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.
Kathleen and Brett: Married | Kilmarnock Wedding Photographer | Virginia Northern Neck Wedding When your family’s home looks like this… you definitely get married there. Kathleen and Brett imported all of their friends from their lives in New York City to the Northern Neck of Virginia for their wedding. There were oysters and freestanding cathedral […]
Mariya and Ronny: Engaged | RVA Engagement Session | Creative RVA Wedding Photographer Things I love about my clients: I always feel like I’ve known them forever. They’re always super easy to get along with and laid back and the most fun. Mariya and Ronny are no exception to that rule. I had the most […]
Kayla and Christian: Married | Creative Richmond Wedding Photographer | RVA Wedding Photographer Kayla and Christian know how to wedding. They designer their own invitations… got married in a super historic church… invited a small group of their most loved family and friends… and only did what they wanted to. And they rode to their […]
Will and Kara: Married | District Winery Photographer | Creative DC Wedding Photographer Kara and Will got married during the cherry blossom festival in DC. Scratch that… not just during it. On it. All up in it. They got married the day of the parade. Initially, we had made plans to head down to the […]
Cheryl and John | Pop-up DC Elopement at the National Gallery of Art | DC Elopement Photographer Cheryl and John just so happened to run into all of their closest friends and family browsing the National Gallery of Art… all at the same time. And they happened to be dressed up. And she happened to […]
Jen and Phil: Engaged | Richmond Engagement Session | Creative Richmond Wedding Photographer I love the canal walk in Richmond. I could shoot every session there and be a happy lady. There are so many little spots. And every session can look so different depending on the light and the couple and I’m obsessed. Let’s […]
Amber and Max: Married | Maridor Wedding Photographer | Creative Roanoke Wedding Photographer Amber and Max said I do on a day full of laughter and so much love… and also a lot of drizzling rain and a whole lot of cold. A little rain didn’t stop them from saying their “I do”s outside… and […]
About this time time last year, it was freezing. I will not complain at all about this 60 degree weather we’re having. As a matter of fact, I spent most of today outside. And I will celebrate the crap out of perfect weather. BUT last year. Last year it was cold. Insanely cold. And these […]
