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Quote Post – Inspired by Baby Photography

Kelsey — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:18 +0000

I was doing some marketing research recently, and I stumbled upon a page of quotations about the joys of children. Some of them had me laughing out loud, and some of them had me tearing up even though I don’t have kids! Since I had such a great time reading all the quotes, I thought I would start a quotation inspired blog post series. A lot of the photographs from our family portrait sessions illustrate the quotes I found perfectly. For example, Aaron took some baby portraits here in the studio of Joe, Chelsea, and their baby girl Maggie. Maggie is such a cutie pie, and she was so animated during her photography session that I thought her baby pictures would be the perfect ones for the first quote post! Enjoy these adorable photographs and reading the quotations sprinkled throughout the pictures!

Love,
Kelsey

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
~ Elizabeth Stone

“You will always be your child’s favorite toy.”
~ Vicki Lansky

“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for”
~ anonymous

Family Portraits at Glenmore Country Club in Charlottesville VA

Kelsey — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:41 +0000

These are a few family portraits from Jonathan, Michelle, Anna Lisa and Clara’s family session at Glenmore Country Club. Let me tell you, this family is a blast! Both of the girls were a little shy at the beginning of the session, but that didn’t last long. Before Aaron could take too many pictures, they were running around all over the place and having a great time playing together as a family. Anna Lisa and Clara are so adorable, and the pictures of the two of them together are awesome! I love the series of pictures where Clara was riding on Anna Lisa’s back and then in the next pictures they had collapsed. Anna Lisa made so many funny faces for Aaron, she even did a dance and Aaron caught a picture that made her look like a rock star! You can tell that you would always have a good time hanging out with their family!

Love,
Kelsey

Aaron Watson Photography’s Version of a Photo Booth – The CRAZYBOOTH!

Kelsey — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:04 +0000

We haven’t put up pictures from an Aaron Watson Photography Crazybooth experience in awhile, and after we saw the pictures from Kate and Seth’s Crazybooth, we realized it was high time we posted a few! We recently added a few amazing props which were generously donated by one of our brides after her wedding. Among these new additions were an assortment of wigs, a green tutu, zebra pants, and, my personal favorite, sparkly Michael Jackson gloves! Kate and Seth’s guests put all of these to good use, and the pictures that resulted were so funny we had to share a few!

Love,
Kelsey

Charlottesville VA Engagement Pictures

Kelsey — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:19:00 +0000

Here are some of Sam and Greg’s beautiful engagement pictures from their engagement session on the Downtown Mall and the lawn at UVA! Sam and Greg both went to the University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy school, which is where they met, and started dating. (Both of them are Pittsburgh Penguins fans! Go Pens!) For Sam’s graduation present, Greg booked a trip to Hawaii! Sam was suspicious that he might propose on the trip, but they had been there for five days and still no ring, so she thought she might have been wrong… Then they went to Maui for a luau and afterwards, knowing how much Sam likes to listen to the waves at night, they went for a walk on the beach. That’s when Greg popped the question! Sam and Greg are going to be married this fall at Keswick Vineyards, and they are so excited for all their family and friends to be in one place and having a great time. We are so happy we get to be a part of their wedding!

These delicious looking cupcakes are from Cappelino’s Crazy Cakes, which is on the downtown mall, and worked perfectly as a part of Sam and Greg’s engagement session!

Family Portraits at Farmington – A little left over Holiday Cheer!

Kelsey — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:19:50 +0000

Here are a few family portraits from Ashley, Chris, Abby and Alden’s session at Farmington Country Club. Even if the holiday season is technically over, I think these gorgeous pictures are worth sharing at any season, and a little extra Holiday Cheer is always welcome! Plus how incredibly adorable are Abby and Alden? Abby’s facial expressions are priceless, she has the whole range, from being awestruck at Santa’s train to being goofy and sticking her tongue out at Aaron. She is such a great big sister, and the pictures of her and Alden together are amazing. Also, I know I have mentioned this before, but bubbles are magic! Every child loves to play with bubbles, and for some reason they always bring out the child’s personality in the cutest way.

Family Photography on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville VA

Kelsey — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:40:24 +0000

This family photography session Aaron did with Jessie, Jonathan and their mom Karen is packed full of awesome pictures. Jessie and Jonathan utilized all the fun places on the Downtown Mall, from the ice rink to the free expression wall by the Pavilion. They even had an epic card battle on the roof of the parking garage! I love this session because Jessie and Jonathan’s personalities were perfectly captured in the pictures, as well as their amazing relationship as brother and sister. Jonathan is a senior and Jessie is a sophomore at Albemarle High School, and they are both very active; Jonathan is an eagle scout and Jessie is in the Marching Band. It’s obvious they have a great time together, and Karen told us how Jonathan always makes Jessie laugh. He was definitely true to form in this session!

Family Portrait Photography for the Holidays!

Kelsey — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:02:42 +0000

We have a festive Family Portrait session for you today! Meet Alyssa, Emma, Mary, James, Mya, Isabella, and their parents, Marlette and Benjamin. They took their whole family to Keswick Hall for their family photographs. It is a perfect location for Holiday portraits. Keswick Hall is decorated with Christmas trees, bows, lights, etc. for the season and taking pictures there definitely gets you in the Christmas Spirit! Their family was all smiles as they explored Keswick Hall and found all the fun things they could get into, including a big red sleigh!

Family Photography – Time Period Inspiration Shoot

Kelsey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:12:10 +0000

Today we are sharing a few pictures from a family photography session Aaron did with Paula, Cody, Kayla and Savannah. Paula was inspired by the 1940′s, and she did her hair in the classic 40′s style and picked out clothing for her and her family that reflected fashion from that time period. She was going for a more serious and moody feel to the pictures, so Aaron shot the session in black and white, and they kept straight faces for a lot of the photographs. They chose to have the session at the Humpback Rock Visitor’s Center, and even though the buildings aren’t from the 1940′s (Aaron joked it was a 1940s meets the 1840s session) they still added to the overall feel of what Paula was looking for. It was a great setting for black and white pictures, the log cabins and fences and stone buildings look amazing! I was really impressed by how well their whole family stayed in character throughout the shoot, even the girls played their parts perfectly!

Family Portrait Photography in the Woods!

Kelsey — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:19:21 +0000

Here are a few Family Portraits of Bart, Kathy, and their three boys, Isaac, Ari and Asher. Their house was a great place to take pictures, because not only do they have a big yard, they have woods surrounding their house as well. They had raked a big leaf pile into the middle of their yard for the session and Isaac, Ari and Asher wasted no time jumping into it and throwing leaves at each other. They stayed active for the rest of the session, running through fields, riding bikes and hiking through the woods with their parents. The boys had no trouble warming up to the camera, and I love all the funny faces they made at Aaron. It seemed that for every picture they looked at the camera with a smile, there was an after picture of everyone doing something silly and cracking each other up. I love their energy and how much fun they all have being together as a family.

Engagement Pictures at Mount Ida Farm

Kelsey — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:54:17 +0000

You are in for a treat today everyone! We are going to share a few amazing pictures from Alex and Shannon’s Engagement Session at the always gorgeous Mount Ida Farm. Alex and Shannon are such a beautiful couple and they loved walking all around Mt Ida and capturing photos in every pretty place they found. Shannon’s dress in the first few pictures was awesome, and I thought it was great that they had pictures taken in both formal and casual outfits. I also love how they really made their session personal to them and wore jerseys from their favorite sports teams in some of the pictures while they tossed around the football. Shannon has such captivating eyes, and her and Alex have so much chemistry in all the pictures, they just grab your attention!

… also make sure to read to the end for some exciting news about Mount Ida Farm!

I love these two pictures! See what I mean about the captivating eyes?

Huge thanks to Milicent of Mount Ida Farm for letting us take pictures there! I am really excited too, as they just announced that they are offering exclusive tours on their luxury shuttle bus to local wineries like Trump Winery, Keswick Vineyards and Castle Hill Cider (some of our favorites!) and we can’t wait to take advantage of this on our next free weekend! (Local wineries can also arrange a wine tasting for private events at their beautiful event building; you can check out a little sneak peek of the building from the stylized shoot we did in August!)

Family Portrait Photography in Charlottesville VA

Kelsey — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:06:08 +0000

There are so many things I love about this family portrait session, but I think the main thing is that Aaron captured so many things their family loves doing together, and the fun they have while doing those activities. Katie and Bob own the Simeon Market out near Jefferson Vineyards, and their two boys, John and Bryce love helping out at the store. Their whole family is also incredibly athletic. They played 3 different sports during their family session, and Bryce even climbed a tree! Maybe they have so much healthy energy because both boys love apples. Katie says that they eat at least two a day, usually more. Their love for apples was documented by photographs as the boys ate a quick snack during the session! I also adore these family portraits because as I was editing them, they actually made me laugh out loud. You will know what I mean when you see the pictures!

Portrait Photography – Courtney & James’s Beloved Session

Kelsey — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:33:38 +0000

There are two words that come to mind when I look at the pictures from Courtney and James’s Portrait Session at Carter’s Mountain. Smiles and Vibrancy! Courtney and James are hysterical, and they have so much fun being together. Neither one of them stopped smiling and laughing the whole session! The colors in these photographs are absolutely amazing. I love the red leaves and the greens and golds of the orchard. The rusted truck was a great scene for Courtney and James to really goof around with. They even tinkered with the old engine to see if they could get it running again. Unfortunately they didn’t meet with success. Both Courtney and James graduated recently, Courtney from Radford University and James from Virginia Tech, and they gave this portrait session to themselves as a graduation gift. We are very excited to keep in touch and see what the future has in store for the two of them!

Family Portrait Photography at Monticello Trail and Park

Kelsey — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:25:34 +0000

Mary and Mike were given a Family Portrait Session by Mary’s sister, who took advantage of the Daily Deal! They chose to go up to Monticello Trail and Park with their two year old son Graham for their family pictures. Aaron had never taken pictures there before, and I am so glad they chose it because all the pictures are awesome. There were so many places to get really unique photographs, and plenty of space for Mary, Mike and Graham to play. For example, there were a few really big hollowed out tree trunks placed around the park. Graham explored them first, and then his parents joined him for a neat picture of their family sitting inside the trunk. Mary and Mike love to swing Graham around, and sing kids songs to him, both of which make Graham laugh, which made for some amazing family portraits!
P.S. How incredibly cute are Graham’s curls? He is such a handsome kid!

Holiday Deadlines for Wedding Albums + Parent Album sale!

Aaron Watson — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:40:23 +0000

Holiday Deadline for Wedding Albums is October 21st!
Make sure to send us your picture selection or album order this week if you want your album back in time for the holidays! You may elect to pick your favoirte pictures for your album or have us pick the pictures for you. Give us a call at the office, 434.202.8031 if you have questions.

Picture from Anne & Campbell’s wedding at King Family Vineyards by Aaron Watson

Parent Album Sale!!!
If you are starting to wonder about a great gift to give your parents (or grandparents) this Holiday Season, get them a beautiful custom designed album! We are very excited to announce that we have new options for Parent Albums starting at $395!

To celebrate these beautiful new albums we are giving 20% off the purchase of your first parent album! If you purchase two or more parent albums, we will give you an even sweeter deal of 30% off your parent albums!

In order to take advantage of this you must order your main album by October 21st, and submit the order for your parent albums by November 11th (in order to receive it in time for the holidays). Contact us for more information on our new album collections and make sure to do it soon before the sale ends on November 11th!

Picture from Sarah & Matt’s Wedding at Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards

Dogs in Weddings – Charlottesville Wedding Photography

JP — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:22:54 +0000

Pet photography is becoming very popular, in fact there are some photographers who specialize just in pet photography, so it only makes sense that pets are playing a larger role in weddings! In every wedding we’ve been a part of where the couple’s dog has been included, we have noticed that the dog has been treated like a part of the family. Every couple makes sure to introduce us to their dog and always asks Aaron to get plenty pictures of their dog during the wedding. I personally think that the dogs know what’s going on, or at least understand something big is happening. I think they feel honored to be a part of such an important day in their owner’s lives!

When Maria and Adam’s dog accompanied Adam down the aisle as his ‘best dog’ it seemed like he trotted along with a sense of importance. He also got up from his place in the front row and started circling around Maria and Adam’s legs when they were saying their vows, wanting to be close to his owners when they became man and wife.

Pepper was Hali and Tony’s ring bearer, (check out his collar!!) and after they walked down the aisle as husband and wife, Pepper jumped up and gave Hali a huge congratulatory kiss!

Jillian and Chad’s dog Remi was a part of their wedding from start to finish! She watched Jillian get ready, performed the part of flower girl during the ceremony and then stayed until the last guest left after the reception!

Rachelle and Donnie’s dog Sophie was quiet throughout the entire ceremony, but when Rachelle and Donnie were pronounced man and wife and shared their first kiss, Sophie let out a few celebratory barks. Right on cue!

Photographs by Aaron Watson Photography