At the beginning of the year, I registered for the Adorn Collective Workshops styled session at Rust Manor House. I love this venue for anyone wanting to host a Leesburg wedding. Historically, I’m either teaching the photography or hosting a shoot but I really wanted the chance to simply enjoy a day of shooting mostly […]

Chelsea and Mike recently chose to turn lemons into lemonade when they had to postpone their Big Day due to COVID related reasons. Jessica of Jessica Ashley Events and I were already planning a styled session at the Barn at Willowbrook. So we decided to go ahead and ask Chelsea and Mike if they’d like […]

It’s been such a tough year for couples planning their wedding days. Wint and Kaye scheduled and rescheduled their engagement session with me as the parks department in D.C. continually had to deny photography permits. We eventually came so close to their wedding date that we decided to schedule it elsewhere. But what better alternative […]

What a joy it was to photograph Michelle and Tyler’s Morais Vineyards Micro Wedding Day! Michelle and Tyler had planned a big Morais Vineyards Wedding with all their friends and family. But due to COVID government shut downs and regulations, they decided to alter their plans. They decided to tie the knot on their original […]

I’ve had the privilege of photographing this precious family in the past so it was a joy to capture them at Lenn Park in Culpeper. It was a beautiful and mild summer’s evening with cloud cover and lower 70’s temps. We had hoped to do this last year but after a surgery for Laura and […]

Virginia is for lovers and Northern Virginia wedding venues make the perfect locations to tie the knot. The Northern Virginia area is the perfect blend of luxury combined with all the charm of the Virginia wine country. The area has no shortage of wedding venues and it’s a Virginia film photographer and hybrid photographer’s dream. […]

Charlottesville is known around the world as a destination wedding location. And is it any wonder?! The greater Charlottesville area blends the lovely, lush wine country with the backdrop of the splendid Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s the perfect place for a luxury Virginia wedding combined with all the charm of the quiet country. Southern Living […]

This fine art bridal portrait inspiration comes straight from inside of an historic bank turned bridal salon. The Gatsby Era bank vault inside of Ava Laurénne Bride, adorned with an asymmetrical floral arbor, is the backdrop for these lovely bridals. The unique ceremony space combines the beauty of warm florals and flowing greenery with the […]

“Will you be my Maid of Honor?” What a wonderful question to hear! Nothing quite solidifies a best-friendship or a sister bond like the request to be the Maid of Honor. I believe this to be a precious and treasured role, and I wish that I would have lived up to this role when I […]

Can you imagine tying the knot in front of a Prohibition Era bank vault inside of a bridal boutique?! Now add to that an asymmetrical arbor flowing with floral and cascading greenery! This one-of-a-kind ceremony space at Ava Laurénne Bride creates a unique juxtaposition of bursting summer blooms against the backdrop of the cool steel […]