WEDDING | Shawn & Addie - a rustic fall train station wedding

In 2012, I had the absolute privilege to assist Jessica Cortes of Jessica Mae Photography on three of her weddings.  Jessica is great to work with - friendly, engaging, smiles a lot and is easy to talk to.  Her manner helps her relate to her clients and their families, putting them at ease - a necessity on a day when nerves can be high.  She's also wonderful because she is willing to share with other photographers just getting started - i.e. me!

Shawn and Addie were married on September 29, 2012.  As we were driving up to Covington, Virginia - Jessica told me all the two of them!  Addie and Shawn are so much in love which I'm sure you will see through the images.  Addie is a school teacher and loves pink, a color used throughout their wedding.

When we arrived, Jessica and I headed over to the Covington C&O Depot to shoot the details.  The depot is also where Addie and Shawn would hold their ceremony later that day. 

BRIDALS | Julie at West Manor Estate

Julie got engaged to her fiance' Jonathan earlier that spring (see their engagement session here!) and had planned their wedding day for the upcoming Labor Day weekend!  Their fantastic wedding venue - West Manor Estate, allowed us to photograph there for her bridal session! At the end of our session, the sun was going down brilliantly over the fields in the back of the manor!  Some vintage birdcage wedding decor and some personal decor created a styled scene to match their special day!  Julie's gown from David's Bridal was a perfect fit for her - subtle, sweet, and a bit of sparkle!  Julie is a southern girl from North Carolina and of course we had to include her cowboy boots for a few images!

I have to give a little shout out to Cardinal Camera for letting me borrow a beautiful Canon 85mm 1.2 lens for this session!  The images really turned out fantastic and I now have to save up for great glass of my own :-)!

*Note for future brides to be: Bridal sessions are a fantastic way to run through your hair and makeup and see how it looks before the big day! 

WEDDINGS | Wade & Jessica a summer wedding at Longwood University

Every bride handles the events of their wedding day differently.  Jessica had a calm and confident air about her when we arrived.  The ladies gathered at the bride and groom's home in Farmville, Virginia.  Wade is a professor at nearby Longwood University and their reception would be held there later that day.  She was calm - enjoying her friends and family and the moments as they came. She was confident that no matter the circumstances of the day that ultimately, she was marrying the love of her life today!

Jessica and Wade joined their lives together and celebrated the evening away with their family and friends!  There was so much laughter and fun - they literally danced for hours at the reception.  It was another fantastic wedding for me as the third shooter for Jessica of  Jessica Mae Photography with the lovely Lauren of Lauren Kelley Photography as her second shooter that day.