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My assumption when people ask for my information in person is that they’re just being nice, but I most likely will not hear from them. So when I got a note from Grace and Charlie that they were looking for a photographer for their wedding, I was so excited! I met Grace where she works, a Family Center […]

Mallory and Will arrived from New Jersey dressed to the nines for their Richmond engagement session. They looked like celebrities! I immediately noticed their chemistry – they laughed together and were so much fun to hang out with! Mallory had wanted an indoor location, and Main Street Station was the perfect option…and it just happens […]

Katie and Doug met me in Richmond for a sunrise session at Belle Isle. It was the first of a series of warm days, but sunrise was still a little cold. But I like a little cold as it encourages cuddling. I was hoping to have rocks to shoot on, but you know? 4 days […]

These two are getting married next year at the beach, but they wanted to do some engagement photos in Charlottesville, where they met while working at The Virginian. The day of their shoot, the sun was shining here in Richmond, but when we arrived in Charlottesville, it started to sprinkle. And it never really stopped. […]

These two were in town for 4 days. Hailee had to catch a plane back to Georgia the night we were shooting, but honestly, I really had a hard time stopping! I loved photographing these two – not just for the obvious reasons [how beautiful is this couple?!] – but because they were so mellow […]

When I first met these two, I thought, “When they get engaged, I hope I can shoot their wedding!” So when I got an email from Melissa, I was so SO excited and was just hoping they’d book me. Melissa and Jonathan are both JMU grads, and are just a few years younger than I […]

Let’s be honest. Being in front of the camera is weird. Speaking from experience, you’re suddenly super aware of what your body is doing and it makes you a little clammy. But give it 15 minutes and I promise you’ll warm up. So when clients vocalize that it’s weird being photographed, that they are a […]

More than anything, my desire is for couples to FEEL relaxed, romantic, and like they’re having real moments during their engagement shoot. Romance is hard to CREATE, but helping them to relax is so important. And Real moments CAN be created with posing and actions. For example, “laugh at each other!” They fake laugh for […]

I love it when you just connect with a couple. Kim and Patrick and I “met” over the phone because Kim goes to school in Atlanta – so when we showed up for their engagement session, it was the first time we had met. But that didn’t matter – they are so friendly and we […]