for REAL PEOPLE
portrait + Wedding photography
I'm Valerie. I'm an East-Coast based photographer who digs real moments.
I don't think professional has to mean stuffy or traditional. I believe in doing things your own way, being yourself and having some fun along the way.
I don’t even know where to begin with this one. It’s too good for it’s own good. Jeff and Paulyn know how to throw a wedding and throw a wedding right. Just about 60 people. Everything RVA-inspired. Plenty of portrait time. Enamel pins as favors. Ice cream breaks. Libby Hill Park AND Quirk Hotel. AND […]
Three events. Two Days. And just about 1,000,000 moments of happiness. Sarah and Ankur married at Castle Hill Cider in Keswick, Virginia… actually, technically, they married twice. One part Indian Wedding Ceremony… One part Western Family Ceremony… and TWO nights filled with HUGE GIANT DANCE PARTIES. I love a good dance party… and this was […]
Chelsea is a really wonderful photographer who I have had the pleasure of getting to know in the last few months… (Just in time for her to move and leave and go to the other side of the state.) She wanted this time documented. Her family’s first home. To remember the moments inside the walls […]
Brittany and Andy are high school sweethearts. (And the cutest couple on the face of the planet.) They were married on their 9th anniversary in Columbia, South Carolina along side their families and friends in Brittany’s dream pink and gold Cinderella wedding. After their “I do”s in Brittany’s family church… they partied harty at 701 Whaley […]
Guys. GUYS. These guys are the cutest. Emma is a really talented photographer in Norfolk and I’m super glad to count her among my friends. Capturing other photographers is always a little nerve-wrecking… and lifestyle sessions are always a toss up with peoples’ expectations. I believe that a true lifestyle session just follows along with […]
