{"id":2748,"date":"2014-04-24T09:35:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/blog\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2014-04-24T09:35:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T14:35:50","slug":"washington-dc-pre-wedding-engagement-session-photography-kristin-matt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/washington-dc-pre-wedding-engagement-session-photography-kristin-matt\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC Engagement Photo Session: Kristin + Matt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the urging of her grandmother and his sister, Kristin and Matt met one sunny Wednesday in September 2013 at Eastern Market.\u00a0 On their way to having their first meal together, they were stopped by a man who informed Kristin that Matt was &#8220;a keeper&#8221;.\u00a0 She took his prophetic words to heart and said &#8220;yes&#8221; some months later when he proposed to her by the fountain at the Capitol in Washington DC.\u00a0 Kristin and Matt chose to have their engagement pictures taken at the Capitol as that neighborhood had become one of their favorite spots to explore together-even before Matt proposed to her.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0247.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple kissing by the water fountain with the Washington Monument in the background during sunset. Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0004.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple holding hands by a gate at the Summerhouse structure. Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0018.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple cuddling by a fountain inside a red brick structure. Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0041.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged girl lauging and cuddling with her fianc\u00e9. Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0089.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged guy hugging his fianc\u00e9e at the West lawn of the Capitol Hill . Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"639\" height=\"960\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0177.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple cuddling together in front of the Captiol Hill . Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"639\" height=\"960\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0263.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged girl holding her fianc\u00e9 by a blooming magnolia tree. Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0311.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged girl sitting back to back with her fianc\u00e9 by the stairs at the Capitol Hill. Washington DC pre-wedding engagement photo session at the Capitol Hill and the Mall, by wedding photographers of Leo Dj Photography. http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<p>Kristin and Matt love LEGOs!<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s was really cute and creative that they made this heart shaped LEGO for their engagement photo session!<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<p>The red heart LEGO provided a cool background for Kristin&#8217;s beautiful diamond engagement ring. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/images\/blog\/Kristin-Matt-Washington-DC-Capitol-Hill-Engagement-Photography-0341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/>\n<p>Congratulations on your engagement Kristin and Matt! I look forward to see you both at your wedding soon! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Leo Dj<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the urging of her grandmother and his sister, Kristin and Matt met one sunny Wednesday in September 2013 at Eastern Market.\u00a0 On their way to having their first meal together, they were stopped by a man who informed Kristin that Matt was &#8220;a keeper&#8221;.\u00a0 She took his prophetic words to heart and said &#8220;yes&#8221;&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/washington-dc-pre-wedding-engagement-session-photography-kristin-matt\/\" title=\"ReadWashington DC Engagement Photo Session: Kristin + Matt\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[18,48],"tags":[52,16,1199,9,8,53,1204,297,298,299,300,301,19,150,151,152,153,154],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Washington DC Engagement Photo Session: Kristin + Matt |<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leodjphoto.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/washington-dc-pre-wedding-engagement-session-photography-kristin-matt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Washington DC Engagement Photo Session: Kristin + Matt |\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At the urging of her grandmother and his sister, Kristin and Matt met one sunny Wednesday in September 2013 at Eastern Market.\u00a0 On their way to having their first meal together, they were stopped by a man who informed Kristin that Matt was &#8220;a keeper&#8221;.\u00a0 She took his prophetic words to heart and said &#8220;yes&#8221;... 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