Elias & Anna | An Elegant Fall Early Mountain Vineyard, Virginia Wedding Photographer

I’m so thankful my business brought Elias and Anna into my life. They are one of the sweetest, most humble, classiest couples! Plus, they had a milk toast at their wedding which I know my dairy farmer dad would love to hear! The way they look at each other is so purely sweet. Speaking of sweet, Elias and Anna had honey as favors for their guests to take on their way into the reception. Elias and Anna have bees and harvested the honey for their wedding guests themselves. 🙂 Kudos for them for doing something great for the environment!

Since Anna initially emailed me, I fell in love with her and Elias’ love story. She told me Elias proposed to her at a Marine Corps Marathon while I was in the midst of organizing the Runaway Brides 5K Fun Run, so it was awesome chatting with her about their passion for running. 🙂 If you haven’t read their love story, read it HERE! Gosh, I will never forget how freezing their engagement session was! So unexpected but thankfully, Sunday was warm so we didn’t have to worry about shivering our way through photos. 🙂 Guests were able to hang out outside to enjoy the super moon, ideal temps and s’mores!

Their wedding from start to finish was heavenly to document. The vendor team did a phenomenal job making this day special for the happy couple! I love that Elias and Anna had a romantic sunset ceremony and thank goodness the weather worked in our favor! It was beautiful!! When we were strategizing a photo timeline, we were concerned about not having enough light for their portraits since they didn’t want to do a first look. Thankfully, we worked it out where we were able to get plenty of portraits with the beautiful, creamy, golden light. 🙂 Goodness, did we have a good time running around! When I say we were running around, we literally ran for a few photos since their love story began with their passion for running. 🙂 We came inside to start the reception and it quickly became obvious how much they are adored when I was documenting candids around the reception. They deserve all of the love and happiness! Definitely another wedding I will never forget. <3

Thank you, Elias, Anna, family and friends for giving me the great honor of documenting these precious memories for you to cherish forever. 🙂 I had the BEST time with you all! Enjoy a preview from your wedding day and I cannot wait to share more with you soon! XOXO!