As a mother and daughter team, we're quite literally family. The love stories that came before us and the legacies they leave, are the reason we became wedding photographers... to preserve those legacies of love for you and your family.
To each wedding we photograph, we bring the wisdom of those that came before. For 13 years we've had the privilege of working with DC's most beautiful, kind, loving couples, documenting their wedding days and creating heirloom photos to span the generations.
If there's one thing you should know about us, it is how much of ourselves we pour into our work. The gravity of our work and the knowledge that these photos are all you'll have left, is never lost on us.
we're betty & Maggie.
Hey friends!
We come back to that shoebox often.
To sift through the familiar faces, and remind ourselves of not only the memories we cherish, but the reason why we became wedding photographers.
we believe in preserving legacies of love for the generations to come.
Our passion for photography grew out of a love affair with an old shoebox of black and white photos. There, in that dusty box, we were told the stories of our family's history. We saw love's legacy in the faces of our parent's parents on their wedding days. These photos, the stories they tell, are the prologues to our own legacies of love.
"there is so much beauty in the realness of a wedding day."
One thing is for sure.
On your wedding day we will be your champions, your biggest fans, and your support team. With us, creating beautiful, genuine, story telling images is easy, effortless, and fun.
Sometimes it feels like we share the same brain. Other times, our eyes see the same split second in completely different ways. Our eyes see different things, but our hearts come from the same place of love for the weddings we photograph.
Similar but different...
As wedding photographers, we're absolutely ourselves. No ego, no fluff, just easy & genuine fun.
Our Story
A lifetime of classical dance training has given Maggie a keen sense of physicality, allowing her to effortlessly choreograph movement into still images. Her timing is intuitive, knowing when to step in to help nudge the photos in the right direction, and when to step back and let life happen.
principal photographer
artistic director
photo editor
timeline master
THE DAUGHTER
You'll find maddie working along side us at most weddings!
Maddie is an extraordinary photographer, who shares our desire to create heirloom images that tell the stories of our couples. Her personal photography style meshes beautifully with ours. We know you'll love her as much as we do.
and we immediately knew she was exactly who we had been looking for, without knowing it.
Then we handed her a camera..
Maddie began working with us as a wedding day assistant - loading gear, watching the clock, keeping us on time, keeping us laughing, you name it.
our associate photographer
Meet Maggie
photographer
business director
album designer
fixer of all wedding day hiccups
THE MOM
Betty is the keystone of our team. The one who holds it all together. With nearly 15 years behind the lens, her ability to see what might typically go unnoticed, and to watch for what only she can see coming... makes for true storytelling imagery.
You'll find maddie working along side us at most weddings!
Maddie is an extraordinary photographer, who shares our desire to create heirloom images that tell the stories of our couples. Her personal photography style meshes beautifully with ours. We know you'll love her as much as we do.
and we immediately knew she was exactly who we had been looking for, without knowing it.
Then we handed her a camera..
Maddie began working with us as a wedding day assistant - loading gear, watching the clock, keeping us on time, keeping us laughing, you name it.
our associate photographer
Meet Betty
Through those dance classes, we saw that Maddie has impeccable work ethic, is a beautiful artist in her own right, and has a way of always being in tune with the emotions of others around her.
"I love capturing one of the best days of our couples lives." - Maddie
From day one, we knew it would be a tremendous challenge to find another photographer we could trust to work along side us. It took 13 years, but we found her... meet Maddie!
Maddie came into our lives years ago, as one of Maggie's ballet students. (P.S. Maggie used to be a dancer and taught ballet for several years.)
OUR ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHER
You'll find maddie working along side us at most weddings!
Maddie is an extraordinary photographer, who shares our desire to create heirloom images that tell the stories of our couples. Her personal photography style meshes beautifully with ours. We know you'll love her as much as we do.
and we immediately knew she was exactly who we had been looking for, without knowing it.
Then we handed her a camera..
Maddie began working with us as a wedding day assistant - loading gear, watching the clock, keeping us on time, keeping us laughing, you name it.
our associate photographer
Meet Maddie
A movie moment like none other!
ceremony exits
A must do for city weddings.
get away cars
The more the merrier!
champange toasts
You know this photo will be shared on their own wedding day.
unscripted little ones
The one you'll place in a silver frame.
The classic, timeless, essential portrait.
the heirloom portrait
It's magical.
snow
Six
Don't fear the rain. It's romantic.
We know just how to work with it.
rain
Seven
Throw in a rooftop and we're in love.
a sunset moment
Eight
We've witnessed hundreds of these, and they never get old.
first look
Nine
That moment when you realize you're married, and everything is wonderful.
the realization
Ten
our Timeline
the history of it all
present
Living the dream, and always pinching ourselves when another couple chooses us.
2021
Brought Maddie onto the team and began training her to be our associate photographer.
2017
Career "ah ha" moment:
Featured on the cover of Washingtonian Weddings
2015
Grew our team and began staffing wedding day assistants.
(This started as a way to help Maggie pump after having her second baby)
2011
Maggie had her first baby, and we both quit our jobs to be full time wedding photographers.
2010
Photographed our first wedding on a cold January night in DC.
2002
Maggie picked up a digital camera as a dance major in college.
Fell in love.
1970
Betty picked up a camera in the time of real, actual film!
Fell in love.
Elegant and modern, this late summer wedding at District Winery had perfect weather for cocktails on the rooftop and portraits along the waterfront.
The focus for this wedding was simple... prioritize couples portraits, and enjoy the party!
District Winery Summer
If springtime could design its own wedding, this would be it.
A timeless cathedral ceremony with a send off down the church stairs, followed by cocktail hour in the garden at Meridian House.
The florals, lush grounds, and soft pastel colors were all so perfect.
Meridian House springtime
A quintessential Autumn wedding in Washington, DC.
The vibrant orange and yellow tree tops were glowing in the sunset beneath the Top of the Hay where this classic couple enjoyed the views, and the dance floor.
Hay adams autumn
