Danielle and Ray were married at Stevenson Ridge in Fredericksburg, VA. It was a little hot but they had already planned for an indoor ceremony. The inside of the Lodge where the ceremony

was held is a 19th century chapel complete with 25ft cathedral ceilings and exposed beams.

those perfect pouty lips!

pure excitement in those fingertips.

 work it girl!

Such a ladies man. Ray, his sister and sister-in-laws. Three gorgeous ladies.

Nice to see this since I always have to make up my own hash tag and then broadcast it to the bridal party.  Just do me a favor and keep those cameras down during the ceremony.  I’d rather see peoples faces.

 Ray and his Grandma.

 So much wonderful emotion.

Ray’s sister…

Danielle and her MIL.

Danielle’s aunt and mother.

Ray and his mother.

Wonderful ending to a wonderful, emotion filled day. Congratulations Danielle & Ray!

Meet my sister, Carina and her family. They live in Perth, Australia.

My sister, Carina, lives in Perth, Australia. I would move there if I wasn’t such a chicken to leave my friends and family. It is a beautiful place live. J and I say we’d move there a lot. But the truth is we have some family who would be very upset if we moved their only Grandchild to the other side of the World!

Anyway, my sister was visiting the states for some time in July and asked that I take a few pictures. This was the FIRST time I have taken pictures of them.

You see the first picture above? Yes, that started it all. Then, this happened.

And this. RJ true personality.

I was a little nervous…okay, fine. A LOT nervous because well you see Luke is quite the artist with his camera. He has held his OWN exhibitions and won numerous awards for his photography.

Good thing he likes the artsy stuff. Sun flare coming at ya.

Don’t’ the kids look thrilled?!

My favorite. The Grandpa monster was doing disgusting things above my head and poor RJ was hiding.

Apparently, there’s  another monster! Watch out!

As requested.

So who’s having more fun?

It was hot and sticky.  But we had to get a couple of just Carina and Luke. Who knows what evil thing Carina did to evoke this laugh from Luke but it’s awesome.

See this image below? Now, scroll down.

As soon as I saw this photo while editing, I instantly thought about the one below from about 15 years ago. They look the same. Mind the weird scanned color.

 Love and miss you tremendously!  See you in 2015 if not sooner!

Stephanie and Christopher were married at 868 Estate Vineyards on a beautiful July day. I’m talking low humidity, a little breeze and about 75 degrees. It was perfect. A small gathering or “elopement” if you will of just them and their parents’.

A ceremony beneath the trees.

Christopher’s mom and dad…pictures speak a thousand words sometimes.

Stephanie’s hands say it all. Don’t they?!

Black eyed Susans. A symbol of Summer.

I asked Stephanie if she would lay down. She did not even hesitate. Love my brides…and grooms.

Stephanie’s dream was to be barefoot in a field for her wedding. Mission accomplished.

As I left them to celebrate, the light was just amazing.

Congratulations Stephanie and Christopher!