Veronica, Penelope and Shawn

Here is Baby Veronica and her loving parents photographed when she was 17 days old! How thrilled was I to take their first family pictures? I was very honored to photograph this special time in the lives of Veronica, Penelope and Shawn. Their little girl is a pro at modeling already! I love doing photo shoots of babies because they are 100% themselves in front of the camera. Here are several images of the beautiful Veronica...

Grandma Joyous

I spent the last week in Florida, spending 3 days in Tampa and 2 days in Melbourne, which seemed like no time at all after the days flew by. I did manage to take a couple pictures of my grandmother with my brother Derrick. As those in the family already know, Grandma Joyous is an incredible woman, independent, intelligent and intuitive. She also raised nine children! One morning, I asked to see pictures of when my mother and her siblings were young. I spent over an hour poring through them and was lucky to hear some stories behind the photos from Grandma. The bottom photo is of orchids that Aunt Dawn grew. I wanted to take photos of Dawn, George, Brittany, Kevin, Joyce, and Curtis as well, but the timing was all too brief... Hope the family enjoys the photos here!

Jack & Mary Ashley's Wedding

Kenny, one of my best friends from college, invited me to the wedding of his 4C friend, Jack. 4C is a group of friends hailing from JMU and if I know anything to be certain in this world, it's that in 40 years or more time these friends will still be hanging out and causing a ruckus. Jack was the first of the 4Cers to be wed and I felt honored to be included in their special day. The ceremony took place in a lovely Episcopalian church in the Charlottesville area and the reception was held on the farm Mabby's family owns. The land was absolutely stunning and made a perfect backdrop to celebrate the love between Jack and Mabby. Here are some photos from their day: