June Wedding | Shenandoah Valley Photographer

What a fun month this has been! June has been hopping and I am trying to catch up on my workflow. My first priority was to post a few wedding images for some newlyweds! Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kerr who were married at the beginning of the month. I hope you all enjoy a sneak peek at your wedding photos. I'm looking forward to showing you all the rest when you come to the studio.

Springing Forward | Shenandoah Valley Photographer

Spring is here! Well, almost...it is at least very close by! After several months of incredibly cold & snowy days, it is so nice to be outside and enjoying sunshine. This bridal session was definitely a fun way to celebrate the nice weather. Laura did such a great job ignoring the chilly wind blowing on Saturday and looked absolutely beautiful in her wedding dress. Those bright flowers she carried added a wonderful pop of color as the backdrop is still a bit muted. By the time her wedding arrives in a month, the grounds at Cross Keys Vineyard will look as beautiful as she does!

Laura, I hope you enjoy your sneak peek...see you on Saturday!

Happy New Year

The New Year brought some big news to our house! My eldest daughter, Kelly had the wonderful experience of being proposed to by her sweet boyfriend on New Year's Eve. This clever young guy planned it out carefully and brought her back to the place where they met & fell in love...the University of Virginia. After dinner at a trendy restaurant in Charlottesville, Taylor took Kelly to see The Lawn all lit up for the holidays and proposed to her on the steps of The Rotunda. Very Romantic! Needless to say, we are all giddy and so excited for the two of them.

Before heading back to Mississippi (where Taylor is stationed for training...he is a pilot in the US Air Force), they stopped back by the house for a quick visit. Kelly really wanted to take some engagement photos as Taylor will not be back in Virginia between now and the wedding this summer. This was our one chance to get some portraits that we can use in the Reception Book. So, we all braved the incredibly cold temperatures (19 degrees and windy) and went for a walk down by the river. It was really fun despite our toes freezing! We also took some studio shots to balance out the cool snow photos. They both did a great job...especially Taylor who did a superb job ignoring the fact that it was his future mother-in-law on the other side of the lens.

Hope you all like the sneak peek! Kelly, I'll show you the rest when you get back later this month :-) We love you both!

Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze

While this will definitely give you a clue to my age, I just have to say that I love that song! The Robbin Thompson Band has been on my mind as these last days of this summer in Virginia have been just wonderful! Our usual fare of hot & humid weather had given way to some gorgeous mild afternoons with cool breezes.

Last weekend, I was drove out to Sugarloaf Farms for an engagement session with Jack & Christy. These two are a fun couple and quite cute together! The farm where we photographed is truly one of the most beautiful pieces of land in the valley & Jack is fortunate to work there! You can see some of the landscape in this sneak peek. Christy & Jack, thanks for a fun afternoon...can't wait to go back and photograph the reception next summer!

(Okay, seriously...in the picture below, aren't you just dying to know what Jack said to her with that sly look in his eye??? Whatever it was, it sure made her blush & giggle! This one proves the point that you have to watch out for those quiet, cowboy types!)

We spent over an hour just walking and taking photos. It was fun and relaxing for me and even the happy couple seemed to relax & forget I was there at times.