Kilts, bagpipes, Irish coffee, and love; what a great way to end 2014! Don't let those sunny photos fool you, it was cold- and the bride and groom took it like champs. We started very early in the morning as the whole celebration ended at 3pm. St Paul's Episcopal church was beautiful, though very strict on photography (we were confined to the balcony only, and not allowed to move!). We walked over to the capitol for some quick portraits , went off too the Lee Statue on Monum

Oh how I love using lighting! We took a dark stairwell and made these dramatic portraits in about five minutes! #weddingphotographyblogrichmondva #richmondvaweddingphotographyblog #richmondweddingphotographyblog #therenaissancerichmondvawedding #bridalsession #2014 #brideandgroomportraits #marekkphotography #nikkor2470 #nikond750 #richmondva #richmondvirginia #richmondweddingphotographer #richmondweddingphotography #sb700 #strobistbridals #strobistweddingportrait #virginiawed

I had the opportunity to do a few portraits for my wonderful friend Lauren Rogers (now, Lauren Parker), who is one of our area's most prominent wedding photographers. She looks incredible in her dress! And her husband, David, I guess he looks ok too ;]. We got to play around a bit and do a combination of natural light photos and a few flash photos to add some drama, and you can clearly see the difference between the two styles here. I like both, and this is a great demonstrat