Proposal Videos

Many of my friends are extremely talented filmmakers. So talented, in fact, that one of them created a proposal video for his girlfriend.

Don't you just love love?

RJ took Katie back to Grafton (JMU's campus theater, which we all basically ran back in college, yaaaaay filmies!!) for their 7-year anniversary. She was under the impression that they were just going to see a movie, but RJ set everything up so that the video would play on the big screen. How cute is that?!

Katie studied Animation and RJ was in the same program I did back at JMU (video directing/producing/editing), and next year they're moving to California to pursue what I believe will be very successful film careers. RJ's just finishing up his first feature full-length film, Kidney Beans, that all of you should check out:

Kidney Beans Blog

Congratulations, Katie and RJ! I am so incredibly happy for the two of you and wish you the absolute best!

Emily + Bubba - An Engagement Session

Emily + Bubba - Engagement Session
Sunday Park, Midlothian, VA

Here's part two of Saturday's engagement shoot. Emily is Rich's (from the first session) sister, and she and Bubba are getting married next month! I'm sure her family is super busy preparing for not one, but TWO weddings this summer!

Kelly + Rich - An Engagement Session

Kelly and Rich - Engagement Session
Sunday Park, Midlothian, VA

A couple of weekends ago, Virginia (and the entire east coast, for that matter) got heaps of snow. You wouldn't even know that from the weather we had this weekend... it was sunnnnnyyyy. I had several shoots over the weekend, and Kelly and Rich's engagement session is just the first of quite a few updates to come. These two crazy kids are getting married in June, and I'm super excited to be able to cover not just the wedding, but also the rehearsal dinner and other shenanigans leading up to the big day. Be on the lookout for some awesomely fun photos from that... until then, here are some of the photos I picked out from their e-session!

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?

Trish + Brooks - An Engagement Session

Trish & Brooks

Trish and Brooks are both JMU/UPB alumni and are getting married on the JMU Quad next June. I had so much fun doing their engagement portraits on campus and talking to them about how JMU was back when they went here and comparing it to now. They're both musicians and they're both pretty darn cool. Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, I won't be able to shoot their wedding next year, but I'm really jealous of the lucky photographer that does! Good luck both of you and I wish you a happy engagement!

Anna + Stephen - An Engagement Session

Anna & Stephen

Anna and Stephen met at UVA during grad school a few years ago, so we did the engagement session at UVA, as well as the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville. Charlottesville is such a beautiful town! We were worried that we'd be rained out, but once we started the engagement session, the sun came out.

It was interesting to learn that Stephen went to JMU for his undergrad and actually worked in the same office that I work in now, so we know a lot of the same people!

Anyway, both Anna and Stephen were great to work with and I look forward to shooting their wedding next year!

Their first date was at this Regal Cinema Theater, so it was fun to shoot at a place that has a lot of meaning to them :)