November Recap | Premiere Senior Photography | Chatham, Virginia

This past month has seriously flown by...way too fast! Christmas is just around the corner! We're wrapping up Thanksgiving get-togethers, eating leftovers, and pulling out the Christmas decorations. Where did this month go?! November wasn't quite as insanely booked as last month, thank goodness, but I did get to photograph some awesome seniors! There were a few other sessions too:) Here are some favorites from the month:

My seniors were gorgeous as always:) Morgan's shoot was downtown and I just love how this wind-blown one turned out!

Chelsi's senior session was full of the beautiful fall colors.

Peyton knew what she was doing when she paired the stripes with the quilted vest! Such a great fall fashion statement! I love the boots and the socks as well:)

As I stated earlier, I got to shoot more than just seniors this month:) Lindsay's teen style session included lots of dance! I love the movement in this photo:

Eric and Dulce are like seriously the world's most attractive couple...we had such a great time shooting their engagement portraits despite all the wind!

The Seays will be welcoming their little bundle after Christmas!

Faith and her boys make such a beautiful family. They were troopers for their chilly session.

Rae Anne & Kavon booked me again...this time for their engagement photos! And this time, there was a new addition to their family! Meet Jade, their beautiful pit:)

Lots of gorgeousness in this post! I am blessed to have such amazing clients! Thanks for making November memorable:)

If you're looking to book a session, I'm already booking 2015! So don't wait!

-Megan

JT & Mallory | Engaged | Chatham, Virginia Photographer

So I'm finally getting to blog this session from the end of November...and it was quite a fabulous session! I love so many of their photos!

To tell you a little about JT and Mallory, they met back in high school. Mallory currently attends Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina as a communications major, minor in PR and journalism. JT works for Scearce Construction. Their wedding is set for May 3, 2014!

LOVE this one...

Their ornament decor was the perfect addition to their session! LOVE this shot!

They're so photogenic...I love both the color and B&W of this one:)

And of course we had to include their doggie, Maddy!

And yall know I had to have some sunflare fun:)

LOVE LOVE LOVE the emotion in these...

AND these!

Congrats you two on your engagement! Thanks so much for choosing us to do your photos! Yall are such a fun couple! We wish you both the best in your future life together!

To get started planning your engagement session, just use the Contact tab at the top of the page!

-Megan

Katelyn & Shawn | Engaged | Chatham, Virginia Photographer

Katelyn and Shawn have been patiently waiting on their blog while I worked out my technical issues:) They were a super fun couple to work with and we had an absolute blast on their session.  Once again, I had a really hard time narrowing down which ones to put on the blog!

Katelyn and Shawn met at college. He proposed to her earlier this year on her 21st birthday...as if that wasn't an awesome birthday present--get this...he proposed in helicopter over the ocean! How awesome is that?!

Love this dress...

Aren't they a gorgeous couple!

And check out that ring!!!

These outfits were so vintage...LOVE LOVE LOVE...

Every girl should own a red pair of heels...Love this pose:)

Ok, so I told Katelyn to strike a pose...then surprised Shawn by asking him to do the same pose. HAHA! I explained that I would blog them side by side. This was the first one...

Here was the 2nd...I let Shawn go first:) Katelyn is toooo hilarious!

So, by the 3rd pose...Katelyn got smart. She decided to do a more difficult pose that she knew would be funny coming from Shawn!

These 2 were made for each other...so much fun. They have to order this one;)

I could keep going on...but I have other sessions to catch up on. We'll end with more gorgeousness...

Thanks so much Katelyn and Shawn for booking your engagement session with us! We hope you love them:)

-MB

The Burkholders | Anniversary Session | Chatham, Virginia Photographer

Meet the Burkholders. They have been married a little over a year...and never had Engagement photos taken! It's never too late people! We love meeting new people, and these two are quite the couple. They endured the cold and the wind yesterday to get their session done! The sun was behind the clouds for most of the session, but decided to peek out a few times. We took advantage of those moments and got some great shots! I'm so jealous of Dianna's hair...all that wind and it still looked perfect! Definitely a plus for photo sessions:)

Here are a few of my favorites so far:)

There was lots of snuggling...which was totally fine with them, since it was so chilly!

Sandy didn't quite get all of the foliage:)

I saw her car, and just had to do a shot with it!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this one:) See the heart?

Check out those boots;)

Dianna has the best smile! Brenden's isn't too bad either;)

Sigh. I tell ya...this would have to be huge on my wall!! Thank you sun for peeking out!

Brenden and Dianna...we hope you love your photos! Thanks so much for asking us to do them, and for being such troopers to get them done!

It's never too late for engagement photos...or any type of photos! To get started planning your session, use the contact tab at the top of the page!

- MB

Hannah & Zach | Engaged | Chatham, Virginia Photographer

Remember one of my recent seniors, the lovely Hannah? Well she's engaged! I couldn't have been more thrilled to be asked to do their engagement photos! I met Zach and can say that I approve:) Hehe, like my opinion matters! Ha! Anyways, yall just won't believe how in sync these 2 are...it was crazy how one knew what the other would say or do or how I would pose one and the other just fell right on into place! Zach and Hannah met through church. Zach serves the U.S. Army and is learning how to fly helicopters! He is currently stationed in Alabama...quite a ways from his love! Their wedding is scheduled for November 2013...

Here are a few of my favorites from their session so far...I'm not quite finished:)

Aren't they cute?!

LOVE the chalk board frame! I used one of the frames that I sell throughout this session. You can learn more about those here!

LOVE the sun here...and her smile!

And of course we had to tie in pumpkins! Happy Fall Yall!

I told them that they would cherish this photo more when they were old and on their own porch in rockers;)

I can't imagine living anywhere but in the south...the light is so much warmer here!

Sigh. LOVE the emotion this one releases...

And of course I had to snap one of the ring! This gorgeous ring was designed by Zach himself:)

Such a sweet couple! Thanks Hannah & Zach for having us do your engagement photos! I hope you love them:)

Let us know what you think of Hannah & Zach's photos by commenting below!

Engaged? You can start planning your session with us via the Contact tab at the top of this page! We look forward to hearing from you:)

- MB

Ryan & Alyson | Engaged

Ryan & Alyson were a very fun couple to photograph:) Take a look at some of their photos...there is even a dog included! Pets are always fun:)

MBP Faves of 2011 | Post #6 | South Central VA On Location Photographer

Post 6! If you haven't read the previous 5 posts, you will want to! I'm blogging about my favorite photos from my sessions in 2011.

This lovely couple had me do their engagement photos in October...and they were married a few days ago on New Year's Eve! Congrats to Jess and Jonathan!

I just loved this one of her ring, but them kissing out of focus just makes this shot!

Love this one with the sun back lighting them:)

The Owen family was a lot of fun to photograph. Little Peyton is so funny! She kept calling me a silly goose...which was one of my tactics for keeping her attention:)

I love fun shots like this one.

This is the shot they chose for a large canvas! So sweet:)

This was my favorite shot of 2012 Senior, Katy.

Renee and Brian's engagement session had a lot of favorites for me, but managed to narrow it down to 3!

This one was one of Renee's favorites too!

I absolutely love the emotion in this photo...

Be sure to check back for a few more Faves of 2011 postings! If you want to see all of my favorites from 2011 now, you can check them out on my fan page!

MBP Faves of 2011 | Post #5 | South Central VA On Location Photographer

Post 5! If you haven't read the 4 previous posts, you will want to!

This maternity session was fall festive:) I got to photograph their newborn, Balian, once he arrived. You will see a couple of him below:)

I LOVED this shot of her belly:)

6 month old Connor was so photogenic!

Andrea and her boys are always fun to photograph...this is probably my favorite life photo of the year!

This couple returned to where it all began for their engagement shoot...

I love this one...and her shoes! (Same couple as above)

Andrea and Balian's newborn session:)

Balian with my farmers milk and egg setup!

And with the plane Andrea brought for us to use! I really love these 2 photos:)

If you want to see all of my Faves of 2011, you can check them out now on my fan page! Look for more posts to come to finish out my Faves of 2011:)

Renee & Brian | Engagement Session

Meet Renee & Brian. One amazing couple who plans to tie the knot next summer! I went to high school with Renee, so it was awesome to re-connect with her and an honor to do her engagement photos! Here's a slideshow of their session:)

Jess & Jonathan | Engagement

Leslie & Jason | Engagement

Leslie and Jason are a lovely couple...we had a lot of fun on their shoot! Little Jaina enjoyed taking a few with them too;)
View all of their photos by clicking on the slide show.

:) MBP