Category Archives: Bridal Portraits

nice hanger for wedding gown and clean your engagement ring

Wedding Day Tips for Better Photography

You have done so much work to get to your wedding day and make it so perfect for you, your fiancé, and all your friendsView full post »

black and white wedding attire with a classic Thai umbrella at a Phuket, Thailand wedding

Phuket, Thailand Wedding | Sneak Peek!

So, this really did happen. I really did photograph an international wedding in Phuket, Thailand! I didn’t believeView full post »

seascape wedding theme collage featuring Nordstrom products and photos by Leah Valentine

Wedding Photographs Published Nationally

I am thrilled and honored to have some of my wedding photography shared nationally through Nordstrom’s The WeddingView full post »

before and after engagement portrait vintage retouch from the University Club of Santa Barbara

Why Hire a Professional Photographer?

In the new age of digital photography almost everyone has access to a pretty high quality camera (hello iPhone!), whichView full post »

grungy bridal portraits with texture layovers and off camera flash

Learning New Portrait Techniques

In my ongoing effort to constantly learn new photography techniques and better serve my clients, I recently attended aView full post »

three different wedding and engagement album sizes and styles from Leah Valentine Photography in Santa Barbara ca

Professional Wedding & Engagement Album Samples

Long gone are the days of printing your favorite 20 8x10s from your wedding and sliding them into an off the shelf albumView full post »

Best of 2011 Wedding Photography | Charlottesville, Nags Head & Williamsburg

Do you believe 2011 is already gone and we are 19 days into 2012?? I don’t, it’s crazy! I know I’veView full post »

Nags Head, NC Wedding | Cory & Shaele

Cory and Shaele were married in an intimate ceremony on the beach in Nags Head, North Carolina. Serving as the bridalView full post »

Best of 2010 ~ Portraits

When I look back at family photos from the 1940′s, I notice how much portraiture has changed in the last 70 yearsView full post »

Jennifer and Joe

Jennifer and Joe were married on Saturday, July 31 in a beautiful ceremony at the UVA Chapel followed by an amazingView full post »

Wedding Sneak Peek!

I had so much fun photographing Isaiah and Betsy (and their ENORMOUS wedding party) on their wedding day!  Lots of coolView full post »

Bridals at UVA

Last month I photographed the beautiful Rachel for her bridal portraits at UVA.  Yesterday she and her fiance, Tracy,View full post »

Featured in Best of ’09 Series!

I was flattered to be featured in Reverend Claire Goodman’s Charlottesville Wedding Blog for her Best of ’09View full post »

College Roomie Got Hitched!

Last spring my old college roommate at Hendrix College got engaged, and I had the honor of taking some bridal portraitsView full post »

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