One year ago, I had the opportunity of photographing this couple on their one year anniversary. It was a wonderful celebration of starting their life together as a married couple, and a tribute to making it through the honeymoon year. They put back on their wedding best, clipped some flowers from the front gardens, grabbed a wrap to ward off the November chill, and walked down to the James River. They grabbed a bottle of champagne received as a wedding gift, the toasting flutes used at their wedding, and a couple of chairs. Then, they kicked back, relaxed, and said "Cheers to Year One"! I was honored to be witness to such a beautiful celebration of love, and thankful they let me use them as models all over Richmond! We were able to capture so many beautiful images, and I plan to share them all...including the now infamous "blue wall couple" shot featured on my website. Watch for these guys to reappear again and again in future posts!
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| I'm so jealous that they have these beautiful scenery of the James River within walking distance of their house. Walking the dog is so much more fun when this is your view! |
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| It was beautiful how casual and carefree it was to grab flowers right from the front yard. A friend came over to help Monika with her hair, she did her own make-up and she was just beautiful. This was just a photo session, but we kept saying what a beautiful and stress-free wedding the setting would have made! |
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| Yes, they let me have a sip and we snapped some pretty funny images. But, I'll have to save those for a future "How I, as the photographer, sometimes end up in the shot" blog post...a blooper/funny outtakes post, for sure! |
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Joe & Monika! May all your future years together be as wonderful!
You're the best!! Thank you for these...they are a treasure. I could do it again, I still haven't had my dress cleaned! xoxo
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