Caitie & Jon: Haymarket, VA Wedding

A 10 day torrential downpour led up to this couple's wedding, which sent me into panic mode and also to the local stores looking for a cute pair of rainboots to match my wedding attire.  I shot an email to the bride, letting her know it might be a good idea to also get a pair of rain boots and an umbrella in her wedding colors.  Her response?   "Already done - got umbrellas for the bridesmaids, too"  And then I was calm.  Because obviously if she had thought that far ahead, we were going to be just fine!

Caitie and Jon, I loved being there to document your amazing day.  From the shining sun all the way to your oh so awesome bridal party (seriously, loved them all, they were SO much fun!!), it was an honor.  It's easy to see that you've surrounded yourself with some pretty amazing people and with people like that in your life, your marriage will always be blessed.

As always, a huge thank you to my amazing second shooter, Rebecca Watkins and the staff at Evergreen Country Club for all of your hard work in pulling off this flawless day.

The guys started the day with some golf and asked me to get a few shots for them.  A first for me but I had a blast (and I think I got some good pictures for them to analyze their swings with......not that anyone had anything wrong with their swing....)

Had to throw in a shot of the umbrellas that we DIDN'T NEED!!!  Love them but, so happy we didn't need them!!!

I'm not gonna lie, Jon's vows had me tearing up a bit too....and I've heard a lot of vows...



It was hard not to share more dancing shots, there were some pretty aweseome dancers on the dance floor!!!



A post on fun....and sand

Originally, I wasn't going to blog these because this adorable little girl's aunt wanted the final product to be a surprise for her brother but she apparently caved and showed them all to him so that means.....BLOG POST!!!  Which makes me a happy girl because I loved this session.

We had a little too much fun while shooting these.  Well....I should say Guils and I had a lot of fun.  I don't know how much fun Mom and Dad had cleaning the sand off of her afterwards :)  We also got a little more wet than we had originally anticipated, but hey, adorable little girl having fun in the waves?  Who am I to stop her?

Huge mahalo to her Mom and Dad for just sitting back and letting her have fun (albeit wet and sandy fun) for the sake of a photo session!!

Enjoy!!

I'm not gonna lie, I wish my butt was small enough that (with a diaper) my jeans were still too big....

There's something about a toddler's run that melts my heart every time.....I think it's the refusal to bend their knees...

PS - this is what happens when you throw sand into the wind....blowing towards you...

Jamie & Alex: Charleston, WV Wedding

This couple has been incredibly patient waiting for their sneak peek so I won't waste time with a lot of words (plus, it's already going to be a ridiculously long post so please prepare yourselves!!).

Jamie and I have worked together for a few years now (at my other job) and I was more than honored when she and Alex asked me to travel to their hometown of Charleston, WV to shoot their big day.  I got to work with the fabulous Mandi White as my second shooter and fell a little bit in love with the small town feel of Charleston.

Jamie and Alex, thank you so much for choosing me to document your special day!  Enjoy your preview!!

I had never seen or heard of this before and fell instantly in love.  The ring bearer's pillow is made from real flowers!  More florists should offer this option, it's such a great idea and looks so good with all of the bouquets!!



Alex's wedding gift to Jamie was this gorgeous Louis Vuitton bag.  After she opened I joked that she could walk down the aisle with that as opposed to her bouquet........well maybe I wasn't really joking.....

Yes, they're in the middle of the street with cars whizzing around them because my 2nd shooter is that awesome!

Love these guys.....

I had to run into the street in between red lights to get these next few shots (can we pause for a moment and talk about how AWESOME this wall is?!?) and at one point a police officer pulled up and turned his lights on.  Groaning inwardly, I imagined blogging about how I was ticketed for this shot.  However, this fine gentleman was merely blocking the road so I could get my shot!!!  Charleston, I simply love you!!

I love everything about this picture.  If we all danced like this at weddings, how could anyone EVER have less than an amazing time?!?!

I normally don't post many reception shots but this dance floor was pretty much packed all night long with the funniest people!  Jamie and Alex, your friends and family know how to have fun!!