Abby Grace Photography is a Washington DC and northern Virginia wedding, engagement and portrait photographer.

So this is the part where I’m supposed to tell you “I always knew I was going to be a photographer,” bla bla bla.  I wish I’d always known- that would have made picking a major a heck of a lot easier!

The truth is, though, that I only first started really messing around with photography when I took a dark room class during the second half of my junior year in college. After my first few rolls of film came out better than I’d hoped for, I knew I’d found something I could be passionate about. I bought my first professional-grade DSLR camera on a hunch, crossed my fingers, shot a wedding three days later as an assistant and I’ve never looked back. A wise woman once told me that if she could manage to use her passion as a means to making a living, she’d never truly work another day in her life. That’s how I feel about photography.

Things I Love

If you’ve ever had the chance to meet me, you can testify to my passionate and outgoing nature. I use the term “I love __” a LOT. But that’s not because I like to exaggerate- I just have a lot of love in my life, and sometimes it overflows! Here’s a list of a few things I love:

my Savior, Jesus Christ
my husband, Matt
my family
photography (duh)
weddings
love
really sour candy (I’m talking Lemon War Head kind of sour)
being left-handed
Harry Potter
handwritten notes and letters
colorful paper
antique keys
anything vintage or rustic
old teacups
cooking, even though I’m not very good at it
lists
Pottery Barn
calling the Crayola company, because they always end conversation with “Have a colorful day!”
lanterns
Paper Source (if you haven’t been there, you need to go!)
Reston Town Center
Pinkberry
Big Bowl Asian Restaurant. Drool.
CSI Las Vegas
DIY projects
Anything handmade