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Billy & Jenni, Round TWO!!!

I’ve been excited to post this session for awhile now, but my site issues have prevented me from doing so… until now! Everything is up & fully working again, and I will be doing lots of email catch-up over the next day or two. I have come to realize what a large role the internet plays in my day-to-day life, and it is very scary! Kinda like how you don’t realize how much you use a certain muscle in your body until you pull it somehow? And then you appreciate it so much & promise to never take it for granted again… until you forget about it a few days later :) Well, you can bet I won’t be forgetting about this ordeal for quite a while!

On with the show… You’ve seen Billy & Jenni a few posts back when I did a mini-engagement session for their invitation. Well, we finally got a chance to hang out a few Sundays back, and I have been so anxious to start working on these since I drove home that night! I finally have enough done in between weddings and portrait sessions to blog my favorites. Let me know what you think!

We started off at the log home that they are building. It is a BEAUTY, with awesome stonework along the bottom that provided a gorgeous backdrop to start out with.

And speaking of “beauty”, check Jenni out!

I LOVE this tree! And yes, mom, she climbed a tree in a skirt!

After awhile, we headed on over to Long Branch, where they will be getting married in a few weeks.

Check this next shot out. Look closely at what happened to Billy!

Jenni & I couldn’t stop laughing, it was hilarious! Sorry, Billy.. I hope it didn’t hurt too much :)

My favorite from the day…

This is the spot where they’ll be sharing their first dance as husband & wife…

Thanks to the both of you again for such an incredible session! I can’t wait to see the guest book that we create from these!!!

poof… GONE!

My hosting company is having server issues, and my entire site, email & most images on this blog have vanished… There are hundreds of people trying to get a hold of them so I suspect that I’ll be down for the good portion of today. If you need to reach me, please call me at 540.336.5651.

…going to go try and calm myself with some triple chocolate fudge ice cream…

Rylan & Sophie

I photographed Rylan & Sophie a few weeks ago in Front Royal. Rylan is such a handsome young man, and Sophie is a very adorable, VERY camery-shy little girl :) I had to be sneaky, because as soon as she saw a camera she would run the opposite way saying “No, nooo…”!!! She cracked me up so much! I’m sure in a couple years though, she’ll be hamming it up big-time just like her big brother ;)

Running away…

Look at this face!

No…. nooo…

Picking “pretty” dandelions :)

Jason & Rebecca

If you’ve never stayed at Stone Manor Vineyard & Orchard Bed and Breakfast in Lovettsville, then you need to go! This place is meticulously decorated with luxurious details fit for royalty. Jason & Rebecca were married here a couple weeks ago, and they had the whole property to themselves. So, of course, I was excited to photograph their wedding. To top it off, I had this song stuck in my head all day… it was a song I couldn’t stand in high school, but for some reason, it gave me the warm fuzzy’s when I heard it driving to their wedding that day, and seemed to give me a boost everytime I thought about it. I guess it was just the simple fact that it took me back to my younger days :)

The song? Please don’t laugh… Motownphilly, Boyz II Men

… I know, I know, but look at what I got that day!

The gorgeous bride, Rebecca…

I never post these B&W w/ color shots anymore, and my clients around here seem to love them, so here’s one from the shot above in sepia.

Jason had this signature look… kinda reminds me of “Blue Steel”, lol

Their guests were so awesome, and did a great job gathering for this shot!

The sun sat a little while after I left for the day, and the scenery in Lovettsville is so beautiful so I had to stop for a picture to complete their day :)

IT’s JON’s BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JON!!!

He’s 30 years old today :)

I had a party for two for him with his favorite peanut butter & chocolate cake. Our days have been so full with this & that lately, so it was nice to have some quality alone time :)