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Martin & BranDee ~ Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

Winchester, VA Wedding Photographers

If you follow our Facebook page, you’ll remember the fun engagement session we posted a couple weeks back of Martin & BranDee. These two lovely people are such a crazy, perfect match for each other! BranDee told me they were both gymnasts at one point, so I assumed that’s how they met… nope… they met skydiving! That one sentence pretty much says how awesome & fun these two are, and Jon & I were thrilled to be able to be a part of such a special time in their lives. We literally could not stop talking about how much fun we had on their engagement session for days!

The wedding ceremony took place at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, which is always a picturesque venue. It has been such a beautiful destination wedding venue for couples looking for a middle ground between families.  I’m so glad BranDee found it, and we had the chance to come back here again! I’m going to split this post up into two parts since I just can’t narrow down anymore images:)Come back on Thursday for Part 2: The Reception at the George Washington Hotel.

First up, some detail action! The gorgeous wedding bouquet and other florals provided by Flowers by Snellings.

BranDee writing a letter to her love…

FIRST LOOK! You know I love me some First Looks;-)

BranDee’s sweet grandfather walked her down the aisle.

Haha, the bridal party practicing the bouquet toss… do you think one of them caught it at the reception? Come back Thursday to find out:)

If you saw the video we did of their engagement session, you saw the part where they sent invitations to BranDee’s mom & grandmother. They decided to continue the tradition by sending them their wedding programs as well. I love this!

Madeline ~ Class of 2013 Senior Model

James Wood High School – Winchester, VA Senior Portrait Photographers

We have been so busy this fall with portraits & the new baby (yes, I promise I’ll post pics soon of our super cute little man!), and we are so grateful for all the fun shoots we’ve had the honor of being a part of. Here is a recent senior portrait shoot I did for one of our senior models, Madeline, from James Wood High School in Winchester, VA! She is so very sweet, and as you can see so very beautiful as well! Check out her senior video on Facebook for lots more pics! If you would like a fabulous deal on your senior pictures, get with Madeline for her Senior Rep card and ask her about her experience!

Michael & Alexa ~ Khimaira Farm Wedding

Luray, Virginia Wedding Photographers

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This wedding was from last year at our absolutely most favorite wedding venue of all time, Khimaira Farm! We never mind making the drive to Luray, Virginia to photograph a wedding when it’s held at Khimaira Farm:)Michael & Alexa were lots of fun to work with, and I still cannot get the sound of Alexa’s contagious laugh out of my head… I loved this girl! Plus, we got to see Holli & Danielle again (one of our previous Khimaira Farm wedding couples!). Enjoy!

 I mean, really??? How much more gorgeous can you get when it comes to the most perfect, yet unique, wedding venue?!?

The First Look… We were able to get so many great photographs of the couple since they had a perfectly timed First Look before their wedding ceremony!

… and the walk down the aisle was still one to remember… absolutely beautiful:)

A few reception details… I loved all that color!

 

Introducing… Man-PACK!

Martinsburg, WV Photographers – Commercial Photography

We get asked often if we do other types of photography other than weddings and portraits. Why, yes, we do! While we specialize in all things wedding/portrait, we do to take on other projects from time to time. Whether it be sports photography, model portfolios, actor headshots, editorial work, events or product photography, we are more than happy to talk to you regarding your photography needs. I thought I would start including some samples of some of these other types of work we do here on our blog, and what better way to introduce you to our variety of work than to introduce a hot new product fresh off the shelf?!?

Aaron Tweedie is the founder of Man-PACK, a revolutionary new accessory that a manly man can proudly wear (what else would you expect from a product called the “Man-PACK”, right?!?). He needed professional product images of the Man-PACK for his website and Facebook page. We were happy to offer him studio images of his initial product offering with detail images of all the great features, as well as lifestyle images of the Man-PACK in use in all it’s manly glory:)

Check out the Man-PACK website for more information, like the Facebook page (trust me, there’s no boring content here… Aaron has a witty sense of humor and is always posting “manly” tidbits for his loyal followers), and be sure to buy one of these fabulous packs for all the men in your life:)

Ryan Pugh ~ Class of 2013

Shenandoah County, Virginia Senior Portrait Photographers

Meet Ryan, one of our Class of 2013 Senior Reps. He’s a wrestler, a rockstar, future President of the United States (at least that’s what his friends say!), and all around awesome guy! Hit him up for a card worth $75 off your senior portrait session!

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