I had such a blast hanging out with Grier and Miles for their engagement session! And it was so great to meet the newest addition to their family- Porter! He’s a super sweet 10-week-old silver lab! He’ so precious!!! Grier and I go way back to the early days of high school. We were drama nerds and cheerleaders together! Last year, Miles contacted me to tell me he was going to propose to Grier and he wanted me to photograph it! Such an awesome opportunity to capture such a special moment for an old friend! We worked out all the details and everything went according to plan when he popped the question on the boardwalk at Yorktown Beach. Click here to see all the pictures! Fast forward a few months and they’re asking me to photograph their wedding too! So glad that I’ll be documenting their engagement full circle- from the proposal to the wedding!

We met up on a gorgeous afternoon at Yorktown Beach for their engagement pictures. Yorktown Beach is very special to Grier and Miles, not only because this is where he proposed, but also because they used to live here! Then we spent the second half of the session at another very special place to them- their wedding venue! Their wedding will be held at the house the Mile’s great-grandfather built and has been in his family ever since! A few of his other family members have been married there, so it’s so special that they will be getting married there too! Who knows, maybe one day they’ll end up living there! And there’s so much history behind the house and the land around it! More on that when we get to those pics :)

Grier and Miles, I had so much fun hanging out with you guys (and Porter) and I can’t wait for your gorgeous backyard wedding this October!! :) XOXO

How cute is little Porter???












favorite!!!! :)


Gotta love her cowboy boots! All the bridesmaids at her wedding will be wearing cowboy boots too!






Then we went over to the wedding venue. This is the house that Miles great-grandfather, Cowles Hogge, built. It’s a gorgeous classic southern home that sits on the Poqouson River. In 1939, the house burnt down. The closest fire department was in Hilton Village, so after the fire Cowles started York County’s first fire department right in his living room! There’s so much history in this house! Grier and Miles are so excited to be getting married here!

This old gas pump was actually functioning when his great-grandfather lived here. During Word War II, he was one of the head honchos at the shipyard and was always on call. He put the gas pump in because at the time Route 17 was just an old dirt road and there were no gas stations around. 

Gah! Love this light!













This is how I imagine Grier and Miles growing old together. Sitting in rickety old wooden chairs on the water somewhere. Who knows, maybe it’ll be in this house!






















And of course when there’s a puppy involved, there’s going to be a few good outtakes! Couldn’t resist :)