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Aberdeen Farm Engagement Pictures | Stephen + Anne Stuart

Aberdeen Farm Engagement Pictures | Stephen + Anne Stuart

Anne Stuart grew up running around the fields and beaches of Aberdeen Farm in the back corner of Smithfield. It was a place she loved and knew all throughout her childhood, full of the best memories that will be with her forever. It was only fitting, then, that she and Stephen would take engagement pictures at a place that feels so much like home to her as they look towards their future together, with all the new memories it will bring.

From rocks to a beautiful barn to a secluded beach (we literally saw nobody else there!), Aberdeen Farm is an absolute dream for engagement pictures. The weather was beautiful - we missed the rain that would come the rest of the week! - and the sunlight was absolutely golden. It was the perfect send-off for Stephen and Anne Stuart as they prepared to drive back up to Northern Virginia after a weekend with family during a season of ever-changing travel plans…

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How to Get the Best Engagement Photos in Hampton Roads

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How to Get the Best Engagement Photos in Hampton Roads

Being engaged is one of the sweetest, most important times in your life. Never again will you be in the season of almost-but-not-yet in your relationship. It’s the promise of things to come and the joy of knowing what’s already behind you - the good, the difficult, and everything in between. Your engagement photos should reflect what is unique to you as a couple. They should show how you interact during both laughter and more serious times.

Because of this, planning your engagement photos, whether in Hampton Roads or somewhere entirely different, is so important! Making plans before you ever arrive at your engagement session is one of the best ways to ensure it will go smoothly and allow you to walk away with beautiful pictures to remember this season of your life forever.

To help you plan, here are a few of my top tips about how to get the best engagement photos in Hampton Roads!

Sunset Williamsburg Engagement Session | John + Lauren

Sunset Williamsburg Engagement Session | John + Lauren

Summer is definitely my favorite time of year, but there’s something about the golden light of winter that makes me LOVE chilly engagement session days. For John and Lauren, Williamsburg was the perfect place to celebrate their upcoming marriage - they are both Christmas-obsessed, and the whole area is decorated to the nines! Wreaths on the doors, bows on the streetlights, and Christmas trees along the path…even though it was the last day of November, it felt like Christmas Eve and got me so excited for the month ahead.

As I spent time with them, I noticed that they both have the best smiles - hers is a light-up the face, all-over kind of a smile, whereas his is quiet and reserved mostly for his bride to be. They are gracious and kind, both with each other and with everyone around them, which was easy to notice as we walked along the streets and interacted with everyone visiting Colonial Williamsburg to take advantage of all the beauty…

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