* Photography by Sarah Salyer *

Beautiful Babies in a Field!

2009-11-13T09:47:00.002-05:00

Their parents own our favorite local restaurant, Pepitos. We have been eating their since she was pregnant with their oldest. If you are ever around the New Kent area and find yourself hungry for some great Mexican food stop in there! Be sure to ask for the white sauce!

We had a great time taking these pictures, the kids all had a great time running around the park even though they could not figure out how it was a park if it had no slide!

My daughter came along with us and had so much fun playing with her "best fend"!

PbySS partners with GWES!!

2009-11-06T16:09:00.001-05:00

Katie and Chris engaged

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Cassie and Josh 10.24.09

2009-10-26T15:38:00.002-04:00

This wedding was approved by all of these people!

Stephanie and Jacob 10.17.09

2009-10-26T15:17:00.002-04:00

Celebrations at the reservoir has become one of my favorite locations! I had such a wonderful time there shooting Stephanie and Jason's beautiful wedding. They flew in from Washington State to be with their families for their wedding day. Here are some of my favorites from the day!

Hannah 2010 SENIOR!!

2009-10-08T15:38:00.002-04:00

I had a great time with Hannah and her friend Katie this afternoon!They were full of laughs and smiles. Hannah took some great shots while Katie went crazy. My daughter was with us and let's just say she really liked Katie! She would not leave her alone! Well here are my faves from today, I hope you love them Hannah!

A Pretty Little Bee!

2009-10-07T13:50:00.003-04:00

Well it's October so that means it's Halloween time! My first little customed beauty was Emma aka the cutest Bumble-bee ever!! We also got a few normal pictures, she was such a pleasure! I love kids, they act so crazy and make their mommies nuts but I just love to take it all in and try to capture those sweet expressions!

Cassie and Josh * Engaged*

2009-10-07T13:43:00.002-04:00

Well this session ended up going in to two sessions due to the fact that we got out to our location and the rain started pouring down! We still took a few pictures and got some definite keepers. But we still tried again at another spot and in studio. Here are all the faves from the day! Thanks for being such good sports guys!!

Kim's Super Hot Senior Session!

2009-08-11T13:40:00.004-04:00

I'm not sure why but we decided to shoot Kim's senior portraits on the hottest day of the summer! We started with some indoor studio shots then took it outside... a few bottles of water later... we had all of these beautiful pictures, plus more! We really had a great time despite the heat. Kim is such a sweet girl and I wish her all the best for her senior year!

Christine and Barrett Enagaged

2009-08-05T17:12:00.003-04:00

I met up with Christina and Barrett to check out the venue for their 2010 wedding and I had to bring my camera for a little impromptu photo session. The Edgar Allan Poe Museum of Richmond is a beautiful spot to take pictures and just perfect for an intimate wedding. I love these shots of the two of them. They are such a sweet couple and I can't wait for their downtown wedding. I know it's going to be beautiful!

Savannah's Sneak Peak

2009-08-01T23:34:00.003-04:00

We found the a perfect new spot for portraits this morning with Savannah. She was such a pleasure, it's hard to take a bad picture f a little girl with such a beautiful face! My daughter Ella tagged along with me and they had the best time playing together in between setups. After the pictures we even stopped to get ice cream together. What a nice time! I hope her mommy and daddy love these pictures as much as I do!

The State Fair

2009-07-29T10:41:00.003-04:00

Ok, I know this is a little premature. The fair isn't for a few months, but I really want to do a shoot at the State fair, preferably a engagement shoot but a family shoot with a very fun hip family would work well too. I have some really cool ideas and I really want to do this if you are interested or know anyone who would be please shoot me an email and we can discuss it!!

~Sarah S.

Laura and John in DC 7-11-09

2009-07-13T19:37:00.003-04:00

This weekend I had the honor of shooting a beautiful DC wedding with great photographer and friend Evan Baines. Laura and John had the most beautiful wedding I have ever seen. Laura is exactly what you would imagine a true southern belle to be. She was so beautiful but more than that she was the sweetest bride ever! I am truly lucky to have been a part of their special day. It was a wedding so rich in history. The day started at the bridal suite at the The Hay-Adams Hotel. The ceremony took place across the street at Saint John's Church. The church was organized in 1815 and since that time every President of the Untied States has attended at least one service there. The reception was held at The Decatur House, which is one of the oldest standing homes in DC. When the wedding was over we took a walk around Lafayette Square. As always here are a few of my favorites from the day!

Walking in front of The White House from St. John's Cathedral also known as "The President's Church" to the reception at the Decatur House.

After the reception, at the front gate of The White House! Pretty exciting!

Just For you!

2009-07-05T21:23:00.003-04:00

Kathy and Austin 6-27-09

2009-06-29T20:48:00.003-04:00

On June 27, Kathy and Austin had a beautiful wedding. She was an absolute classic beauty in a vintage inspired dress and he smiled from ear to ear the whole day! I was so happy to be a part of their wedding. It was a family filled event the beautiful Hunton Baptist Church in Glen Allen, VA. There was this really cool old timey gas station across the street that had actually been in a couple movies. After the ceremony the bridal party and I ran across the street to grab some really cool shots in front of it. I was actually laying in the middle of the road to get a few of the shots! I wish Taylor was with me so she could have gotten a few behind the scene shots of that one! Well here are my favorites, again, there are a lot of them!!

This was the first wedding that have done where the bride and groom saw each other before the ceremony, here is Kathy hiding around a corner right before Austin saw her for the first time! It was a pretty cool moment!

Just for you Austin! This was his very special "buckeye" cake!

Caleb and Morgan 6-20-09

2009-06-21T18:52:00.002-04:00

Yesterday was a very hot but beautiful day for a wedding! Caleb and Morgan had a beautiful wedding at "Celebrations at the Reservoir". It was right on the water so there was a nice breze that would blow in every now and then! Morgan looked so beautiful in her dress, it was so unique and absolutely elegant. Caleb was one of the happiest grooms! I hope you two are having a wonderful honey moon and I can't wait to hear how happy you are with your pictures when you return! Here's a little sneak peek!

A Smiling Little Rainbow!

2009-06-11T14:39:00.002-04:00

Weds was little Peyton's first birthday so we just had to get her pictures done that day! They came by in the evening and she was just the happiest little muffin ever!! I have never had an easier time with a baby session. We shot for maybe 25 minutes and we were completely done! She was perfect! We even threw her big brother in there for a few shots of them together!

Kathy and Austin Engaged

2009-05-27T09:52:00.002-04:00

This was such a fun shoot! We were all a little tense at first but soon into the shoot we were all relaxed and laughing hysterically! Austin had a really fun time getting Kathy to laugh! We were all over downtown Richmond. I am starting to really like shooting out there. Thanks guys for putting up with me and waiting for me as I tried to hobble around keeping up with you!!

Naomi and Dave Engaged

2009-05-11T15:53:00.003-04:00

I had a wonderful time with Naomi and Dave this morning, we walked the Canal Walk in downtown Richmond, VA. It started raining soon after we got out there but we did not let it stop us! I think we got some really great shots, here are my faves from the day.

Sarah and John 5.25.09

2009-04-30T21:14:00.003-04:00

A bride, a groom, a garden and a whole lot of love! This made for a wonderful day and some beautiful pictures! I had a wonderful time with Sarah and John at The Jasmine Plantation in Providence Forge. This was the first time I had the chance to shoot at Jasmine and I was in awe with it's beauty! I have lived in the area for so long and driven past it so many times and never even knew how nice it was! Sarah and John had every little detail covered. Here are some of my favorites from the day! I had a lot of favorites!

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Dana and his Drums

2009-04-23T17:52:00.002-04:00

I have spent the past few days searching for good ideas and set-ups for pictures of a guy with his drums. Well I think I did good! I brought my set-up to Dana's house and we spent the morning getting some really awesome shots of him with his beautiful set of drums! He is a really great jazz drummer. It was pretty cool getting to listen to that while taking pictures! Here are a few of my favorites.

Rachel and Cory

2009-04-20T11:15:00.006-04:00

I shot this wedding last Saturday. I have been looking forward to it for quite awhile now! It went so well, everything was so nice. Fairmont Christian Church was just beautiful, it was so bright and inviting and the preacher did such a beautiful job. After the wedding we headed to The Clubhouse at Pebble Creek. What a great place for a reception! Here are some of my favorites from the day! ( I think I have posted more on here this time than I usually do!)

Special thanks to Elizabeth from King William Wedding Flowers, for the gorgeous flowers shown in the second picture! Believe it or not they were even prettier in person! www.kingwilliamflorist.com

This is my favorite shot from the day!

Tracy and Billy

2009-04-16T08:39:00.003-04:00

What a beautiful day for a wedding! Well the wind was a little wild but other then that it was gorgeous! It was a wonderful day to be at Maymont Park but especially nice if you were there for a wedding! tracy was so beautiful and surprisingly calm for the big day! I think everyone had a lovely time at the wedding and I know they all had tons of fun at the reception! Thank you guys for sharing your special day with me!

Thanks to Taylor for this awesome shot of tracy! Your the best assistant!

Cousins

2009-04-09T19:04:00.003-04:00

These kids gave me the workout I have been needing recently! I won't be surprised if I am sore in the morning! They really were 4 of the sweetest and cutest kids though! Here is a little collage I made up of all four of them.

It makes me happy!

2009-03-30T16:06:00.004-04:00

I got a new lens in the mail today! Nothing like something new and shiny! Sure puts a smile on my face! As soon as I took it out of the box it went straight onto the camera and we walked right outside! I managed to take a few cute pics of my kiddos! I am really impressed with this lens and I can't wait to use it Saturday at Tracy's Maymont wedding!

2009-03-21T14:28:00.002-04:00

Before I did my bridal shoot at maymont the other day I wanted to practice a little with my lighting so I took my daughter in the front yard and told her tto pose for mommy. Well I was just expecting her to smile but instead she went all out! She is the funniest kid! I had to share these!

This picture looks like she's trying to say that she is the star!

This is my absolute favorite! This is the kind of picture I will be showing all of her boyfriends one day!!

A Sharp Dressed Man!

2009-03-17T14:36:00.003-04:00

Baby Slade is so adorable! My daughter Ella is so in love with this little guy! He came for his 1 year portraits this morning dressed to kill! Such the little man! His mommy is one of my bestest friends so we had a blat takikng these! He really wanted to leave the room so we had to resort to drastic measures to keep him occupied! There was stomping, barking, yelling peek-a-boo's, and even jumping!! By the time it was over I was sweaty and my voice hurt! But... It was worth it!

A quick outfit change and we tried a little more! He was such a good sport!

A special Gift for you!

2009-03-16T16:17:00.001-04:00

Tracy at Maymot

2009-03-14T12:33:00.004-04:00

Baby Gabriel is back!

2009-03-11T21:37:00.004-04:00

He's back and cute as ever!! I'm sure you all remember baby Gabriel (click here to see), I had the pleasure to shoot his newborn portraits and today I got to do his 6 month shots. We are already thinking of what we will do for his 1 year! He was so sweet today, just full of smiles and those big blue eyes! Oh I just love him!

OK, well he wasn't smiling here but he still looks so cute!

Calling all SENIORS!!!

2009-02-21T20:42:00.004-05:00

Well, it's about that time again! Spring is almost here, that means the end of the school year, that means all of you juniors in a few short months will be SENIORS! You will rule the school! You have waited and waited for this time to come and now it is almost here! Well I really want to help you guys out and give you guys some great pictures that you will be able to share with your friends and family and also save to show your kids and even grandkids 40 years from now!

The first ten seniors that respond to this blog will receive 25 free wallets to hand out to their friends so hurry up! Just write me an email and put "senior blog" in the subject! If you want to look like an absolute rockstar instead of looking like everyone else you need to call me!

~Sarah S.

02-15-2008 Bridal Show

2009-02-15T21:31:00.004-05:00

I had the best time today at this show! The models did an outstanding job for me! Each one of you were an absolute pleasure to work with! As for all of the beautiful brides that stopped by and spoke with us, you were all wonderful too! Thanks to everyone who helped out and stopped by, you made the show!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/3285216598_4d9ecce46c.jpg

Bridal Show

2009-01-22T18:10:00.003-05:00

Just want to let everyone know about a bridal show on Sunday Feb. 15, 2009. It is going to be held at the Science Museum of VA. I am going to have a booth set up and will also be doing model portraits for the fashion show models. I will be sure to post pictures from the show after I get home!!

Check it out here
http://www.foreveryoursdreamwedding.com/bridalshow.html

Are you Mac or PC??

2009-01-21T14:33:00.000-05:00

Little Models!

2009-01-02T13:11:00.002-05:00

This was the first time I got to work with these two but boy did we have fun! They are just naturals in front of the camera. My son Gavin was there when we did this shoot and he thinks Riley is just the prettiest thing he has ever seen!

Taylor and Josh

2009-01-02T13:07:00.002-05:00

I love, love, love these two! Taylor is my next door neighbor and my wedding assistant. She is one of the sweetest people I know. Her Josh have together for quite awhile now and they wanted to do some cute and creative studio shots to give out for Christmas presents. I absolutely love how these pictures turned out!

Ready to Play?

2009-01-02T12:56:00.003-05:00

I love taking pictures for this family! Anna Marie is always so shy until I make her mom walk away, then she is ready to play! She was so excited to wear her party dress so I let her jump and dance her heart out. It was such a fun shoot!

Shannon and Cory

2008-12-31T21:48:00.002-05:00

December 20, 2008. Could there have been a better day for a wedding? This wedding was truly magical! So much love surrounded these two. the weather was cold but still beautiful. There were Christmas trees everywhere! At the end of the day I wasn't even ready to leave, it was so enjoyable! I tried some new things out this go round. New lightning techniques, and tried a few different settings on the old Cannon. I really love these pictures. I am excited to show them off on here. I will be picking my favorites to set up at a bridal show in February. I'll give you future brides a few details on that soon!

A few more Christmas shots...

2008-12-07T18:14:00.002-05:00

I found the best workout ever today. No folks it's not Richard Simmons' new "Sweatin to Hip-Hop" video. You just bring two big dogs into the studio and try to take their pictures!! Seriously, I had so much fun even if I was sweating when we were done!! They were 2 of the best dogs ever! And they were just BEAUTIFUL! See for yourself...

the funniest youtube video I have ever seen!

2008-12-07T18:08:00.001-05:00

I Love Christmas!

2008-12-05T21:05:00.004-05:00

I have been super busy lately trying to get all of my holiday sittings in! I am not going to post pics from every session as that would just take too long! But here are a few from today, I will post a few more by the end of the weekend!!

You may recognize Jordan, I have seen a lot of her these past few months. We did her senior shots and an awesome city shoot. Today she brought her sister for some great Christmas pics for their family! By the time they left I had a headache from laughing so hard! It was really a great time. Thanks girls!

Now this little muffin put up a good fight! She had zero interest in pictures, she just wanted to play with my Gavin and Ella who couldn't stay out of the studio area! Emma is 15 months and the cutest thing I've seen in a long time! I would take a pic then she would look at me, start walking away and say Bye-Bye!! She was done!! HAHAHA!! We pulled out all kinds of props to try to interest her and I think we got some really great shots. Here you go, check them out!!

She loved the sound the paper backdrop would make when she hit it!

Erica and Shane

2008-11-24T17:21:00.000-05:00

Season's Greetings!!

2008-11-19T19:37:00.008-05:00

I want to let all of my friends and blog followers know that I am going to host a holiday open house! For this weekend all sitting fees will be waived and you will have the chance to order from a special price-list complete with holiday cards! This will be the first time I am trying this and I really hope it's a success. If there is an overwhelming amount of response I may do it two weeks in a row. The dates for this special occasion are Nov. 29 and 30, 2008. Yes, the weekend after Thanksgiving! Schedule your apointment early as there are only a certain number of time slots available. Package prices starting at $25, packages complete with Christmas cards starting at $45. Call if you have any questions!

Happy Holidays!

Emma in the Woods

2008-11-02T20:36:00.005-05:00

We took beautiful little Emma into a local park to play in the woods. It was so gorgeous! The autumn leaves were so colorful and the weather was perfect! She absolutely loved it! She was running all over the place. She had the cutest little voice and she really knew how to use it! She was talking about everything! It was really a fun shoot!

~Sarah S.

Before we went off into the woods we had a little photo shoot indoors here are a few of my favorites...

The "All About ME" collection

2008-10-25T21:11:00.005-04:00

I am proud to announce my new line of portraits! The "All About Me!" collection is perfect for showing off your child's personal sense of style! The portrait can be taken as part of any studio session and ordered as an enlargement. There will be an extra charge for design time. This would be a perfect thing for a modern and up-beat christmas card! I will work on a few more to show you what I mean!! Book your session soon to get your prints in time for Christmas!!

~Sarah

Baby Gabriel

2008-10-23T16:35:00.002-04:00

Do they get any cuter than this? Seriously, this little man was beyond beautiful! Every feature in his little face was just perfect!

He even had the perfect frown!

Jordan the tour guide!

2008-10-23T15:19:00.003-04:00

Jordan had the best idea for her senior pictures, she is a city girl and wanted something to show that. So she took her mother, sister and I all around downtown Richmond to take some great shots of her. She wants to be a lawyer and I have no doubt that she will be one of the best! She is heading to the University of Richmond next year! Here are a couple of my favorites from the day!

Class of 2009

2008-10-23T14:25:00.002-04:00

Here is a look at this years batch of seniors! These are the pictures they choose for the yearbook.

~Sarah S.

Three little angels! haha!

2008-10-23T14:06:00.004-04:00

I had a blast trying to get these kids to smile all at the same time! They were going to be in a wedding that day and their mother wanted to be sure that she had some good shots of the kids all dressed up! I think she'll be happy!

Ashby, Libby and Lucy are new friends of ours. We met their family at the pool this year and their mother and I had almost an instant connection. She runs a wonderful dance school in Sandston, Tiffany's School of Dance. As soon as Ella is 3 she will be starting there and I can't wait!

~Sarah S.

October's free gift!

2008-10-13T15:00:00.004-04:00

My great friend Brandi has opened her brand new, beautiful, Salon! I was there just last week and let me tell you, it looks even better in person! You name it, she has it there! You can get your hair and nails done then go try out the brand Name Mystic Tan or the tanning bed with acne treater! She's has things there I didn't even know existed!

To celebrate the salon's opening I am giving a free gift of $100 to every bride that signs with me in October! You can use it to have whatever you want done!

Check her out at
http://www.myspace.com/theloftsalonandday

Here is a shot of one of my brides who had her hair done by Brandi...

Jessica and Daniel

2008-10-06T23:29:00.003-04:00

What a day, what a wedding! I don't think this wedding could have been any more perfect than it was. Jessica was such an amazingly beautiful bride and the love absolutely spilled out of Daniel's eyes when he looked at her. The Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens was the perfect setting this garden wedding. It was so intimate, anywhere you looked there was beauty, no big buildings, no traffic just a gorgeous old house, fragrant flowers, and huge trees. I can't wait for December when they host their Gardenfest of Lights! I will have to bring the family there for a visit!

~Sarah

Heather and Kevin

2008-09-22T12:04:00.009-04:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure to shoot Heather and Kevin's wedding reception. They had a private wedding on the beach Friday and celebrated with their friends and family on Sunday. She is one of the most creative brides I have worked with! She had such an eye for detail! I went nuts trying to capture every bit! I'm very thankful to have had the chance to work with you two, thanks so much!!

~Sarah S.

Jessica

2008-09-11T09:53:00.002-04:00

Ok, just a little teaser, I had to show just a few! OMG! She was so beautiful!! Wedding is the last week in September so look back then to see how gorgeous those pictures turn out! I have high hopes!

~Sarah

siblings

2008-08-31T08:52:00.004-04:00

I realized yesterday that it has been way too long since I have taken pictures of my babies. So I pulled out the black backdrop and some white tanks. I LOVE the results! What do you think? I sure am a luck lady to be able call these kids my own!

Mikey...

Gavin...

Ella...

This picture I thought was so funny and so true to gavin's comedic personality. I took it and gave it a "300" twist. Do you remember that movie? Well judging from this pic Gav should have had a leading role!! HAHA!!

Heather and Adam

2008-08-18T15:00:00.004-04:00

This gorgeous wedding took place in one of the most unexpected places. A beautiful vineyard set right in the middle of Ashland on Rt 1. You would never notice it driving down the road but it's there! Like a little hidden gem! This couple will no doubt stay together for all time. They were so cute together, sneaking kisses and smiling non-stop. She was the most giddy bride I have worked with yet. Her eyes sparkled like a two year old on Christmas morning when we hung her dress up to take pictures of it!

Brandi and Chuck

2008-08-18T14:48:00.003-04:00

August 2, 2008 the perfect day for a wedding! This was such a traditional storybook wedding! From the father and groom neither one seeing the bride or her dress until she was ready to walk down the aisle, down to the church bells ringing when they shared their first kiss as husband and wife. I felt so lucky to be a part of this wonderful wedding! Congratulations you two!

I have been waiting for weeks to show you all...

2008-08-03T18:43:00.003-04:00

Brandi's bridal portraits!!!! I didn't want to show these off until after her wedding, the wedding was yesterday so.... Here you go!!! I think they are so beautiful! She was such a great girl to photograph it would quite hard to take a bad picture of her! She had two large 16x20 portraits out at the wedding as well as an 8x12 and two sets off wallets for her guests. here are a few of my favorites! I will have a little sprinkle of her wedding portraits up here in a few days!!!

What a doll!!

2008-07-31T13:21:00.001-04:00

How pretty is she?

Just curious...

2008-07-28T19:33:00.002-04:00

but are they the cutest things you have ever seen or is it just me?? This is my little girl Ella and my bestest's little guy Colby! We spent Saturday at the pool and I think Ella fell in love! I just had to share!

10% off new Package Prices!

2008-07-28T09:29:00.002-04:00

I am unveiling my new packages! I have totally revamped them, new items, new prices, and super cute new names! For the next two weeks I am going to give all new brides 10% off of their package! Check them out, see what all is included! I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised with all that is included! Also keep checking on the blog, I have weddings booked this Saturday and Next Saturday and a few other sessions stuck in between them! Don't worry I will share a few pics from all of them here on the BLOG!!

WOO-HOO!!

2008-07-23T09:28:00.004-04:00

OMG! I just went national!! Laura Zerfing is the greatest! She used one of the pictures I shot for her CBS National interview! Here is the youtube video! My picture airs on the 5th second and the 28th second. I truly believe that Laura was the prettiest of the five contestants! Watch Friday morning to see if she wins!! I still have my fingers crossed!

Here is a good video link from CBS it shows all 5 contestants, Laura's section starts at the three minute mark.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4285577n

Here is the youtube video of just Laura's section!

Laura Zerfing, Our 2008 Modern Bride!

2008-07-14T19:42:00.003-04:00

You might all remember my engagement session a few weeks ago with Laura and Matt. Well Laura Zerfing has made it to the TOP FIVE in the Modern Bride of the Year contest! She will be in New York City next week appearing on the morning show on CBS! I have my fingers crossed for her! I hope she wins!

Here is the site to check out the contest.
http://www.brides.com/modernbride/modernbrideoftheyear

~Sarah

Marianne and Rob

2008-06-30T11:15:00.000-04:00

What a sweet couple, what a special day, what a beautiful location, what more can I say?! I had a great time shooting this wedding at "The Place at Innsbrook". It was a hidden gem in the middle of the city. Marianne looked so beautiful, and Rob looked completely at ease. I have no doubt they will live happily ever after!

~Sarah

Laura and Matt

2008-06-27T11:45:00.000-04:00

Who knew Maymont closed at 7:00??!! We were quite surprised when we arrived at 6:45 and realized we only had 15 minutes to shoot! We ran down to the gardens and snapped as much as we could then headed to Dogwood Dell and finished up! What a gorgeous couple! They were truly a breath of fresh air! Here are a few of my favs from the day!!

Thank you Laura and Matt for choosing me! Congrats on your engagement, I wish you both a life together filled with happiness!

~Sarah

Sarah and Brian

2008-06-25T11:25:00.000-04:00

Well it looked like the perfect day for a wedding at Royal New Kent. The sun was bright, their was a nice breeze, all that good stuff. Then they walked down the aisle...Maybe two minutes into the ceremony it started sprinkling. Not your ordinary sprinkles, they were huge sprinkles! That continued for awhile then it started to come down more. I was freaking out! There I was with my new camera, nothing to hide under, and there was no way I was walking away from the couple. After the ceremony we ran over to a nearby tent to see if it would blow over. It did, so we took advantage, did the group shots then ran to the golf carts as it was starting to rain again. As soon as we got to the club house it started pouring! I know this was not the way Sarah wanted her wedding day to go but she smiled through it all! She was an absolutely gorgeous bride! And the wedding was beautiful even with the rain!

Angie and Robert

2008-06-20T09:02:00.000-04:00

What a perfect day! I had the best day shooting Angie and Robert's maternity session in VA beach! What, a beautiful couple they are! I got to shoot with one of my very best friends assiting me. thanks Elizabeth! You did a great job! We started off at their home with some awesome black background shots, then headed to the beach. We got their right at sunset! I couldn't be any more pleased with the outcome of this shoot. I can't wait for the baby to be born so I can get some shots of him too! I know he is going to be gorgeous, look at his parents!

Friends at the park...

2008-06-17T15:12:00.000-04:00

I ran into one of my very best friends and her niece at Maymont Park on Memorial Day. it was such a beautiful day at the park I guess everyone had to go out there for a picnic! I grabbed this shot of little Emma and thought it was too precious not to show off!

~Sarah

Terry and Maya

2008-05-29T18:31:00.000-04:00

This wedding was very exciting for me. The groom was my old boss. While in high school I worked at Paramounts Kings Dominion as one of the people who bombard you for a picture as soon as you walk in the park. Terry was my boss there and always found every chance he could get to pick on me for being a goofy, boy crazy, ditzy kid. Now ten years later he found me through the powers of myspace and trusted me to do his wedding! I never knew he thought much about me so I was honored that he thought I was good enough to be his wedding photographer.

I got to use the new 40D and a new assistant! Taylor is my 19 year old next door neighbor. I just wanted her to be there to move lights, hold my folder with notes, and to do anything else I didn't have time to do. Well, she did all of that and more and even got some great shots with my old camera! She did a better job than I could have asked for. She will certainly be working for me all summer!

And let me just say I LOVE MY NEW CAMERA!!!! That thing did great! I shot at the same location two weeks prior to this wedding and my old camera pics didn't hold a candle to ones from the new one. I am very glad I went ahead and used it. Here are a few of my favorite shots so far. Sorry for the different sizes, for some reason blogger cuts off the sides of my horizontal images so until I find a fix for that I will have to make them smaller!!

Blessed

2008-05-15T14:52:00.000-04:00

Today is just one of those days. Not one of those icky bad days, one of those I feel so blessed and happy with my life and my surroundings, days. I don't think we have those days as often as we should. This month has been a whirlwind. School is coming to an end and I am swarmed with thoughts of my three babies being home with me to do all the fun things we have been waiting all winter to do. I have shot one wedding, started this years bridal shoots, shot for the entire New Kent girls softball league (the cutest girls in VA!) and I have another wedding next week, and allstar shoots coming up. This has been the busiest month ever for me and the rest of this year is going to be the same way! I have had so many people in the past few weeks come up to me and tell me that they are so glad that they have found me and that my work is outstanding. The feeling of success has been haunting me for a little while but now it is here. I feel it and it feels good! I am so proud of myself for learning the things that I have and for taking the risks that were in front of me. I truly believe it is all up hill from here. The sky is the limit! Keep checking in on me, I have a lot coming up and I thank God for that! I have been blessed!

~Sarah

Sarah at Marengo

2008-05-05T08:49:00.000-04:00

I shot Sarah's bridals Saturday at a beautiful place called Marengo here in New Kent. She was so beautiful! She is going to be breathtaking on her wedding day. Her dress was more than amazing! Here are a few of my favorites from the day!
~Sarah

softball prices

2008-04-24T10:44:00.000-04:00

For those of you that need to know!!

yummy yummy in her tummy!

2008-04-08T17:18:00.000-04:00

There is a wonderful little ice cream shop close to our house, when we were there the other day I had a great idea for a picture to put in the shop. An adorable decoration for her and free advertisement for me! A win-win situation! Well I announced on my myspace page that I needed a cute faced chubby baby to pull my idea off. I was flooded with adorable babies and Layna was the chosen one! She really had fun at the shoot. The first baby who sat there without crying once! Well here are a few of the shots! I'm not sure yet which one will go up at the shop. Which one would you pick?

Whitney and her baby bump!

2008-03-29T17:26:00.000-04:00

I had such a great time this morning with such a great girl! Poor Whitney was such a good sport! I know she was so uncomfortable but she smiled her way through it! Baby Taylor is being induced in two days so this was truly our last chance to capture this amazing beauty! I can't wait for Taylor to arrive, I am going to the hospital the day after to visit and get some shots of her, then when she is two weeks we are going to do a shoot with Taylor, Mommy and Daddy!! Don't worry, pictures will be posted!

My new toy!

2008-03-26T16:40:00.000-04:00

I just got a new toy to play with! It is making my pictures look great! I will be using it all the time now! I used it today to do some pictures of my little girl Ella and her sweet friend Chloe! They are so precious!

The Fisher Wedding

2008-03-26T16:35:00.000-04:00

What a great group of people! I loved these girls! They were all so nice! The bride and groom were so in love! What a beautiful day!

She should be on the cover of a magazine!

2008-03-26T16:33:00.000-04:00

I have known this little girl since she was in her beautiful mommy's belly and I could not be any prouder of the little lady she has grown into!

Just call me the fireman! That's my name!

2008-03-26T16:31:00.000-04:00

I had so much fun taking pictures of this little cutie at the fire station today! I brought along my little boy and snapped one of him too!

My little buddy...

My sweet son...

What an angel!

2008-03-26T16:30:00.000-04:00

She was an absolute angel!!

Senior session!

2008-03-26T16:28:00.000-04:00

This was one the funnest senior sessions ever for me! She was just the sweetest girl! Beautiful too!

Fall Family Portraits

2008-03-26T16:27:00.000-04:00

I really love the way these pictures came out! Such a sweet couple! And buddy was very photogenic!!

The Smith Wedding

2008-03-26T16:26:00.003-04:00

Such a beautiful wedding and such a wonderful couple! I was so happy to be a part of their day. It couldn't have gone any better!

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I luv Grafitti!

2008-03-26T16:26:00.001-04:00

A senior session from today. This is my younger brother. I am so in luv with the outcome of the pictures! They rock! Check em out!