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​Nathan and I have been together for nearly ten years. A decades worth of loving my high school sweetheart. In order to celebrate with all of you, I’m now offering Anniversary Sessions. 

I know some people have questions about anniversary sessions and I want to take a little time to explain more about them. 

There is a special offer for all Anniversary Sessions, so make sure you read the full post below.  

I can't wait to celebrate with you!


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​The first snapshot I took, I'm pretty sure I squealed a little. These two are seriously the cutest and I'm so excited for their 2018 wedding at Doe Creek Farm. 

Two high school sweethearts currently going to different universities, in different states. She goes to WVU and he goes to Liberty, it was certainly a special occasion for us to meet in Roanoke for their engagement portraits. 

I'm so thankful they were so trusting as we walked all around the campus at Hollins University and it didn't' disappoint. I loved how easy it was for Aaron to make her giggle. Oh and just wait until you see her ring (cue all the heart eyed emjois).

I've been looking forward to this wedding for quite some time and even more excited since I shot Cassidy's bridal session (more from that session to come). At one point during the sunset portraits, I literally stopped everything I was doing to tell them how much I've working with them.

They made my little photog-heart happy with how much time they gave me for portraits. It's definitely one of the perks of doing a first look. But they didn't stop there. They also gave me sunset portrait time (which is one of my favorite parts of the wedding day).

The way Cassidy radiates so much joy every time that she smiles at Camden and the way he can make her laugh in half a second is the sweetest thing.  They met during their time at Virginia Tech, by chance at a intermural basketball game. One of my favorite parts of their wedding ceremony was a "tree planting" ceremony. They took dirt from her home in Grayson County and his home in Danville and poured it around a tree that they will plant at their first home. You see, Wildlife Conservationist and he's a Crop + Soil Environmentalist...trees and dirt are right up their ally. It made their ceremony...theirs.

Alex grew up in the New River Valley, but after college she started traveling as a nurse. Her first stop was Boise, Idaho and that's where she met Mark. These two love adventuring together, which makes me love them more because there is nothing better than adventuring with the love of your life. 

Alex came back to Virginia to get married at the historic Hotel Roanoke. Friends and family from near and far join in the celebration and what a joyous day it was. 

They both were up for anything and I loved getting to explore the hotel with them. We had so much time for couples portraits and my little photographers heart was so happy. I love when my couples give me so much time for just the bride and groom. 

Alex and Mark, it was a joy to celebrate with you.

​We both watched the weather all week. Tropical storm was moving in from the Gulf of Mexico and it looked like it was going to rain all day. Nope. It was sunny, warm, and stunning. Seriously, the day couldn't have been nicer. 

When the doors opened at the War Memorial Chapel and we all saw Lauren standing there with her dad...one of the best entrances! It was a classic "church door opens and there stands the most beautiful bride straight out of a movie" kind of scene. Perfect. 

I'm a huge fan of long flowing bridesmaids and these ladies definitely knew how to pull them off. There is just something about having a dress blowing in the breeze that makes my photographers heart happy. 

This wedding was also a great day for HGP Brides from the past. Laura who's wedding I shot several years ago, was the makeup artist. And Taylor who's wedding was just a couple of weeks before Lauren's, was helping at the Chapel. 

Both the bride and groom(and some of their amazing bridal party) are Radford University alumni and actually met on campus, so y'all know that I was definitely a fan since I'm an RU alum too. Turns out we all graduated the same year. Small world!

Meredith had two "first looks" for her wedding day, one with her bridesmaids and one with her dad. Both were so sweet and full of happy tears.

Now this next highlight is calling out my grooms. Zack and his mom had the best mother/son dance to date. HGP Grooms you gotta step it up. Seriously they were amazing.

I've been dying to shoot a wedding at Sierra Vista and I was lucky enough to second shoot one with Jared of Jared Ladia Photography in May. Make sure you check out his blog post of the wedding (click here).

I believe that dresses were made for twirling. Nothing makes me feel more like a Disney princess than twirling a dress and I love when my brides decide to pick up their dress for a spin.

After having to reschedule because of the rain (so much rain), we finally were able to take her bridal portraits and I am so glad that we postponed. It ended up being the most gorgeous day. We met at the Hahn Horticulture Gardens at Virginia Tech and scouted a few more places around Blacksburg. 

 You can see more of her wedding day at Beliveau Estate Winery from this weekend, by head over to their wedding day blog. I had such a fun time photographing her bridal session...we definitely were not short on laughs that day. 

Taylor you made the most beautiful bride! Thank you for laughing at my silly jokes and allowing me to be a part of this season in your life. 

At the end of a dirt road Taylor and Jeremy read their vows to one another. Jeremy recalled driving Taylor home from Track practice when they were in high school and making her listen to a country song about a dirt road. He joking reminded her of the irony of them saying "I do" at the end of a dirt road as the smell of fresh cut hay filled the air. 

Their wedding day was filled with sentimental pieces of their families history. Taylor wore a pair of earrings that her grandfather gifted her grandmother. Those same earrings were the ones that Taylor's mother wore on her wedding day. Three generations have worn these earrings. 

As a part of her bridal shower, Taylor asked that her guest bring a broach for her. She turned them into her bouquet. Every person that brought her a broach was represented in their wedding and she carried them with her. 

Their wedding was held at Beliveau Estate Winery outside of the Blacksburg, VA. And their day was filled with so much joy and I was honored to be a part of it.

As I was preparing to write this blog post, I started thinking about the number of times that I've had the opportunity to photograph Kara and Devin. I even went back and found the very first set of pictures that I did of them the Christmas of 2011. I feel very blessed by the fact that Nathan's family took me in as part of their own and that through that, I've gotten to watch these two. 

We attended football games, cheer competitions and graduations for these two. Last year we celebrated the wedding for two high school sweethearts and I got to capture their day. Yesterday they celebrated their first year of marriage and a couple of weeks ago I was once again honored to photograph another joyous season of their lives. It reminds me of how blessed I am to do what I do. To celebrate people's love stories. 

For their anniversary session, we met at the New River  Trail State Park in Fort Chiswell, Virginia and what a perfect day it was. Their two Golden Retrievers even joined us for a few photos. You've got to check out Boomer's bow tie and Molly's bow...so cute.