Engaged! with Margaret & Bryon

Engaged! with Margaret & Bryon

Next week we’ve got some brand new albums to share with you, but today we’re concluding our recent series of engagement sessions with Margaret & Bryon, who tie the knot later this year in Annapolis. But first, it was time to do some early-morning (read: o’dark thirty) portraits of the two of them around the Tidal Basin in the nation’s capital. Try as we might to predict the perfect day for peak cherry blossom bloom, many of the flowers had, thanks to the winter’s hasty departure, already blown away. Undeterred, m&b took it all in stride and we still got some pretty rockin’ portraits with the two of them, having a great time in the process. Thankfully, the monuments don’t move or blow away and as you’ll see, we were rewarded with simply spectacular sunrise. Thanks too, to Margaret’s mom Cynthia who braved the morning chill to carry warm jackets and offer a cheering section while her daughter was busy looking fabulous. We had a blast, you two, and can’t wait for your wedding!

Want more than just these few of our absolute favorites? Then check out their personal gallery here. The password is Margaret’s maiden name and is case-sensitive.

We found a few that were still on a tree!

But lots more on the ground, so we made the most of it. 🙂

Congratulations, m&b! Thanks so much for such a fun morning!

Cheers,
…a&b

Engaged! with Shay & Travis

Engaged! with Shay & Travis

We’ve been really quite lucky with the weather this Spring, and aside from the cherry blossoms having nearly been all blown away by the time we could shoot an engagement session (coming up soon, with Margaret & Bryon), it’s been really wonderful. Shay and Travis arrived in town recently to take care of some on-the-ground items and visit picturesque Veritas Vineyards for the first time prior to their destination wedding here in Charlottesville. It was so nice meeting up and spending some time together. Aside from it being a little breezy that day (ok, maybe a lot breezy-thank you, March), their engagement session downtown and on the UVa Grounds was a blast. Here are some of our favorites from the day, and you can view the complete gallery here. As you can see, these two had such great style and chemistry with a capital C!

Thanks so much, you two and we are so looking forward to your wedding later this year!

Cheers,
…a&b

Engaged! with Jessi & Joey

Engaged! with Jessi & Joey

Wedding season’s just about to ramp up, and to get things started and shake off the off-season rust, we scheduled three engagement sessions in five days from Richmond to Charlottesville to Washington, DC. Whew! Our very first one was with Jessi & Joey, whose wedding we’ll be capturing this coming June in Richmond. We met up first at the high school where they first met & started dating, and when it began raining, retired to the uber-cool Carytown restaurant Can Can. It’s pretty awesome when two people are so casually familiar and comfortable with one another, which described these two perfectly. Smiles were in abundance that day – them and us!

You know, of course if you want more you need only ask. The complete personal gallery can be found here, and the case-sensitive password is Jessi’s last name. Have fun!

 

This is cool. When we were walking through the school, we noted these decorated envelopes, on one was written, “Will you marry me?” Of course we had to shoot underneath it.

The staff at Can Can was totally understanding of us being in the way and generally not being still. We made it up to them by purchasing several drinks.

Thanks so much for having us out, J&J and we can’t wait until June!

Peace and Love,
…a&b

Engaged! with Ashlee & Aaron

We recently got to meet and photograph Ashlee and Aaron our wonderful clients marrying in North Carolina in November, out at the beautiful Homestead resort for their engagement portrait session. We have always enjoyed shooting weddings there, but it was a nice change of pace doing a couple’s engagement portrait. One of the big benefits of the resort is the wide variety of areas where one can shoot and we were able to beat the sprinkles that came down early that evening. We’ve been shooting there for years and liked being able to come up with new ideas and locations for this fun loving couple.

Want more? You can view their complete private gallery online. The password is Ashlee’s maiden name.

Congratulations, you two and we can’t wait for your wedding later this Fall!

Cheers,
…a&b