Mr and Mrs Chenard: Our Wedding at The Hermitage Museum and Gardens

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Cory and I sat on our back porch, only twenty-four hours after our wedding day, each with a craft beer in hand. We sat in the two chairs, that happened to be my very first Christmas gift that I got him. We watched the sun shine through our trees and we talked about our wedding day and the beginning of … Read More

Friday Recap: Our Wedding Week

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Our Wedding Day is just a week away, TOMORROW! In honor of that I am writing this blog post to 1- take a trip down memory lane at this past year since being engaged to Cory and 2- to let you know that after today I will be enjoying time with Cory, our friends and family when they come into … Read More

Jess and Tony Lifestyle Maternity: Virginia Beach

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Jess and Tony invited me into their home of two dogs, shelves of pictures of their family dating back to their great grandparents and a newly decorated nursery filled with Tony’s favorite childhood character, Poky Puppy, for their maternity portraits. I love photographing in home portraits. They are intimate and a wonderful way to incorporate your fur babies without having to … Read More

Grande Ritz Palm Wedding: Duck, North Carolina

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Alyssa and Peter were married at the Grande Ritz Palm in Duck, North Carolina among all of their closest family and friends. I always love traveling to the Outer Banks, and there is no better reason than to photograph a beautiful wedding day. We spent the afternoon photographing the moments of them getting ready, holding out hope that we would … Read More

Two Weeks Before Our Wedding Day: Thoughts from me as a Bride

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First of all, where did the time go? Cory and I were talking the other evening and we both feel as if we have been talking about getting married and planning the actual wedding day for what feels like forever, and now it is almost here! It is only two weeks and two days away to be exact! I wonder … Read More

Alpha Xi Delta Graduates: Old Dominion University

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What involves champagne, best friends, confetti, sorority sisters, a puppy and even a few girls’ boyfriends? Well that is graduation portraits of course! Years ago, I graduated from Old Dominion University and I became an alumni of Alpha Xi Delta, a sorority on campus, as well! It is always fun this time of year to get to go back to … Read More