I know we are all really glad the government has opened back up…at least, I know I am! The shutdown that lasted for the past couple weeks forced people to move their weddings, and led Christina and Matt to have to change the location of their engagement session! Since Christina grew up in Fredericksburg, we had originally discussed shooting at Chatham Manor. But due to the shutdown, we ended up having to shuffle things around. Instead of starting at Chatham Manor, we started instead on the campus of Mary Washington and then stopped for ice cream cones at Carl’s (a Fredericksburg staple!) and then headed on to the ADORABLE historic downtown area. That was probably the first time I’d been to any of these places, but it was so much fun!!

I adored all of the cute details and props that these two scientists brought with them to their session, like these JMU colored balloons! (They met at JMU!). Enjoy a few of my favorites!!