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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sam and Anthony | Washington DC New Years Wedding | Classsic DC wedding photographer New Years is already fun enough. Add the most fun couple and a first look where it started to snow and it makes for the best new years celebration. VENDOR LOVE WEDDING PLANNING CONSULTATION | LIZ AND CLAIRE | CLAIRE […]
