Kirstin & Kevin: Wedding

Kirstin & Kevin had an all around amazing event last month at Warner Hall and we were so happy to be a part of it. I'll let the photos speak for themselves because when you have a beautiful location, gorgeous weather, rad guests and an awesome couple you can't go wrong. When you want to see more go check out their entire slideshow right over here!

Venue: Warner Hall
Cake: Charlie Little Cakes
Flowers: Yorktown Florist
Entertainment: DJ on the Side

Kayleigh & Lance: River Session

This weekend I had a session time open up unexpectedly, but I was itching to shoot something so I called up Kayleigh and Lance. "We're going to the river, bring your bike. I'm going to make you look like a badass." I would say the mission was a success.

Shelby & Rob: Engagement

Shelby and Rob are an awesome couple whose wedding I will be celebrating just 10 short days from now at the Virginia Center for Architecture. This weekend we all met up for some fun engagement photos, and I am now even more stoked for their big day after hearing some of the awesome festivities they have planned for their guests.

I always have such an amazing time doing engagement sessions for my clients, it's a relaxed atmosphere that allows us to get to know one another better while creating some rad art at the same time. But sometimes I can tell it's been an extra awesome session when I am editing late into the night (like now) and I start to get jealous of my clients photos. As in, I kind of wish I could swap Sarah and I into a few of these, print them ginormous and hang them over the mantle. But then Shelby and Rob would probably think that was creepy next time they came over. Yeah.....

Weekend Preview

It's Friday afternoon so I hope all of you are gearing up for an awesome weekend! I think Sarah and I will maybe check out some German goodies at the Oktoberfest going on in our neighborhood tonight, and then tomorrow I have another rad engagement session here in RVA to look forward to. Get out there and enjoy the weather now that it's actually starting to feel like Fall is on the way!

Kirstin and Kevin's gorgeous wedding was this past weekend at Warner Hall, and I can't wait to share the photos with you all next week. For now, here's a preview from the weekend of Kevin's awesome daughter Jenna who rocked it all day long. Can you get any cuter? And look at that light, just love it!

Winners and Weird Stuff

Hey everyone! Thanks to all of you who participated in the contest by leaving me your comments this week. For the three of you who haven't already, please send me an email here as well because I have a surprise for all of you for sending in such awesome ideas. With that said, the winner of the contest this week is Ali Hubbard! I can't wait to capture Ali and her boyfriend goofing off on the playground, just like the kids they interact with at the daycare where they first met. Thanks again everyone for sharing your ideas, and look for Ali's session on the blog soon!

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Since I have been talking so much about unique locations this week, check this place out. While down near Myrtle Beach with friends a few weeks ago, we got word of a local legend in the area who is known for being perhaps a little strange. After being warned that he didn't like visitors, we still decided to venture over to his place to see what all the talk was about. As we pulled up, visions of every horror movie I have ever seen ran through my head and we were all a little skeptical of getting out of the car. However, long story short, the owner actually ended up being as nice as could possibly be and let us wander his property taking in the sights. Along with his obvious pastime of collecting strange objects, his property has also been a dumping ground for movie production studios. He has props from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz and others just hanging out on his property! Awesome! Check it out:

Contest Time: Unique Portraits

As I sat this afternoon working on some of Courtney and John's photos from my last giveaway, I realized it has been quite a few months since my last contest. Well it's time to change that, but this time I'm going to do things a bit differently. Capturing colorful portraits of my clients' lives is one of my favorite things about this job, but when they present me with a quirky idea or location for their shoot that means something to them personally it takes things to a whole new awesome level. So here it is:

If you could have professional photos taken of yourself that not only show you, but that capture an element of your life that makes you the awesome unique individual that you are, what/where would you choose? Do you and your boyfriend share an affinity for bicycle rides through the city? Or perhaps you and the kids head down to your favorite local ice cream shop every Saturday night? Maybe your friends don't understand just how cute you and Spike are each time you take him to the dog park, but if you had that perfect picture to show them they would get it.

Whatever it is that makes you tick, if you would like your photo idea to become a reality just leave a comment here on the blog or over on Facebook telling me a little about it. The more unique the better! Next Monday I will be choosing one individual to receive a $300 gift certificate which will allow them to get that idea out of their head, have me put an awesome spin on it and get it on to their walls.

*Bonus points if your idea involves a location as cool as this (preview of an upcoming post)*

Hollywood Comes to Town

Summer is in full swing so I hope everyone is surviving the heat out there. I've just arrived back in town from spending a week down at the beach with my best friends Josh and Julie who flew in from Los Angeles. We had a blast and I can't believe they have already headed back to the land of the rich and famous. Luckily I snapped a few photos of them before they left that scream of Hollywood.

In other news, the last few weeks I have:

- Attended a Pirate Festival
- Purchased a new shiny camera
- Nearly escaped with my life from a movie prop junkyard/crazyhouse
- Sharpened my pottery making skillz

So look for plenty photos to come!