Bride and groom stand holding cake slicing utensils as if they are the couple from the painting American Gothic

The Celebration

Making time for memories

There's plenty of planned and unplanned moments on a wedding day, and it's my goal to make them feel equally special. Toasts and traditions are always key to talk about ahead of time, but I aim to improvise instead of waiting for the next big feature of the night. Little shared moments, like catching up with a childhood neighbor or photographs with a loved one under a beautiful sunset, can easily slip from your memory when stacked up against the big moments. Photos can help us keep them.  


(click on any of the photos below to open a slideshow)

Bride and groom are visibly touched by their guest's heartfelt toasts in the greenhouse dining space of Avonlea Farms
Virginia couple stand before a sunset over the Richmond skyline in their wedding attire
Bride and groom share their first dance in the banquet hall of Pocahontas State Park
Friends of the bride look on in the background as the blue ridge mountain bride dances with her mother
Richmond Virginia bride in a long veil watches her groom slice their wedding cake in the patio of Maymont Gardens
Bride embraces her father during their father-daughter dance at The Mill at Fine Creek.
Smiling bride holds wedding train while a friend helps her with her dress in a vineyard under a purple and blue sunset
Richmond Virginia bride and groom stand together in front of an exquisite pink and purple overcast sunset
Blue ridge mountains bride and groom in white dress and baby blue suit sway to their first dance song
Emotional bride and groom exchange a knowing look during the bride's sister's touching toast at Havana 59
Shenandoah Virginia bride dips her bride during their first dance at Valley Road Vineyards
Blue ridge mountains couple descend the stairs of their venue to the dancefloor
Virginia bride and groom celebrate after digging up the bottle of whiskey they buried at Avonlea Farms in the southern tradition
Virginia bride and groom raise their glasses after the bride's sister and niece toast them in a greenhouse at Avonlea Farms
Queer bride laughs during the performance of her friends during their cocktail hour at the Branch Museum in Richmond Virginia
Richmond Virginia couple cut their wedding slicing cake during their reception at the banquet hall of Pocahontas State Park
Blue ridge mountain brides share scoops of gelato at their wedding in the Shenandoah mountains
Bride in a flowing white wedding dress spins out of her groom's arms in the courtyard of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Hotel Washington newlyweds address their guests while the Washington DC skyline glows behind them
Two Virginia brides in white dresses hold each other in a close embrace just after the conclusion of their wedding ceremony
Virginia bride comforts her groom as he wipes away tears caused by his best man's toast at Pocahontas State Park
Richmond bride and groom smile while cutting their wedding cake in front of an eager young guest at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Bride and groom watch as the bride's two siblings deliver a toast at their wedding at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond Virginia bride exclaims at the bottom of a staircase after going through a human tunnel of her guests at Havana 59 restaurant
Richmond LGQTBQ brides sit in the picturesque garden of the Branch Museum as the sun sets, creating a soft yellow glow
Bride and groom welcome their guests in front of the Richmond Virginia skyline under a tent at the childsavers building

 

Whether your idea of celebration involves rooftop Cigars...

 

Richmond Virginia couple in wedding dress and black tuxedo smile as their groomsmen blow smoke clouds on a rooftop lit by market lights.

 

or Icing the Newlyweds...

 

LGBTQ newlywed is pranked on their wedding day by a member of their party during cocktail hour in documentary style by Maine Photographer.
LGBTQ newlywed is pranked on their wedding day by a member of their party during cocktail hour in documentary style by Maine Photographer.
LGBTQ newlywed is pranked on their wedding day by a member of their party during cocktail hour in documentary style by Maine Photographer.

 

Or hitting Nat 20s with your adventuring party...

 

A groom in shirt and vest is surrounded by his dungeon and dragons groomsmen as he rolls a nat 20 and celebrates by jumping around the room.

 

Everyone celebrates a little differently, and I'm here for all of it.

Hijinks are encouraged.

 

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