by Claire Goodman on February 19, 2010 · 0 comments
by Claire Goodman on February 18, 2010 · 0 comments
by Claire Goodman on February 17, 2010 · 0 comments
More from Susan Kalergis Photography… enjoy!
Laura & Charles ~ Greencroft Club

Maria & Paul


Shelly & Spencer


Spring & Mike ~ Sweely Estate Winery




Contact Information for Susan Kalergis Photography
~ website: www.sbkphoto.com
~ e-mail: susan@sbkphoto.com
~ phone: 434-296-8188 or 434-825-5014
by Claire Goodman on February 16, 2010 · 0 comments
For our final 2 posts (today and tomorrow) of the Best of 2009 series I’m pleased to share the work of Susan Kalergis of Susan Kalergis Photography… Susan was very generous with her images from the year past and I hope I’ve done her justice with the ones I’ve chosen to share… they were all so perfect it was a challenging task… thanks Susan!
Rachel & Herman ~ engagement session near Zion's Crossroads

Becca & Dave ~ July 2009 ~ Pollak Vinyards



Kammie & John ~ Ash Lawn Highland


Christy & Kia ~ Grace Episcopal Church & Keswick Hunt Club



Contact Information for Susan Kalergis Photography
~ website: www.sbkphoto.com
~ e-mail: susan@sbkphoto.com
~ phone: 434-296-8188 or 434-825-5014
by Claire Goodman on February 15, 2010 · 1 comment
by Claire Goodman on February 14, 2010 · 0 comments
by Claire Goodman on February 14, 2010 · 0 comments
Feeling a bit “over” the whole snow thing here in Central Virginia… I thought I’d cheer myself (and you) up by putting out a call for snowy wedding photos to share here on the blog. Lucky for me… and you… 7 wonderful photographers heeded the call and it seems to me that Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to share their images with you. There’s something incredibly romantic about the warmth of these sweet couples set against a snowy backdrop… I love it!
Thanks to all the photographers who participated.. links to their sites are at the bottom of the post… enjoy!
Oh and Happy Valentine’s Day… I wish you all the warmth of love against your very own snowy backdrop
Photo Credit: Allegra's Studio
Photo Credit: Allegra's Studio
Photo Credit: Allegra's Studio
Photo Credit: Cramer Photo
Photo Credit: Cramer Photo
Photo Credit: Jeff Greenough Photographers
Photo Credit: Jeff Greenough Photographers
Photo Credit: Jason Keefer Photography
Photo Credit: Jen Fariello Photography
Photo Credit: Jen Fariello Photography
Photo Credit: Rothwell Photography
Photo credit: Rothwell Photography
Photo Credit: Stoneblue Productions
Photo credit: Stoneblue Productions
Website links for all the photographers in this post
~ Allegra’s Studio
~ Cramer Photo
~ Jeff Greenough Photographers
~ Jason Keefer Photography
~ Jen Fariello Photography
~ Rothwell Photography
~ Stoneblue Productions
by Claire Goodman on February 13, 2010 · 0 comments
I discovered this reading through a colleague of mine in New York City and I am completely in love with it… I hope one day one of my couples will choose it for their ceremony
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The Archipelago of Kisses
by Jeffrey McDaniel
We live in a modern society.
Husbands and wives don’t grow on trees, like in the old days.
So where does one find love?
When you’re sixteen it’s easy,
like being unleashed with a credit card
in a department store of kisses.
There’s the first kiss.
The sloppy kiss. The peck. The sympathy kiss.
The backseat smooch. The we shouldn’t be doing this kiss.
The but your lips taste so good kiss.
The bury me in an avalanche of tingles kiss.
The I wish you’d quit smoking kiss.
The I accept your apology,
but you make me really mad sometimes kiss.
The I know your tongue like the back of my hand kiss.
As you get older, kisses become scarce.
You’ll be driving home and see a damaged kiss
on the side of the road, with its purple thumb out.
If you were younger, you’d pull over,
slide open the mouth’s red door just to see how it fits.
Oh where does one find love?
If you rub two glances, you get a smile.
Rub two smiles, you get a warm feeling.
Rub two warm feelings and presto-you have a kiss.
Now what? Don’t invite the kiss over
and answer the door in your underwear.
It’ll get suspicious and stare at your toes.
Don’t water the kiss with whiskey.
It’ll turn bright pink and explode
into a thousand luscious splinters,
but in the morning it’ll be ashamed
and sneak out of your body without saying good-bye,
and you’ll remember that kiss forever
by all the little cuts it left on the inside of your mouth.
You must nurture the kiss. Turn out the lights.
Notice how it illuminates the room.
Hold it to your chest and wonder
if the sand inside hourglasses comes from a special beach.
Place it on the tongue’s pillow,
then look up the first recorded kiss in an encyclopedia:
beneath a Babylonian olive tree in 1200 B.C.
But one kiss levitates above all the others.
The intersection of function and desire. The I do kiss.
The I’ll love you through a brick wall kiss.
Even when I’m dead, I’ll swim through the Earth,
like a mermaid of the soil, just to be next to your bones.”
by Claire Goodman on February 12, 2010 · 0 comments
by Claire Goodman on February 11, 2010 · 0 comments
by Claire Goodman on February 10, 2010 · 1 comment
More from Tim & Sasha of Rothwell Photography… enjoy!
Peter & Jessica ~ engaged on Skyline Drive
Caroline & Travis ~ engagement session ~ Monticello
Sarah Beth's bridal session ~ Veritas Vineyards
Sarah Beth's bridal session ~ Veritas Vineyard
Sarah Beth & Gordon ~ Day-after session
Sarah Beth & Gordon ~ Day-after session
Stew & Sarah ~ July 2009 ~ Monterey, VA
Stew & Sarah ~ July 2009 ~ one of the sweetest moments ever!
Stephen & Rachel ~ day-after session
Stephen & Rachel ~ Day-after session
Kate & Daron ~ December 2009 ~ Farmington Country Club ~ father/daughter dance
Kate & Daron ~ December 2009 ~ Farmington Country Club ~ Maid of Honor's toast
Kate & Daron ~ December 2009 ~ Farmington Country Club ~ first dance
Andy & Jessica ~ December 2009 ~ The Blair Center, OH
Andy & Jessica ~ December 2009 ~ The Blair Center, OH
Andy & Jessica ~ December 2009 ~ The Blair Center, OH
Andy & Jessica ~ December 2009 ~ The Blair Center, OH
Contact Information for Rothwell Photography
~ website: www.rothwellphotography.com
~ blog: www.rothwellphotographyblog.com
~ phone: 540-383-3647
~ e-mail: sasha@rothwellphotography.com
by Claire Goodman on February 9, 2010 · 0 comments
Today’s best-of post is from Tim & Sasha Rothwell of Rothwell Photography. I love the variety of images that Tim and Sasha sent along… so many different feelings! Thanks you guys… your work is just wonderful!
Chris & Shannon ~ Crosskeys Vineyard ~ April 2009
Chris & Shannon ~ April 2009 ~ Crosskeys Vineyard
Jana & Matt ~ May 2009 ~ Crosskeys Vineyard
Matt & Jana ~ May 2009 ~ Day-after Session
Robbie & Courtney ~ May 2009 ~ Potomac Winery
Oksana & Austin ~ May 2009 ~ Family farm
Oksana & Austin ~ May 2009 ~ ring bearer & flower girl
Jarrett & Sam ~ June 2009 ~ Santillane B & B ~ Grandfather and Uncle enjoy a cigar together!
Angel & Jeff ~ August 2009 ~ Crosskeys Vineyard
Jae & Sarah ~ September 2009 ~ Crosskeys Vineyard
Sarah & Brian ~ September 2009 ~ Sugar Loaf Farms
Tina & Johnny ~ September 2009 ~ King Family Vineyard
Brittany & Alex ~ engagement session ~ Massanutten Ski Resort
Alex & Brittany ~ engagement session ~ Massanutten Ski Resort
Caroline & Billy ~ October 2009 ~ Downtown Williamsburg
Kyle & Amanda ~ October 2009 ~ Stonewall Jackson Hotel ... check out Amanda's gorgeous dress that was handmade in Italy!
Kyle & Amanda ~ October 2009 ~ Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Contact Information for Rothwell Photography
~ website: www.rothwellphotography.com
~ blog: www.rothwellphotographyblog.com
~ phone: 540-383-3647
~ e-mail: sasha@rothwellphotography.com