Ann Marie and Mark are married!

I wasn’t there for their actual elopement, but I was able to capture some Lexington elopement portraits for them while I was in town to photograph Marie’s daughter’s engagement session (check out Savanna and Colin’s Big Spring Farm engagement session here!).

I’ve known Ann Marie and her daughter Savanna for years from James Madison University Ultimate. Sav was a junior captain of the team when I was a freshman. She quickly became a role model and friend and Ann Marie always came to our tournaments to support. It was such an honor to take these photos for them.

We started the session at Ann Marie and Mark’s house in downtown Lexington. They wanted photos in their every day space with their several dogs and gorgeous views. We weren’t sure if we would be able to wrangle all the little pups for photos, but they stayed close and we were way more successful than we hoped! We set up a picnic blanket for them to relax on while surrounded by their spring flowers and historic property.

After getting a portrait of each pup, we climbed their stairs to their rooftop view and looked out over their neighborhood.

Ann Marie and Mark changed into their elopement outfits and met me at the Washington and Lee campus to take more formal photos. Mark loves history and gave me the tour of campus and pointed out all the memory in the area. We took photos in front of some of their favorite buildings, which included two very beautiful but very different churches.

I had a great time walking around, getting to know Ann Marie and Mark, and hearing all about the history. There are so many stories that this campus could tell, and now there’s one more!

Congratulations to Ann Marie and Mark!!

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