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Galia & Ethan’s Virginia Beach Elopement: Not every couple wants the big wedding day celebration and chooses to do an elopement instead. I was so delighted to capture the intimate wedding ceremony for Galia &

Cake Smash & 1st Birthday Portraits with Charlotte: I was so excited for this shoot! I photographed Kaitlyn & Thomas’ engagement session, wedding, family and maternity photos and now their baby girl’s first birthday and

Norfolk Botanical Garden Engagement Session with Audress & Philip: Today Audress and Philip are getting married! What better day to post their engagement session at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. These two were a pleasure to

Botanical Garden Engagement Session with Meghan & Javier: Meghan & Javier decided to have their engagement session at the beautiful Norfolk Botanical Garden. I am shooting their wedding today and since I got a little

Trump Winery Wedding: Debbie & Garett had their beautiful wedding at Trump Winery in Charlottesville VA. When I drove up to this venue my jaw just about dropped! I was so overwhelmed with beauty I

Beach Engagement Session: Angela & Aaron decided to have their beach engagement session while vacationing in Sandbridge. We had a fun time taking pictures at the beach on this gorgeous day! I love sandbridge beach

Quaint Wedding at the Williamsburg Winery: Vicky & Marty had their intimate destination wedding at Wedmore Place at the Williamsburg Winery. This cute couple traveled from New Jersey for their wedding day. Their entire wedding

Maternity & Newborn Sessions with Kim & Steven: Kim contacted me last fall to take her baby announcement, maternity & newborn sessions. I am so honored that I got to be part of this time

Senior Session at the Neon District in Downtown Norfolk: We ventured downtown to Norfolk’s Neon District to capture Jevon’s senior portraits. I have been wanting to do a session here for a bit and was

Wedding at Wintergreen Resort: Caitlyn & Jeff had their wedding at Wintergreen Resort up in Charlottesville, Virginia. Caitlyn chose buttercream yellow, burnt orange and charcoal grey for her Spring wedding palate. Her flowers were stunning

Elopement in Virginia Beach: Camrin & Alicia decided to have their elopement in Virginia Beach. They had their civil ceremony at The Virginia Beach Courthouse and then met me at Sandbridge Beach for their elopement photos.

Engagement Session: Engagement Session Season is here! I love it when Winter gradually disappears and it starts looking a bit more like Spring… I want to see green already! Spring means the start of Wedding

Winter Wedding in Virginia Beach: I always wanted to shoot a white winter wedding, but being in the southeast and at the beach, we don’t often get too many snowy opportunities. Well Laura & Jim

Women’s Club of Portsmouth: Eileen & Andrew had their beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at the Women’s Club of Portsmouth. The bridal party prepared for the big day in the bridal suite on the second

Virginia Beach Resort Hotel Wedding: Jamie & Michelle had their wedding ceremony right on the beach at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center. It was a beautiful day for a beach wedding, the

Virginia Beach Family Session: I had this cute Virginia Beach family session at the Oceanfront earlier this summer. This cute little family comes out to visit each year from Kentucky and they contacted me to

Sandbridge Wedding: Abbey & Chris had their beach wedding at a oceanfront home in Sandbridge called the “Hawaiian Palace.” Having your ceremony and reception at a Sandbridge home is such a great idea! You can

Engagement Session Norfolk Botanical Gardens: Debbie & Garett had their engagement session at the beautiful Norfolk Botanical Gardens. We actually rescheduled so many times due to weather that I wasn’t sure if it was really

Morgan & Travis’ wedding at the Hilton Garden Inn Oceanfront: This cute couple said their “I do’s” and had their reception at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach. The ceremony took

Newborn Session in Virginia Beach: Welcome Baby Henry! I am so honored that I get to be part of and capture all these important moments in Erica and Jim’s life. I was there to shoot their

Sandbridge Wedding at The Baja: Kevyn & Michael had their beautiful Sandbridge wedding and reception at The Baja Restaurant. For the getting ready part of the day, Kevyn was at a nearby beach house and Michael was

Proposal at Sandbridge Beach: Brandy thought that they were going to get some fun summer photos, what she didn’t know was that it was actually going to be a proposal! Domonique had called me to

Princess Anne Country Club Wedding: Kirsten & Frank had their wedding and reception at the Princess Anne Country Club by the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach. This is a stunning venue, very classy and romantic, a

Engagement Session at Munden Point Park: Tori & Ryan had their engagement session at Munden Point Park in Virginia Beach. We had actually planned our photo session at the beach in Sandbridge, but when we

Heather & Jonathan’s Elopement: Although these two actually eloped and had their wedding in Las Vegas, they still wanted beautiful professional wedding photos to remember their big day. I suggested a local park in Virginia Beach

Wedding at the Abingdon Ruritan Club: Lindsay and Jesse had their wedding at the Abingdon Ruritan Club up in Gloucester, Virginia. We were all so happy that the weather cooperated and there was no rain

Norfolk Botanical Gardens: Marie & Rudy had an intimate wedding ceremony at the Baker Overlook at Norfolk Botanical Gardens. This cute couple exchanged handwritten vows under a large oak tree on a bright and sunny Spring afternoon. We

Newborn Session: I love the opportunity to take pictures of new babies! My kids are now 5 and 8 so it is so nice to be able to snuggle and work with a newborn as

Monkee’s of Virginia Beach – A Women’s Boutique: I had an awesome opportunity to photograph the grand opening of Monkee’s at Virginia Beach Town Center. This very cute women’s boutique is one of 4 stores

Gender Reveal Photo Shoot: Sydney & Jorge wanted to have a photo shoot for their gender reveal so they could announce the sex of their baby with fun photos for their friends and family. While

Wedding at the Tabernacle United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach: Ashley and Michael were married at the Tabernacle United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach off of Sandbridge road. I can’t tell you how many times

Munden Point Park: I spent quite a lot of time at Munden Point Park in Virginia Beach taking family and couple sessions this past fall. The golden hour is great at this park because the sun

Bayville Farms Park Virginia Beach: Wow it’s been a while since my last post, you can tell it was a very busy fall season with family sessions and weddings! Why don’t I start off the

Virginia Beach Family Session at Little Island Park: I had a great time photographing this cute family from PA! They had their summer vacation in Sandbridge and wanted some family portraits to remember their stay.

Wedding at The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center: Not your typical wedding venue you might say, but Kaitlyn & Thomas had a beautiful wedding day at the aquarium. They chose a bright and vibrant

Allison’s Birthday Party at Hunt Club Farm: Yes I do more than shoot weddings! 🙂 I sometimes get hired to photograph other special events such as this cute country themed birthday party at Hunt Club

Wedding at The Yacht Club at Marina Shores: Brittney & Kendall had their wedding and reception at the beautiful Yacht Club at Marina Shores in Virginia Beach. What a gorgeous day for a wedding! Brittney

Homecoming photo session at the beach: Jeff was deployed since March of this year and wanted to surprise his wife with a photo session when he came back. They never had the opportunity to get

Wedding at Women’s Club of Portsmouth: Rachel and Ryan had a traditional mass ceremony at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in downtown Portsmouth. I have driven by this church countless times and was excited that I

Engagement Session at Great Neck Park: I am a bit behind in my blogging, but I didn’t want any more time to pass without posting this cute engagement session! Kirsten and Frank decided to have

Backyard Wedding in Historic Downtown Portsmouth: Laura and Matt traveled all the way down from Pennsylvania to exchange their vows at the groom’s aunt’s house in historic downtown Portsmouth. This intimate and heartwarming ceremony took

Sandbridge Beach Wedding: I have been looking forward to posting Sarah and Bryan’s wedding to my blog! I was so excited when a dear friend of ours referred us to his brother Bryan for his

Wedding at the Oceanaire Resort in Virginia Beach: Rianna & Brian picked the beautiful Oceanaire Resort in Virginia Beach as their wedding venue. Their ceremony was held on the sun deck overlooking a gorgeous view

Munden Point Park Family Session: I had the pleasure of photographing this cute family down at Munden Point Park in Virginia Beach. The mom is actually my optometrist! I usually talk with all my doctors about

Kaitlyn & Thomas Engagement Session at Sandbridge in Virginia Beach: I had a cute engagement session with Kaitlyn & Thomas at Sandbridge beach and behind The Baja Restaurant. Jimmy the owner let me come back

Wedding at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – Norfolk Airport: This cute pair had their wedding and reception at The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel by the Norfolk Airport. The decor at this wedding was beautiful! The

Wedding at The Baja in Sandbridge: Kathryn & Cynthia picked The Baja Restaurant in beautiful Sandbridge to exchange their vows. The getting ready part of the day began at their rented three-story beach house in

Beautiful Wedding at Shifting Sands: Katlyn & Kameran had their wedding ceremony and reception at Dam Neck’s Shifting Sands Beach Club in Virginia Beach. This is a great venue, I actually have a few weddings at

Wedding at Shifting Sands Beach Club: Michelle & Paul had a beautiful ceremony at Community United Methodist Church before celebrating their wedding at Shifting Sands Beach Club. They had a traditional ceremony and mass, so I

Beautiful Wedding at The Williamsburg Winery: I have been wanting to shoot a wedding at this gorgeous venue for a while! Being a Virginia Beach Wedding Photographer, most of my weddings are at the beach and it

Fabré Boutique: It is not often I get inquires outside of wedding photography or family portraits, so I was thrilled when I was called to do a photo shoot of a new women’s boutique that

Sneak Peek of Brittany and Charlie’s wedding I am just loving all the images from this wedding at the Williamsburg Winery! This is a beautiful venue, my goodness! Bride and Groom wanted their first look

I kicked off my wedding season with Heather & John at the Chesapeake Conference Center. Although it was quite rainy and slushy outside with the recent snowfall, we had a very intimate ceremony and reception

My first wedding of the season! Heather and John were married at the Chesapeake Conference Center. I am almost done with all my edits. Stay tuned for more! 🙂

How strange that the original post “I love this kid” disappeared? It must have happened when I updated my website! I am posting it again just because I like to see Cameron’s cute little face

I have been slowly acquiring equipment for my home studio and finally able to put it altogether and try it out! Here was a fun session with Jennifer, I loved how they turned out!

Toni and Ben are from Wisconsin and decided to have their wedding seaside at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel. It was quite chilly at the beach, about 40 degrees, but friends and family were used

Heather and John’s first date was at The Cheesecake Factory in Virginia Beach’s Town Center, so this is exactly where they wanted their engagement photos taken. They were good sports despite the very, very cold

This was my first wedding in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. When we arrived it was beautiful and sunny and we could hardly believe that the storm forecasted for later that day would actually happen… boy

It was a bright sunny morning in October, not a cloud in the sky! I arrived at Fort Story and met the bridal party at a cute cottage a few blocks from the ceremony site.

Winter wedding at the beach! More to come 🙂

Here are the images from Andrea & Johnnie’s wedding at The Women’s Club of Portsmouth. I absolutely loved the rustic antique-style decor, all the beautifully created desserts, the cute signage, the beautiful flowers, I can

Loved this one of Erica getting ready on her wedding day… finishing up editing the images for Erica & Jim this week 🙂

What a gorgeous bride! Stay tuned for more 🙂

Carol and Dan had a quaint hawaiian/beach themed wedding at the Lesner Inn. We lucked out and had great weather and a beautiful sunset for pictures at the beach. They also had a cute idea

Here is one of my latest family sessions, they are so cute! Baby Bryson reminds me so much of my son Cameron when he was a baby 🙂

Amanda & Brett were married at the beautiful Founders Inn in Virginia Beach. I loved the decor and the colors she chose. The cake was so gorgeous, it was almost too pretty to eat. They also had a

I posted these to FB but they didn’t make it to the blog. Here are the kids for our little fall session 🙂

Gwen and Mark had a very quaint and elegant wedding at The Founders Inn in Virginia Beach. It was a bright and beautiful day to get married and we were able to get some nice

I finally had some time to take the kids out and do a fall session. Here are a few of Cameron… more to come 🙂

I was editing some of the images from Carol and Dan’s wedding, and I was thinking to myself, this couple looks familiar, maybe from a movie, TV show, famous painting… what!? Then the song Bali Hai

Here are some of the fun images from Alex & JPaul’s reception. So many of the guests had no issues with getting wild on the dance floor, it was hard for me to keep up capturing

This will definitely be one of those weddings that will go down as one of the most memorable! The entire wedding party (not to mention the guests) were so much fun. 🙂 Alex walked down the

I had a lot of fun at this wedding, you can probably tell these two know how to have a good time!

I wanted to share this sweet gesture a bride did in memory of her mom. The bride attached two tiny picture frame charms to her bouquet with images of her mom and her when she was

What a gorgeous day for a wedding! Tosha and Kris married at Kingston Plantation in lovely Mathews Virginia. I loved the romantic charm and rustic feel of this wedding. The venue, wedding decor and flowers

Here’s a sneak peek at Katie & Brent’s big day!

Beautiful wedding at The Chamberlin in Hampton Virginia. 🙂

What a beautiful day for a wedding at The Signature at West Neck in Virginia Beach! Katie & Michael are so cute and photogenic too! We had a great time on our little golf cart

I have never had an engagement session where both were members of the police force! The first part of the session was in their casual attire, then they both changed into their work attire, gun and all!

What a cute and fun pair these two are! I had a great time photographing Brittany & Justin’s wedding at Vista Point in Norfolk. The entire wedding party was so much fun and the dance floor

Best first kiss ever!

Amanda and Jordan’s big day at the Norfolk Yacht Club! This was the first wedding where I actually started crying when I was editing the images… I had to tell myself to get it together

I was clearing my cards and realized I still had images from my little day trip to Smithfield to download. Very cute place, I especially loved the statue of the elderly couple in love. I was

This is one my favorites… grit and all! The moment right before they kiss… I love that you can see their personalities, how cute they are and how much love they have for each other! More

Engagement session with Briana & Justin in Colonial Williamsburg. They are such a gorgeous pair! We really lucked out on the weather too, it rained the day before and the day after it snowed?

It’s cold outside, nothing like taking out the camera and getting some photo time in with the kids. Savvy is a ham these days and loves the camera…. I catch her sometimes standing in front

How could I forget about our recent trip to Colorado to visit my dear friends! I just realized that I had these pictures and never downloaded them. Good times in cold Colorado! Cameron had fun

What a great way to bring in the new year with a photo shoot with a new baby! I must say, photographing babies is not easy… if they are not crying, they are spitting up

What a cute couple! They wanted their engagement session taken in Fort Monroe, I loved this setting. Looking forward to their wedding in 2014 🙂

Wedding at the Portsmouth Women’s Club… more to come!

Family portrait season has officially begun! What a beautiful family! I can’t wait to meet the newest member of the VanHoot clan! 🙂

Here are the rest of my favorites of the Farley wedding at The Lesner Inn in Virginia Beach. This wedding was a blast, the boat send off was awesome! Jennifer was such a beautiful bride

We went to a local farm to pick our pumpkins this year. Brookdale Farm had all sorts of fun stuff for the kids, from animals to carnival rides and hay rides and of course a

A few of my favorites taken before the ceremony…

It was picture day at work, everyone has been bugging me about taking new pictures for their profiles 🙂

This is the year for visitors, love it! I finally got to meet my dad’s new wife Karen. They are so happy and so cute! I am so glad they found each other 🙂

These two are hilarious! I love it when people bring props too! I was starting to wonder what exactly they had in mind when I saw the ropes ?!?… lol. (umm… I am not that

This year our Disney vacation was a bit more stressful than years past, particularly because Savvy is now in her “terrible twos” … I let my husband take over the role of photographer for the

Here are the rest of the family portrait session images taken at Chesapeake’s Oak Grove Park. 🙂

There were so many photos from this family session that I thought I would break into two posts, first one is for the parents. 🙂 What a good looking couple!

This is why I love photography! Alexis is so beautiful she makes my job easy! I had a great time during this photo shoot at the Botanical Gardens in Norfolk.

We found Kick Buttowski a couple of months ago on the road (about to get hit by a car) and took her in. The last few weeks she seemed pretty unhappy and anxious to get

Beautiful wedding and beautiful couple! I had such a great time at Rachel and David’s wedding! My face actually hurt by the end of night from smiling and laughing so much. I wish the weather

I was going to wait until I was done with the entire set to post this one, but couldn’t wait… the entire gallery will be next, stay tuned!:)

Had a great time this weekend at Rachel and David’s wedding at the Signature at West Neck in Virginia Beach! Here is a sneak peek… I can’t wait to finish the rest! 🙂

Here are some of my favorite pics from last weekend. There are perks to coming all the way to Virginia Beach to visit us, free photo shoots! 🙂

I didn’t have this posted anywhere and thought I would share, this bride was so much fun! Looking forward to another great wedding season and fun photos!

Here are some of my favorites from the VOW Bridal Show 2013, the models and dresses were gorgeous! #vowbridalevent

Some other pics of our fun in the snow… it will probably be the only snow we will see this year.

Virginians don’t mess around when it snows, especially here at the beach! We took a family walk around the neighborhood and saw all the different snowmen in each yard and I thought it was the

Finally we got some snow! I took an early morning walk around the neighborhood this morning to catch it before it melts 🙂

Cameron wanted “wild animals” for his 5th birthday party, so we had ZooPro Adventures bring all sorts of exotic creatures for show and tell. It was a great time!

Savannah had her first haircut today, her bangs were getting in the way, so away they went! I thought I would test out my phone camera too, not too shabby I would say…

I can’t believe Christmas is almost here! Where has the year gone! Thought I would share a picture I took last year of Santa at Sandbridge right about this time of year. Happy Holidays!

Had a great time with Alexandra and Travis at Ocean View | East Beach for their engagement session. The weather worked out great, timing could not have been better, before Sandy and the cold days

I thought this was the perfect pic for a sneak peek 🙂 More to come for the engagement session of Alexandra and Travis in Ocean View | East Beach!

Pictures from our annual trip to Taylor Farm in Virginia Beach to find the perfect pumpkin. 🙂

There are always benefits to being married to a wedding DJ, we get all sorts of cool party favors! Bobby brought home a butterfly in a box for the butterfly release at his wedding yesterday

Cameron in action at his soccer game. We are all so proud of how he is doing this season, he is really putting in his best effort at each practice and game. Last season it

I had such a great time photographing Bay and Ashley’s wedding! It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony held at sunset with stunning views of the water. They are a such a fun, cute couple and

I loved this shot of the bride and her father walking down the aisle, you can even see the people in the water watching the ceremony from down below 🙂

Who doesn’t love a shot of little feet in the sand?

I couldn’t resist sharing, one of my favorites so far, although I am not done editing the entire shoot just yet. More to come on the wedding for Bay and Ashley. 🙂

More pictures from our family pictures at the beach… the summer is ending quickly, time to get beach time in while you can. If anyone is interested in family photos beachside let me know! 🙂

With all these cute beach pictures I have been taking of people I realized I don’t have any of my family! Here is a cute one of Savvy on the sand.

Got a few shots of the rickshaws at Animal Kingdom…

I am sure you have been like, okay, she went to Disney… so where are the pics of Mickey and the crew? Well no pics of Mickey this trip, but it doesn’t get more magical

We visited Animal Kingdom at Disney and walked by this cool looking truck in the Asian part of the park, made me think of my Fijian adventures with my dear friend Rani (pictured below is”Aunty

Beautiful day and beautiful family!

Bobby thought it would be a great idea to have Cameron stand on the bamboo and get a shot. All was fun until he thought we were going to leave him up there… “get me

We visited the T-Rex restaurant for lunch, food was okay but the reaction from the kids was unforgettable. There are dinosaurs, giant squids, bugs, you name it hanging from the ceiling and all over the

We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and had a great view of the savanna… it was nice to be able to sit and drink my morning coffee while watching these exotic creatures. They must

First day of our trip to Disney, we are at breakfast and the kids are being kids, wondering what it sounds like to make lots of noise with their ears covered! Ha ha… We definitely

Nothing like hitting the beach at 6:00am for an engagement session! Between having to wait out for some decent weather and crazy work schedules for the groom, we were able to make it finally come

Here was the other final montage for my last photo class. I still need to find some wings and make her ears a little pointy 🙂

This was one of my latest projects for school, a photo montage… I like to think of it as a surreal approach to what I think goes on while I am away at work… of

Well, I am finally getting with the times and starting a blog to share my life through photography. What better of a day to start a blog than my birthday! Birthdays, like New Year’s Day,