Anna and Stephen- Lexington, Virginia - Wedding Recap

There is something extremely beautiful about a backyard wedding that other weddings seem to miss. This wedding in particular was breathtaking, since the backyard happened to be on the side of a mountain overlooking the Shenandoah Valley. You can't get any better than that.

Stephen and Anna's wedding took place at Anna's parents' house outside of Lexington, Virginia at the end of last month. It was very classy and I'm sure you all will enjoy looking at these photos as much as I do.

They had a trailer hitched to a wagon that carried the wedding guests from the parking lot to the house.













































One of Stephen's favorite food is a PB&J sandwich. So, as a joke, the caterers served him a PB&J for his meal!





An old family tradition was to cut the cake with a military sword. Isn't that cool?











And of course, we can't forget the dancing...







Stephen did his undergrad at JMU, which happens to also be my undergrad. So of course, the Dukes at the wedding had to represent by singing the fight song:



Anna went to school at UVA for undergrad and grad (it's how she and Stephen met... they both attended graduate school here). So of course the Hoos had to respond with their own little rendition of UVA's alma mater:
















Congratulations Anna and Stephen! Your wedding was absolutely lovely and I had a great time working with you!

Sneak Peek: Anna and Stephen's Wedding

Alena + Jason - An Engagement Session

Engagement Session: Alena & Jason

This past Sunday I met Alena and Jason at Goshen Pass for their E-session. We had a lot of fun jumping through leaves, laying down on dirt roads, and trekking across old wooden bridges... if anyone is in the Lexington area I highly recommend checking this place out.

The session was actually really cold, but Alena and Jason were great sports. This was probably one of the most adventurous sessions I've been on... we pretty much drove around the 3-mile stretch of road and stopped at whatever place looked interesting to us, which is pretty much a traveling photographer's dream. The area was gorgeous despite the early coming of winter and the lack of leaves on the trees.

It was great meeting the two of you and I'm really looking forward to your wedding next year! Enjoy this sneak peak of your session!

This is the old wooden bridge I mentioned earlier. As we walked across it, the planks below our feet were kind of popping up. I'm not usually afraid of things, but this bridge made me nervous. Alena and Jason were a lot braver than me though... Jason even took it upon himself to jump up and down on the bridge as he and Alena were crossing it. If Matt ever did that to me, I would probably push him off of the bridge...

Aren't they cute?