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sweet love | Fredericksburg Wedding Photographer

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Samantha contacted me last fall to schedule an engagement session and between the busy fall portrait season and the holidays, we were unable to make it happen during that time. Fortunately, she contacted me again a few weeks ago to try again to schedule a session and this time we were able to do it! Samantha and Scott were wonderful models - easy going and relaxed in front of the camera. Beautiful, relaxed and happy subjects always make great portraits, and I am happy to report that I absolutely LOVE the way their session came out. They brought their baby girl, Daisy, along and she couldn't have been better behaved. I was continually impressed by her eagerness to please and obey (especially considering I'm in the process of trying to train my own dogs and it is soooo not easy!) and also how she would just sit off to the side and wait patiently while I took photos of Samantha and Scott alone! I loved having her around and hope to get to hang out with her again sometime in the future!

Without further ado...


I wish you all the best as you get married in Illinois later this year!

Sneak Peek: Paul & Kimberly Pt. III | Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer

Just a few more images to help wrap up Paul and Kimberly's lovely wedding. Have I mentioned that their day was perfect? They got married the same weekend as my wedding anniversary, so I can't help but to feel a little giddy that their day was just as perfect as ours was. The weather in April is usually a lot like a lottery of nice-weather days, so that's a pretty exciting thing! What can I say? I love it when I find a special bond to share with my clients!! :)

Paul and Kimberly, thank you guys for being so incredibly easy to photograph!! Can you tell that we LOVED being there with you all on your big day? Well, just in case you missed it, we were honored to have been invited and had a truly fabulous time. Thank you so much for inviting us to be a part of your day. I wish you a lifetime of happiness! And... of course... I do hope to capture your love on camera again sometime. :)

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Sneak Peek: Paul & Kimberly Pt. II | Northern Virginia Wedding Photographer

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There was no way I could keep these amazing reception dance photos to myself. Paul and Kimberly had one of the most adorable first dances I have had the opportunity to witness. There were spins and dips and kisses galore. I couldn't choose my favorite, so instead, I am dedicating a whole blog entry to their first dance. Seriously, how cute are they?!

Oh, guys, this was far from the end of the evening. :) More to come!

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Sneak Peek: Paul & Kimberly Pt. I | Northern VA Wedding Photographer

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Everything about Paul and Kimberly's wedding day was p-e-r-f-e-c-t. From the weather to the toasts, I think it is safe to say that everything went better than expected. The day was absolutely beautiful. These two are SO in love. They have the most joyful and supportive families. The wedding toasts were full of tears and pride for friends. The dance floor was packed all-night-long, from the first dance to the last dance. It was beautiful. I have some fun blog posts planned for these two, but I wanted to kick off the sneak peek with just a few of my absolute favorites of the day. First off - Kimberly getting ready surrounded by her FIVE sisters, two brothers, and loving parents (all of whom are not in this photograph :)):

Kimberly and Paul had their reception at the beautiful Fauquier Springs Country Club. The amazing event coordinator there hooked us up with some golf carts to ride around in for some portraits of just the two of them. Here are my top two favs from our time together:

And this photo right here about sums up the activity on the dance floor all. night. long. I literally was leaping for joy as I hopped around the floor snapping pictures of this dance happy crowd! LOVED it!

More to come!

“Liz Cook is an incredibly talented and attentive professional. Her sweet and gentle countenance is paired with her ability to capture the most tender and joyful moments of the births that she photographs. Liz’s photos will bring you years of enjoyment as they draw you back to the delight and bliss of your birth experience.”
— Laurie Flower, CLD, ALC, CBC, CLC, CPD