{"id":4928,"date":"2014-01-10T21:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/dmpblog\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2014-01-15T19:32:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T19:32:44","slug":"one-of-the-best-in-virginia-2013-virginia-living-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/one-of-the-best-in-virginia-2013-virginia-living-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Best in Virginia 2013 &#8211; Virginia Living Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second year in a row, we&#8217;ve had the honor of being selected one of the best photography studios in the state of Virginia, by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginialiving.com\/\">Virginia Living Magazine<\/a>. To our couples, their families, and all the wonderful colleagues who sing our praises and send us wonderful client after wonderful client; thank you. \u00a0It&#8217;s because of you that we are able to do what we love each and every year.<\/p>\n<p>And, in the spirit of the win, we thought we&#8217;d share a 2013 retrospective. \u00a0These are just glimpses in to many of our weddings from throughout the year, a peek in to so many beautiful ceremonies, stunning venues, and happy families. \u00a0We&#8217;ll let Pinterest and all wedding blogs take cake and flower pics&#8230;this slideshow is all about the authentic moments. \u00a0If you know us then that shouldn&#8217;t surprise you \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n[gallery\u00a0royalslider=&#8221;1&#8243;\u00a0ids=&#8221;5072,5073,5074,5075,5076,5077,5078,5079,5080,5081,5082,5083,5084,5085,5086,5087,5088,5089,5090,5091,5092,5093,5094,5095,5096,5097,5098,5099,5100,5101,5102,5103,5104,5105,5106,5107,5108,5109,5110,5111,5112,5113,5114,5115,5116,5117,5118,5119,5120,5121,5122,5123,5124,5125,5126,5127,5128,5129,5130,5131,5132,5133,5134,5135,5136,5137,5138,5139,5140,5141,5142,5143,5144,5145,5146,5147,5148,5149,5150,5151,5152,5153,5154,5155,5156,5157,5158,5159,5160,5161,5162,5163,5164,5165,5166&#8243;]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*A list, in no reasonable order whatsoever, of the venues you&#8217;ll see throughout the slideshow: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffersonhotel.com\">The Jefferson Hotel<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thejohnmarshallballrooms.com\">The John Marshall Ballrooms<\/a>, <a href=\"www.vmfa.state.va.us\">The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,<\/a> <a href=\"www.historicmankinmansion.com\/?\">Historic Mankin Mansion<\/a>, <a href=\"www.boarsheadinn.com\/\">The Boars Head Inn<\/a>, <a href=\"boathouserva.com\/?\">The Gardens at Sunday Park<\/a>, <a href=\"boathouserva.com\">\u00a0The Boathouse at Rockett&#8217;s Landing<\/a>, <a href=\"www.theccv.org\/?\">The Country Club of Virginia<\/a>, <a href=\"www.virginiaarchitecture.org\/?\">The Virginia Center for Architecture<\/a>, <a href=\"www.rawlingsconservatory.org\/\">The Rawlins Conservatory &#8211; 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