Mimi + Patrick were one of our sweetest couples who got married back in 2017. After the wedding, we discussed an anniversary session in the area where they live and work, Washington DC. Fast forward two years and we are finally making plans to come down during potential peak cherry blossom season!! It was so exciting chatting back and forth and looking into locations and other things to do while we were going to be visiting. The morning of the session comes and they were troopers and decided again they liked us enough to wake up before the crack of dawn for a sunrise session starting at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial around the Tidal Basin in the heart of DC. Although we did end up missing the peak of the cherry blossoms, my goodness it was still so beautiful and peaceful before the tourist filled area was full of people. It’s not all about the background though especially when you have a couple as in love as they are! It was so great to catch up and get some really beautiful and meaningful images for these two. We even headed over to the cutest little French inspired café and bakery afterwards!