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We have photographed so many weddings and engagements on the historic William and Mary campus in Williamsburg, Virginia and we LOVE it.

We LOVE to discover new spots that are special  to our couples, and we always manage to be surprised!

Sarah and Jeremy introduced us to one of our new favorite locations on the campus: a gnarly old, magical-looking tree that is hidden just beside the sunken gardens. The tree looked like it would be just as home on the campus of Hogwart’s as it would be in Williamsburg. It stretches out to form a natural bench, inviting lovers to snag a kiss in the shade. Too romantic!

Sarah and Jeremy met at work and have been inseparable for years. They have the sweetest pup (which was the inspiration for the painting that Jeremy proposed with) and together, they have an unending sense of humor. Not wanting to do the typical picnic, they brought lots of family heirlooms to set up a “picnic of memories” as the sun was setting. They cuddled and stole kisses and read an old favorite, The Velveteen Rabbit.

Just perfect.

When there are lots of laughter, kisses and hugs and you see the the love in their eyes… we’ll just let the pictures do the rest of the talking.

Sarah and Jeremy, we cannot wait for your Williamsburg wedding at the Fords Colony Club this November! Thanks for showing us a new side of William and Mary!

xoxo Michael and Carina

Film used – Ilford 3200 & Fuji400h, developed by our friends at 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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Bridal portraits on film are among our favorite things to shoot. A lot of the times, moms will be there too, which makes it even more emotional. It was wonderful that Kim’s mom was able to come out this lovely farmhouse that day! Kristin Partin, being a photographer herself, has transformed  her entire home with photography in mind. This lovely piece of quiet in the middle of nowhere in Central Virginia has a rustic and elegant feel which was absolutely perfect for Kim’s bridals. And a blooming field of buttercups behind her house? Yes, that was epic.

Kim just blew us away. She is so kind and my goodness, so beautiful. Needless to say I have also fallen in love with her gorgeous dress! 🙂 As these were taken just a few days before her wedding day, you can really see the sweet anticipation of becoming a wife to her best friend.

The big day was almost two weeks ago at the amazing Pippin Hill Farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. Unfortunately we weren’t available to photograph their wedding, but they had a great photographer (can’t wait to see the photos).

All of Kim’s bridal portraits were photographed on film (Fuji 400H and Portra 800, developed by Richard Photo Lab). We are SO excited to share them with you!  Vendor credits coming soon!

xoxo, Carina

Destination Film Engagement Photographers | Derric + Rebekah | Michael and Carina Photography

It’s an honor to be asked to document a wedding, but it’s a special sort of compliment to be booked by another wedding photographer like Rebekah. She is such a talented and creative wedding + senior photographer!

Thinking about Rebekah and Derric’s beach engagement session in Delaware really gives us goosebumps. Rebekah and Derric can hardly remember a life before being a couple. They grew up together and want to grow old together.  Who doesn’t melt at the thought of young love?

Although we had never met Rebekah face to face, by the time of their engagement session, we had become friends. Rebekah and Derric live in Pennsylvania, several hours from where we are in Virginia, so we don’t get to see each other face to face. We’ve gotten to know them over the past months through Facebook and telephone, planning each detail of their upcoming wedding in Lancaster, PA. We could hardly wait to finally meet them both in person!

They picked Cape Henlopen in Delaware for their engagement session. It was perfect. Huge sand dunes, hidden pathways and the lovely, summery smell of sea salt in the air…most of all Cape Henlopen is special to them. It is a place filled with memories. When we asked them about their favorite spot in the world for an engagement session location, where they would just spend the perfect day together, there wasn’t any hesitation. This is so them. Being outdoors, having fun together. Riding bikes, holding hands, kissing in the forest, running at the beach and whispering “I love you”. This is young love.

It was an honor to capture all of these special moments on film. We had a blast together and we can hardly wait for their wedding in Pennsylvania this coming August, when Rebekah and Derric will finally be husband and wife!

xoxo, Michael & Carina

photographed entirely on film, developed by Richard Photo Lab

Williamsburg engagement photography

We photographed Sarah and Abdullah’s engagement session in one of our all-time favorite places, Colonial Williamsburg. Although there are few flowers blooming in February, everything was just perfect.
The two of them had all the fun and love you need to make beautiful photos.

Sarah and Abdullah have been a inseparable for a long time. We loved how they just acted naturally; like old friends.
They will finally get married this fall!!!

When a couple tells us that their photographs are one of the most important parts of their wedding day, we just know it’s going to be epic. We are so excited about their intimate wedding near Washington D.C. and already know that Abdullah is going to have a hard time not crying when he sees his beautiful bride for the first time at their first look!<3

xoxo, Michael and Carina

film: fuji400h