This was the what I got when I said “Jessica, look at me!”

I love eyelashes, and I love how her feet aren’t even touching the ground!!

We were feeding the ducks.  They weren’t sure about us.

Always on the move!

The bread for the ducks was too good to resist!

Beautiful eyes!

Then we played hide & seek….she found me!

She loves her Mama!

Grandma knew how to get some great smiles…She said “Scream”!  

I usually tell little ones to see if they can see my eye in the camera lens.  She’s searching hard!
“I found you!!!!”

More baby eyelashes and one with Mommy!

Thanks guys!  It was great fun!!!

Thanks for all the fun guys, despite the heat!  Can’t wait for your wedding!!!

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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!

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All the guys looking dapper!!

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!

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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!

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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!

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Megan was a vocal major, holds a position as music director at her church, her mom is an organist and pianist, and her father was a music director for many years.  Music is in her blood!  So of course we had to incorporate vintage music into her session!

Megan’s dress and jewelry were amazing!  She was a JCrew poster child and is suited her perfectly!

The photo below on the right was displayed at the reception.  I love it!

Check back soon for Megan & Ben’s beautiful wedding!  Happy weekend!

STUDIO!!!!

I really can’t believe I’m here!  Since the official start of my business, almost 4 years ago, I have hoped and dreamed that one day I would move out of the tiny cramped corner in my basement into something I could call my own.  Time has crawled and time has flown and now I find myself in a brand new place and ready to grow even more!   This move is important on so many levels, personal and business.  For my family, it means that when I am home, I’m really home.  Not just there but off in the corner on the computer.  It’s a way for me to separate business and life.  The line between laundry and photos, phone calls and dinner, packages and clutter had become way too blurry!  For business, this means that I now have a place to meet and chat.  A place to walk you through your photos and help you choose the best ones.  A place to show samples and get your creative juices flowing with ideas for decorating your home with beautiful photos!  A place to meet with brides and grooms without the noise and chaos of the local coffee shop (but with the coffee of course!).  I’m so very excited for this new adventure and can’t wait to see where it takes me!  If you’ve been following my FaceBook page, you’ll know that I’ve been dropping hints for the past few days!  So keep scrolling and see if you recognize any photos from the sneak peeks!

There’s still a lot to be done.  Pictures need to be hung, a few pieces of furniture are on the way, and I searching for the perfect curtains.  But for having just moved in on Tuesday, I’m thrilled with everything!!!

Welcome!

I’ll share more photos as things come together and I’ll even do a photo tour so you’ll know exactly how to find me!  Thanks for all the love and support of my family and friends!

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When I arrived at the Natural Bridge Hotel where Kira was going about making herself beautiful, it was hot and sunny!

Kira’s little party dress that you’ll see more than you might think!

Seriously cute shoes!

The most amazing bouquet I have ever seen!  Kira searched Etsy and found a seller that made her button bouquet.  Before I get slammed with emails asking what seller…Kira promised to send me the info as soon as she could!

I caught this image as we rode the shuttle to the Bridge and fell in love with it.

Plans were for a beautiful outdoor ceremony to take place at Natural Bridge.  As we walked the path towards the Bridge, we heard the sound of thunder and the sky began to grow dark.  Hoping it would pass, we waited for the last few shuttles to arrive.

But, no sooner had we rounded a corner to hide Kira than the skies opened up and the rain began to pour!

We made it to the bridge where everyone huddled together to provide Kira as much shelter as possible.  This is the expression never left her face!  Amazing!

Once everyone was transported back to the hotel, plans changed and the ceremony was moved inside the reception area.  Travis and Kira didn’t care where it happened, as long as they were married!  And, because both her long dress and beautiful shoes were wet and uncomfortable, she chose to finish out the day in the shorter, more comfortable dress and her cute boots!  It seemed fitting and completely natural.

I love the way they look at each other!

After the ceremony we snuck off for some fun creative portraits.  We were even able to catch a ride back down to the bridge!

Aren’t they just adorable!

Kira, thanks for being beautiful.

I loved their idea for a guest “book”!  All the guest’s placed their thumbprints, like leaves, on the tree.

These beautiful bird favors were actually wildflowers made to be planted!

Of course I had to play up the button theme!

The cutest cake topper ever!!!

Kira & Travis, thank you for bringing me into your world.  Your love is strong and wonderful.  I was honored to be a part of something so special.

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