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I walked into Lisa’s hotel room the afternoon of her wedding and immediately felt like I was a friend who was just there to join in the celebration…This couple has the sweetest, most welcoming friends and family and I was so excited to get to meet them and spend time with them throughout the day! It’s no wonder that they have such good friends because they are an amazing couple and are truly some of the most genuine people I have ever met. Their love for each other and their friends was so evident throughout the course of their laid-back wedding day on the water…I’ve been looking forward to their

I pulled up to Raspberry Plain on Allison and Jack’s wedding day and felt a little bit like I had just stepped into a Jane Austin novel….The property and house are absolutely beautiful and it was the perfect setting for their romantic and elegant affair. Allison has the best classy and feminine style and I loved how her vision for her wedding came together! The romantic floral arrangements, navy + gray + blush color palette, and her classic bridal look were perfection! She arrived with her bridesmaids to put the finishing touches on her makeup and to get into her dress and you could feel the excitement in the room! I

On Annie and Jonathan’s wedding day it poured down rain as I drove up Interstate 95…I was praying hard that it would stop by the time I arrived at the church where they were getting married, and it did just that! I was amazed! You could barely tell that it had rained and the room where Annie was getting ready was full of excitement as her mom and sweet friends put the finishing touches on her makeup and then helped her get into her dress…The feeling I get at the beginning of a wedding day is always the same…it’s a overwhelmed with joy kind of feeling that can only come from

I first met these two back in March on a cold rainy/snowy day which resulted in one of my favorite engagement sessions to date! Well, the weather on their wedding day was the exact opposite but it was just as beautiful…It was sunny and hot, and somehow everyone managed to look perfect all day!

The whole wedding day was so full of love…their friends and family traveled from great distances to be a part of their special day and it was so evident that everyone was excited that they were finally getting married!…Doug is a fun loving guy

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A glimpse into my daily life in Richmond, VA (and travels beyond) with my husband Ryan, our son Gray, and our disobedient puppy Lexie, plus the work, style and attempts at minimalism in between.