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Virginia is home to two mountain ranges – the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Which means that if you are looking for a Virginia wedding venue with mountain views, you are in luck. There are a lot! But these are what I would consider the 14 best mountain wedding venues in Virginia. They […]
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Taylor and David had a late summer engagement session at Lake Arrowhead in Luray, Virginia. Luray is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley. It’s most well-known for being home to Luray Caverns. Lake Arrowhead is one of those local Virginia gems. It features lakefront and mountain views and is absolutely gorgeous at any time […]
One of the things I love about the Shenandoah Valley is all of the beautifully restored bed & breakfasts, inns and manor homes that flourish amid the Blue Ridge Mountains. However, even though I spent my teen years in Harrisonburg, I had never actually been in the Joshua Wilton House until Isabelle’s and Collin’s wedding. […]
Brithany and Dhruvin had an incredible fall elopement at Hawksbill Mountain in Shenandoah National Park with just their immediate families. This is not to be confused with the Hawksbill Mountain near Asheville, North Carolina (although I’ve heard that one is beautiful too.) But is located in the central district of Shenandoah National Park. For more […]
Central Virginia doesn’t get a ton of snow – usually one good one a year, but a cold front came in a few days before Jessie and Sawyer’s elopement and dumped snow and ice through the Piedmont region and into the Shenandoah Valley. It ended up creating this incredibly beautiful winter wonderland! An Intimate, Relaxed […]
Spring generally starts showing its face in earnest by early April around here. At lower elevations like the cities of Charlottesville or Harrisonburg, by the middle of March some trees are starting to bud and early flowers bloom, but in the mountains it is still very much winter and bare. Fortunately the Blue […]
When it’s calling for rain, a lot of photographers will reschedule the session. I don’t, unless that is something the client really wants. There are a couple of reasons for this. Primarily I don’t really believe in the concept of “bad” weather. Weather is simply a part of the adventure and mood of the shoot. […]
Arielle and Mark were originally planning an intimate wedding at Lake Tahoe. But like many 2020 couples, COVID interfered with their plans. So they decided to elope in Shenandoah National Park instead. I don’t often work with a wedding planner for elopements, but for couples who really just want to show up and enjoy the […]
Virginia is known for its vistas in places like Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Mountains, but it also boasts lakes, rivers, watersheds and coastal shorelines. Interested in Mountain Views instead? Check out this round-up. So if waterside (or on the water) photos are more your style than mountains, this article is for you! […]
January 2020 seems like a different decade. It’s honestly kind of shocking to look back and realize the events that happened over the past year are all…in the same year. Beyond what happened in the wider world, my personal experiences felt extraordinary and overwhelming. The only way to survive it was to keep my head […]
