Heidi and Will, Stafford VA Wedding Photographer

With wedding and portrait season in full bloom, it is a very busy time of year! I choose daily, what on my ‘to do’ list, is most urgent. It seems as though as soon as I make the list each day, I know that it will not all get accomplished. The one thing that suffers most is my blog. I’ve decided in order to share with you more of the events and my thoughts during them, that I will highlight my favorite things about them and what had a memorable impact. At each event something moves me emotionally and I love the opportunity to share that with my clients and with you.

When I met Heidi, I must confess, I was a little intimated.  She was all business.  She arrived in her professional business attire and her glasses looking very gorgeous librarian.  Most clients show up looking for direction and not sure what to ask or say.  With Heidi, I was definitely at a job interview.  Most of the time when a client leaves a consultation, I have a pretty good intuition if they will book or not.  With Heidi, I had no idea.  She even told me she had another consultation right after ours.  A long time ago, these things may have gotten the best of me.  I may have lost a little sleep until I knew. As my faith has matured, I fully trust His will with every aspect of my life, including who I will work with.  A few weeks went by and I had not heard anything.  Then one day, the phone rings and it's Heidi ready to hire me to capture her wedding day!  Thank you Heidi and Will!

Enjoy a few images from their beautiful day at Potomac Point Winery and read on to see why I think this one was heaven sent!

 I look at Heidi and her smile and her joy and wonder why I was intimated.  She's was so kind and gracious and I'm so blessed to have photographed their wedding.

And now for the moment that melted my heart at this wedding.  Heidi's father welcomed their guest and gave a brief speech.  He said when his kids were little, he and his wife would pray for them every night; for their lives and their futures.  One night he said to his wife that they should start to pray for the future spouses of their children. How special, amazing and gracious that they began to say those prayers.  As I put my little girl to bed, we pray for her but my heart longs to hold her tight and never let her go.  Can you imagine the peace a parent could feel if, instead of clinging onto our children, we put them, their future and their future spouses in God's hands?!  I know that I could sleep much easier at night.  So I take away from this wedding a blessing; that Heidi's parents adore her, that they trust the Lord, and that I too can bless my daughter today by praying for her tomorrows.

 Vendors

Venue: Potomac Point Winery

Florist: Anthomanic

DJ: Richard Green Entertainment

Photographer: Reed's Photography

A special thank you to Karen of Red Chestnut Photography for second shooting with me at this event.