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

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

Fain Wedding | Chatham, VA Photographer

The Fain Wedding was by far one of my favorite weddings ever. It was at their home, which made it more personal and intimate. The ceremony wasn't very elaborate, which I LOVED, and the reception was just a few good friends and family hanging out to celebrate! Here are a few of my favorites from their special evening:)

Chrissie looking back at her girls:)

Prayer...

Watching the girls "sign" a song...

Mr. & Mrs. Fain!

They were pretty serious about their cake;)

This one below is my absolute favorite!

Congrats to BR & Chrissie! May God bless your marriage for years to come:) Thanks for having me be part of your special day!

-MB

Giles Wedding | Chatham, VA Wedding Photographer

I don't take on many weddings...I just prefer portraits. But I did this one for a special lady, that is, one of the sweetest people that I have ever met! Congratulations to Mitzi & Nathan! May God bless your marriage for many years to come!

Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding!

-MB

MBP Faves of 2011 | Post #7 | South Central VA On Location Photographer

Post 7! If you haven't read the 6 previous posts, you will want to!

So on to more of my favorites:) 

Kim's senior session was so full of her creativity. She had so many ideas and props! I loved this one with the waterfall so much...

As you can see, she loves zebra print!

I just love this one...and the processing tint.

This one is so serious, but I love the way it looks.

The Rowles family are very near and dear to my heart...Jarret had returned from Afghanistan to his lovely wife Victoria, and their daughter Kylar. They flew home for a month, so we definitely squeezed in a family session! It was one of my favorite sessions of the whole year...as you can probably tell, because I had a really hard time narrowing down choices!

Jarret calls this the "Simba" photo:)

Sweet family:)

"We're gonna getcha!" Love the emotion here:)

I love photographing LOVE.

The Tantaquidgeon family fought a chilly wind for their session, but they were tough!

Probably my favorite B&W image of the year.

2012 Senior Kristin

Fall session with the Perkins family...Joshua really wasn't in the mood for photos, but this one was a favorite of mine!

I still have a couple more posts to make...but if you want to see all of my favorites from 2011 now, you can check them out on my fan page!

Dave & Beverly | Styled Session

This is one of my favorite sessions that I've done...Beverly had so many ideas, and Dave was up for anything:) They were a pleasure to photograph, so I look forward to working with them more in the future! Here are a few faves:

We began at their lovely home.

Isn't she gorgeous?! Dave isn't too bad himself, right?

I absolutely LOVE this shot. I was thrilled when Beverly asked if they could do a picnic scene...I have always wanted to do something like that! I think that her heels just pop here. Love it:)

Later, we traveled down to Johnson Mill to finish up their session...the sun was quickly setting, but we managed to snag a few shots of them with Dave's very nice car:) I just love how in love they are!





Their friends, the McBride's, came by with their car (that Dave painted and used to own--so talented!) to join them for a photo.  Great people!

This session was truly a blast! Dave & Bev, hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!



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