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I’ve always been one who loved epic moments during a wedding day. They aren’t the photos typically featured on wedding blogs. They aren’t always the “prettiest” photos or showcase “the details.” But there are always countless photos that tell a story that is so unique to each wedding in a more photojournalistic way! During this […]

I’ve been excited about sharing this wedding with you as soon as I stepped foot on the farm. Jen seriously downplayed her style and vision and so I had no idea how beautiful this day was ACTUALLY going to be. My heart fluttered all day as I walked around the grounds of Fat Cat. The […]

Most people don’t enter into a relationship thinking they’re going to want to get married after just months, but it happens, and it happened.  But timing is everything, isn’t it? [In fact, had the wedding happened a week earlier, it would snowed…]. The two dated for a couple of years, growing mature in their love. […]

I’m just over it. All of the truffles, cookies, candy canes, baked breads, and the stockings stuffed with candy. My body hates me, I’m more lethargic, and I’m finding more and more squishy on me the more I indulge. Early last fall, I got a call from Lora Kelley, editor and stylist, to shoot a feature […]

Gosh I miss Charlottesville. I never thought a place could sink into my system so effortlessly. A few walks downtown. A few coffee dates with photographers I’d never met. An awesome church. Experiencing [almost] all of the seasons in one place. BAM. It will always have part of me. One of the many places I […]

We decided to meet in person a few months before the wedding. We sat at Starbucks and talked a though the wedding day, and Tyler kept talking about, “if it rains…” In fact, both of them had decided to make extensive plan Bs – rain plans. More than any other couple I’ve met. Well, they […]

When I walked into the hotel room, it was spotless. No sign of a wedding except for a beautiful white dress hanging on the door and a bottle of champagne chilling in a metal ice bucket. Laura must have heard the door open because she came around to corner of the attached room. She had […]

The power was out all across the region after those storms. I arrived at The Boar’s Head where Sarah would be getting ready and was informed that the Chapel had no power and that there were two trees down blocking the road on the way to King Family Vineyard. But Sarah handled the situation so […]

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free. ~ Paul Tillich, German Theologian I have been realizing lately that I am much better at the concept of OBEDIENCE than I am at DISCERNMENT. And that might be true of everyone, but the realization just manifested itself in my life. Chad and I […]

I’m starting to experience how fun it is to shoot in the same town in which you live. I love having a chance to scout out a few places to shoot before I arrive. The shoot goes by SO fast because only a small percentage of time is spent finding the light. Laura and Pete […]