at these happy eyes!

This was mid-karate…

Here’s where the real fun began….mom throwing leaves:

Dad throwing leaves:

Shai throwing leaves! (And getting a little revenge on mom and dad)

Mom and dad knew how to play along!!

Shai loved to slide! Every time he hit the bottom I got this face, combined with a giggly scream!

As time went on the faces got funnier. At the end, he finally said “Can you please stop taking my picture?” I decided fair is fair

Thanks to the Dwecks and their wonderful son Shai!

- Erin