jared & lisa | lynchburg wedding photographer

By the time Jared and Lisa's wedding came around, they had spent so many hours at coffee shops around town that they ended up meeting and booking a lot of their wedding vendors from those very tables. I loved that their wedding was so very "them," with a casual atmosphere featuring coffee and s'mores on the grounds of West Manor. The details were beautiful and the ease of the day spoke to Lisa and Jared's laid back attitudes.

After the wedding, they both got word that they passed the L-SATS and are now living the dream in NYC! Congratulations on everything, guys! I am so happy for you! :)

Ceremony & reception location: West Manor

Florist: Petal Flower Company

Hair stylist: Fusion Salon

Catering: Father's Table Catering

Coffee bar: The Muse Coffee Company

Cake: The Cupcake Guy

Dress: Alfred Angelo

Videographer: Jacob Lamont, friend

jared & lisa | west manor engagement session

I call these two my coffee shop couple. I met Jared and Lisa while they were both in law school, spending every waking non-academic hour at a local coffee shop studying for classes and then later for L-SATS. They spent so many hours at coffee shops around town that it was only natural for Jared to propose to Lisa in a coffee shop, with a full cup of coffee. And of COURSE we would shoot part of their engagement session in a coffee shop!

We stepped outside of the coffee shop for a few minutes to utilize the adorable patio for a few equally adorable pictures:

Then we hopped over to West Manor, the location of their wedding, and had a good time walking the grounds there. West Manor is such a beautiful location. They are under new ownership now and are in the process of renovating a lot of the property for the 2012 wedding season. I can't wait to see it all completed and with a fresh, new look!

Stay tuned for their wedding post later this week! I am on a blogging roll and can't wait to share all of the beautiful couples I had the opportunity to work with in 2011!

anna & michael | richmond wedding photographer

Ohhh, such a classic, DIY wedding with bits of timelessness and character.

Anna and Michael did a wonderful job putting together the details of their wedding day and making it so perfectly them. Their intimate ceremony was held at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in downtown Richmond on a Friday evening. Anna handmade so many of the details you see in the photos below. Enjoy a taste of their beautiful, late-summer wedding!

wanna buy 5 copies for my mother! | published

I have been waiting SO LONG to write this blog post! I teased a little bit on facebook here and there... not to be mean, but because I was SQUEALING on the inside and I really couldn't SAY what was going on......... until now! Friends... this may be one of my biggest accomplishments to date. I am extremely proud and excited to share with you that I had some of my work published in O Magazine. As in, The Oprah Magazine. Yes. I am still trying to process the whole thing myself... so, so surreal.

As I mentioned previously, I had the lovely opportunity to photograph Kim Sorenson from the Omniterrum located in downtown Lynchburg. She was a treat to photograph and her globes... oh the globes! Amazing collectibles... I am already intrigued enough by historical maps, but putting them on globes just makes the experience of traveling with your fingers so much more gratifying!

I posted about some of my pictures of Kim being published in the June issue of Bella Magazine. That was super exciting for me! But, when O magazine contacted me about using some of Kim's recent head shots for a feature they were doing on her, I was beyond thrilled and a little bit in shock. :) Not to mention SO excited for Kim as well!

Okay, so enough about my shock and awe... check out the evidence for yourself... and go find a copy to read the article about Kim!

Published | Lynchburg Commercial Photographer

I am honored to share that I have had some of my commercial work published in the June issue of Bella Magazine. Let me tell you, it is super fun to pick up a publication only to see your work gracing the pages of it! June was Bella's Travel issue and I had a really fun time both at the Royal Tea Party as well as working with Kim from the Omniterrum in downtown Lynchburg. Be sure to grab the latest issue of Bella before it is replaced by the July issue to see some of my commercial work and read the fun and informative articles about traveling around the world! And stay tuned for some August publication announcements coming up in mid-July. I am SO very excited about them! :)