Donna Hughes is a talented and lovely bluegrass artist that hails from Trinity, N.C.  She’s written for and played with musicians across the country including Alison Krauss, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Tony Rice.  I had the privilege to see her play a very cool, very intimate show at The Mad Hatter in Farmville, VA.  What was an impromptu image that I took of her as she played turned in to a great call from Rounder Records to provide her still photography for the upcoming album.  We toured the city and the river a bit, had a great time, and can’t wait to get my copy of the new album.  Enjoy!

Sean and Folayan had a wonderful fall wedding in Richmond, traveling down from New York and New Jersey to share their day with friends and family from across the state and the country.   First at St. Paul’s in the Southside of Richmond and then on to the historic Main Street Station, the happy couple were so obviously surrounded by people  who loved them and enjoyed spending the evening in their company.  We were honored to be a part of their day, as well.  Enjoy!

Ever since we met Celeste (thank you, Liz!), we have been looking forward to their wedding day.  She and Bobby have been so fun to work with and their families have been so involved and appreciative that it we felt like part of the family from day one.  Their wedding was at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, followed by a beautiful Willow Oaks Country Club reception.  Everyone had a blast, like there was any question about that happening…Enjoy!

For the entire slideshow (as there was no way we could fit all the fantastic moments in one blog post), please visit here: White-Grissom Slideshow

Christina and Brent were married in the beautiful Japanese Gardens of Maymont Park of Richmond, VA.  Guests and family flew in from around the world to share in their wedding day celebration.  We were certainly honored to be a part of the day and know (if we were only judging from their smiles!) they had a blast.  Thanks to them both, and their family and friends.  Enjoy!

Caitlin and Kevin chose St. Patrick’s Catholic Church for the ceremony and would couldn’t have been more pleased.  While we’d had the opportunity to photograph inside the more famous St. John’s across the street in Church Hill, we had no idea what a little gem this place would be.  Their beautiful ceremony and fun little portrait session in the surrounding streets of the neighborhood led us on to the Willow Oaks Country Club for the reception.  Having gotten to know these two along with many of their friends from the Cloak-Cole wedding a few years back (see Kristan and Travis a few posts down for an update on their happy status), we had no doubt as to how fun this party would be.  Enjoy!

The Wren family was nice enough to have us join Carly for her big event this September.  She did a stellar job with her readings and speech, as we expected from such a graceful and intelligent young woman.  Family and friends then moved on to the Jefferson Lakeside country club for their reception, full of dancing, games, and Carly’s very funny friends.  Enjoy!

Part 2 in our year with Jennifer, Gauri, and their beautiful son Riyaan.  I love to see the joy in new parents’ faces as their child moves through these precious early months.  See if you can pick out a theme or two from his newborn session.  Enjoy!

Thank you to Bill and Juliet for making us a part of the family for a brief time.  It was just enough time to know that he’s a dream subject.  Besides being charming and handsome…he slept on command, sported a dashing wardrobe, and was kind enough to allow his parents in on the fun.  Enjoy!

…a baby to be named later 🙂

Thanks, you two.  We can’t wait to get the good news!