Remember that time the bride caught her veil after a gust of wind knocked it out of her hair?! Or the time I almost got a ticket shooting Bride & Groom portraits by the River? (We’ll forgive the bus driver that used half our portrait time getting lost and then left me totally stranded!). Yes, 2016 is […]

Can I be honest with you? Dreaming big doesn’t come naturally to me. In this industry of “Big Hairy Audacious Goals”, I get a little torn because I find such rest in a completed task-list. Responsibilities handled with excellence. My dreams tend to look more like front-porch-swinging and good-wine-sipping rather than conquering the world one wedding […]

I’ve got the travel bug!! Travel with a baby is a WHOLE different ballgame and while we spent the first months of her life traipsing all across Virginia and North Carolina, adding TWO trips to Florida, we’ve noticed that our flexibility to just crash a friend’s vacation or jet off somewhere last minute has significantly diminished. Not […]

I’ve jokingly said, “I never want to shoot a wedding without Jess.” But it’s kind of true. My work is just BETTER when she is around. She gets it. The entire heart and vision of this little business. She knows that, to me, this is so much more than producing beautiful images. This is about […]

From Florence, Italy to the mountains of Virginia, I was so lucky to travel to some incredible places for portrait sessions this year! I love shooting in Richmond but there is something about a brand new place that challenges me and inspires me and really draws out my best work. Here are some of my faves from […]