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Jessica + Ryan | Virginia Beach, Virginia Wedding Photographers

5.21.13

Whenever we are scheduling our couple’s engagements shoots, one of the biggest questions is always WHERE the session will take place. We understand, and don’t expect, that our clients don’t necessarily know what constitutes a “good location” and we also know that since this is their first time doing this, they don’t really know what to expect! Whenever possible though, we love when our clients pick out their engagement locations! Usually, they pick a place with special meaning, whether it’s a family place, a place they always go, or even just an area they find particularly beautiful. We are more than happy to help our clients pick out a location, but when they come to us with the perfect spot, we get especially excited!

This was 100% the case with Jessica + Ryan! Ryan’s grandmother has an absolutely gorgeous property out in Pungo and when Jessica mentioned it to me I was immediately onboard. What better place to have your engagement photos than at a place so special to both of them?! And as an added bonus, the property was seriously one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. Barns and grapevines mingled with crab pots and grass six feet high. Old oak trees and buttercups, tractors and a Golden Retriever named Mia all came together for absolutely one of my favorite engagement sessions EVER! I had a blast with these guys and can’t wait for their October wedding! – A

This was literally the third or fourth frame of the session – and then I knew everything was gonna be awesome haha!

Jessica has awesome hair, I’m jealous!

I would like to give a shoutout to my hubby Jeremy – he came along with me and shot some stuff and the next set is all him! So proud of him! He’ll be filming Jessica + Ryan’s wedding alongside us – hooray!

And then I died. EEEEK!

It was about this time that a gigantic spider crawled across Ryan’s shorts. These two just leisurely wiped him away, while I tried everything in my power not to scream and run the opposite direction. I don’t do spiders! They are braver than me.

A quick outfit change and the acquisition of Miss Mia and we finished up down by the gorgeous waterfront area!

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May 21, 2013 - 10:39 am

teri pozniak // tPoz - LOVE the ones with their doggie!! But the sunflare ones? delish!

May 21, 2013 - 10:12 am

Dani - Love these so much!! You are so right, her hair is amazing!! I think my favorite shot is the one where the dog is off in front of them sniffing the grass and they are walking with their arms around each other. So beautiful!!

May 21, 2013 - 10:04 am

Urška Majer - So gorgeous! And that light…stunning!

Just Awesome Monday | The Re-Jam

5.20.13

Today’s JA Monday post comes to you courtesy of something I saw on Lauren Wakefield’s blog a few months back. And yes, this may MOSTLY apply to folks that work from home, but I think that even you 9-5′ers can appreciate this too – after all, sometimes you just need a lazy Sunday right? Let me present: The Re-Jam.

So as you know, working from home means that oftentimes, there isn’t REALLY a reason to get “dressed” for the day. The only people that will be seeing me are Jeremy and our dogs, and neither of them cares too terribly much whether I’m in an old t-shirt and yoga pants or whether I am in a dress and cute sandals. There are some days that I just feel like putting in effort (those are usually the days that end up on The Styled Sessions haha!), and then sometimes…there are days where I don’t.

Enter The Re-Jam. The Re-Jam is a way to get yourself out of your pajamas, but into something equally as comfortable and “work from home” appropriate. Basically, pick out your favorite pair of lounge or yoga pants, add a semi-cute top, and voila! The Re-Jam…your comfiest clothes for a day of work at home….just a step above the pajamas you wore to bed the night before.

Not sure how to Re-Jam? We’re here to help. Check out the “inspiration” boards below for some easy ways to Re-Jam yourself on those days where you know the only person you might come into contact with would be the UPS man…and thank us later that you weren’t wearing the same college t-shirt for three days in a row. Happy Re-Jamming! – A

All items below | Target.

Items below | Pants, Target. T-shirt, Jcrew. Scarf, Target.

Items Below | Cardigan, Target. Pants, LuluLemon. Tshirt, Target.

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May 22, 2013 - 6:17 pm

ashley goodwin - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH haha. This is my life.

May 20, 2013 - 12:13 pm

Lauren Wakefield - YESSSSS!!!! Fist bump for the rejam!!!!!!

Friday Films

5.17.13

Happy Friday! Jen and I are going into our one weekend OFF for a long time and while she’s in Georgia this weekend I’m holding down the fort back home!

We wanted to send you off into the weekend with a little something different! As you know, we have the pleasure of working with my husband Jeremy of Jeremy Mitchell Cinema at a lot of our weddings. It’s obviously a big win win for everyone involved and we get so excited when we find out another couple has booked Jeremy and Nick! And because we inevitably end up tearing up at our client’s wedding films anyway, we figured we would start sharing them throughout the season with you in our new “Friday Films” series!

First up, Christina + Josh’s GORGEOUS Kingsmill Resort Wedding!

Next up is the film that Jen and I shot for Lauren + Chris! We shot this one as associate shooter’s under Jeremy’s company and it was SO MUCH FUN! We had a blast getting to be on the video side of things and are excited to help out the JMC boys more in the future!!