I think this past memorial day weekend will go down in record books somewhere. It was a cool 68 degrees, without a single cloud in the sky, just as Evan and Lynn had prayed for. Definitely not the typical forecast for the end of May here in Virginia! but thats nothing new for Evan and Lynn, the Lord has been answering their prayers for each other from day one. We got to hear their family and closest friends contribute different pieces of their story all day long, but the one thing that everyone echoed was how clear it was that Lynn and Evan were a perfect fit and how well they complimented each other. Last weekend at the Thomas Birkby House in Leesburg, Evan and Lynn promised each other forever with the support, encouragement, and prayers of all of their favorite people in the world, and it was an absolute honor to get to document it all. Evan and Lynn, thank you THANK YOU for letting me celebrate with you and for inviting me into your lives over the past couple years :) Also a big thank you to my sweet friend Katie for helping me out for the day; it had been WAY too long since she assisted at a wedding and I was so thrilled to have her tag along :)
Happy viewing, friends! :)
a few finishing touches… 
I loved seeing Evan SO excited to see his bride, and how you can tell just by his hands how much anticipation was built up in this moment: 
such a sweet moment for these two: 
he looked like he just needed to sit down for a moment to take everything in :)
two of my favorite shots of Lynn all day, and they were completely un-staged and candid shots :) ps did you see the rest of Lynn’s bridal portraits?! :) 
the Thomas Birkby House had SO many gorgeous spots for photos, but this was definitely one of my favorites :) i could have stayed here all day!
all of the guys had fun socks on, and i love that you can see Evan’s in this shot :) 
they were so happy and joyful all day… made my job super easy :) 
another favorite :) 
they had SUCH a fun group of people in their wedding party :) 
oh HEY gorgeous bridesmaids! :) please consider this my formal request to photograph each of your weddings when you all get engaged, okay? okay good :) 
best. photobomb. ever. 
love this shot that Katie grabbed at the start of the ceremony! I could tell right away what a special relationship Lynn and her dad have, and I love how proud he is of her in this shot as he walked her down the aisle. 
Evan explained how Lynn gave him a ‘to-do’ list the day before, with the last thing on it being “show up” for the wedding, so he made sure to take a minute and cross that one last thing off of his to do list :) 
married!! 
first dance sweetness:
love this one from their Father/Daughter dance :) 
ha! these two were pros on the dance floor :) 
loved Katie’s angle and her shot of them cutting the cake :) 
haha Evan’s looking a little nervous right about now… ;) 
there was a little band reunion during the reception to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the release of their debut album :) 
Lynn and Evan tossed the bouquet and garter from the balcony of the house: 
and while I was up with them, Katie grabbed these next two shots of their guests :) 
love the determination of those three in the front :)
and they’re off!! Hope you guys had the BEST time in Bermuda!! :) 
Congratulations again to you both! :)
At the end of last year I got an email from Jon asking if he could gift his wife Ashley with a gift certificate for a portrait session for Christmas! They opted to plan for more of a “lifestyle session”, which just means that I got to spend a couple hours with them in their home capturing their favorite every day moments they spend together as a family. Ashley rocking her babies… Jon and Bentley playing blocks… Bentley going to get Britta in her crib when she wakes up from her nap… a walk around their neighborhood to the lake… Bentley and Britta starting to play together… dance parties in the living room… all of those little moments that make up their time together. I always ask parents to think about the little things that their kids do now that they never want to forget, and I love that we were able to include so many of Jon and Ashley’s answers in their session! Not to mention that Bentley and Britta are two of the CUTEST little faces you’ve ever seen! Seriously they made my job so easy :) Jon and Ashley, thanks for inviting me into your home and letting me spend time with your babies :) Happy viewing, friends! :)
Britta was more than happy to dish out some sweet smiles for me while she waited for her big brother to come get her after her nap :) 
these next two just melt my heart!! I know they’re pretty similar, but I couldn’t pick a favorite so you get both :) 
such a happy girl :) 
big brother to the rescue! 
these two are so sweet together! such buddies already! 
I’ve been obsessed with Bentley’s curls from day one (Jon and Ashley are good friends from church!) and I loved how they would bounce and move as he jumped on the bed :)
over the last few years Ashley has spent quite a few hours sitting here rocking her boy, just another one of those little every day moments we wanted to make sure to capture :) 
these days he has to make room for baby sister too! he doesn’t seem to mind too much :) 
what i loved most about this was how Bentley started sitting up straight, but as soon as he saw Jon lying on his side he repositioned himself to match his Daddy :) 
he was such a little ham for the camera… my favorite kind of kid! ;) 
a little dance party in the living room:
ahh seriously those curls! too cute! I would never be able to cut them! :)
Britta plays with blocks a little differently than Bentley does ;) welcome to the world of a 6 month old… everything goes in the mouth! 
another favorite :) who needs a track to drive your cars on when you have a baby sister?! :) 
concentration at its cutest ;) 
sweet baby! especially love that shot on the right! 
clearly Britta thinks her big brother is hilarious :)
we were getting ready to head outside for a few minutes and as Ashley was putting Bentley’s tie on she said she had a vision of tying his tie for prom one day :) i’m sure it will be here all too soon! 
such a handsome little man! 
love Britta’s little scrunchy nose smile :)
… i couldn’t resist! :) I don’t know how I caught both of them with these expressions, but i kind of love it :) 
Jon and Ashley just celebrated their anniversary so we wanted to grab a few updated photos for them as well! 
aaaand with that, Bentley decided that he was going to walk home, whether or not we wanted to join him ;) 
Happy Wednesday! :)
well these days Benjamin is a lot bigger, laughing a lot more, and still as cute as ever :) Ben is seriously one of the happiest babies, and he was willing to dish out a few of those big laughs for us during his 4 month session last week. I looked at Carolyn and Mike and said “gosh isn’t that the best sound you’ve ever heard?” I can only imagine how much joy it brings to you as a parent to hear your baby start to laugh :) and bonus, anytime he would smile for us he would show off those two brand new little bottom teeth he’s working on! Enjoy lots of favorites from his most recent session! Happy Friday, friends! :)
sucking on that little bottom lip :) 
ah! definitely one of my favorites from his session! how cute is his outfit and his sweet smile?!? 
oooh Ben, you are KILLIN me with that expression and those eyebrows my little friend :) this one makes me smile every time!
happy baby :) 
i think for most babies this is one of their happy places… love this shot of Carolyn and Benjamin: 
another favorite for sure! love his little toes sticking up in this one :) 
Ben is an expert at blowing bubbles these days :) 
by the end of the session we had exhausted this poor kid and he was ready for a NAP! apparently looking super cute is hard work! 
sweet dreams, little man… 
by Jessie
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