Historic Yorktown Bridal Portraits | Jen

Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress

Jen is someone whose natural laugh will make you smile - and she laughs all the time! She is beautiful, as evidenced by her gorgeous bridal portraits, but her heart is pure gold. As a teacher at Summit Christian Academy, she takes care of her students all throughout the year, putting their needs above her own. As a newly-married wife she is constantly looking out for Doug above herself. Jen is the kind of person whose beauty truly glows from the inside out!

We met a few weeks ago, on the cusp of her wedding day, in quaint Historic Yorktown. With glowy light and adorable houses in the background we walked from one place to another, capturing these still moments before she would be married to Doug. Her excitement was evident and her laugh was genuine. I can't wait to share her wedding images soon but until then, here she is, beautiful smile and all!

Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Bridal Portraits | All lace wedding dress

Virginia Beach Lifestyle Session | Bradley + Lauren

Virginia Beach Lifestyle Session | Bradley + Lauren

A few weeks ago I partnered with The Historic Post Office and several other area vendors to host a fun giveaway over on Instagram, and Bradley and Lauren just so happened to be the winners! Rather than have a typical anniversary session, Lauren decided on a lifestyle feel to celebrate the fact that they just bought a house a few weeks ago.

Instead of posing and taking ring shots, Bradley and Lauren toasted with champagne behind a beautiful table provided by Graceful Designs and made chocolate chip cookies in their new kitchen, enjoying a typical evening together - minus the TV and Mario Kart :) The time was filled with Lauren's easygoing laughter and ended with snuggles on the couch in the place they now call home.

Congratulations on winning the giveaway you two, and so many congrats on this exciting time! Enjoy home ownership and many nights of baking to come!

Fort Monroe Bridal Portraits | Grace

Fort Monroe Bridal Portraits | Grace

Grace Kelly. That's the name that kept popping into my head as I shot Grace's bridal portrait sessions - and funny enough, they even have the same first name! Grace met me at Fort Monroe in Hampton on a gorgeous fall day for bridal portraits just one week before her wedding, and when she stepped out of the car she took my breath away. Elegant and covered in lace from head to toe, her dress was not only absolutely stunning, it was perfect for her sense of style and class.

From walking down steps of historic buildings to finding little white buildings and huge trees, this bridal portrait session was one of my favorites. Grace is beautiful on the outside, but the way she carries herself speaks volumes to her inner beauty as well. She is kind, gentle, and has the most hilarious sense of humor that kept popping out here and there as I tried to make her laugh - and she was much better at that than me! Oh what a beautiful day and what a beautiful bride. I can't WAIT to share her wedding with you...