We met Hannah and Toufic during the wedding of Jamilah and Wissam (you can view their wedding here) a little while ago and were thrilled to hear from Windy Jennings at Weddings by Windy that we’d be returning to photograph that lovely group of friends and family.  We started the day getting ready with Hannah at the Hotel Sierra in Short Pump. Toufic and friends waited for the day at home,preparing for the trip to  St. Mary’s Catholic Church for the first of two ceremonies.  From there, we travelled to The Mill at Fine Creek for the second ceremony and the evening reception.  As usual, Lisa, Colleen, and staff did a wonderful job .  And we’d love to introduce the folks over at Blue Steel Lighting and Design for the fantastic lighting backdrop.  Enjoy!

And now we start the big fall catch up on weddings.  There are, at last count, 12 weddings just dying to make it to this blog.  So, without further ado…let’s go.  Angela, at Angela’s Elegant Events, asked us if we could kindly pop Morgan and Steve up here and we were happy to oblige her.   Hopefully these images will show why.

With Lindsay’s time at the University of Virginia and our mutual love of the mountains (and wineries!), weddings in Charlottesville always make us happy.  So, a ceremony at the UVA chapel and a reception at the Veritas Vineyards gave us the perfect match.  Morgan and Steve, along with their friends and family, certainly didn’t disappoint either.  From a touching, emotional ceremony to a rockin’ reception complete with multiple creme pies to multiple faces (Phi Gamma Delta tradition, no doubt), the evening ended with sparklers and a bang.  Enjoy!

Having photographed her sister’s wedding a few years back, we were delighted to get a call from Erin.  We had such a great time at Rachel’s wedding and looked forward to the same warmth and joy that the Glazers had put on display before.  Getting to know Joe and his family was an added bonus, as they brought an equal amount of both and a good dose of humor as well.  The ceremony and reception used the Westin’s great interiors and well designed courtyard.  A little rain pushed it’s way past quickly and there was no delay to any of the events, just a little nervous laughter as the chuppah was taken down then reassembled quickly as the late afternoon shower rolled through.  In all, the event went off without a hitch.  Thank you to the always wonderful Arik Cullen and staff of the Westin, coordinator Colleen Cook of CCS Events, and all the guests and families that shared the evening with us.  Enjoy.

Allie and Justin were married at the beautiful Historic Mankin Mansion just this past month.  These are two of the most fun and animated people I’ve had the pleasure to photograph.  Between the wonderful backdrop of the Mankin and their expressive, fun, personalities it was a great experience as a photographer.  Truly, it was difficult to find a bad moment as I documented their wedding day.  Thank you to the Stoneman and O’Neale families for the lovely occasion and for making us a part of it.  Also, a big thanks to Bill Holland of Holland Photo Arts, who stepped in quite ably to fill in for Lindsay while she recovers from the birth of our second daughter (check us out on Facebook for pictures of our tiny Vivian).  Enjoy!

We joined Catherine and Andrew at Monument Avenue Baptist Church on a beautiful late-spring Saturday.  It has been a while since we’d been there so we were excited to learn we’d be photographing the ceremony in the cute little chapel on the other side of the building from the iconic sanctuary.  We’d met the couple through Celeste and Bobby (their fun-filled adventure can be found here) so we knew, with all the shared friends, that we were in for a fun party following the lovely ceremony.  There was no disappointment and the Lewis-Ginter Botanical Gardens weren’t so quiet that evening.  Our good friend Meghan McSweeney stepped in to help as Lindsay continues on towards the due date of baby #2.  Thank you to the Fletcher and Sledd families for treating us like family for the day and we’re thrilled that you’re loving the images.  Everyone else, enjoy!

It wasn’t too long ago that Ashley, Paul and I were having a lovely time on the University of Richmond campus and adventures in Wafflehousing (my term, just made it up) during their engagement session.  They were such great sports and a joy to work with, so I knew the wedding day would be easy fun.  From their first meeting at the Jefferson Hotel we headed back to campus for a beautiful ceremony at Cannon Chapel.  Now Mr. and Mrs., it was on to the Empire Room (one of my favorites in Richmond) for the reception, nimbly handled by Eric Cunningham from Choice Entertainment.  This is also the start of a series of guest photographers, good and talented friends, who have graciously stepped in to shoot with me while Lindsay recovers from the birth of our second daughter.  This week our dear friend Meghan McSweeney Thank you to the Yates and Gunther families for your hospitality and we wish you all the best.  Enjoy!

For those of you playing at home, you may remember Carolyn and Josh from last summer (engagement session here).  The two UR grads came back to campus for a lovely ceremony at Cannon Chapel, then off to the Westhampton campus of the Country Club of Virginia.  It was quite the elegant affair, with a twist or two.  It seems we had quite the collection of dancers among the family friends.  Bill Gilliam from Choice Entertainment (product placement alert) had no problem keeping the party going.  Thank you to the Crandalls and the Holmans.  It was a pleasure to spend the evening with you.  Enjoy!

A beautiful April morning in Richmond greeted us as we headed out to meet Christy and Travis at the Wyndham Virginia Crossings for a little getting ready time.  Having already spent a little time with them on their engagement session (and my first live rendition of the “happy dance” from the TV show “Psych”), I knew everyone would be smiling, laughing, and generally being their happy selves.  Then it was on to St. Michael’s Catholic Church in the West End for a wonderful ceremony.  After a little runabout in Innsbrook we settled in at the Wyndham Virginia Crossings for the evening.  Thank you to the Marr and Gray families for making us a part of the family for an evening.  Enjoy!

Sarah and Tim were married on a beautiful Richmond afternoon in March.  After a cloudy engagement session and a rainy bridal session (indoors, thankfully), who’d have guessed we’d hit the jackpot with a warm and sunny spring day?  Well, no one was complaining, for sure.  The day started at the Salisbury Presbyterian Church for the ceremony and then we moved on to the delightful Willow Oaks Country Club.  Thank you to the Reyes and Young families for being so easy to work with and to all the family and guests for providing us with a great environment to capture moments for Sarah and Tim.  Also, stay tuned to the humanstoryfilms.com blog for the wonderful video work of Bill Gaff and his staff.  Thank you and we’ll see you again soon!

During our consult with Jessica and Phillip, the one thing Jess said was “All I ask is that it doesn’t snow!”.  Well…umm…guess what?  The winter of the decade decided to visit Richmond just in time for the wedding day.  But these two were amazing, taking it all in stride, and assisted by very brave, loving friends and family.  Thanks to Will Rollins for keeping the dance floor full and fun and to Colleen Cook with C.C.’s Creative and Unique Events for an amazing job on such a crazy, snowy evening.  Enjoy the images and thank you to the Boyd and Glaeser families for inviting us to be a part of your family once again.

Update to this post:  Just today Jessica sent me a message that confirmed why we love our life as wedding photographers.  You can’t imagine the joy we get when we know that our couple and their families are thrilled.  Let me share it with you:

“…, to you and Lindsay, I cannot thank you both enough.  The pictures are absolutely stunning and you guys were such troopers to make it to us in our blizzard.  I always hoped that I would look like that on my wedding day and in pictures.  You guys captured that day perfectly!  I cannot gush enough 🙂  And I honestly look at them three to four times a day…”

Who says Mondays have to be depressing?