Wedding Photography

May 27, 2015 Nooshin + Brent | Silver Swan Bayside Wedding

You may remember these two from their James Madison University engagement session about this time last year. From my first meeting with these two I absolutely loved them. Nooshin and Brent are such a genuine, down to earth, sweet couple. Hanging out with them at the crack of dawn at JMU last year was like hanging out with old friends, and their wedding day was no different. There was so much love and emotion in their beautiful day, and I'm...

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May 26, 2015 Matt + Shannon | Steppingstone Farm Museum Wedding

How do you even write about friends like Matt and Shannon? Matt and I have been friends for many years. As a matter of fact, I shot my first wedding with him, probably 7 or 8 years ago, for his cousin. I had no idea what I was doing. I had a Canon Rebel XT, we used lenses he borrowed from school, and he taught me how to shoot manual minutes before we had to start. I maybe got 2 or...

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May 21, 2015 Personal Post – Our Session at Home

For the last few years, we've had professional photos taken of us. In 2011 it was our wedding and engagement photos by Jennifer Smutek. In 2013, we had our photos taken by Melissa McClure in San Diego on the anniversary of the day that my parents met, in the very place that they got married. Last year, Natalie Franke was up to the challenge to photograph us as a couple as well during my headshot session. As I wrote in last...

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