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COSTOLA JOURNAL

I'm a hopeless romantic who finds great joy in creating and capturing connection and beauty wherever I go. This journal is a peek into my personal life, tips and tricks as well as highlights from weddings and sessions that we design and document.

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Family Session at The National Mall

The Wilkinson’s If y’all know anything about D.C., you know that sunrise is the best time to go. While the rest of the city is sleeping in, you get any place essentially to yourself, with the exception of those early morning joggers. When Kaleigh said that she wanted to have her family portraits done at […]

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Weddings

Fall Tidal Basin Elopement

Daniel & Danielle Hi guys, Lizzy here! I am the fall intern for Costola. This past weekend I had the opportunity to shoot Daniel and Danielle’s sunrise elopement in Washington, DC. When I arrived, Daniel and Danielle decided to share a first look, and I could not have been more excited. (First looks are truly […]

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Anniversaries

Tidal Basin Anniversary Session

Christa & Edward I’m so excited to be sharing this Tidal Basin anniversary session with you because the couple is none other than Christa from Christa Rene Photography and her husband, Edward!! Edward surprised Christa with a trip to Washington D.C. for their FIRST anniversary – how sweet is that!? They were in for a […]

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Engagements

Summer Engagement at The Wharf

Jason & Laura It’s been a HOT minute since we’ve had an engagement session! And when I mean hot, I mean since the end of June… because summer is usually too HOT to do anything… like too hot to breathe. But this morning was GLORIOUS. Jesus decided he was going to give us 75 and […]

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Weddings

Wedding at Lorien Hotel & Spa in Alexandria

Ciara & Timothee This wedding day!! We hadn’t seen these two since their engagement session down on the water front in Old Town Alexandria (where Tim proposed!), so it was SO GOOD to finally see them again! And for obvious reasons – they were getting MARRIED! So many people came from ALL OVER to see […]

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Engagements

Engagement Session at The Cherry Blossoms

Victoria & Ryan It was completely EMPTY this morning for Victoria and Ryan’s engagement session at the cherry blossoms! I was actually in shock. The past few times we have been to the tidal basin this month, it has been PACKED. This morning? Not a soul in sight. I was almost afraid haha. But it […]

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         tips for a stress free session

Portrait Sessions can be stressful, but if you arrive with a few tricks in your bag, you’ll come away with portraits that perfectly capture what family is all about.

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