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Historic Mankin Mansion Wedding | Kali & Jesse

Kali & Jesse’s wedding day at the Historic Mankin Mansion was one of those rare fall days thats delightfully warm and beautiful! The Historic Mankin Mansion is one of those venues that has so many neat, hidden spots and beautiful add ons that when you arrive you are just at an “aww” of it’s charm. […]

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Engagements

Sunny Slopes Farm Engagement | Katie & Seth

I was so excited to spend some time with Katie & Seth at their engagement session at Sunny Slopes Farm in Harrisonburg, Virgina. I have known Katie since college (which feels like a million years ago) where we worked together at Texas Roadhouse. Katie’s upbeat, driven personality always inspired me and we became good friends. Fast […]

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Weddings

William & Mary Wedding | Williamsburg, VA | Kate + Ben

The day was rainy yet extremely romantic and Kate & Ben were getting married at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Kate & Ben drove up from Georgia (their new home) to be married where they met. They both attended the college of William & Mary and made many memories there. Everywhere you looked, history […]

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Weddings

Bethesda Maryland Wedding | Kristina & Shawn

I can’t tell you how excited I was to go to Kristina & Shawn’s wedding in Bethesda, Maryland. There was something different about this couple and I couldn’t pin point it. I felt as if these two were old high school friends and that we were actually going to just hang out with them instead of […]

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