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When you get married in a literal castle, you know there’s no shortage of angles we want! I gush a lot on here about weddings, particularly the day afterwards, and this will definitely not be the exception. Not only is it unfair for a pair to be this attractive AND this kind but everything also […]

January 5, 2023

Dover Hall Wedding | Richmond Virginia Castle Wedding | Brittany and Jason

Joyful. That’s how I would describe Margaret & Joey’s day. These two exchanged vows at M’s family home right on the very porch she grew up with. Fireworks, the world’s best dog and hundreds of paper cranes made this colorful fête one to be remembered. Vendors Planning- For Love of Love Rentals- Paisley and Jade […]

September 13, 2022

Private Estate Wedding | Luxury Richmond Wedding | Luxury Tented Backyard Wedding | Margaret and Joey

It’s unfair to have favorite clients but when one of your work wives gets married, it’s hard not to be overly obsessed. Lauren and Peter are a whole damn mood. They always wanted a small wedding so the pandemic really had zero impact on their OG plan to get married at home with their dogs.  Isn’t […]

February 8, 2021

West Coast Inspired Backyard Elopement | Virginia Pandemic Wedding | Lauren and Peter

I don’t know how to put this yearly post into words. Like many, 2020 was slated to be my best, most profitable year yet… but make plans and the universe laughs. When the pandemic shutdowns began, I assumed quarantine would be over by fall. Welp, the joke was on me and I am always reminded […]

January 1, 2021

2020 Wedding Season | Personal Post | 2020 A Year in Review

I will always think of this wedding as the “Father of the Bride” wedding. Back in 2019, this couple planned on getting married at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium with hundreds of guests. Once the pandemic hit, Catherine and JC knew they still wanted to tie the knot in November no matter what to Julie of […]

December 24, 2020

At Home Wedding | Private Alexandria Estate Wedding | Catherine and JC

I met Jen years ago at a Microstrategy holiday party when both she and my hubby Ben were working for the company. If you had told me I would be photographing her December wedding in her stunning living room, I may not have believed you. Life works in mysterious ways! Jen and Brandon had planned […]

December 17, 2020

Holiday Inspired Elopement | Living Room Wedding | Intimate Christmas Wedding | Jen and Brandon