Click on the title of the blog post to view the entire entry.
Allison is sweet, kind, gentle, and caring. I was so happy to be able to photograph how far she’s come! She’s a beautiful picture of determination and faith. We could all learn something from this amazing young lady. Enjoy your photos Allison!
Allison, I had so much fun spending the evening with you! I wish you all the best in whatever the future has in store for you! I know it will be awesome!
On a beautiful day in July, in front of family and friends, Laura & Kevin vowed to love each other forever. It was beautiful! I could not have been more excited to be a part of their celebration and I was welcomed with open arms! Laura was beautiful, Kevin was handsome, the colors were vibrant and the weather was amazing!
I loved the colors Laura chose for her flowers! You’ll see more later. They really complimented the decor and the girls dresses.
Laura was all smiles as she prepared for her day!
Beautiful!
Seeing Dad for the first time! Always a special moment!
As always, Hotel Roanoke was the perfect place for photos. I love shooting there, it’s always so classic!
After family photos,everyone made their way to duPont Chapel at Hollins University where the ceremony was taking place. The sky was the perfect shade of blue!
The view from the balcony! The chapel is beautiful!
My view from the ground!! 
Really fun wedding party! They were up for almost anything!!!
Personal favorite!
Laura & Kevin are beautiful together. 
The light was perfection. With perfect light, you can create perfect pictures. I’d call these perfect!
If this were me, it would be a big canvas over my bed. I love it that much!
This needs to be in a wedding magazine somewhere.
I love the way he looks at her.
Back at Hotel Roanoke, the guests were ready to get the party started!
First dance… I just love this photo!!! So dreamy and romantic!
One of my very favorite ring shots ever!!!
Laura & Kevin, thank you so much for trusting me to capture the emotion of your wedding day! I had a wonderful time and I know you both will be blessed in your new life together!
If you’ve been a blog follower for a while, you’ll remember these little girls from this session at the beach a few years ago. My how they have grown! It was a beautiful evening for a tea party!!
I’m not sure the flowers smelled very good. But the girls sure looked cute giving it a try!
Miss Olivia!
Sweet Ella!
Adorable Ava!
What’s in the pond?
Don’t you just love her freckles!!
All she was missing was the raised pinkie finger!
This child is hysterical! She was so intent on pouring the “tea”. She thoroughly enjoyed the party!
One last walk before heading home!
After our session, Emily changed the girls so they could go play at the park for a little while. While Emily and I were chatting and she was changing Ava, Ava stood on a chair right in front of me. She found my camera fascinating and clicked away at the shutter. I didn’t think a thing about it, but when I was sifting thru the photos, I came upon this gem! Ava’s self portrait!!! So adorable!
Thanks Emily! I always love photographing your beautiful girls!
I don’t usually photograph pets unless they are part of a family and included in a family session. However, when my friend asked me to take a few photos of her brand new puppies, how could I resist these adorable faces!!! Enjoy!
I am in love with these photos and with this couple! Megan & Ben had the most amazing wedding and a super fun reception! Just the right amount of vintage touches, elegance, and relaxed fun.
Shoes!!!
Megan picked up all her jewelry, her dress, and her bridesmaids dresses at JCrew. It all came together perfectly!
I love this photo!
This cracks me up! The girls asked Megan if there was anything she needed to touch up just before the ceremony – make-up, lipgloss, perfume? Her answer – deodorant! Don’t hate me for posting this Megan!
Megan’s Dad waiting to give away his only daughter.
Emotions of the moment were written all over their faces. Priceless.
The music of the ceremony was so beautiful. Timeless and classic.
I’m not sure what he was saying, but it took him a while to hand Megan over to Ben!
They had a choir sing during the ceremony. A CHOIR! All of the singers are friends of Megan & Ben and they were joined by Megan’s Dad. I have no words to explain how beautiful it was.
So excited to be married!
A kiss from Dad.
Can I just say how cool a reception at the Transportation Museum is?! Amazing places to shoot, beautiful light, and a fun wedding party! So much fun!
First Dance + perfect light = Amazing!
Marvin & Kay (on the left) celebrated their anniversary the week before. Don & Angela (on the right) were celebrating their anniversary that day! 45 Years for each couple!
Megan & Ben dedicated a song to each of them! That’s something well worth celebrating!
Because the light was so amazing, we snuck off for some photos around the trains! When you plan even a small amount of time for the purpose of bride/groom portraits, you get incredible results!
One of my favorites! Megan you are gorgeous!
Megan’s family has a long history of railroad work. Thus the choice of reception museum. Everybody now…ahhhhh! Megan’s Mom put together an incredibly detailed display of photos and details of all the workers. It was so neat to read all the names and their duties and time spent working the rails!
Say hello to the bling!
Then it was party time!!! And let me tell you, these people knew how to PARTY!
Ride that train!!!
Just one from the awesome *perfectly* choreographed dance routine that Ben and his buddies performed!
Thanks guys for allowing me to spend the day with you and your family! I felt blessed to be a part of your beautiful wedding!
**********Click here to watch your slideshow! Enjoy!**********
