Although it lies just beyond the borders of Central Virginia, we are fortunate that our nation’s capital is just a brief drive away. Here, the possibilities for striking photos abound, whether you seek the dynamic urban landscapes or the serene beauty of nature, as the city boasts an array of captivating settings for your […]

      “Christmas is too sparkly. Said no one. Ever.” Christmas is coming and some people may find something shiny under their Christmas tree. According to Hidden River Events, “31% of engagements take place between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day”. We may think that Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year, but […]

“Just a small-town girl, livin’ in a lonely world.” – Journey That is until that small-town girl met the big-city boy. Megan & Kyle met like so many 21st-century couples do, online. They had both recently moved to Durham, NC (Megan from Lynchburg, VA, and Kyle from Los Angeles, CA) and were looking to make […]

“To love is to recognize yourself in another.” – Eckhart Tolle According to their wedding website (spoiler alert, they get married), “Caroline and West began not meeting, starting with their childhood, living just neighborhoods apart. Still, they never met. Then, later, they overlapped, at the University of Richmond, while Caroline was working towards her teaching […]

“Distance means so little, when someone means so much.” – Tom McNeal He slid into her DM’s…  Alissa and Paul met in a very 21st-century way. “Paul started following me on Instagram after a picture of me came up on his ‘explore page’. I had gone to brunch in NYC and somehow that made me […]

Dating in the 21st century is a lot different than it was when I was a kid. If you’d asked me in 1998 what it meant to swipe right, I’d think you were making some kind of a reference to Karate Kid. Now, in 2022, it means something completely different.  The Meet-Cute For Loryn & […]

“I have a friend I’d like you to meet”. These can be the scariest words that come out of a friend’s mouth… or they can be the best. In Laura & Ryan’s case, these words set up the rest of their lives. Laura’s best friend and maid-of-honor, Mason, introduced her neighbor, Ryan, to Laura and […]

“I exist in two places, here and where you are.” – Margaret Atwood Stephanie & Carlos’ love story is a classic 21st-century one. The two met on Tinder. Stephanie says, “I swiped first but he made the match. We met up for margaritas and tacos”. And then quickly, they fell in love… Okay, maybe that […]

I loved this session with Stephanie and Roger! We traveled up near the Blue Ridge Parkway to Wintergreen for this snowy engagement session.

There are some days where everything just comes together perfectly… this session was on one of those days.