Spring Wedding at The Hermitage Museum and Gardens: Karla + Pablo

Spring wedding at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens

This spring wedding at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens was destined to happen ever since Karla was 45 minutes late to her’s and Pablo’s first date. They both agree that the wait was worth it because as soon as they met they felt like they were lifelong friends, they felt at home. Pablo had only been here a few weeks … Read More

Year 2018 in Review: Virginia Wedding Photography

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2018 Wedding season was one for the books! I loved each and every wedding day that I got to play a part in and truthfully, I don’t want to ever stop sharing the photographs from these Virginia wedding days. Here is a round up of just some of the highlights from each wedding day that I was graciously asked to … Read More

A Fall Wedding at the Chrysler Museum: Emily and Tyler

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Emily and Tyler had a beautiful and heartfelt fall wedding at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. Emily got ready with all of her best friends the morning of their wedding day and then traveled over to the Chrysler Museum to do Tyler’s hair and see him for the first time on their wedding day. You read that right! Emily … Read More

Magnolia Plantation: Charleston, South Carolina Wedding Venue

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Over the summer we took a family trip to Charleston, South Carolina and one of the days there we visited the gorgeous, Magnolia Plantation. You can see a few more photographs from where we stayed in my post about our summer: Sundays of Summer. Like most people, I fell in love with Magnolia Plantation almost instantly. It wasn’t just because … Read More

2017 Best of Wedding Portraits

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Cue the confetti and get ready for a recap of my favorite portraits from this past year’s wedding season! All of these portraits were taken throughout Virginia, and on the most special day(s) for each one of my couples this year. I think each one of their wedding day(s) was perfect for them and they truly planned their day around … Read More

Truth is, a lot of life has happened in six years.

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I was moments from walking down the aisle to marry my best friend. It was in this moment that I was pulling my veil around my shoulders, adjusting my belt and I caught a glimpse of this bracelet on my wrist. I wanted to wear this bracelet, I had the idea of this bracelet and had a jeweler from Either … Read More