Elopements, Wedding Photography, and Engagement Photo Gallery

Who we serve

Are you in love? Great! That is all that is required.

Love is love, each couple is special and unique, and we like it that way!
Regardless of if you live here locally, or if you will be coming from out of town – We couldn’t be happier to celebrate your commitment to each other and document the very first day of that journey.

Elopements

There are a lot of reasons that people choose to elope, but our favorite thing about photographing elopements is being able to create your catalogue of images using the full extent of our craft! These sessions allow us to provide work that could never be crammed in between speeches and cake-cutting. A traditional wedding has its own valuable qualities… but if you are considering an elopement, then you probably know what I mean!

Planning an elopement is fun and can incorporate a lot of your personalities, shared lifestyles, and hobbies with endless options for breathtaking backdrops and engaging settings. Dedicating the time to focus on each other will show the camera how special your love is, and you will be rewarded with photographs that burst from the page with emotion and beauty for decades to come.

Each elopement plan starts with an in-depth consultation. Together, we figure out what locations fit the two of you, what activities you want to do, how you want to enjoy your images, and what details are unique to you as a couple. We handle the logistics in advance so that once the day arrives and I pick up the camera, you can just focus on each other.  If you will have guests for all or part of your elopement, or if you have children or a family to include, we can make sure they are incorporated with care. Any transportation, props/outfit changes, permits/entry fees, reservations, etc. will be addressed based on these consultations and managed by our team so that you are able to live in the moment.

Our mission is to provide you with stunning images, a seamless experience, and an adventure that you can share together for the rest of your lives.

Traditional Wedding Coverage

Marriage proposals and weddings are wonderful new beginnings in relationships, and they show your friends and family how important your commitment is.

Every bride has a vision for their perfect wedding. Whether it be casual or formal, each wedding is unique. We are committed to telling your love story through beautiful images of your special day. From the bridal party getting ready to your ceremony and reception, to family portraits to cake cutting, our wedding photography can cover it all!

We have photographed weddings all over Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Sandbridge. Venues can include Norfolk Botanical Gardens, The Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Water Table, The Lesner Inn, The Westin at Town Center, Tabernacle United Methodist in Sandbridge, beach houses in Sandbridge, and more.

Engagement Photography

An Engagement Photography Session is a great way to document your relationship in the excitement of the moment. These images can be used for announcements, wedding invitations or websites, and can be a wonderful way to get comfortable together in front of the camera so that you are confident on your wedding day (especially if you have not had portraits done together before.) The best locations can include where you met, where you frequent, or any special place that is important to your story.

Elopement and Wedding Coverage packages include an engagement session! The best thing about these sessions is getting to work with your photographer BEFORE your big day. This allows you to get to know your photographer before they join you for every intimate moment of your wedding day, it gives us the opportunity to learn more about how you want to be photographed and tune into your individuality and overall builds the trust and comfort you deserve to feel from the first moment of your big day.

Why do we INSIST on printing your images for you?

The archival permanence of physical prints needs to be strongly considered. This may sound counter intuitive to current thought, but beautifully created photographs are safest when they are in your hands instead of on a computer, flash drive, or your current cell phone. Because:

1. Thousands of images, in dozens of folders, stored across various machines and cloud platforms, makes losing digital files a hard reality. Technology will change and you will need to update the formats of your existing files in the future, too. We are dedicated to physical images because digital images are easily lost, buried, corrupted or outdated.
2. Over the last decade – as digital formats have become an industry norm – we find that a large majority of people never get around to printing their files. Life is busy and printing them seems to land on an everlasting to-do list. If you do get around to printing them, you face another unfortunate reality with a digital-only product: The issue being that print quality matters. It matters a lot. You can take the same file we printed beautifully for you and if you print it at home, send it to a pharmacy photo kiosk, or get inexpensive printing done online you are likely to find that your image is too red or green, too dark, too washed out, cropped incorrectly, pixelated, or they might fade faster than they should… and it’s a real shame. We only use professional print labs with top-of-the-line papers, substrates, inks, coatings, and color management technologies. This commitment to quality ensures your images show with museum-level excellence and last the test of time.

A beautiful portrait can be small or large; The importance is that it exists in this realm- in a real, physical, concrete format that can be experienced over time.

Have you had portraits of past generations given to you? It is a part of who you are and the legacy of your family generation to generation. It is also about the heartwarming memories you have shared together. The portraits you create with our studio will be the keepsakes you look at over the years and perhaps hand down to your children and their children. 

How will you keep and view these professional Portraits? We are a studio that is based on the creation and production of beautiful images.  It is a complete piece of art.  There are many steps to the process.  We take great care to handle each part of the process to give you the best quality.  We want you wowed when you hold the final creations in your hands!

Pricing

Elopement Packages offer Half-Day, Full-Day, and Multi-Day options starting at $4,000
* Packages include digital files and a luxury album with optional local engagement session.

Elopement Shorts start at $2,000
*Shorts are paid on an hourly basis, are only available locally, and include digital files with a complete set of prints in a beautiful keepsake box.

Destination Elopement Packages are always available; however they require customized pricing. Call for more information!

Traditional Wedding Coverage starts at $2,500
*Includes digital files with a complete set of prints in a beautiful keepsake box with optional local engagement session.

Engagement Sessions offer an a la carte option with a session fee of $125 per hour of photography, locally.
*Inquire for additional print, painting, and digital pricing or for destination location pricing.

Packages are designed to cover the bases, but prints, albums, paintings, and photo gifts are always available to add on an a la carte basis. Request Booking Now Request Booking Now