For my birthday this past year i held a silent auction on Facebook and Instagram for different types of photography sessions. I offered several different types of sessions that I thought would be fun to shoot, both for me and for my clients. Offerings included everything from a grown-up cake smash to a four elements […]

It is hard to believe that just a few weeks ago it snowed for Kelsey and Chase’s Meadowlark Botanical Garden wedding! A little snow couldn’t dampen Kelsey’s enthusiasm though. She said that if rain on your wedding day was good luck, snow must be EXTRA good luck 🙂The girls got ready at the Crowne Plaza […]

Aloysius and Jennifer put so much of themselves into their rustic Southern Pines wedding. I’m not talking about your run of the mill DIY projects here. Wish and Jenn’s family BUILT THE BARN that the wedding ceremony was held in specially for the wedding. They felled the trees from her parent’s property, sent them to […]

I love Phil and Jill, so when they announced that they were planning a beach wedding at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, Florida I was super excited. Jill is a friend of mine, so one day we were discussing her plans for the wedding and I asked her who she had found in Florida to […]

Congratulations, you’re engaged! Now, what should you wear for your Spring Engagement Session? The general rule of thumb for engagement photography wardrobe is that you want to wear something that is comfortable and that looks like you. Comfort is important. If you are wearing a top that you have to tug at before every picture […]

It might not seem like it (what, with the snow and all) but Spring engagement session season is about to be in full swing!  Don’t panic.  I have everything that you need to plan your Spring engagement session right here. FIRST, DECIDE THE VIBE YOU WANT. Knowing whether you want your engagement session to be […]

I love when I get the opportunity to shoot a wedding at Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg! I am getting ready to blog about the amazing new sample album that I just dropped off at Oatlands for them to show their wedding couples next week, but while we wait I thought we would take a look […]

Jamie and Glenn met at the CrossFit gym where Jamie was a coach. The first time they met Jamie thought that Glenn was hitting on her – and married – and Glenn thought that Jamie was a jerk, but still there was something there… After the workout Jamie invited Glenn to grab a drink with […]

While we were planning Jessica and Neal’s rustic Culpeper engagement session I was talking with Jesse about the location where she and Neal got engaged.  She described a hilltop with views of the Shenandoah mountains and Old Rag. “Perfect,” I said.  “I’ll meet you there.” There was a giggle on the other end of the […]

A few days after Thanksgiving Elisabeth and Scotty ventured out to Glengray tree farm to pick out and cut down their Christmas tree. After walking around the tree farm for about 45 minutes, Elisabeth had finally found the perfect tree for their house this year.  So, Scotty started the process of cutting it down. About half […]