I got this idea back in the winter that I wanted to do a fashion shoot at The Taubman Museum. I have loved The Taubman and its contribution to Roanoke since its very inception and have been a big cheerleader, even when it seemed that no one had a nice thing to say about it. Now that it is here, I think everyone can see that this incredible structure is truly one of Roanoke’s most treasured buildings. And what a fantastic place to have a wedding and/or reception!

I had great plans to shoot from the exterior of the building as well as the inside, but May wasn’t exactly noted for cooperative outdoor weather. Sure enough, on the day I had scheduled the shoot we had sketchy weather forecasted. I thought we might have a window of opportunity during the time the shoot was planned, but as it turned out….nope. So, I was pretty much contained to the interior of the museum but that is a pretty wonderful place to shoot on its own.

Thanks to Wayne Spencer and Jane Godfrey at Amrhein’s Brides and Formals for helping me put this together. They have some of the most beautiful wedding dresses you will find and you cannot beat their service. My brides love them!

Also, many thanks to the folks at The Taubman for making this possible and putting up with us for a couple of hours one Thursday night. If you are planning a wedding, you must check out what they have available for an authentic and inspiring Downtown Roanoke event.

I just spent a fantastic week in Ocracoke. The weather was perfect, the water was warm, and I didn’t get eaten by a shark. I call that a great beach trip!! These are just a few more that I thought blog worthy.

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I really appreciate these two coming downtown with me at the very, very late end of our shoot so I could get off a few shots at The Taubman. I had organized a wedding fashion shoot there at the end of the week and wanted to try out a few angles for a shot I had planned. I think it worked out well for the both of us.

But, we really had planned more natural environmental shots and things worked out well there, too. Although the field shots turned out very nicely, we actually missed one of the most spectacular skies I have ever had on an evening shoot. It really was my fault, but as we were driving downtown the sky became a stunningly brilliant red and orange, and rather than stop and get just a decent shot, I made the executive decision to go for a spectacular shot at a better location close by. Well……we missed it. But, Kelly and Justin were very understanding. It’s a good thing they couldn’t see what was in my head :)

I went out yesterday morning as we had a beautiful red sky and I wanted to take it all in. The garden has been looking particularly delicious with all the rain we had, and the morning light was pretty incredible, so I decided to take a few shots. I love the different cool and warm shades of green together. Throw in a little yellow and it makes it perfect. Off to a wedding, now :)

This was the wedding of Ashlea and Jesper, a wedding full of color and fun that I loved photographing for many reasons. These two were both so excited about their day and their photography, and it was taking place at what is certainly one of my favorite venues in the New River Valley. The beautiful Rockwood Manor is located in the rolling hills of Dublin, VA and is really one of the finest pieces of historic home architecture in the area.  One of the things I love about stately rural venues are the built in settings that make for beautiful portrait locations, and there is plenty to explore at Rockwood. So the day went off beautifully, and despite the threat of rain here and there, I had a great time with these two and we got some fantastic images.

Venue: Rockwood Manor

Florals: Radford City Florists