Erin Corey Snapp

LAYERS OF ALYSSA | STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY | FUSION VIDEO

November 30, 2011 By Erin Snapp

So many times we see a person for just what’s on the outside, a single smile, a single personality, a single passion, a single talent….
but the thing is, each person is layered with what makes them unique deep within their soul.
The Country Girl, The Music Lover, The Girly Girl, The Writer and The One Who Brought the Music to Life…..
With that being said…we present to you images breathing life:
“The Layers of the Beautiful Alyssa”
Photography/Video: Snapp-Shot Photography, LLC
Music: George Dibble

HISTORIC ROSEMONT MANOR | BERRYVILLE VIRGINIA | WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY | KENDRA & KEEGAN

September 30, 2011 By Erin Snapp

Kendra and Keegan not only started as our clients, but have since turned into our friends!!
They are so much fun to be with. Kendra so bubbly, so full of energy and always smiling…Keegan so relaxed and easy going and making sure everyone around him is taken care of.
You might remember our first connection with this awesome couple for their Engagement Shoot with us.

Their Big Day took place at Rosemont Manor in Berryville, VA.
Wow what a picture perfect setting…as well as the staff being amazing to work with.
From the start of Kendra putting on her beautiful dress, to the crazy fun dancing to the live music of Cazhmiere at the Reception…their day truly was perfection.

Then of course one of our favorite parts….their Photo-Screening!
Kendra was brought to tears as soon as we hit play on their Blu-Ray Flashback. We all four sat and watched as we re-lived their perfect day. Kendra in tears, Keegan holding her hand, Corey and Myself with huge smiles of joy as we watched the two living in their moment. Such an amazing thing.
Next to our SURPRISE they BOUGHT us a THANK YOU GIFT!!! How SWEET is this?!?!?
Beautiful Blenko Glass of WV and our house colors of browns/tans with a touch of Rock’n Red.
Gifts like this are truly priceless to us. To know that our couple thought of US.
We will cherish this beautiful gift always, thank you both.
We LOVE you both and can’t wait for our down time together.

A few who made their day happen:
Photography: Snapp-Shot Photography
Venue: Rosemont Manor – Berryville VA
Coordinator: Aimee Hardenbergh (True Wedding Events)
Catering: Celebrations Catering
Dress: Maggie Sottero
Make up: KLH Makeup Artistry
Hair: Patty Ann’s Saolon
Band: Cazhmiere
Flowers: Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
Cake: Taylor Made Cakes – Carolyn Taylor

LINDEN VINEYARDS| LINDEN VIRGINIA | ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY | MEGAN & JIM

July 30, 2011 By Erin Snapp

MEGAN & JIM | ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY | LINDEN VIRGINIA (1)

Megan and Jim will say “I do” May 5th, 2012….and we can’t wait to be a part of their big day!
What better way to celebrate Megan saying yes, than an Engagement Shoot with the Snapps

Let me tell ya a little about this amazing couple.
We met Jim years ago when we worked in the music industry…you may remember the touching blog we recently shared:
“Farewell to a band, but never a friend”
We have shared many special moments with Jim,
so needless to say being the chosen photographer’s for Megan and Jim’s Engagement and Wedding means more to us than words could ever express.

Their Engagement shoot took place at Linden Vineyards.
The day was full of fun, love, laughter, and just an all around perfect shoot that felt more like a fun day hanging with our two friends who are oh so very dear to us!
They are the cutest couple and their love truly shines within every image.

To our surprise Megan and Jim treated us to Wine, Cheese, and some fun Down-Time after the shoot that evening.
Such a perfect ending to a perfect shoot.
We love Megan and Jim so very much and can’t wait till their big day!!

FORT VALLEY VIRGINIA | OUTDOOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | BECKY & MATT

June 17, 2011 By Erin Snapp

Becky and Matt are such a sweet couple!
One of my favorite things about them are the little shy looks they give to one another.
Almost as two teenagers in love. Was a beautiful thing to watch.
Becky had the cutest laugh while posing in her Snapp-Serious-Sexy pose…she’d giggle a bit and then Bam, nailed each shot.

Their wedding was a beautiful backyard vintage type wedding that took place on her parent’s property.
Their day was full of romance, fun, and love.

There are two other fun things I will never forget.
Instead of the traditional Cake being served to guests, they served yummy pies made by Savoir Fare Limited
Their dinner, their pies, all made to perfection!!!

Next fun thing was a “Wilbur” the French Bulldog.
Now any of you who know me well, know that I have a “thing” for dogs and especially “smushy faced” dogs.
I had no idea Becky owned a Frenchie until I found him upon my feet looking up at me as he sat quietly on the carpet.
OMG, I was in heaven…but then I had to quickly snap back into work mode.

Their Photo-Screening was also perfect, they were full of smiles as they relived their day with us.
Only thing that would have been better would have been to have had Wilbur there for me to cuddle. haha
Becky & Matt’s Day….was beautiful and we look forward to continuing our friendship with them.
They are such a sweet couple. Lots of Forever Love to you both!

Catering- Savoir Fare Limited

Coordinator- Fleurish Events

Dress- David’s Bridal

DJ- Mark Pacheco

Flowers/Decor- Sweet Root Village LLC

ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY MARY AND JOHN OLDTOWN ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

May 16, 2011 By Erin Snapp

We met Mary and John through another one of our couples Sara and Dan.
Mary being friend’s with Sara fell in love with her Engagement Photos we did and said she knew right away she HAD to have US!
We fell in love with Mary and John the moment we met them at their consultation.
The love they have for one another is simply breathtaking! Almost fairy tale like as they both tear up the moment they look at one another.
They are also two of the kindest people I’ve ever met in my life.
Words can’t even start to say how much Corey and I adore this couple.
They are such joy to be around, such great energy, such love, and we are so honored to now call them not only one of our “couples, but also our “friends”

Their shoot took place in Alexandria VA, a place they love very much. They have shared many special moments together here.
We had to fight with a bit of rain the day of their shoot…but it was quite alright because that just gave us a bit of bonding time together.
We can’t thank them enough for filling our day of work with sooooo much more memories than just a day of work for us.
Mary and John will say “I DO” October of this year and we can’t wait to be a part of their big day.

Baby Brody, the little Blessing

November 16, 2010 By Erin Snapp

Many of you may remember the belly shots we did with our dear friend Mandi a couple of months ago…

Well, shortly after she and hubby Jamie were blessed with a baby Brody.
So excited, So overjoyed, BUT moments later the little guy was rushed away…not even giving them a chance to hold him.
He was lifeless for about 12 minutes…leading up to a a rough struggle ahead.
The doctors brought life back to him and there after being flown to UVA he had blood transfusions, and all other kinds of treatments.
Poor little guy was a “fighter” for sure!!!!
Prayers were started immediately, I asked everyone to pray for him..strangers who didn’t even know Mandi and Jamie were praying for little Brody.
Mandi and Jamie updated us daily on his progress….I will never forget Mandi’s voice, trying to be so strong…but yet so traumatized all at the same time.
Days went by….but…
Sure enough our prayers were answered and his strength pulled little Brody through!!!

He is now HOME with his family and we were honored to be asked as one of his VERY FIRST visitors!!!
I could feel my eyes filling up with tears of joy at the first look at Brody.
Walked in to see Mandi holding this beautiful baby boy! So healthy, So strong, and So full of personality already.
I loves using his little hands to grasp the bottle, fingers, and is sometimes a little squirmer…all things a healthy baby should be!

It truly was one of the amazing things that has hit my heart in the longest time…you can see from the smile on my face, I truly felt this calm and joy take over as I held him.

We are so happy for Mandi and Jamie! We LOVE them Dearly.
Photographing their wedding, Photographing her belly, Dinners Shared with them, Visits Shared with them, and now to meet their newest little guy…well needless to say they are cherished friends.
May they cherish these first photos always.

WOW….A MIRACLE RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES, SUCH AN AMAZING FEELING TO HOLD THIS LITTLE GUY AND LOOK INTO THOSE EYES!

Family Coolness!

August 24, 2010 By Erin Snapp

We met Chris and Stacie at a JunkFood show a while back and have loved them since.
We were super excited when they contacted us for a family shoot with Chris’s three boys.
Corey and I knew right away we wanted to go full-force Snapp-Shot Style with them.
If any family could pull off the coolness factor, they sure could.

The Boys were full of personality and style.
Chris looks like a rockstar and Stacie is simply beautiful.

A FUN “ERIN it’s A WRAP” SHOT

We totally enjoyed working with them, and look forward to doing it again.
We cherish the shoots when we get to work with clients who are also our friends.
Thanks a bunch guys…you all rocked this shoot!

A bit of Magic w/ Mario Orsini

August 23, 2010 By Erin Snapp

After working with Mario Orsini as a groomsman at one of our weddings, he realized we do SO much more than weddings.
He contacted us to do a promotional shoot for his artistic side of Mario Orsini w/ Sini Magic

http://www.sinimagic.com

As much as we LOVE our wedding work, it’s really fun to just let loose with no schedules, no limits, and just give it everything we’ve got.
We did that with Mario’s shoot!
He’s such an awesome guy, open to all of our ideas and loving every minute of our work.

Of course not to forget to mention one of the coolest Erin it’s a Wrap Shots to date.
He truly was preforming a magic card trick here….2 of clubs was my card and I will never know how he figured that out.

So as you can see a bit of magic was created by Snapp-Shot and by Sini Magic!
Much love goes out to Mario for loving what we do and just kicking back and letting us “do our thing”

Wedding Chris & Jenn

August 8, 2010 By Erin Snapp

July 24th, 2010 the HOTTEST day of the year heat index reaching 110 degrees.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen…we had a wedding to shoot outside.

Chris & Jenn’s wedding took place at the Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, VA.
They hired us not only for our wedding work, but also for our fun photo booth!
We arrived at 10am to set up the photo booth, thank goodness this was an indoor event.

Met up with Chris and Jenn later in the afternoon, the hottest part of the day to be exact.
Even though we found a bit of shade, we were all dripping within an hour.
Never throughout all of our weddings, or shoots have we been this hot.
But some how we all made it through.

Chris and Jenn were such great sports and made sure we were well hydrated and cooled off as much as possible throughout.
Can’t thank them enough for that.
Chris and Jenn weren’t the only ones making sure everyone was doing ok within this intense heat.
The FireFighters also made a journey throughout the park that day.
Upon their journey they decided to stop and ask if we would enjoy shooting on the firetruck!
Who would ever say no to that?
We quickly gathered up the lights and hopped upon the big red truck!

We have enjoyed this couple from the very start, Chris is such a funny guy and I will miss his emails so much.
(Chris if you are reading this…feel free to send me your amusing emails at any given time)
Jenn is such a sweet girl, so calm and so natural.
Really did enjoy both of them so very much.

The photo booth was also crazy-fun!
The guests and wedding party were all so much fun….and the booth was the hit of the reception.

Of course most of you know the famous “Erin it’s a Wrap” shot….well this is the hottest, reddest, craziest “Erin it’s a Wrap” shot YET!

After returning from their honeymoon it was time for their VIP Screening in the Snapp-Shot Screening Room.
They were overjoyed with their photos and as always this was our favorite part of the job.
Seeing their eyes light up as they re-live their day was such an amazing feeling.

They also brought us not one, but TWO Rocks from their trip to add to the Snapp-Shot Sharpie Stone Collection!!!
One they picked up upon their feet and the other a beautiful egg shaped rock native to Jamaica that they purchased for us…so sweet they bought a gift for us

Chris and Jenn, we hope our friendship doesn’t end here.
We look forward to continuing our friendship throughout and of course keeping up to date with the home owner dramas!
May you have a love filled marriage

Wedding Kerbe & Lee

May 24, 2010 By Erin Snapp

May 8th, 2010 Kerbe & Lee

What can I say about Kerbe and Lee.
Two of the sweetest people ever and even though we don’t ask people to smile much in photos…she truly has the prettiest smile I’ve ever seen.
They are both truly beautiful on the inside and out! And she is also the cover of the brand new SS Business Card

After getting to know Kerbe and Lee a bit, we realized the church just would not work for what we visualized for them in photos.
We met up one evening with Kerbe, Lee, and Carole (Lee’s mom)
We suggested shooting their photos in their nearby downtown area of Strasburg, VA…they of course trusted our vision and were so excited we were going out of our way to get these shots.

We woke up to yet another crazy-windy-day…and I mean crazy!
But who cares, we would get these photos no matter what.

The girls and the guys were a blast to work with, Lee’s Mom was simply amazing!
She welcomed us in her home and in her family right away and we are truly grateful for this.
They all made sure we were taken care of throughout the day and at the reception, I can’t say enough good things about this day we had the honor of spending with Kerbe and Lee West.

After they returned from their honeymoon…as a Snapp-Tradition, we met up for their presentation at our place.
As always, all were welcome.
They brought their Mom, BridesMaid and Groomsmen Kristin and Tim along with them to join in on the big VIP moment.
OmGoodness, it’s always so much fun to see the reactions on their faces, hear the excitement in their voices and receive the hugs and tears as they re-live the most important day of their lives.
And all because of what we do…our photos

Such an awesome job that turns into so much more….friendships to be cherished always.
All our love to Kerbe, Lee, Carole, the rest of the family, and the guys and girls!
All of you 100% rock!