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Of course, my favorite place in Richmond, VA for an engagement session! I love it here! Bailey and Dymon are the cutest couple. Bailey is full of life. I can see why Dymon fell in love with her. We decided to meet at this beautiful location in Richmond, VA for their engagement session. It rained […]

Richmond VA engagement session

May 28, 2023

James River at Newport News, Virginia is a beautiful location! I’m a new Virginian, so every time I travel to weddings and sessions I get to see new places and it’s so exciting. This was my first time to Newport News. I didn’t realize how huge James River was until I got there. It was […]

May 21, 2023

Smith Mountain Lake pictures are the best! I love using the lake for portraits! I had the pleasure of being Graci & Nick’s wedding photographer, now I took their maternity pictures! I love capturing the life changing moments of couples & families. Graci & Nick chose a beautiful location at Nick’s family’s lake house! It […]

Smith Mountain Lake family photographer

May 20, 2023

Georgia and Chase are the sweetest couple! This couple was so easy going and down for anything. We had their engagement session at Smith Mountain Lake. It is such a beautiful location and one of my favorites! We walked around a trail and made our way to a dock. They are having their wedding at […]

May 19, 2023

This was my first time to Charlottesville, Virginia! It’s so much fun getting to visit new places like Preddy Creek Trail. It was a beautiful and easy trail to follow to the cutest bridge in the middle of the woods! We seen a couple horses and a few dogs. During the session, as I was […]

Preddy Creek Trails Engagement

April 23, 2023

Smith Mountain Lake Engagement

Smith Mountain Lake is such a beautiful lake with so many great locations!  Lauren and Seth’s love story started here! So, of course, they wanted their engagement session and wedding location at Smith Mountain Lake!  This couple was the sweetest. They were up for anything. Lauren even hiked a little in those heels! There was […]

April 21, 2023

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 […]

Shelby Valley High School | Pikeville, KY

February 25, 2023

Shenandoah National Park Engagement Portraits

I met Kyle and Alison for the first time, and we started our hike up to this great spot to take their engagement portraits. This couple was so much fun! I learned quickly that Kyle and Alison both love the outdoors and hiking. They wanted somewhere with breathtaking mountain views, like Shenandoah National Park or the Blue Ridge Mountains.

February 5, 2023

Being new to Virginia, this was the first time I had been to Virginia Tech Duck Pond and campus! When I pulled up to Virginia Tech Campus for the first time, I was wowed! Such a beautiful campus! I now know why the Hokies, Will and Tia, wanted to take their engagement portraits here! Duck […]

January 5, 2023

Smith Mountain Manor Wedding

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 […]

December 31, 2022