Influence is a funny thing.  It’s so powerful, yet so quiet.  Influence doesn’t say anything, but it can change everything.  Josh & I have been married for 8.5 years and there is no doubt that we influence each other heavily, but sometimes we still surprise ourselves. In 2012 we started changing the way we eat.  […]

Let’s talk about traditions for a minute.  Or two or three.  My advice here is pretty much the same as it was in our first post.  Figure out what you actually care about, and don’t worry about the rest. I know… I’m being so helpful.  😉  But for real, there are so many traditions when […]

Couples get engaged year-round, but something about January really kicks everything up a notch.  “I’m getting married next year” turns into “OH-MY-GOODNESS I’m getting married THIS year!” and suddenly you find yourself having to make decisions about every single detail.  The fun wedding planning turns into crunch time and it’s a lot of pressure! We’re […]

In our office we have a huge chalk wall.  In January 2014 I wrote out each month of the year & the dates that we were booked.  It was great to glance at it and see what we had coming up.  I also set aside a special section and named it “2014 Awesomeness” and wrote […]

It’s always difficult to figure out when to take pictures and when to put the camera down and enjoy the moments.  We’ve settled on taking fewer, better pictures.  That’s why we’re teaching a Photography Basics Class!  We know a lot of people just want to have great pictures of their everyday moments, and we want […]

It’s pretty awesome to relive memories of your wedding day through a highlight film!  We’re not even the couple getting married and we get pretty excited about it!   You can check out Will + Mallory’s wedding pictures here, and bridal pictures here.  We also photographed their awesome rehearsal dinner in Seaford, VA— check out those […]

While going through our highlights for this year, I couldn’t help but make a post just for rings.  They’re so pretty!  This is definitely not all the rings we photographed this year, but we picked a few of our favorite shots for you today. When photographing rings, we always try to incorporate other meaningful pieces […]

Over and over we hear from our clients that they love us for the vivid colors and emotions that we capture.  Let me tell you, it’s intentional!  We anticipate moments, and allow room for emotional moments in each wedding day.  The funny thing about emotions, though, is that you can’t make them happen.  But I’ve […]

I love the last week of the year!  For the past four years we’ve been able to take a week off work and recharge, which is incredible.  I love looking back over the year and thinking about our highs and lows.  What we want to do again, and what we learned from.  We’ll start with […]

When I was in college I worked at a counseling center and learned SO MUCH about life.  There are so many situations out there and each person is walking a different path in life, trying to make the best of it.  Given the same opportunities, people will make different choices based on their background and […]