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met them at Gravelly Point, a park outside of DC right next to the airport! This was a perfect location for them because they spend many summer afternoons at this place on the water. Michael and I headed up to meet Adam and Sarah last Friday and we loved getting to know these two! Michael doesn’t always get to accompany me on engagement shoots but when he does, it’s a lot of fun. I love that Michael had a chance to meet yet another amazing 2014 couple!! Adam and Sarah are awesome. Their smiles and their joy is so evident in their images and if they were this happy on their

engagement session day, imagine the joy we’ll get to capture on their WEDDING DAY!  I loved hearing about how they met, fell in love and what they’re envisioning for the future!  Adam admitted that he has a deep love for airplanes and he wanted some shots with some in the background! These turned out to be some of my favorites! They ended the evening in Georgetown and just as we wrapped up the session, Sarah told me they had a little surprise for us. We walked over to Georgetown Cupcakes where she had preorderd and had pumpkin spice cupcakes waiting for us! YUMMM!! Michael had never been there before and so this was truly icing on the cake after a wonderful evening together! (pun intended!:)

Adam and Sarah thank you for being such great sports and walking half a mile to find shade and for dodging the wind gusts! You two are so much fun and we are so excited to celebrate alongside of you next year!!

Love this!!  Ohhh you two… you make this look so easy! :)  If you only knew the amount of times I was almost hit by bikers to take this shot! It was worth it:) You two have beautiful smiles!! You make my job easyyyy!  Oh ok!! Get it girl! I told you your model face was amazing!
And these are for Adam and his future man cave!  We ended the evening in Georgetown!
I’ll never get tired of this location! Those smiles!! He kisses her nose on a regular basis…. :)  Love this! This ring!! wow! Georgetown at twilight…. oh this is one of my favorites!! Last but not least, one last THANK  YOU to Adam and Sarah for our delicious cupcake surprise! You two are the best!!

Thanks for reading!

— Katelyn

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