If you are looking for your own Hampton Couple’s Session, I love to try new things! I won’t lie. I get nervous at every single wedding or session I am driving to. There is something about wanting to do your absolute best for someone. Even when my clients may say awesome things about me, I always feel I can do so much better for them because they deserve the absolute best. Cathy and Josh’s Hampton Couple’s session wasn’t any different, except that it was nerve-racking! Cathy is a wedding photographer herself and she has tagged along as an assistant and second shooter countless times during my seven years in business,…
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Norfolk VA Beach Engagement Session | Dzhuliyana & Tim
Dzhuliyana & Tim’s Norfolk VA Beach Engagement Session was so much fun! We met up early in the morning to catch some of the awakening sky and lucky for us, the sky was beautiful that day. With Hampton Roads unpredictable weather, you never know what you will get on a specific day. The good news is that with communication, my couples and I always make the best of it. I love photographing at East Beach in Norfolk. It is accessible with a great parking area. It also has plenty of little spots to photograph within the neighborhood. There is always a new favorite spot to discover as long as you…
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Ghent Engagement Session | Kaylee & BJ
This Ghent Engagement session, like others in Downtown, is one of my favorites! I love Downtown Norfolk because my couples and I get to walk the area, talk and joke around, all while getting the right variety of photos. As it is good to start my couples with some basic instructions and see what they do with those, the more area to discover, the better. This gives you time to get lose and enjoy yourself. Besides, I don’t want to tell my couples who to be! I’d like them to be themselves and see themselves throughout the gallery. Now, a Ghent Engagement Session comes with beautiful trees in the neighborhood,…
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Virginia Beach Wedding Proposal | Logan & Taylor
This Virginia Beach wedding proposal will give you all the feels! Time goes by fast and I cannot believe how behind I am on blogging. We all know it has been a rough 2020 but it is time to tackle this task. So, I am here and I am trying! You may even get the chance to start seeing some of the wonderful wedding proposals I’ve shot this year, which surprisingly has been quite a few. Let’s start with Logan and Taylor. Logan contacted me back in January to book a couple’s session for his long distanced girlfriend, Taylor. She was going to come to Hampton Roads for a visit…
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Rudee Engagement | Ashlee & Jeremy
Ashlee & Jeremy A Rudee Inlet Engagement Session This Rudee Engagement Session in Oceanfront comes courtesy of produce love. Love can be found anywhere… even at Harris Teeter! While Ashlee was eyeing the vegetables, Jeremy was eyeing her. haha Jeremy, which in reality is not as bold as this upcoming move, spotted her in the produce aisle and decided to ask for her number. As a Harris Teeter employee, that was a pretty bold move if you ask me. After a little small talk, Ashlee agreed to share her phone number and it didn’t take long before their first date. How long you ask? TWO whole days! Yes, their…
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Town Center Engagement | Julea & Josh
A Sunrise Town Center Engagement Session I like to sleep. I won’t lie! So when Julea and Josh decided to have their Town Center Engagement Session during sunrise, I was less than thrilled. Waking up at 5 am in the morning for a session, is not my idea of fun. haha But, once I arrived and saw the view and the sunshine; I was sold! Julea and Josh live in the Westin Building and have access to the top so it was surely an experience to photograph on such a small balcony with the sunrise peaking. Town Center can get quite crowded so going in so early in…
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Downtown Norfolk | Ashley & Kelley
Kelly & Ashley Joyful Engagement Session in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia. A Pagoda Garden Engagement Session in Downtown Norfolk When you get proposed by the Koi pond of the Pagoda garden, what better way to celebrate your engagement than to have photos there! I often photograph couples in this area and always find new ways to tell their story. I’ve even had couples that their session on the same spot years apart! It is always challenging and fun to get new angles to try. Besides the new Hummingbird Macaroons Bakery is right in the center of all, so why not spend more and more time in the garden! Very unrelated, but…
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Stormy Fort Monroe Engagement | Stephenie & Rob
Who wants to have a stormy Fort Monroe Engagement Session? Well, when you have, you have to! I am so blessed with the couples who pick me as their photographer. Some I get to experience their journey to the aisle from the beginning, while others I get to photograph only parts of their journey. No couple is less than the other as both types give me the experience to feel creative and alive. Stephanie and Rob wanted to celebrate their future out of state wedding with a stormy Fort Monroe Engagement Session. I was honored! But worried. The forecast was not promising and we already had rescheduled once before. Since…
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Colonial Williamsburg Engagement | Kathryn & Michael
I love Kathryn and Michael. Ok, I don’t love them … I LOVE them! And yet, I cannot believe I didn’t blog their Colonial Williamsburg Engagement Session! It’s been such a crazy wedding season that I stopped blogging for a while with the occasional wedding blogged, so yes, there is a lot to cover. I don’t think I need to explain to you why I love Kathryn and Michael so much as I will show you these pictures and you will realize exactly why. They fit my perfect client to a T. Michael and Kathryn are sweet, hilarious, fun to be around and so madly in love that anything and…
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VB Oceanfront Engagement | Casey & AJ
Casey & AJ I’ve been having some great VB Oceanfront Engagement sessions lately! When I met Casey and AJ and learned they are first responders my thought went straight to their kids. I don’t know why! I imagined their children all proud and boasting about their parents and the community service they do every day. See, Casey is a police officer while AJ is a fireman. What a hot combination! They are incredibly giving towards each other and yet honest and complete. Their love for their family, friends and the community is palpable. Mix that with their love for their two pups, the open ocean and all things nautical and…
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Norfolk Botanical Garden and Commune Norfolk Wedding
Perfection at the Norfolk Botanical Garden and Commune Norfolk. I am so in love with Jenn, Ranard, and their family. I was honored to have met them as I documented Jenn’s sister’s wedding a couple of years back. Then, I didn’t know Jenn & Ranard’s personal story. Their love starts a long time ago. A whole 13 years together. On the ups and downs, they have stood by each other. When you spend so many years with someone, you get to accept, love, and support them. This beautiful truth is very much these two. They both showcase such a powerful connection with each other and with their family. I was…
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Norfolk Botanical Garden Proposal | Ricardo & Selene
Wait until you see this Norfolk Botanical Garden Proposal! Ricardo have been planning to propose to Selene for a while now. He had plans to propose during one of their Mexico trips but that didn’t turn out. They’ve dated for 10 years and currently have a long distance relationship. That meant that planning this from afar required the assistant of some family members, some secrets kept and a lot of patience. With the help of Selene’s sister, a month worth of planning and almost being caught twice, he reached out to me to capture this important moment. Since I don’t get the chance to witness this exciting time often, I…
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Red Wing Park Session| Lauren & Shane
Lauren & Shane’s Red Wing Park Session was a dream! Lauren & Shane really wanted a photo session, like really wanted one. Back in February, I had one of weirdest Facebook Contests. It was to post a favorite GIF or Meme about wedding planning. Whoever had the most likes on their post, would win a full engagement session completely free. Lauren & Shane worked really hard to win my GIF Facebook Giveaway and accumulated 270 likes on their GIF. That’s dedication! It is so much dedication, that they are not even engaged! I love how they simply wanted professional portraits done. Even with all those likes they weren’t the winners,…
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Fort Monroe | Zuleima & Alec
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Chesapeake Arboretum Engagement | Bailey & Tyler
Bailey & Tyler will be getting married at the Traditions Catering’s Chesapeake Golf Club location on Sunday! As a preferred vendor I always enjoy seeing my couples getting married there. The reception room is beautiful and spacious and the food, let’s say I never say no to it. The soon to be Mr & Mrs had their engagement session in November but we all know blogging is a chore to me and I have to do with a lot of espresso and loads of sugar in my coffee. I feel you should enjoy some of these beautiful pictures from their couple’s session before you get to see their wedding day…
