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Smith Mountain Lake is a perfect location for family reunions! Smith Mountain Lake is a great destination spot for family get togethers. I have several families contact me for pictures. Families coming from all different states to meet up at SML! It was fun getting to know the Grove Family. They hadn’t had pictures together […]

September 11, 2023

Smith Mountain Lake is a popular location for family get togethers! I love when families contact me, so they can capture these memories they’re making together at this beautiful lake. This family wanted to take their pictures at this beautiful lake house they rented. It had a pretty steep hill, but we made it work! […]

September 3, 2023

Little Otter Flower Farm is starting to advertise for weddings! This is an exciting time for this cute flower farm! What’s so special about this flower farm? Well, Max! Max is one of the owners of this farm, along with his parents! He has autism and is very talented with floral arrangements. Max’s parents started […]

July 24, 2023

Smith Mountain Lake Family Session

Smith Mountain Lake is always a beautiful location for portraits! This big family meets yearly and spends a week together every summer! They all come together from different locations and states. This year they decided to meet at Smith Mountain Lake for the first time! They rented a house on the lake (where we took […]

July 10, 2023

Mini Session of William’s 5th grade graduation pictures in Roanoke, Virginia! This isn’t the first time I’ve photographed this family. They are all the sweetest and I love every time I get to take their pictures! This session was special since William would be graduating 5th grade and moving onto middle school! They wanted to […]

June 2, 2023

Shelby Valley High School | Pikeville, KY

Nothing like being back in the Appalachian mountains for a Winter Ball. Eastern KY is my hometown! I had the pleasure of photographing these two brothers for their winter ball. They were so much fun to work with and I’m not just saying that because they’re my nephews! 🙂 They were so easy going, as […]

February 25, 2023

Ray and Iris chose a beautiful Smith Mountain Lake wedding venue for their wedding. It was an intimate wedding with their close family and friends. It was a New Years Eve wedding, at Smith Mountain Manor, which made it special to be the very last wedding of the year. They started a brand new year […]

Smith Mountain Manor Wedding

December 31, 2022