Central Virginia Wedding Photographers | Kyle + Mackinsey | Film engagement session

michaelandcarina — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:15:45 +0000

Central Virginia Wedding Photographers

A mutual friend referred Kyle and Mackinsey to us a few weeks ago.

“You’ll love her smile,” Meagan told us.

She was right!

Mackinsey has the most gorgeous, natural smile… and she just can’t help but smile when she’s with Kyle.

These two are made for each other.

They’re getting married at Fairview Farm next October.

We met at the lovely rustic venue in Powhatan, VA for their esession, too.

(You can see more of the barn at Fairview Farm here!)

It was chilly, but the weather was lovely.

The bright sunlight gave us the perfect opportunity to do something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time.

An all film engagement session!!

And wow. We love the way their love story translated to film.

The apple picnic… our hike through the fields… exploring an old, run-down barn…

We had an amazing time.

We can hardly wait for their wedding next year!

Technical info: photographed on fuji400h & portra 400 film with Contax 645s; all of our film was developed by the geniuses at Richard Photo Lab

Gloucester Virginia Wedding Photographers | Stephanie + Jonathan | Michael and Carina Photography

michaelandcarina — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:56:06 +0000

Gloucester Virginia Wedding Photographers | Gloucester Virginia Engagement Photographers

Simple. Intimate. Lovely.

Timeless.

These are words that describe the engagement session we photographed with Stephanie and Jonathan.

We met them for their session at Stephanie’s childhood home in Gloucester, Virginia.

She and her fiance’, Jonathan, had come all the way down from New York City for their engagement session.

What we found was… perfect.

This is why we love engagement sessions so much.

Beautiful images of people in love, just… quiet and intimate.

A table was set in the backyard with drinks and a gorgeous assortment of food from The Cheese Shop.

Both of them lead fascinating lives.

Stephanie’s a teacher in the Big Apple.

Jonathan is a bartender at an upscale bar in Manhattan; he serves everyone from baseball stars to famous actors.

The sun shone through the November leaves onto their table. It was one of the warmest days this month, though; felt more like September.

From inside the house, Stephanie’s mother turned up Frank Sinatra and opened a window…

Now THIS is an engagement session.

What a beautiful time we had.

Stephanie & Jonathan, we’re so excited about your Williamsburg wedding next year! Thank you for inviting us to be your wedding photographers!

We photographed this mainly on Kodak Portra 400 & Fuji400h film, developed by Richard Photo Lab.