Ashley + Ben’s wedding on Yorktown Beach was absolutely dreamy!  It was a simple 1930s style affair with the perfect touch of coral & ivory details and everything a photographer dreams of… including the bride & groom racing into the water!  We also had the pleasure of filming this wedding, so we’ll let you know […]

As much as possible, we like to really get involved in our work.  If it’s a wedding, we love to hang out with the couple and get to know them on a personal level.  If it’s a commercial film, we like to learn all about their business, how they got started, what they sell, and […]

I first met Sarah in a bible study on marriage.  She wasn’t married, or even engaged, but she knew Danny was the one and figured that she might as well get a head start on planning the marriage!  She was right… they are perfect for each other!  And Sarah is definitely a planner– she not […]

Well, folks, it’s happened– her first day of preschool!  Sort of.  It’s a Mom’s Morning Out program at a local church.  They sing and play, but I don’t think she’s learning arithmetic quite yet.  😉I typically have much lower expectations than the average person.  Josh used to get mad at me about it, but it […]

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” -Mark Twain About 8 years ago I heard a lecture on this quote, and it’s been one of the most helpful things for everyday life, and especially when it comes to running a business.  […]

I’m so excited to finally share Leah’s bridal portraits!  She chose to have them done in Smithfield where they got married this past weekend.  Why Smithfield?  Because her new last name is Gwaltney!  Yes– the Gwaltney family.  If you’re not familiar with their delicious ham & bacon then I’m not sure we can be friends.  […]

We have a flower girl!  Our little girl is going to be donning an adorable dress & tossing petals on the ground for Danielle & Jared.  I’m so excited!  She’ll be adorable. Hazel may not have really understood the situation, but it was a pretty awesome moment for the rest of us.  The day we […]

On the photography side of our business, we often have all the photos ready for a bride within 10 days of her wedding– sometimes as early as four days!  It’s not 100% but it is something we put a high priority on because we know it thrills our brides! Having a precise wedding night workflow […]

This post may be a little too personal.  So if you’re here to look at happy wedding pictures, please skip right over this. It won’t hurt my feelings one bit. Last week I lost a good friend.  His name was John, although I never called him that.  Why?  Because I usually said, “Hey man!” instead.  […]

Four years into this business and I still haven’t figured out the ‘best’ method for what to save & what to delete.  I started out saving every RAW file, but then over time I started deleting things in order to save space on my back-up hard drive.  Last week I went through and deleted thousands […]