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.
What’s better than California light, palm trees, and the spot where John proposed to Bridget for their engagement photos? I can’t think of anything.
I love Baltimore. I probably love it too much for someone who has never lived there. I would 100,000% move there. Sam and David are having a Baltimore Museum of Art wedding this fall and I am STOKED about it. They are the most fun and the cutest and are both insanely smart and I […]
Hannah and Travis | Washington DC Wedding Photographer | District Wharf Engagement Session I love DC. I love going to concerts at the Anthem. I love the wharf. I love shooting DC engagement sessions. AND I love clients who laugh together.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
