LANGLEY AFB OFFICERS CLUB | HAMPTON VIRGINIA | WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY | WHITNEY & BRIAN

July 2, 2011 By Erin Snapp

Whitney and Brian Said “I do” June 11th, 2011

For each and every wedding Corey and I capture, I write a personal Hand Written journal entry.

This entry takes place within my Little Red-Hearted leather bound Wedding Memory Journal sitting upon my desk.

I’ve now decided to include a piece of this personal journal entry with you as a part of the couple’s blog…….

My Journal Entry always includes one very important thing…….

-The Special thing I Will Always Remember:

The HUGE Storm on Radar that was about to hit Langley Air Force Base in Hampton VA…..me going up to Whitney and Brian asking “do you want to chance one of the best shots ever?”
Their reply,” let’s go for it!”…. Go for it is what we did.
Standing out as the storm was a brewing around us….in the end, “we got the shot” and it’s a moment I will never forget.

There are also many more memories of this wedding that I feel I must share with you.
Ones that touch our heart personally and ones that touched our hearts as we heard the stories behind the images we were creating….

You may remember Whitney and Brian from their Engagement Shoot with us.

Let me take you back to the year of 2005, the year we met Mr. Brian Shanley.
Playing in the band Motive, later known as Honor By August…..who knew SIX years later we would be Capturing the most important day of his life.
It’s been a really fun journey with Brian and Whitney…we’ve shared meaningful talks, awesome shows, and yes even a private moment of him playing in our living room.
The Band Also played a very special song on this very day as a part of their wedding!!
I really can’t even find the right words to express the amount of amazing memories we have made over these past six years with these two very dear friends.
But to know we were able to capture memories frozen in time for Brian and Whitney forever was the most meaningful memory of all for us!

I’d also like to share a tidbit of information behind one of the images we created.
Whitney and Brian’s Wedding Day took place in Hampton, VA near Whitney’s hometown of Gloucester VA.
We had so much fun creating their Formal Images, as we were so lucky to be able to use Langley AirForce Base!
Upon arrival we spotted an old F86 Sabre Jet mounted in the yards of Langley Air Force Base…Of course we were like “wow what a cool canvas for Whitney & Brian’s wedding image”
Never did we IMAGINE the story behind it we were about to be told by Whitney.
This was Whitney’s Grandfather’s plane he flew on a mission over Korea. He was hit by the enemies in the nose of the plane, the glass shattered leaving her grandfather in blindness.
Thankfully his wingman was by his side….nearing the runway he slowly ran out of fuel all while the sun was going down leaving the runway below in total darkness.
Cars, Trucks and anything with lights lit the way for this amazing landing.
It’s a story that gives you chills…almost as if right out of a movie.
So as you see, this Image is not only very cool…but wow what a story right??

But WAIT…there’s more fun facts!!
The only cake cutting we have ever seen that was cut with a saber.
Brian’s uncle a Retired Cavalry Officer in the Army wore this M1902 Officers Ceremonial Saber as a part of his uniform up until the day he retired.
The saber now holds a place of honor within his home and only comes out on special occasions like Family Wedding Cake Cuttings.
Brian and Whitney took great pride in cutting their first piece of cake with this special saber.

Special Surprises of the day : Brian’s Band’s Acoustic Performance at the ceremony and Whitney’s Very Own Song Recording for their First Dance!!

As you can see their day was full of fun facts, meaningful moments, and such amazing stories behind the Images we have created.
We have waiting weeks for the happy couple to return from their honeymoon for their Photo-Screening….which they simply Adored!
We will always remember this very special moment with Brian and Whitney…we love you both.

For All of Our Couples we Give them a Gift of “the-Highlights”….their Highlights of the Day In Motion on Blu-Ray

To Enjoy Brian and Whitney’s Highlights hit PLAY and Enjoy Their Day Through Our Eyes.……
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Thought you’d enjoy a “BEFORE and NOW” Moment……
Let’s take you back to 2005 with the guys and up to now 2011 with the guys on Brian’s Wedding Day
Good Times for Sure!

For All Images From Their Day Please Visit: Whitney & Brian’s Purchase Gallery / All Images

Many Who Made this Day Happen:
Images & Images in Motion “the-Highlights” by Snapp-Shot Photography “Us”
Catering- Langley Air Force Officer’s Club
Dress- Maggie Sottero
Make Up- Razzle Dazzle Salon of Yorktown, VA
Hair- Razzle Dazzle Salon of Yorktown, VA
Band/DJ- Bobby Reynolds of HeyDJBobby
Video- Victoria Shirley Productions
Flowers- Costco for all bridal and reception flowers, / church flowers from Becky’s of Buckroe Florist
Cake- Sue Morrison
Special Features: First Dance Song Surprise Recording by BRIDE -Whitney Shanley
Wedding Acoustic Performance by Honor By August (Michael Pearsall, Evan Field, Chris Rafetto)

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.

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 Karen & Kevin

May 20, 2010 By Erin Snapp

Music Produce Kevin Gutierrez of Assembly Line Studios says yes to Karen!!!!
We had the privileged of working with Kevin and Karen on their big day.
We met Kevin within the music industry, he has produced many albums and is so very talented.
Also loved by many.

What a fun wedding, Kevin promised me it would be very chill and indeed it was.
They decided not to have a wedding party, which in the end gave us a more relaxed time with them one on one.
They were both so very beautiful as you can see.

We had so much fun working with these two!
Such an awesome couple.

We very much look forward to continuing our friendship with this awesome couple.
As Kevin would say “Rock”

We couldn’t wait to present their photos to them in their very own VIP Presentation.
And we brought Karen to tears and at that very moment, is when I realized we did what we set out to do.
Moments like these are times I will cherish in my heart always and is why we love our job so much.

Tia & Dusty Wedding

September 30, 2009 By Erin Snapp

After working with Tiffany Goodwin on her Engagement Shoot, we were very pleasantly surprised when we got a phone call in reference to working with her older sister Tia! Only this time Wedding Style.

Their wedding took place in an old Victorian style home, they were both dressed so elegantly. Tia and Dusty told us to use our creativity to the max, and put total trust in us. We did just that.

They asked us for everything we had…and we gave them just that! Modern, Edgy, Very Sexy..and they pulled it off so very well

The Goodwin’s were simply amazing. They invited us in as part of their family and praise us over and over on our work which as most of you know is also our passion. Most of you also know presenting the photos in person is one of my favorite parts of our job. Doing this in person lets us see facial expressions, vocal expressions and just feel the overall joy as they see their photos for the very first time. We did just this with Tia, Dusty and their family. In fact they invited us to a big family dinner and we all sat together afterwards watching the dvd and looking at their new book and photos! Was such a fun time and I look forward to continuing this special bond with the Goodwin’s

DVD Presentation

See Photos for the First Time

Family Enjoying Their Book