Kelly & Mike | Washington DC photo shoot at the Lincoln Memorial with dogs

Kelly and Mike are blowing this joint soon, headed to the great state of Texas. But they love it here (because who wouldn't?) so they wanted to capture a bit of the flavor of the town. Plus, fur babies. So we hit up a tiny local park you've never heard of and also one of the most visited sites in the entire country. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Dogs are fun. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comLincoln-memorial-engagement-photos-6 We dropped off our canine pals at home, but stole a few quick snaps on Kelly and Mike's adorable porch. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Lincoln time! (And aside: I normally try to dissuade people from shooting here because of the crowds, but as long as you don't mind a bunch of tourists in your photos, it's actually a really nice place to be - getting on towards sunset. Earlier it's way way bright.) © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comLincoln-memorial-engagement-photos-11© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Doing my best to use the scads of people about. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Bon voyage, guys! Best of luck with the move.

Cristina & Kyle | Cherry blossom engagement session | Smithsonian Air and Space Museum | Washington, DC

Cristina and Kyle are getting married on a beautiful beach in Southern California, but they live on this side of the country in a place with four seasons. We took advantage of one of Washington's prettiest with the cherry blossoms last week. Their other desired location was the Air and Space Museum, for some mandatory nerding out. I'm always happy to oblige such requests. cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-3cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-1cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-4cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-5 A quick outfit change and we rolled over to the iconic blossoms. cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-7cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-9 They pup joined us for some frolicking in the trees. cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-11cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-12cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-13cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-14cherry-blossom-engagement-photos-8 Congratulations, guys!

Sheetal & Ando | Springtime Washington DC engagement

Sheetal & Ando are getting married soon way on back home. DC is a temporary stop for them, so it makes sense for them to capture a slice of their pre-married life right in the District. We wanted to hit a lot of spots, so did an extended engagement session last weekend to sweep up some waterfront views, dog park action and one of the prettiest scenes DC has to offer - the magnolias in full bloom. springtime-dc-engagement-photography-4 They brought along their little love puppy whose name is a Star Trek reference! springtime-dc-engagement-photography-1springtime-dc-engagement-photography-3 They met at sea! How romantic is that? Hence the maritime and water theme here. springtime-dc-engagement-photography-5springtime-dc-engagement-photography-7springtime-dc-engagement-photography-8springtime-dc-engagement-photography-9springtime-dc-engagement-photography-10springtime-dc-engagement-photography-11 We took the doggy to the Shirlington Dog Park to do some candid action. springtime-dc-engagement-photography-12springtime-dc-engagement-photography-14springtime-dc-engagement-photography-15 A quick outfit swap and we rolled to the full-bloom magnolias behind the Smithsonian Castle. Throughout April and early May, there are always some kind of blooming tree to stand near and get pretty flower photos. We missed the cherry blossoms by just a tad for this session, but the magnolias were wonderful. springtime-dc-engagement-photography-17springtime-dc-engagement-photography-18 And then we did some weird ones. Because I like weird and they seemed game. springtime-dc-engagement-photography-19springtime-dc-engagement-photography-20springtime-dc-engagement-photography-21springtime-dc-engagement-photography-22 Congratulations, you guys!