She and David had the venue chosen, the date picked, plans were made. And then, well, you know. COVID happened. We managed to get their spring engagement session done before lockdowns took place and things changed drastically for weddings and for life overall! Months went by and situations were ever changing and Greer & David had to make the call to postpone their October wedding until next year in 2021. BUT as is the story for many couples this year, love was not cancelled. They decided to get married and elope with their families in attendance at the Bodie Island Lighthouse in North Carolina.

As crazy as this year has been with all the curveballs, all of my sweet MJMP couples have taken it in stride and have been so flexible! Stephanie and Justin are no exception, deciding to change their original plan for an October wedding to a sweet and intimate elopement on October 1st and saving their big wedding and reception for October 2021!

FOUR months! Just last week, a year ago, I found out I was pregnant with this little one. It came as a complete surprise but she is one of the best surprises ever. I can’t imagine life without our sweet Emy. The pregnancy absolutely dragged on and on but the past four months have absolutely flown by.

If I could photograph Alex and Andrew’s wedding all over again and again and again, I 100% would! Their wedding day was absolutely beautiful from start to finish. When Alex told me that they were getting married at her family’s farm in Hume, Virginia, I wasn’t sure what I was expecting but definitely not the breathtakingly beautiful property her family hosted the wedding on! Rolling hills, horses in the pasture, the most beautiful house overlooking a pond and the ceremony overlooking that same pond, the reception tent in a field with a stunning sunset behind it… PLUS all the little details put into everything really elevated their wedding day and only added something special to an already gorgeous day.

I met with Nadine and Josh at the Daily Kitchen in nearby Carytown for coffee which honestly just started the afternoon off on a perfect note! I got to chat with them about their wedding day, about how our football teams (Giants for the Mendoza casa and the Panthers for them!) weren’t doing too hot that day and everything from traveling, weddings, adventuring in the city to just about anything in between. After enjoying our coffees, we headed to Maymont where the gardens just showed off its beauty and these two were basically magic in front of my camera.