These photos of Jasper were taken less than a week after the family had moved into a brand new house, a seemingly less than ideal time to take family portraits.  Joy and Reggie had made impressive progress on getting all their belongings into place in this new space so it was easy to find backgrounds that made it seem like they had been there forever.  I was totally getting away with making the photos appear to have been taken later, on a more settled day on a more relaxed week but something was missing.  As I began to include the stray box, embrace the empty spaces and ignore the fixtures that still needed hanging the photos got better… they started to reflect the memory of an exciting new start for a family.  Its the house where Jasper will grow up and the pictures embraced the future instead of the past.  I love these photos…

Here’s the slideshow and if you would like to visit the online gallery, click here.  I’m already looking forward to the photographing the next milestone!

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Brittany and Eric’s wedding ceremony took place at Third Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia.  The congregation was asked to sign not only the couple’s guest book as they entered the church but a marriage covenant as well: we’ve never seen that before and thought it was really cool.

The reception took place at the Country Club of Virginia, one of our favorite local venues for a great party.  As you’ll see from the photos, it was not only an elegant affair but a memorable dance party too.  Check out the swatch:

Here’s a slideshow with our favs from the day and if you would like to be notified by email when the online gallery is available for viewing, click here.  Congrats, Brittany and Eric!

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