What a beautiful wedding Kara and Aaron had out at Mariner’s Landing located at Smith Mountain Lake.

The weather was near perfect for an outdoor wedding at this time of year.

They had some really neat touches at the wedding such as having bees on their cake. After all, Aaron is an entomologist, so that was very fitting.

The classic 1930’s boat was also a great surprise and a perfect spot to capture some photos that the couple can use to send out as a “thank you” to all of their guests.

Weddings are made in the details, and the addition of glow-sticks to end the night was the perfect touch.

Thank you both for being just wonderful to work with, and I hope you enjoy some of my favorite images from your wedding day.

Enjoy!

I recently had the pleasure of shooting some headshots for Claire Wittman. Claire is the daughter of Jeff and Loretta Wittman, who I met years ago through my involvement with acting at the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center.  Jeff is the Professor of Theatre at Lynchburg College and Loretta is the Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Sweet Briar. They both are also very involved at the Academy of Fine Arts as well. Naturally, Claire  has been active in the arts all of the her life and needed some new photos to send off to potential colleges next year and I was all too happy to help. I think they turned out wonderful and wish Claire all the best as she begins this new “stage” (haha – pun intended) of life!

Stone Blue has had a few busy months, which have been full of weddings every weekend.

A few weekends ago we had weddings both in Northern VA and also in Lynchburg.

It makes for a busy weekend, but with two crews taking care of clients we can handle the biggest of jobs.

While I was working in Northern VA, Stone Blue’s videographer, Joel, and associate photographer, Meridith, were working with Rachel & Hans at the beautiful West Manor.

I meet Rachel a few years ago while on the set of the film Pilgrim’s Progress, so it was great getting to work with her again.

Having already finished up their engagement and bridal images a few months ago, we only had the wedding images left to capture.

Meridith did a wonderful job photographing their day, and we are happy to have her as a part of the Stone Blue team.

Also make sure to check out Joel’s wedding trailer from the couple’s day … it is stunning.

Thank you both for trusting us with such a special day. It has been our pleasure to take care of you and your family.

Enjoy!

No, I am not talking a senior citizen with a cane but rather the kind getting ready to graduate from high school.

I meet up with Chris last week to capture some photos for this soon to be graduate.

Chris will not only be graduating from high school, but he will also receive his two year degree from CVCC. Not too bad for a kid that will not even be 18 on his graduation day.

Keep up the great work Chris, and thanks for a great session.

Enjoy your photos!

Dayna & Patrick came back to the ‘Burg a few months ago so we could capture their engagement images.

You might remember their cool proposal story involving Jim Henson’s Muppets. That’s right … Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy.

If you missed their story here is the link to catch yourself up to speed on their unique proposal.

We traveled up to Leesburg, VA to capture Dayna and Patrick’s big day.

They got married in a quaint little church, and their reception was held at a neat restaurant in the downtown area called Lightfoot.

We had a great time working with this super relaxed group. It was a stress free day full of love and celebration.

I loved the vintage inspired bridal gown and bouquet … such a cool look.

Special thanks also goes out to my talented second shooter, Jonah Guelzo, who also happens to be my youngest brother. He captured some great shots from the day and spotted the way cool red tractor.

I am blessed to be surrounded by talented individuals and also have them be a part of my family.

Dayna and Patrick, enjoy some of my favorite images from your wedding day, and may the Lord bless you both on your journey together as a married couple. Thank you for bringing us along for your ride.

You might remember this bride, Courtney Abbott, from her bridal session that we did a few months back. If you missed it, here is the link to check out her beautiful images.

Ed and Courtney were just an awesome couple to work with.

Their wedding was held at the Old Pate Chapel, and the reception followed at the Parlor Ballroom in downtown Lynchburg.

I think the word “beautiful” sums up the day pretty well for me.

Enjoy some of my favorites images from my day with the now Mr & Mrs. DiBrango Jr.

Also make sure to check out the groom’s custom made bird cage for all the wedding gift cards. He did a great job with it, and I thought it was a special touch on their wedding day.

Thanks for the honor of choosing Stone Blue to serve you and your family on such a memorable day.

May the Lord bless you both!

I headed up to Blacksburg to the campus of VA Tech for my session with Kara & Aaron.

We spent most of our time at a beautiful little garden area on the campus where Kara and Aaron had met each other for the first time. It was a great little spot full of neat areas to photograph.

It was a great session, and I learned a little about Aaron’s work in the Entomology field at Tech and also about his love for Gopeds.

I’m glad we could all catch up to make this day happen.

Enjoy your images, and I will see you in a few weeks for the big day.