Victoria and Joe are getting married this weekend– exciting!  I shot their National Mall engagement session during the Cherry Blossom Festival.  We had a blast!

If you’ll recall, the cherry blossoms began to bloom in mid March.  In late March, we were hit with a snow storm. The storm killed a significant number of the cherry blossoms.  Luckily, there was a “second bloom,” and we were able to photograph in the wind and whirls of falling cherry blossoms.

Joe and Victoria met in high school on a blind date.  Victoria attended an all-girls school and needed a date to a dance.  Joe, a friend of a friend, happily volunteered!  Victoria is so-so smart and such a stunner, who wouldn’t volunteer to be her date!?

Victoria’s bright pink top was a perfect compliment to the falling cherry blossoms.  And those block heels?  So cute, right?  They are from Steve Madden, and you can get them here. (**note, this is an affiliate link)

National Mall engagement sessions are the definition of iconic Washington.  Shooting a National Mall engagement session during the Cherry Blossom Festival is like adding magic sprinkles to iconic DC.

Usually shooting during a National Mall engagement session during the Cherry Blossom festival is a fight– a fight for sidewalk space, for shooting locations unencumbered of hundreds of visitors, and a fight against the cold.  We shot on a mild Sunday morning.  The weather was perfect and the Tidal Basin was relatively empty.

Victoria and Joe grew up in the DC suburbs.  Victoria now manages a medical office and Joe manages pool systems for a national sports club chain.  Both continue to love living in the Washington, DC, area.  Shooting a National Mall engagement session was a logical location for these two.

Victoria and Joe will get married this weekend just outside of DC at a beautiful Catholic ceremony followed by a reception at a gorgeous country club– stay tuned for the exact details!

For more National Mall engagement photos during the Cherry Blossom Festival, see here.