Virginia Wedding Photographer| First Landing State Park Engagement | Julia & Jeremy |

When I think of an Erika Mills bride, Julia is exactly who I picture. She is the kind of person who is warm and welcoming, when you talk it feels like you’ve been friends for ever and she is an chic style that is effortless. She had told me Jeremy was probably more excited for […]

Jul 22, 2016

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This engagement session is one I will never forget! When Erica told me that her and Joe head to the Shenandoah National Park pretty much every weekend to hike and really wanted engagement there, I was ecstatic! Yes I love traveling for sessions but more so I love when a location really means something to them! […]

Jul 1, 2016

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North Carolina Engagements || Kimrah & Jason

Ah these two! I love when I have couples that clearly are each other’s perfect fit. I love how Kimrah snuggled close to Jason, despite the immense heat and the horse flies that constantly attacked us like kamikaze pilots. Jason is Kimrah’s rock, holding her up and encouraging her. She is definitely his cheerleader, beaming with […]

Jun 28, 2016

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I LOVE engagement sessions and the time I get to spend with my couples. I truly believe in that, in building our friendship the whole time and I am so excited Renee & Jake feel the same way! When we Skyped a few months ago, they both sat in and their joy was SO sweet!!! […]

May 17, 2016

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Virginia Beach Engagements | Pleasure House Point | Brook & Robert

I think a lot of photographers in the Virginia Beach area can agree with me when I say the weather this year has been really rough for portraits! Usually by this time in May we’ve had a few weeks of pretty weather and the temps are warmer. This session it was chilly but you’d never […]

May 12, 2016

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  One thing I tell all my couples when it comes time to pick locations for their portraits is to stay true to themselves. I am always happy to help, but you really want a place that is YOU. I always use myself as an example, Kenny and I are beach people and love soft […]

Apr 18, 2016

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Tiffany & Chris | Engaged!

Social media is a powerful powerful thing in small businesses! Once you decide to harness it the correct way, strategize it, and commit to that you would be shocked what can come from it! Tiffany found me and committed to booking THROUGH A HASHTAG! A hashtag ya’ll, a freaking pound sign with words after it. […]

Mar 9, 2016

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I walked into the restaurant that spilled the smell of egg rolls into the Pagoda Garden to find a restroom and found these two having a pre-session drink, always a great choice in my opinion!! 😉 I am so for anything to help you relax and realize these photos will be FUN! There is no pressure […]

May 19, 2015

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Allie & Rob || Engaged

Ohhhhh this session…everything just went so so so perfectly I literally was oohing and aahing during culling and editing!!! I am not even kidding this entire session is just….so sincere to Allie & Rob. They literally fell into every movement so effortlessly, I found myself just continually shooting. These two are just so in love. […]

Apr 24, 2015

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Oh these two! When I sat down to meet them in my local Starbucks I already “knew” Lindsey from FB. She is a friend of my younger sisters and so I kinda was hoping she would contact me when I saw her engagement post! As she talked more about her wedding, I remember saying quietly […]

Mar 27, 2015

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Bailey & Dan

Bailey & Dan with their sweet banter made this session one of the easiest yet!!! Both of them are two of Norfolk Police Department’s best and I am so thankful for people like them!! They make this world a better place and keep my hubs safe on his job too! You’ll see nods to their careers […]

Dec 30, 2014

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The forecast was perfect after a weekend with temps jumping back into the high 90s. A slight breeze and clear sky made for the prettiest backdrop against the Portsmouth waterline. I loved getting to be around Becca & Jay! Their love for each other, perfect smile and infectious personalities made my job seem like no […]

Sep 19, 2014

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Lauren & Danny

Let me just preface this post by saying, every single guy should have a little tequila before their sessions! Looks how great they turn out 😉 Lauren and Danny are two people, you can just feel belong together! The way they laugh and interact with each other, it’s almost like they always anticipate each other’s […]

Jul 4, 2014

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When I first met Noelle, she came to me from my wonderful past bride Gretchen! Her fiance Ben was a groomsman in that wedding and Noelle was a guest. I actually didn’t know what she looked like but remember telling my second, I loved that girl’s skirt(that girl was Noelle!) A super long story short, […]

May 21, 2014

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Tiffany & Kevin

First, let me say I was so excited to shoot this engagement!! I met Kevin and Tiffany about two years ago and shot family portraits for them, so I was thrilled to get the phone call! Kevin is a firefighter in Virginia Beach and they were so kind to let us use their station for […]

May 19, 2014

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I have seen quite a few of my photographer friends get the privilege of shooting a proposal in the last year and to say I’ve been dying to do one would be an understatement!! When Jerry contacted me months ago to ask if I would like to I immediately said YES!! I met Heather and […]

Aug 23, 2013

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Michelle & Joe

My camera has given me the chance to document some really important times in people’s lives. What’s even better is when those important times are in my friends lives! Kenny and Joe have a large group of similar friends and I met Michelle at our friends Jeff & Lindsey’s house one Superbowl party and the […]

Jul 16, 2013

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