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.
Amanda and Eric| Clover Forest Plantation Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographer Amanda and Eric met their Senior Year at Virginia Tech (check out the surprise dress shirt Eric revealed during their first dance) when neither of them were looking for anything serious. Turns out falling in love and moving to the other side of the […]
Rachael and Cam got married on a rainy day in Norfolk. One part downtown Norfolk. Commune and the Main. One part homegrown flowers. One part super serious sprained ankle mid-wedding on my part. And yet… it’s still pretty rad.
Being a DC Wedding Photographer always comes with its own struggles. Crowds. There are always crowds. And traffic. I wouldn’t trade it for anything though. I love it. And I love DC. Although I don’t know that I can guarantee I love it as much as Naval Aviators love Creed. (Check out the photos at […]
Ashley and Andy | DAR Constitution Hall Wedding | Creative Washington DC Photographer | DC Wedding Documentary Photography Hurricanes threats loomed.I was evacuated out of my home in Virginia Beach.My second shooter was evacuated out of her home in Myrtle Beach.And the day turned out to be beautiful and perfect and all of the rain […]
New baby. Completed Family. Same laughs.
Downtown Richmond Engagement Session | RVA Wedding Photographer | Richmond, Virginia Kiran and Nick inquired about wedding photography… and I hated having to tell them I was already booked… so when they emailed back asking about an engagement session I was stoked. Exploring Richmond is always my most favorite… and couples who laugh together are […]
Dover Hall Wedding | Manakin-Sabot, Virginia | RVA Wedding Photographer Dover Hall looks like a piece of funky Europe right in the middle of Virginia… and Kim and Richard thought it was the perfect spot to spend a weekend and say “I do”. It was hot. And bright. And beautiful. And filled with so many […]
Allie and Rob | Washington DC Engagement Session We ran around a museum. (We literally had 20 minutes before it closed.) We danced in the Rothko Room. We ran into the Alton Brown and all had fankid moments. And we walked the streets of DC a week before these two moved to NYC. P.S. The […]
