BRONTIDE:Brontide (n.) the low rumble of distant thunder.

 | Design & Styling: Ginny Au | Hair & Makeup: Mimi and Taylor | Floral Design: Sarah Winward | Paper and Calligraphy: Meghan Kay Sadler | Photo Lab Sponsor: PhotoVision | Photo Lab Developer: Richard Photo Lab | Film Sponsor: Fuji Film | Table Linens & Rentals: 12th Table | Venue: Cuffey’s Cove Ranch | Dress: Houghton NYC | Earrings:Melissa Joy Manning | Model: Sierra Lippert of Scout Model Agency All images photographed at the Erich McVey Workshop 

Joia and Dan know more than most what it means to be separated due to his devoted service to his country.

Therefore, holding him close like she never wants him to leave again comes natural to these two.

We photographed their engagement session at both Colonial Williamsburg and Gloucester Point beach, some of our favorite spots in Virginia.

Joia and Dan will be husband and wife in just a few weeks and we cannot wait to capture their wedding day!

xoxo M+C

Williamsburg VA Engagement Photographers 

Virginia film photographers | Virginia Contax 645 photographers

Lianne and Erich have been on our blog before.

Soon after they were in front of our cameras as a styled bride and groom, Lianne contacted us for her maternity boudoir session.

We were so honored to be invited back into the intimacy of their beautiful home to welcome Baby Isla to the world with a lifestyle portrait sessionon film.

Not only is this beautiful family simply made for photos, their house is a photographer’s paradise. We were able to shoot 100% film in 100% natural light.

We are just in love with this precious family and are so excited to finally share these scans on our blog!

developed and scanned by Richard Photo Lab

Historic Yorktown, Virginia wedding photographers | Michael and Carina Photography | Film wedding photographers in Virginia

Josh and Becky married this past weekend in an absolutely moving ceremony at the Langley Air Force Base Chapel.

While we can’t share their wedding photos with you yet, (we are sending their rolls of film off to be developed today), we CAN share these portraits we captured of Becky back in April!!!

We photographed these in Historic Yorktown, Virginia.

We met with Becky, her mom, her dad, and a friend and went (with permission from the Park service) to our “secret garden.”

Just shooting film was the perfect compliment to Becky because her beauty is just timeless!!

Becky, we can’t wait to share more from your wedding!!

xoxo Michael and Carina

Film used: fuji400h, developed by Richard Photo Lab

We’re fine art wedding photographers in Virginia! We are also film wedding photographers in Virginia. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂 

Bridal portraits on film are among our favorite things to shoot. A lot of the times, moms will be there too, which makes it even more emotional. It was wonderful that Kim’s mom was able to come out this lovely farmhouse that day! Kristin Partin, being a photographer herself, has transformed  her entire home with photography in mind. This lovely piece of quiet in the middle of nowhere in Central Virginia has a rustic and elegant feel which was absolutely perfect for Kim’s bridals. And a blooming field of buttercups behind her house? Yes, that was epic.

Kim just blew us away. She is so kind and my goodness, so beautiful. Needless to say I have also fallen in love with her gorgeous dress! 🙂 As these were taken just a few days before her wedding day, you can really see the sweet anticipation of becoming a wife to her best friend.

The big day was almost two weeks ago at the amazing Pippin Hill Farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. Unfortunately we weren’t available to photograph their wedding, but they had a great photographer (can’t wait to see the photos).

All of Kim’s bridal portraits were photographed on film (Fuji 400H and Portra 800, developed by Richard Photo Lab). We are SO excited to share them with you!  Vendor credits coming soon!

xoxo, Carina