Greenbrier Country Club Wedding | Megan & Chuck

Happy tears, that’s what this day was full of. From letters before the ceremony, to dances and toasts to those who couldn’t join the celebration: Megan & Chuck’s wedding was full of happy tears. It was such an honor to be the one there to watch these three become a family! I think it’s safe […]

Jul 29, 2016

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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 […]

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Jul 22, 2016

Beauty Review

It has been way too long since I’ve done one of these and the funny thing is I have people bring them up to me! So back on the beauty review horse I go. Summertime is my absolutely favorite season, it involves my favorite holiday (July 4th!) lots of swimming and grilling out, beautiful sunsets […]

Jul 19, 2016

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I don’t often get to photograph seniors but when I can spend time with them oh my gosh! Payton emailed me after seeing my brother’s portraits and we set a date.  I asked her how she knew Ben and she had to reveal she DM’d him after finding him on Instagram. Lord that makes me […]

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Jul 12, 2016

Paige & AB

I have absolutely loved getting to know these two! I met them back in the fall for portraits and when Paige emailed me the “surprise we are pregnant” I was ecstatic! If it isn’t clear from the images, these two are absolutely incredible to be around! Kind and caring, thoughtful and loving, I truly enjoy every […]

Jul 8, 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! […]

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Jul 1, 2016

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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It was a Monday morning and I was walking out the door when I reached in my bag for the car keys. Yet again they weren’t there. This is typical for me, I constantly lose my car keys and for someone who is so organized and type A, my keys always seem to escape me. […]

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Jun 21, 2016

Lavender Farm Portraits | Northern Virginia | Chelsea & Tony

By the time this session started  I had been in the car for seven hours and after it was over had another hour about to get home. Yet, seeing those images I would have stayed in the car another seven hours just to celebrate with Chelsea & Tony! Chelsea emailed me about these pictures way […]

Jun 14, 2016

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Today I celebrate 11 years with Kenny (dating) and these two celebrate 6 days married! 😉 Brook & Robert got married at the Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center in Norfolk on a Saturday that the weather man PROMISED rain and not a drop. After meeting on the job, they’re both Norfolk police, they quickly […]

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Jun 10, 2016

Yorktown VA || Freight Shed Anniversary || Alyssa & Matt

I think anniversaries deserve to be celebrated. Sure ten years and twenty years and so on, but can we all just recognize how much a first anniversary means too? I don’t know about ya’ll, but God bless Kenny for navigating that first year with me. We each had no clue what we were in for! […]

Jun 7, 2016

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Let me just start by saying we are dog people.My husband and I have always had two dogs in our home since we started dating! I grew up with essentially a Noah’s Ark (actually still like that at my parents!) and Kenny did as well. We had been discussing getting a dog for over a […]

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Jun 3, 2016

Lucky Number 7

Lucky number seven. Seven trips around the sun as a Mrs. I met Kenny when I was 18 and married him three weeks after graduating college (that last semester was so stressful!) Not many people get to marry their first love or even the greatest love of their life straight out the gate. Kenny is […]

May 30, 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!!! […]

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May 17, 2016

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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It was about September when I really started to feel like I had completely outgrown my website. I knew I wanted something that reflected my more mature style of photography, more natural approach and mostly was a better showcase for my images. I didn’t want all these things sliding in and fading out, I didn’t […]

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Apr 26, 2016

Megan & Chuck

  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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I walked onto that campus in a purple summery dress I have had for years. Ironically, it’s the last thing he bought for me and he is the reason I’m here. In October 2009 I lost one of THE most important people in my life and my heart still aches everyday that goes by I […]

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Apr 14, 2016

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 have started this blog post about four times right now. Truth be told, writing is not my strong suit but trying to describe people who have really been with my business for 3+ years is even harder! Heather & Jerry started with me quite some time ago with just couples photos, Jerry called me […]

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Feb 26, 2016

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