Ashley Baber Weddings | Professional Wedding Planners

Earlier this winter I had the pleasure of getting together with the ladies of Ashley Baber Weddings (the Virginia team) at Blenheim Vineyards in Charlottesville, VA. We spent some time walking the grounds of the Blenheim Vineyards while Amanda gave us the unofficial tour of one of her favorite wedding venues. It is such a beautiful location! The view behind the winery is incredible and I’ll be sharing more pictures of the grounds with you all later this week. Ashley Baber Weddings is a group of talented and experienced wedding planners serving Southeastern US. Amanda heads up the Virginia office (they have offices in Atlanta, Virginia and Charlotte!) and works regularly with Allie and Emily throughout Central Virginia. These ladies absolutely love what they do and they do it very well. I have such respect for wedding planners, designers and coordinators because while my job on the wedding day is to do my best to capture the day while also pleasing the couple and their attendants, it is a planner’s job to make everyone happy. This includes the bride and groom, their families and attendants, and all of the industry partners who are a part of the day as well! I'm not the only one who thinks these ladies are working magic every weekend, though. Check out what others are saying about them, and more importantly, check out their client's testimonies on their website.

I’ll be writing later this week about the benefits of hiring a wedding planner. But for now, check out the beautiful ladies who make up the Ashley Baber Weddings team here in Virginia!

First, meet Amanda:

And Allie:

And Emily:

What a beautiful team!

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Equipment used for this session:  canon 5d mark ii // canon 50mm f/1.2 lens // canon 70-200mm f/2.8l lens

Liz Cook is the owner and photographer behind sincerely, liz: photography. She is a virginia wedding photographer and virginia portrait photographer who loves virginia weddings and couple photography.

To see more of Liz’s work, check out her latest work as well as some of her favorite weddings. To hire Liz, simply fill out this form.

Professional Head Shot Mini Sessions | Fredericksburg Portrait Photographer

The professional headshot mini sessions I did a few weeks ago were such a hit that I am planning another mini session day for my clients in Fredericksburg! I’m excited about the opportunity to see some of my past clients again, but, I also have really enjoyed shooting something a little different. Shooting head shots is refreshing change of pace and I’m looking forward to that again! If you are a small business owner or a local professional, you are likely in need of some fresh new headshots for yourself! Professionals use these pictures to attach to their resumes, on the about page of their websites, and some use them on their business cards (real estate anyone??). It’s always good to have an updated portrait of yourself and now is a great time to make that happen!

Check out the details below and contact me for more info if you’re interested in booking a mini session!

Here are a few of my favorite headshots I’ve done recently:

New Brand for Lynchburg Snapshot Studio

Lynchburg Snapshot Studio is taking off with a bang! Thanks to the assistance of my interns, I have finally had time to focus on the rebranding and marketing plan of the photo booth and it’s really fun to see all our hard work paying off! We soft-launched the new brand last weekend at Bliss: A Fine Wedding Fair, and it’s so exciting to see all the bookings coming in! Of course after working so hard on something, it’s exciting to experience success, but I am also excited for a couple of other reasons:

1. I finally figured out how to put into words exactly what it was that made me invest in the Snapshot Studio in the first place - and that is the professional, print quality images it produces. I love that the pictures are black and white (timeless), typically without props (timeless), on a solid background (again, timeless), professionally edited, and available as free downloads to all wedding guests. I love that our clients and their guests have a physical “capture” of them from the evening, available to use on facebook, stick to their refridgerator, or even print and frame to give as a gift. But most importantly: the images produced by this photo booth meet my high standard of a pretty picture. :)

2. I think Lynchburg Snapshot Studio is a solution to some KEY elements of a wedding day: entertainment AND documentation. Obviously, I have personally observed the Snapshot Studio in action, and at some events it is THE entertainment for the night! Clients and their guests have so much fun in the booth, snapping away and making ridiculous faces! And then there are the precious grandparents who hop in the booth for a simple smile, nothing crazy, but still create one of the most cherished images of the evening. I’ve seen it happen and I LOVE being able to offer fun entertainment AND a timeless documentation of the event.

3. Bridal Expos are just not the cup-of-tea that my wedding photography marketing plan prefers. I have found that I book more brides for wedding photography through word-of-mouth referrals, and especially after we’ve had the chance to sit down face-to-face and chat (there’s just not much time for that at a bridal show). However, thanks to Lynchburg Snapshot Studio and the success it has found at bridal shows, I get to join all my local industry friends on expo weekends for many more events in the future! I LOVE it! They really are so much fun!

4. Also, rebranding and launching a new website for Lynchburg Snapshot Studio was on my 101 in 1001 list. I’ve actually completed a lot of items on the list in recent weeks, so feel free to click over and check out my current progress.

So… yay! I’m a little over-the-top excited about it, but it’s really so rewarding to see something you love go out into the world and be successful. :) Is this a teeny sneak peek into what it will feel like to send Sunday off to college? Oh dear. I shouldn’t expect it to be this fun, huh? Haha… :)

Okay, if you would so kindly... go see the new Lynchburg Snapshot Studio website!

Also, a HUGE thanks to Tucker Francis of Tucker Francis Design for the new logo. He knew exactly what I was going for and illustrated it perfectly (and quickly, at that!). I have worked with a lot of different designers and I believe they each have a place in the design world. Usually I lean towards the girly, frilly designers for my brand, but Tucker’s style was perfectly masculine and professional for the needs of Lynchburg Snapshot Studio! I couldn’t be happier!

Be still... [a week without social media]

Peace.Joy. Calm. Still. Intention.

Words I need to focus on this week (and the weeks after). I created this little iphone wallpaper to help remind me of my focus.

(Feel free to download it for yourself if you like.)

One week of less stuff to balance in my mind. That's my goal.

No need to join me... just know it'll be quiet here for the next few days. [I'll still be on twitter and my FB business page for business purposes.]

Hopefully I'll return refreshed and rejuvenated.

<3

Published: 2013 Clutch Wedding Issue

The new Clutch: A Bride's Guide to Have and to Hold is here!! We've (the area wedding industry) been all a-buzz waiting for the new Clutch wedding issue to come out! I'm so honored to have my work featured in the magazine again! This time, Shea & Jessica's wedding was featured as a Real Wedding and my images were also featured in a couple of the ads throughout the magazine. Yeah! It's truly an honor when a company wants to use your photos to represent their best face in a magazine! Ah... sorry for all the exclamation points. I'm just so excited! :) Check it out:

OH - and Bliss! Is coming up! March 3, 2013. I'll be presenting another session again and am really looking forward to being a part of the day! 

Click here for more info about Bliss Click here to visit The Clutch Guide website