Jennifer + Kemper | Blacksburg Elopement

Apr

I started off my wedding season this year with something a little different! When I got an email from Jennifer saying that she was planning on getting married on the Virginia Tech campus and the only people who were attending were her, her soon to be husband, and their officiant, I knew I wanted to be a part of it! The weather was such a mess. I woke up that morning with a text from Jennifer letting me know it was snowing and asking if I still wanted to come. She even joked that they could just take pictures with their cell phones! I believe that every wedding, no matter how small, deserves amazing pictures… so I headed to Blacksburg! By the time I arrived, it was barely snowing anymore but it was windy and so so cold! Jennifer and Kemper were such troopers! The wedding ceremony was very short but very sweet and special. Then we headed around campus to take pictures at some of their favorite locations!

Jennifer and Kemper, thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special day! Congratulations!

Oh yeah… then this guys came by for a picture!

They had the most adorable tiny cake!!!

Products | New Sample Album

Mar

Posted in: Business, Products

When I first started photographing weddings, I didn’t really offer albums. I had a company I sort of liked so I had an album made and I just wasn’t truly happy with it. Last year I decided I needed to get my act together and really offer my clients something more. Something I was happy with as the photographer. Something I could be truly proud of and excited to show my clients!!! I had several friends who had used Madera and were very happy with them, so I decided to give them a try and let me tell you… I’m so happy I did!

With digital photography so popular most people end up with their wedding pictures on a disc, flash drive, or just sitting on their computer. Beautiful images deserve so much more than that! You as a couple work SO HARD on your wedding day, and your photographer works SO HARD to give you an amazing experience and gorgeous images! They should be on display for everyone to see! I think that a beautiful, high quality album is an amazing way to do that!

I chose to showcase Liz and Clarke‘s amazing wedding in my new sample album! All albums come in these incredible leather cases!

One of my favorite touches is that I can have my logo embossed on the front inside cover of the album!

My favorite first look ever!

These pages are so thick and durable… love it!

Woodland Romance | Styled Shoot

Mar

Posted in: Styled Shoot, Wedding

Thank you so much to all of the vendors who dedicated their time and work to this shoot! We couldn’t have done it without you!

A special thank you to my amazing friend and stylist Sara. Your vision and talent is the heart of this shoot!

Stylist ~ Sara Christensen, The Lady Jane

Flowers ~ Abby Long, Blakemore’s Flowers

Venue ~ Spring Creek Roller Mills

Dresses ~ Erin Coleman, Truly Bridal

Calligraphy and Paper ~ Laura Lavender Calligraphy & Illustration

Model ~ Farren Francis

Featured | A Paper Proposal

Mar

Posted in: Featured

I was so very excited to see Julie and David’s adorably cozy winter engagement session featured on A Paper Proposal a couple of weeks ago! I am really looking forward to their September Wedding!

And while I’m at it… here is a little peek from the styled shoot I did last weekend! I can NOT wait to share this one with you guys! Stay tuned!

Rebecca + Ryan | Expecting

Mar

Posted in: Maternity

I’m so excited to share this session with you! Rebecca and Ryan are expecting their first baby this month, and I can tell they are both going to be amazing parents! We met up on the JMU campus for their session… in the SNOW! These two did such an amazing job in the cold weather. Rebecca and I work together and I am so very eager to meet their precious little girl… Ellie! Congratulations Rebecca and Ryan!

Kaimbrie | 6 Months

Feb

Posted in: Babies, Family

I can’t believe how big this girl has gotten!!! I’ve become pretty smitten with Kaimbrie since I first met her as a newborn! She is just the sweetest! She was soooo good for her session last weekend!

Life | Birthdays!

Feb

Posted in: Personal

It’s that time of year again! It’s been birthday time in our house. With our girls having their birthdays 10 days apart it’s nothing short of chaotic here the first two months of the year. Taylor just turned 13 and Ava just turned 4! I always do a birthday shoot for both of them. Nothing too extravagant… literally just 5-10 minutes of capturing their personalities! I’m cheating a little bit this year by combining their blog posts.

Something happened this year with Ava… my sweet little baby who sits and smiles at the camera is missing. She was all about having her pictures taken until I actually got my camera ready!

Now, Taylor on the other hand is always camera ready!

I just can’t believe this girl is a teenager!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful girls!!!

Abraham | Newborn

Feb

Posted in: Babies

This is Abraham. His parents call his “Bram” which is just the cutest nickname ever! Last weekend I was so excited to get to meet him and capture some moments from his first month at home! Bram has been blessed with some super sweet parents. It was so heart warming to watch these first time parents interact with him. They are so in LOVE! Here are a few of my favorites from Baby Abraham’s session!

Greyson | Newborn

Jan

Posted in: Babies

Meet Greyson. Isn’t he just so handsome? I did his parent’s engagement session a couple of years ago and now they have this special new addition in their lives and it was so amazing to be able to take picture of him too! Here are just a few of my favorites from his session.

And a little something in honor of his first Christmas…

Kristin + Nolan | Engaged

Dec

Posted in: Engagement

Kristin and Nolan are such a sweet couple and I’m so glad we got to do their engagement session last week! Kristin and Nolan live in Washington state so we thought we wouldn’t be able to work in a session for them, but we actually decided kind of last minute to try to squeeze one in while they were in town for the holidays! I met them on a chilly morning at Kristin’s parent’s farm in Grottoes. It was cold but this couple came ready to snuggle! Not to mention they brought their adorable pup Dakota with them. I love any session that includes a dog!