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A Late Fall Wedding at the Birkby House with Inspiration from Beauty & the Beast

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This late fall wedding at the Birkby House with inspiration from Beauty & the Beast was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Leesburg, VA. Hannah Bjorndal is a wedding and photographer based in Northern Virginia and available for travel worldwide. Dan & Linsey were married this past Sunday, October 29 in […]

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November 4, 2017

This late fall wedding at the Birkby House with inspiration from Beauty & the Beast was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Leesburg, VA. Hannah Bjorndal is a wedding and photographer based in Northern Virginia and available for travel worldwide. Dan & Linsey were married this past Sunday, October 29 in […]

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October 18, 2017

This classy autumn wedding in Summit, NJ was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on Saturday, October 14. Hannah is an international wedding and portrait photographer based in Washington, DC. Introducing: Mr. & Mrs. Podrasky! Zack & Lauren were married in Summit, NJ last weekend on a beautiful autumn afternoon. I’m so thrilled to be sharing photos […]

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October 10, 2017

This fairytale seaside wedding with soft, romantic details at Rehoboth Beach was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Hannah Bjorndal is a D.C.-based wedding photographer available for weddings across the U.S. and worldwide. Mary Kate & Jon are MARRIED! They had the most dreamy, fairytale-like wedding on Saturday, and I’m so thrilled to […]

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October 4, 2017

This coastal wedding with classic touches at the Reeds at Shelter Haven in Shelter Haven, New Jersey was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Hannah Bjorndal is an international wedding photographer available for weddings on the East Coast, across the U.S., and worldwide. Yes, I know what you’re wondering right now:  since when […]

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October 2, 2017

This stunning DIY barn wedding at the bride’s family farm in New York was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on September 30, 2017. Hannah Bjorndal is an international wedding photographer available for weddings across the U.S. and worldwide. Tanner and Nikki are now Mr. & Mrs. Metzko! As a friend and photographer, I could not have been […]

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September 28, 2017

This romantic sunrise engagement session at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on Thursday, September 21. Hannah is a DC-based wedding photographer available for travel all over the U.S. and worldwide. Last Thursday, I was at one of my FAVORITE parks in DC, Meridian Hill Park, to photograph Jess & Maggie’s […]

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September 13, 2017

This stylishly classic beach wedding at Clarks Landing Yacht Club in Point Pleasant, NJ was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on September 10, 2017. Hannah is based in Washington, DC and available for weddings across the east coast & worldwide. Last weekend, we were in Point Pleasant, NJ capturing beautiful Kristen & Alessandro’s beachy wedding at […]

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September 12, 2017

These gorgeous senior portraits at High Tail Stables in Beaver, PA were photographed by Hannah Bjorndal of Hannah Bjorndal Photography on August 16, 2017. Hannah is currently based in Washington, DC and available for travel all across the U.S. WOW, is that not the most stunning first-photo-of-a-blog photo you’ve ever seen? Say hello to Halle! […]

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September 6, 2017

This beautiful late summer wedding at Whitehall Estate in Bluemont, VA was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on September 2, 2017. Hannah is available for weddings in the Washington, DC area and beyond.  This Labor Day weekend was the official start to my “wedding season” here in Washington, DC, and I can’t image a better wedding […]

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August 1, 2017

This dreamy, elegant couple’s session in Paris, France was photographed by Hannah Bjorndal on June 24, 2017. Hannah Bjorndal is based in Washington, DC and available for weddings in France and other destinations worldwide. If you’ve been following the Bjorndal Travels this summer, you know that Evan and I have been traveling all over Europe […]

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July 28, 2017

Evan and I traveled around Europe this summer and are finally back in the States! We finished our trip in Barcelona and Seville, Spain. We LOVE Spain! I’m sharing some of my favorite photos from our week there below! Prepare for a ridiculous number of peacock photos at the end. I’m incredibly obsession & mesmerized by […]

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July 25, 2017

If I could pinpoint one of the things I was most nervous about for my wedding day, it was wanting to look and feel beautiful. For guests, for photos, but MOST of all, for my husband-to-be. I was nervous because I didn’t feel that I had a ton of control over how I looked. Yes, […]

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