Megan and Trevor - Top 10 | Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer

So we are starting something new! We're excited to start listing our Top 10 Favorite Things about each wedding we are invited to photograph. This is a fun way for us to talk about specific things we loved about the people and the entire event, while at the same time sharing some really fun wedding ideas for our future clients! We hope you enjoy reading these as much as we enjoyed coming up with them!

Top 10 Things we loved about the Megan & Trevor's Wedding:

10. The luxurious hotel suite the ladies got ready in...it was beautiful! Talk about feeling pampered!

9. The colors! It's always fun to know the colors the bride chooses for her big day. Megan went with a combination we had not seen before: teal and lime green. We LOVED them!

8. Speaking of colors...the Bridesmaids' bouquets were stunning. They were a small handful of lime green chrysanthemums with a base of magnolia leaves. Simple yet stunning. And ya'll know how I love keeping things simple!

7. The church was beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that Trevor specifically asked his parents to join this church because he knew it was where he wanted to marry Megan. The best part of this little story? He asked them years ago. :)

6. Megan's get-away dress! Oh it was  so classic. The strapless, above the knee cocktail number couldn't have looked better on anyone else.

5. The awesome wedding and reception coordinators (the photo above is of the reception team). Between five different people, we had all the help we needed for the picture taking process to go as smoothly as possible. Plus we love that the ladies were there to lift any possible stress Megan had.

4. Megan's Dad is apparently quite the singer, and it didn't take too much encouragement to get him on the mic. He added the perfect touch to get the party going, and gave us some great entertainment!

3. Bag Pipes welcomed the guests as they arrived to the ceremony. There is something so peaceful, yet exciting about that sound as it meets your ears. It put a smile on everyone's face.

2. Trevor is a really funny guy. The mother/son dance was downright hilarious as Trevor threw in random moves just for the sake of, well, you know... being funny. :) And Mom, well, you could see the adoration beaming as her son shone on the dance floor.

1. The overall relaxed feeling of the day. Once the dress was on and the guests began to arrive, Megan was was nothing but ready. Ready to walk down that aisle, ready to commit to forever, ready to marry the man who loves her so. very. much. The whole day was such a joy!

Congratulations Trevor and Megan!

Here are a few more of our favorites from their big day:

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Sneak peek: Nicole | Lynchburg Portrait Photographer

Hello and happy Thursday to you! I am on a roll here in the office - editing sessions left and right and getting a number of other things taken care of. One recent session I did was with my new friend, Nicole. When she called me and told me her vision for her session, I began leaning more and more towards a portrait / head shot feel with my ideas. I love doing these kinds of portraits for actors, musicians and the like. I wanted to post some of my favorites from my session with Nicole to share with my blog readers what exactly a head shot session looks like. The goal is usually to end up with a small handful of images to be used professionally - to attach to resumes or place on website profiles. Nicole had a variety of clothing options and a natural gift for modeling for the camera. No, seriously, I didn't have to say much to get the variety of looks and images I captured. She was a total natural in front of the camera! We had a fab time hanging out and even ended up splitting the session into two days (after a coffee break on the first day, no less!).

Here are a few of my favorites:

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When Erin contacted me about shooting her wedding I was soooo excited! I have known her since our wee days of summer swim team practice when my sister was the assistant coach and we were the little swimmers. And now Erin is the assistant coach! Oh how times have changed. Erin is all grown up now and engaged to marry her super sweet fiance, Andrew. They made my job SO easy last week as we met up for their engagement session, what with their sweet chemistry and all. I am so excited for their vineyard wedding coming up this August. We're hoping that the insane heat we experienced during their session was not indicative of the weather on their wedding day. Fingers crossed for some nice, cool breezes that first weekend in August! Here are a few of my favorites from their engagement session. Thank you guys so much for being such great sports about the insane humidity that day. I have to say, I think it was totally worth it!

Beautiful Savannah | Lynchburg Bridal Portraits

This weekend I joined the adorable couple, David & Savannah, to celebrate their marriage with their family and friends. It was an absolutely wonderful time and I am so excited to share with you a sneak peek from their big day. However, I have been (not so patiently) waiting for WEEKS to post some of Savannah's bridal portraits... and I cannot wait any longer! Please enjoy some of my favorite bridal portraits I have ever taken. Isn't she stunning?

Thanks to my friend Emily for the awesome job on Savannah's make up!

Sneak Peek: Matthew & Shannon | Lynchburg Wedding Photographer

There is way too much to say about this wedding to fit it into a sneak peek post. Instead, I'll say three words: Love, Joy, Happiness. Come back in a few weeks for more of their beautiful and timeless wedding and a top ten list of our favorite things/moments of their big day! For now, I'll let the sneak peek do the talking...

LOVED the moment of Shannon's parents seeing her for the first time!

And they're married!!!!