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SHENANDOAH VALLEY GOLF CLUB | FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA | SPRING WEDDING | ASHLEE & FRANZ

April 10, 2012 By Erin Snapp

Wow, what a beautiful Spring day for Ashlee and Franz’s wedding at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club!!
I arrived to find the most awesome bunch of girls, perfectly prepared and exactly on time.
Not only were they awesome in this area of things…but I felt like I was with old friends as soon as I walked in.
I can’t thank you all enough for being so great to me!

Next came “The First Look” for Ashlee and Franz, one of the most touching moments as Ashlee’s eyes filled with tears when she saw Franz awaiting her arrival.
The moment he turned to face her, the rest of the world disappeared….including us, and that’s exactly the way we wanted it.
We captured their moment in time, their first look on their wedding day forever in time. Even the girls watched from afar as they embraced this moment.
Truly beautiful!

One of my favorite things in the world is the special bonding time we spend with our couples as we create their formal shots.
Ashlee and Franz were so awesome, Franz entertained us with golfing stories and crow snatching snack stories along the way.
I’ll always cherish those laughs we shared and all the times they told us how grateful they were for us being there…it was so awesome.

Then of course the oh so elegant ceremony, and the reception that rocked the night away!
Anyone who knows us, knows how much we love a party…we love getting right in the midst of things and
capturing those crazy dance shots that only we will remember the next morning! LOL
We truly can’t say enough as to how much we enjoyed not only Ashlee and Franz, but their family and friends who were so sweet, and so kind to us!!!
We LOVE you ALL and can’t wait to see you again.

Some who made their day happen:
Photography: Snapp-Shot Photography
Venue & Catering: Shenandoah Valley Golf Club
Coordinator: Janet Maucione
DJ: JD Ringer
Flowers: Bluebells
Cake: Sheila’s Sweets
Dress: Mon Cheri Bridal
Hair/Make Up: LL McKee Salon
The Entire Wedding Party, Friends and Family

LANGFORD FAMILY | JOHN HANDLEY HIGH SCHOOL | WINCHESTER VIRGINIA

January 13, 2012 By Erin Snapp

Oh the Warmth of a January Shoot!!!
Yep, that’s right…I said warmth in January….almost 60 degrees to be exact.
Natalie contacted me oh so excited after falling in love with our work and asked for a shoot right away.
Now typically it would be too cold this time of year, but it surely must have been in the plans for us to do their family shoot
We decided to do the shoot at John Handley High School, as the family holds great memories here since two of their boys attend school there.

What an awesome family!
We thrive off of clients who fall in love with our art and have unique personalities and styles.
Natalie and Mick are such cool parents, letting each kid be his/her own person.
You can see from the images we created, two of the boys William and Nathan are lovers of sports,
Daniel on the other hand is very edgy, artistic, and could carry his own style like no other kid we’ve met…then of course little Lili full of spunk and funky style.
We even took a bit of extra time at the end of the shoot to let the athletes go play, while we worked images of art with Daniel and Lili.
We loved every moment of working with them….so fun, so unique, so into the art we were creating!
Natalie and Mick also had their very own coolness factors, we even found out he was once in a Rock Band back in the day!
As you can see they are all simply gorgeous and we can’t wait to work with them again!

EMILY & ERIC | CAMPFIRES ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHS | WINCHESTER VIRGINIA

December 13, 2011 By Erin Snapp

Emily and Eric were SO much fun!!!
It was like a day out in the country with two awesome friends.
We all just kicked back,
washed some vintage dishes with lots and lots of bubbles,
took a country walk, played with the dogs,
and ended the day roasting marshmallows in the campfire!
Can’t say we have ever put down the cameras and kicked back to roast marshmallows at the end of a shoot before
We love this couple to pieces and can’t wait for our friendship to grow with them…and of course can’t wait for their big day when they say I DO in August of 2012

AMANDA & TONY | FAMILY BABY PHOTOGRAPHER | PURCELLVILLE VIRGINIA | SUNSET HILLS VINEYARD

November 9, 2011 By Erin Snapp

OH MY GOODNESS…don’t you just wanna SQUEEZE this little CUTIE?!?!?
We were so excited to hear the great news that previous clients Amanda and Tony had a little baby girl Natalie
It had been almost 2 years since we had worked with them, so needless to say it was such a fun reunion!!!

I don’t even need to tell you how cute little Natalie is, because the pictures speak for themselves.
I will say she was one of the best babies ever! She was so fascinated with her little Lion (see ERIN it’s a WRAP) featuring Mr. Toy Lion.

We can’t wait to watch this little one grow up and very much look forward to the next shoot!
Amanda, Tony, and little miss Natalie…we heart you three

OATLANDS PLANTATION LEESBURG VIRGINIA | ENGAGEMENT STORY | RAT ROD | EVELYN & STEVE

November 2, 2011 By Erin Snapp

One cold rainy night, Evelyn and Steve set out to dance the night away at the Oatlands Plantation Grand Gala.
Little did they know miles away from home their beloved Rat Rod would decide to go no further on this grand adventure.
The harder Steve worked on the car, the harder the rain began to fall.
Meanwhile Evelyn tried to wait oh so patiently, but just knowing time was ticking by and the gala would go on with or without them just about broke her heart.

Luck was just not on their side that night. Evelyn and Steve decided their only chance of making it to the Grand Gala at Oatlands would be to walk.
Making a Quick change over of clothes that would be a bit more comfy,
they decided to leave their beloved Rat Rod alongside the road and continue their journey by foot to the Oatlands Plantation.

Hand in Hand they walked….and walked….and walked until the sun came up before their eyes, there within the misty morning stood the beautiful Oatlands Plantation!
It was more beautiful than they had ever imagined! Sadly they realized they had missed the gala, missed dancing the night away.
Steve handed Evelyn their overnight bag which contained the most simple little black dress, wiped a tiny tear from her cheek, and said “May I have this Dance?”
Dancing in the gardens of the misty morning, realizing love needs not fancy dances, love simply needs two hearts beating as one.

As I end this story of love, it would not be Evelyn and Steve without a little “action” thrown in.
Their dancing came to a sudden halt as they heard footsteps and the voice of the the Inn Keeper shouting…”Who’s There?!?!”
Hand in Hand they ran off and made a “Jump for It”

Hair & Make up By: Michelle Kennedy

We LOVE you guys and hope you enjoyed Your story of images
Can’t wait until the Wedding in 2012!

MUSEUM OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY | VINTAGE GARDEN WEDDING | WINCHESTER VIRGINIA | LAURA & HAL

October 18, 2011 By Erin Snapp

Laura and Hal had the most beautiful vintage garden wedding in the Gardens at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, VA
I remember meeting up with Laura and Hal for their pre-wedding walk through, they described everything they were dreaming of for their perfect day…..
Candle-Lit Lanterns, A BlueGrass Band / Gold-Top County-Ramblers, Fun with Polaroid Cameras, Pie verses the traditional cake, Corn Hole, A Vintage Feel to her dress, and just an all around Good Old Fashion Fun type of day!
As you can see from the images, their dream came true!

DEZ & KRISS | ON THE EDGE FAMILY PHOTO SHOOT | ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

October 13, 2011 By Erin Snapp

So you might be asking why did we decide to call this shoot “On the Edge”??
Well as most of you know, our style is very edgy…very dramatic and it’s very rare that we can go 100% all the way with our edge with a “little one”
Dez contacted us asking to take it all the way, to pull out the edge and dramatic lighting we are known for.
I must admit it was quite the challenge with little Trillian who is the smartest, most active little girl we’ve ever met!
To say she is full of spunk and attitude is an understatement…she freak’n rocked this shoot!
Of course as you can see her parents have quite the edge and artistic look as well.

I’ll let the images speak for themselves now, make SURE to see the “ERIN it’s a WRAP” shots at the end.
Yes I said “shots” the look on my face of FUN and SHOCKED is priceless..SO MUCH FREAK’n FUN with these three!!
Hope to do it all over again sometime in the future…you guys rocked

To see or purchase more go to :http://printing.snappshotphotography.com/g/trillian

MATT & KARA | MODERN FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY | WINCHESTER VIRGINIA

October 11, 2011 By Erin Snapp

One of our most favorite things in the world is working with other artists!
We are asked to “do what we do” with no limits….and “do what we do” is exactly what we did.

I will never forget when we first met Matt and Kara. We were working our magic at Sara and Dan’s wedding when Matt came running up and said “my wife and I love your work and want to set up a family shoot” As you can see he followed through with his enthusiasm. We are so glad he did.

Working with Matt, Kara, Christian, Alex, and Kylen was such an artistic high.
Who would have ever thought little Kylen could “get her pose on”?
All three kids were fantastic! Never questioning anything we asked, and really paying attention to detail to the things we said.
As you can see they are such a stunning, artistic, cool looking family…which is right in our element.

Now let me tell you just a bit about little Kylen “my buddy”
We kinda made a special connection. One of the sweetest, smartest, prettiest little girls I’ve ever met.
Gathering flowers for me throughout and she even found a very special Sharpie Stone for us at the end of the shoot!
Kylen this shout out goes out to you…you rock and we will be special buds forever

The the entire family, we loved working with you guys so very much and hope to continue to work with you many times to come.
Of course also look forward to the new friendship we’ve made and enjoy that bit of downtime as well!
You guys are the best

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

MOLLY, EDDIE & QUENT | NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY | WINCHESTER VIRGINIA

September 21, 2011 By Erin Snapp

Ohhhhh Cute Quent!!
We were truly touched when Molly and Eddie contacted us to do their son’s first professional photos.
You may remember this awesome couple back from their wedding with us a couple years ago.

Needless to say, to be able to photograph their newborn son Quent who just barely turned 1 month old….well words can’t even explain how special this was for us.
We’ve watched them grow as a family. First saying “I do”, next adding two awesome rescue pups to their family, and now welcoming their first born son.

The shoot took place at their home, where they are most comfortable…and it was just perfect.
It’s the best type of shoot for little ones, never having to leave their nice and cozy home!
We can’t wait to watch this little guy grow and see them grow as a family….I have a feeling he might be in front of the Snapp-Lens again

Wow such an amazing thing to be asked to be a part of.
Now you see why we love our job so very much?
It’s not really even a job to us…it’s us giving moments remembered forever to others….it’s our life.