The early spring months can be hit-or-miss for blooming florals. But for Sarah and Dylan’s spring engagement session at Waterperry Farm, we were thrilled with what we found. With gorgeous cascading trees and blooming florals everywhere we looked, they had the perfect backdrop for their session! As we walked around the gardens with them, it felt like every single spot was perfect. It definitely helped that Sarah and Dylan are so perfect for each other!   These two easily walked around the pond and gardens at Waterperry. Comfortable in the quiet calm, we loved chatting with them about how t ..read more

When Sarah stepped out of their car for their Blue Ridge Parkway engagement session, two thoughts immediately came to mind. The first was, “WOW! She looks incredible!” The second was that we would have to be careful with the wind with her cocktail-length dress. Despite the frequent pauses to work with the rushing wind, we had a blast with Sarah and Ben! We could see the love and care they have for each other in so many ways. How they laughed with each other. How they snuggled together. At one point Ben lifted Sarah’s hand to kiss it and Hunter and I absolutely swooned!   Something we lov ..read more

When Liesa reached out about turning their maternity session into a VMFA photoshoot, we were thrilled! One of the gifts of being a photographer is being able to capture couples for the biggest milestones in their lives. We are so thrilled when couples whose engagements and weddings we’ve captured turn into maternity sessions too! After capturing their wedding in the mountains in Maryland in 2021, they surprised us by their location selection. Their fine art maternity session at the VMFA was a gorgeous contrast to their countryside wedding!   Liesa and Patrick were up for anything during t ..read more

One thing we love hearing about from our wedding couples is their proposal. A proposal takes a lot of thought, and is usually extremely personal to our couple. So when Kunal proposed to Laura, he chose a hike as the perfect moment! For two people who enjoy hiking together, this was so true to them and their relationship. And after talking with Laura and Kunal about their vision, we knew right away that they’d want a Blue Ridge engagement session!   The only challenge was finding a “hike” that wouldn’t be too challenging. After all, Laura was still recovering from a twisted ankle! Luckily ..read more

We’ve done several photoshoots and weddings in urban areas like downtown Richmond before. But Rachel and Keith suggested meeting at Richmond’s Canal Walk Murals, and capturing their engagement session there! Needless to say, we were intrigued. This was definitely going to be our first graffiti engagement session As amazing as the artwork was as we walked, danced, and snuggled our way around the murals, we knew we had to resist the urge to make the graffiti front-and-center. After all, the session was all about Rachel and Keith!   We also got to see a truly adventurous spirit in Rachel an ..read more

There are some people who are just so easy to be around. From the moment they walked up to Havana 59 for their engagement session in downtown Richmond, we could tell that Meg and Scott were going to be a lot of fun! Starting off with a mojito and some time at the bar, they felt so relaxed in front of the camera. Giggling with each other and making faces as we shot, our time at the bar went by so fast! We didn’t know how this could get any better… until we went to the rooftop terrace! They danced around and showed off some surprising skill. We can’t wait to see what they have in store for their ..read more

Something that will never cease to amaze us is just how creative our couples are. When we initially met with Noelle and Hunter, they mentioned some ideas they had for their engagement session. They love their apartment in Richmond, VA and wanted to have some of their session in their home! We could see from their video-chat background that they had put a lot of thought into their surroundings. They also mentioned the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA) as a potential location! But three words had us more stoked than anything else: vespa. engagement. session.   Don’t get us wrong — their li ..read more

Something we love about Charlottesville is the variety of scenery that it’s home to. While we spend most of our time on mountain tops or in open fields, we always knew that there was so much more that this area had to offer. And when Maddie & Brody mentioned a Sugar Hollow Engagement session, we were excited to try something new! And Maddie and Brody were the perfect couple to adventure with!   After Maddie mentioned that she’d often spend weeks each summer without wearing shoes, we understood why this spot was perfect for them. Wading through the creek and over slightly wobbly rocks ..read more

Hunter and I had never photographed in Norfolk, VA before. So we didn’t know what to expect when Amasa and Don asked us to come to them for their downtown, coffee shop engagement session. But after we captured them sipping coffee and wandering through a couple of the cutest cobblestone streets we’ve seen in a while, we were so glad they had asked us! With the grass poking through each paver, and the glare off the water, we felt like we were in a whole other world. And Cure Coffeehouse — the coffee shop in Norfolk’s Freemason District that they wanted to start their session in — was a photograp ..read more

Towards the end of their session, Melissa and Jon asked us to take a polaroid of them. Apparently, they take one whenever they go anywhere special, and wanted their summer engagement session at Waterpery Farm to be a part of that Polaroid collection! Now, some photographers might have been offended at the prospect of putting such a crude tool alongside ~our precious imagery~. But not us! This simple request told us so much about them. The desire to capture a keepsake and to freeze a memory in time is literally what we do for a living! And seeing them strive to capture these memories also let u ..read more