Weeks Recap!

Shew, I have been MIA on my blog the past couple weeks! Here is a short recap of what is coming and whats been going on!

Saturday June 25th I shot a 50th wedding anniversary at Cross Keys Vineyard. This anniversary was the sweetest thing and felt like I was shooting their wedding all over again!

Wow, this cake is SO amazing!!! The next morning I ran off to the hospital to shoot baby Kiley in the hospital (which I already blog posted! High five for me!).

I finished packing my bags, wrote up a quick blog post for Kiley and then I traveled to OBX for one of my best friends wedding and spent the week there with her family.

Love you guys!

After a week of relaxing on the beach I drove 6 hours home, crashed in bed and woke up the next morning to shoot a wedding with my good friend Sam, with Samantha Ritter Photography. We shot this amazing wedding at JMU! Obvioulsy this kind of wedding always excites me AND it was on the football field!

After the wedding with Sam, I woke up the next morning to shoot sweet Kiley’s newborns!

Shew, see what I mean?! It was a crazy end of June! Now I am teaching art camp and editing my life away! See you soon!

 

 

Sam and Laura

 This beautiful wedding was located in an adorable town called Crozet located in the mountains of Virginia. The venue was at the gorgeous Grace Estate Vineyard. This couple was a blast to work with and their wedding day was picture perfect! For days we watched the weather because storms were all around their big day. We lucked out and had the most beautiful weather without a cloud in the sky.

Laura is a very simple yet extremely elegant bride and it showed on her wedding day. Her attention to small details were beautiful and made this wedding absolutely stunning. Laura’s hair pulled back in the most elegant bun paired with the most beautiful asymmetrical dress was just the start of the most gorgeous details. Sam wore a striking grey suit with pink accents from his tie to his socks.

Congratulations you two, I am so honored to be a small part of your beautiful day! Thank you for taking such great care of my team and loving my small business! Here are a few of my favorites from your day!

Married! First look!Found the most beautiful red barn on the property! I just love this one!

 

I love when my couples do a first look! Gorgeous!
Such beautiful senery everywhere at Grace Estates! Favorite! I just loved this silo! Amazing for black and white!  You are stunning Laura! Wow, such a gorgeous bridal party!
These guys aren’t looking so bad themselves! Another favorite!
Love this one that my second photographer captured and focused on the brides brother!  Love the colors of this wedding!  My favorite part of every wedding! Such a proud father! LOVE this one! Stole them for a few before the sun set completely. My second photographer is fabulous don’t you think?! She ran up to the top of this hill to get the venue before the sun completely left the sky. This image is to die for! Amazing Samantha, as always!

Kayla Koslow Photography

Always have to sneak one in for my collection! Love you guys and congratulations!

Laura {Bridals}

This post is going to turn into a personal one. Laura and I grew up together so these pictures of her in her wedding dress are special to me in more ways than one. I can still remember the day Laura asked me to be a part of her wedding day because I was so honored. I am always honored when people value my photography and want me to become their photographer but it is different when someone you’ve known for so long asks you. I was so excited to be involved in Laura’s wedding and you will see why later when I post on their wedding.

Laura and I grew up with families who were together often, we swam on the same swim teams and grew up by the pool together. Laura is younger than I so when she entered high school I took her and a few of her friends under my wing. I loved these girls! They became some of my favorite memories in high school and for that I am grateful! I wasn’t there for her entire high school career but what I did have I cherished.

As you will see, Laura is absolutely stunning and this simple asymmetrical dress is to die for, literally! The simplicity of Laura is what makes her so beautiful and not to mention she is the sweetest and most generous person! I am SO glad we have been reconnected through your wedding. I have truly enjoyed talking “teacher” talk and becoming friends again! Congratulations Laura!   You are so gorgeous Laura!
I just LOVE this dress! Gorgeous Laura! Laura and Sam’s Sweet Pups made an appearance too! Laura’s smile is contagious and the sweetest!
Venue location is fabulous! Look at these views of Crozet, VA! (Grace Estates Winery)

Ahhhhhhh, can you imagine my happiness when I found this little red barn on the property!? Eeeeek! I love red barns, they are a weakness!  Beautiful!
Location: Grace Estates Winery

Had to get one of us too! 🙂

Flash Back to Tina and Lee’s Wedding

I can’t help but flash back to this wedding! This wedding was set to be outside…and every brides nightmare happened when the skies literally opened up 20 minutes before the ceremony, but not for Tina. I have never seen someone so at ease with mother nature making such an appearance on her wedding day! It was one of the most beautiful weddings I have attended, even in the stables with the horses. The ceremony was cozy and felt like family sitting in a room watching a beautiful couple say their vows. Eventually mother nature decided it would be a great way to show how the most beautiful light for a photographer is after it rains… and I was able to steal the couple away for some amazing photos at Hermitage Hill Farm!

Kayla Koslow Photography

Just love a father daughter moment, just beautiful!  Amazing way to see your families reactions!  Taken by my second photographer, who was standing in the pouring rain! Amazing shot Cathy!
First looks are so amazing… a great way to spend a moment together before the ceremony! If this isn’t happiness, I don’t know what is!  Stunning, Tina!