Soon to be Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus || Occoquan Engagement

When Mr. W gave me a call and asked if I could help him in his plans to photograph his surprise proposal to his girlfriend Ms. V, I was more than willing to help. He came up with a plan to make it seem like I was going to be there for their family holiday photo shoot.

Dressed as Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus and their Elves, the photo shoot begun with the family paddleboarding around Occoquan river. Just when they were in the middle of fun, I saw Mr. W approached her to be close to each other and got down on one knee (yes, on his paddle-board). I kept snapping their moment furiously and didn’t want to miss their special moment. From the whole scene photos, you’d see how Ms. V was completely surprised and had absolutely no idea but she looked quite happy at the same time.

After the proposal, we spent the rest of the available sunlight taking more family and engagement photos. I feel honored to have been a part of their engagement story. There is no doubt in my mind that they have a beautiful life together right in front of them. Congratulations you guys!

The ring was tied up  with a piece of string to prevent the risk of falling in the water.

Paula & Logan | Charlottesville VA Engagement

Seeing a couple so in love with each other is very heart-warming and everybody shows it so differently. When I’m trying to capture the love between a couple during their engagement session, I like to notice how they look each other. Paula and Logan are a sweet couple and very friendly. The two had a great smile and had such great chemistry between them. I enjoyed myself photographing their engagement session. I took advantage of the beautiful fall colors which just started in the 2nd week of October to get some great photos.

Fall is Apple Season!!

My family love apple picking. We started apple-picking when the kids were as young as 1-2 years old. We always look forward to it every year. There are also a number of fun activities for kids at the apple orchard which it keeps my boys entertained for a long while.

It was a beautiful fall day when we went to the apple orchard, not too cold, bit cloudy, just nice weather. The apple orchard is beautiful as usual and even though the end of apple season is quickly approaching, the trees were still busting with beautifully colored apples and leaves. We walked around filling our basket and we did our best to find what we wanted.

Of course we couldn’t leave without grabbing a gallon of fresh apple cider. Before we headed home, we stopped by the pumpkin orchard and the games area. The boys didn’t play much in the games area because the farm was almost closed. We had a really fantastic day.

We’ll surely be back later in the season to pick more apples and have some more family fun!

Picture from my cell phone!

Picture from my cell phone!

Picture from my cell phone!

Picture from my cell phone!
Picture from my cell phone!
Picture from my cell phone!
Picture from my cell phone!
Picture from my cell phone!

Picture from my cell phone!

Maggie & Dave || Kenmore Inn, The Downtown Fredericksburg Wedding

This simple wedding took place at the Kenmore Inn of the historic downtown Fredericksburg VA. The Inn is such a charming and quaint venue. The building is decorated very classically and tastefully. Maggie & Dave said their vows to each other in the garden with the fountain running, and the two become one! They had a smaller wedding party, but their love is clearly larger than life! Congrats to Margaret and Dave!

Venue : The Kenmore Inn

 

Hill-Rosebore || The Manor House at Kings Charter

I was so excited when I got a contact from M&A Photography to offer me the primary shooter position or their Associate Photographer for Ashla and Ashley Wedding at The Manor House in Mechanicsville, VA. This particular wedding was SUPER fun because I got to shoot with Treneka from For The Joy Photography who helped me out as a second shooter, although we treated each other like an equal and a partner. We are both members of local (Fredericksburg) and VA photographers group and we sometimes hang out with other photographers from our area. We always have fun together and I seriously hope that we are able to photograph together in the future.

Check out my favorite images from Ashla & Ashley wedding below!