It all began with a cow in the soccer field. We'll call the cow Bessie because that's a perfectly good name for a cow isn't it? One morning I'm driving towards my home and there's a country road that runs behind my kids' school. As I'm driving along, I notice a large cow munching in the soccer fields. I thought to myself, "That's something you don't see every day. Hopefully she'll find her way home." But then as I got to the end of the road, I really couldn't just leave Bessie out on the …
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Five Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding by guest blogger Ellalyne Brayman
5 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding Day Each year the expenses of weddings grow. Between the guests to invite, wedding dresses, wedding favors for the guests, food, and everything else you must decide and pick out for your wedding day – some brides might find themselves blowing through their budget in a matter of months. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. There’s a new trend that’s sweeping the bridal community. DIY weddings and budget weddings are the new ‘it’ type of …
The half eaten cookie, and other lessons: Virginia Wedding Photographer
Usually most Sundays I make chocolate chip cookies. The kids love it and let's face it, warm chocolate cookies with milk are simply delicious. It's become a tradition so much so that if I'm not feeling like making chocolate chip cookies, the kids really give me a hard time and so I always relent. Last night before I went to bed, I turned off the kitchen light and what do you know? Sitting on the cookie rack was this one chocolate chip cookie with a bite taken out of it. There are a few …
Let’s talk about flowers: Virginia Wedding Photographer
I have been wanting to do a flower post for so long and now that floral shops are in full design mode with the upcoming wedding season, I thought it would be good to highlight some aspects of how flowers will affect your wedding day photography. I hate to make it sound so serious but to me it really is a serious matter. Flowers have the power to make or brake your wedding images. They can either set the tone for a wonderful day, or they can completely dash all joy to pieces if they are …
Holly & Jake Married: D.C. Wedding Photographer, Virginia Wedding Photographer
Holly and Jake are two of the sweetest people ever. They come from terrific families and I feel blessed to have known Holly personally and to see her arrive at this point in time where she is now married to such a great guy makes me feel like the stuff in the storybooks that I grew up with really is true. I am so happy for her and Jake and I just know that their future together is solid. Enjoy some of the highlights from their wedding at the D.C. Temple as well as a bridal shoot we did a …