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Cameron and Julia may be from Ohio, but for their wedding, they returned with their lovely families to their alma mater… The College of William and Mary.

Julia and her bridesmaids began their day at the Spa of Colonial Williamsburg.

The weather – it could not have been more perfect. It was just that sort of ideal day in May that every bride and groom dreams of having.

The Wren Building is one of the most historic places in Williamsburg. Not only is it special to them as William and Mary alumni, but Cameron is a doctoral student and future history professor.

They could not have picked a more perfect spot for their first look. On the steps of the Wren Building, she fell into his arms, and they laughed… They are not only lovers, after all – they’re best friends.

From their touching wedding ceremony at Lake Matoaka’s amphitheater, the procession of cheering friends and family over the Crim Dell bridge, and which finally paraded into the Sunken Garden as the sun was setting, their wedding is etched into our hearts.

Cam and Julia danced and danced through the Garden as the sun set behind the trees. Their reception saw friends and family, young and old alike, moving tables to make way for a Virginia reel.

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Sometimes you meet people and experience things that forge memories so strong you’ll forever associate with a certain place. Cameron and Julia, you made history in all of our hearts and there won’t be a time we pass by the Sunken Garden that we won’t pause to remember your beautiful wedding.

xoxo Michael and Carina

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Vendor credits:

Film: fuji400h, ilford 3200, portra 800 developed by Richard Photo Lab

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Josh and Becky said “I do” on the most perfect spring day at the Langley Airforce Chapel in Hampton. Their classic wedding featured sophisticated tie knots, a beautiful ball gown, and a moving church ceremony.
Becky’s bridal portraits were displayed at the reception. Her grandfather’s bible and his grandfather’s cufflinks also made for sweet and personal details.

It was funny how Becky actually met with us to talk about their wedding before Josh had asked her to marry him. We were surprised but loved that confidence and excitement. Becky was right, the question was just waiting to be asked (and the perfect ring was waiting to be forged). Josh and Becky are just made for each other.
From now on there is no separating these two. Josh and Becky have been kept apart by school, work and family for the past years and are now building a new home together in Connecticut. We couldn’t be happier for them!

xoxo Michael and Carina

Vendor Credits: Ceremony Venue: Langley Airforce Chapel in Hampton – Reception Venue: Langley Officer’s Club in Hampton – Wedding Dress: Blush - Designer: Pnina Tornai - Groom’s Attire: – Bridesmaid Dresses: – Jewelry: – Hair: – Makeup: – Floral: – Film development: Richard Photo Lab

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First of all: Joy and Brian are married!!! Whohoo!!!

This has been a long time in the making. Joy and Brian are just meant for each other, and everyone knows it, too. They are genuine, funny, smart, ridiculously good looking and absolutely crazy about each other. They just bought their first home together and love spoiling their little princess, the sweetest teacup Yorkie, Dani. They are hard workers, wonderful friends and loved by all of Gloucester. (Which also made for a wonderful crowd of people at the wedding!)

Joy especially has really poured herself into the wedding preparations. She had such a clear vision of her big day and made it come together beautifully with the help of amazing vendors, like the fabulous Kat from Dear Sweetheart Events. Isn’t the lemon-lime theme delicious?  Ford’s Colony Country Club  in Williamsburg, Virginia was the perfect backdrop for their wedding!

Over the past year, we were blessed to get to know Joy and Brian, not only on a client basis, but as friends (they also make a cameo in our video). When we needed help moving furniture on a weekend, they were the first to respond. That’s when you know you’ve found a friend!

We have fallen madly in love with their humor and their love for each other! And we are absolutely thrilled to share their wedding photos with you.

There is so much more we could write about Joy and Brian. But nothing says it as well as the look on their faces – the love in their eyes – the passion in how he picks her up and spins her around. We want to these photographs to be a true celebration of Joy and Brian.

Guys, it was such an honor to document your love story! Joy and Brian, thank you for welcoming us into your hearts over the past year and we hope these photographs are half the blessing to you that you have been to us!

xoxo, Michael and Carina

PS. Be sure to continue down to the end for a surprise!

Love her key-lime shoes!

Brian wrote a letter to Joy…

OMG, Joy! You are stunning!

One of our favorites for sure!

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Here’s the surprise. For Joy and Brian’s wedding, they also asked Daniel Afcha, a wedding cinematographer from DC, to document their wedding on video. We’re honored and excited to share his work with you.

JOY + BRIAN from Daniel Afcha on Vimeo.

Vendor Credits: Venue: Ford’s Colony Country Club - Wedding Planner: Dear Sweetheart Events – Caterers:  - Dress: Blush – Shoes:  - Bridal Hair and Makeup:  - Cake: Cindy’s Cakery - Cinematography: Daniel Afcha- Floral: Williamsburg Floral - Menswear: - Bridesmaid Dresses: JCrew - DJ: Dynamic DJ - Paper Goods:  - Calligraphy: Taylor Sites – Officiant: Chuck Daniel - Jewelry: coming soon – Guitarist: coming soon – Assisted by the wonderful Kristine DeCillis – Film development: Richard Photo Lab 

Film: Fuji 400H, Portra 800, Ilford 3200
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First of all, we can’t congratulate this lovely lady enough as she graduates today!

Andrew, who always seems to have the heartiest laughs and the brightest smile, asked Jessica to be his bride in Virginia Beach.

There were lanterns and romance in the salty air.

She said yes.

These two have so much spirit and enthusiasm for life, you can’t help but be blessed just to be near them.

Jessica and Andrew are special to us, not just because of how much they love each other, but also for becoming friends of ours since asking us to photograph their wedding.

Also, for introducing us to Red Robin.

For their engagement photos, Andrew and Jessica chose the Williamsburg Winery to be the backdrop for their session.

Jessica’s hair & makeup was styled the day of by Kristal Lane of Virginia Beach.

To foreshadow her bridal bouquet, Jessica also received an elegantly simple & lovely flower crown from our friends at Palette of Petals.

The lovely staff of Williamsburg Winery welcomed these two on the day of their engagement with a picnic basket and some of their best wine.

We have to thank Andrew for his positive thinking, too. Despite a 60+% chance of rain, and at times a forbidding looking sky, the rain held off. Andrew “chose to believe it wouldn’t rain,” and it didn’t.

We ended the lovely day with a private tour of the cellar.

Andrew and Jessica, thank you for inviting us to capture all of the fun and and beauty of your love story and your big day! We are so looking forward to your August wedding!

xoxo M & C

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Hampton Roads, Virginia + Destination Wedding Photographers

We love telling love stories through images.

A lot of people just took a big step in their own love stories this month and are getting ready to start a whole new chapter by getting married in 2014 & 2015.

The couples we work with trust us to tell their story because at the center of everything we do is love.

We just spent the past few days planning one wedding with a bride, meeting with another, taking part in a rehearsal and photographed Lindsay and Dylan’s lovely Williamsburg wedding!

After scheduling quite a few appointments today, we are looking forward to spending the first weeks of 2013 meeting with newly engaged couples and hearing new love stories.

We are so excited about what this next year holds, as couples have asked us to be their wedding photographers for several destination weddings (fun!) and of course across VA, from Hampton Roads to Charlottesville and Roanoke (we LOVE Virginia!).

The best part about it is? For all of this, we get to do it together.

Our couple become friends, our engagement sessions become double dates. . . by the time of the wedding, you know if there’s one thing you don’t have to worry about, it’s your photos!

What could be better?

If you are newly engaged and are planning your wedding, or if you know someone who is, please take a moment to check out our story and website.

We’d love to get to know you and tell your love story. <3

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Fairview Farm is a LOVELY location for a wedding located in Powhatan, Virginia. 

We absolutely ADORED the rolling hills and fields, the bales of hay, the “hitching post,” and the antique truck.

The farmhouse is just adorable and can be rented out.

But wow… we fell in LOVE with the inside of the barn. It is absolutely gorgeous!!

It’s decorated with antique chairs and everything has a lovely vintage feel, fitting for the farm which has been owned by the same family since the early 20th century.

There’s a lovely balcony, bathrooms, a kitchen, a fireplace, and a bar in the barn as well.

It’s been converted into the perfect place to hold a “country” wedding.

It’s also great for us as photographers. The way it’s built allows for TONS of natural light to pour in.

We can hardly wait to shoot Kyle & Mackinsey’s wedding at Fairview Farm next year, even though we’ll have to wait until October 2014 to do it!

We’d love to shoot another wedding there though! Be sure to contact us if you’re planning your Fairview Farm wedding!

Below are some shots we took on our digital camera, all with natural light. We shared mainly photos of the interior; more photos of the venue can be seen on their website.

Gah!! We can just imagine the bridal portraits we could take with this truck…

When you think of having a country reception in a barn, you probably don’t imagine it as having tons of natural light.

At least, we didn’t.

We were wrong! And we’re in love!

Last but not least, here’s a preview of Kyle and Mackinsey’s engagement session… one of the only shots we took on our digital camera (the rest was on film).

… more coming soon!! xoxo Michael & Carina

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