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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!

Wedding Kelly & Alex

June 7, 2010 By Erin Snapp

Many of you might remember the fun Engagement Shoot we did with Kelly and Alex!
If not, here is a little refresh…..

Their big day was finally here! May 2010
They asked us to spend the entire weekend them to take part in the wedding festivities, in the Baltimore area.
The Weekend Began early for an early morning wedding rehearsal.
Everyone was so nice, so excited, and the church was so beautiful!

The wedding party looked adorable as they all were decked out in matching graphic tees made by Kelly’s sister!
Really cute

After Rehearsal we were able to check into our very nice hotel that Kelly and Alex booked for us.
But of course before checking in, it was C-O-F-F-E-E time for us!

Later that Evening….
We ventured over to the Oh so very nice Rehearsal Dinner.
Everything was perfectly planned, the food was great, and Alex’s parents were so welcoming to us!

After Dinner, back to our hotel for a good night’s sleep….chocolate on our pillow and all!

The Next Day….their big day is finally here!

We also are so excited because we had the pleasure of meeting a Makeup/Hair artist who we loved not only her talent, but her personality as well!
We highly recommend her ladies
Ashley Riddle of Up-Do For I Do’s www.updosforidos.com
They decided to see one another before the ceremony.
This was so much fun!
We were able to take part in this private moment with them, as Alex set eyes on his beautiful bride Kelly for the first time.
Us capturing every part of it.
There were tears shed, speechless moments, and lots of hugs.
A precious time indeed.

Then away we went to rock some formals!!

Then to the most amazing ceremony!
Very beautiful.

After their ceremony, the reception was held at the Baltimore Zoo Mansion house!
Off to the zoo we go!

A really cool thing that Kelly requested, was a full “Guest/Group” shot on the steps as they were announced at the reception. It was definitely a round up, but everyone did so well and we got the shot!
It was awesome

I will end this blog with one of the most beautiful shots, that I feel kind of shows their emotion.
They look so happy, so calm, so glad to be at the reception, so proud that they said “I do”
May I introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. LaFleur Vernet

Love to you both!!!!
Of course what would a Snapp-Shot Wedding be without the VIP PRESENTATION???
Their presentation was amazing!!
Kelly was brought to tears and was sooooo very happy!
What an awesome reward for us.
We really enjoyed them
And do you believe they presented US with a GIFT before we started the presentation?!?!
Awwwww so sweet

Here you can see their expressions when they were watching their dvd!!

Kelly wiping the tears of joy

Enjoying their book

Heidi & Casey Wedding

October 21, 2009 By Erin Snapp

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We truly are blessed with the most adorable sweetest couples ever!
We had the pleasure of developing yet another awesome friendship with Heidi and Casey.
They compliment one another so well as a couple.

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Casey always talking and making funny jokes…Heidi the sweetest girl one could ever meet.
I will NEVER EVER forget the moment at her wedding when she 100% tugged at my heart strings….
while in her room capturing her “getting ready” shots…across the room I heard this little voice saying..
“Erin, your smile comforts me”. At
that moment I put my camera down, took a deep breath, and just reminded myself…yes even though this does not feel like work, you are working…now breath Erin..no tears.
haha
Heidi you are beautiful inside and out…the most adorable thing ever.
I will also NEVER EVER forget the special moment I shared with Casey before the ceremony.
I normally never have the chance to spend special moments with the groom, as I’m always aside the bride during this time.
But this was probably a one time thing..I happen to be getting some of our equipment, when Casey sat down on the chair beside me with the biggest smile I have ever seen! He was full of excitement, a bit nervous and was just all in all the anxious groom. All I had to say is “She is beautiful Casey” and he turned bright red and smiled even bigger..which by the way I did not think was possible since he was already all smile! haha
It was the coolest feeling in the world to be able to share this moment with him.
Then doing the same as I proceeded to my position of bride side.

The ceremony was so beautiful, so in love, so in the moment, shedding many many tears of joy as they said “I do”
We also want to say how amazing the family and friends were.We loved all of the Wedding Party, and Heidi’s parents were so sweet to come up to us throughout the day making sure we had enough to eat and drink and her dad thanked us so graciously at the end of the night.

As Most of You know, We LOVE meeting face to face with our couples to show them the finished work of art.

We were so surprised when Heidi and Casey invited us into their home for dinner and just a nice time to spend with them as a couple. This was so awesome! We had nice quiet time to just sit back and talk about their honeymoon, about the wedding and things we all remembered and then of course unveil the photos captured by us.
Watched their dvd and looked at their book.
You can see from the photos how excited they were!
We plan to continue our friendship with these two very special people.
We love you both and couldn’t be happier for you