Daniel's dmfoto Wedding Blog..and other things we do

Jenay and Brandon March 24, 2012. Wedding season kickoff!

Daniel — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:51:17 +0000

Jenay and Brandon were the first couple we got to shoot this year at Celebrations at the Reservoir. Thanks to an amazing start to an early spring, things looked great outside and the weather couldn’t have been better. It rained early in the day but it opened up and let the entire wedding day happen without a drop.

Rita helped me shoot this one and Angela with Angela’s Elegant Events coordinated everything for the day. Both of the families were amazing to work with and the emotions were all around. I couldn’t have picked a better wedding to start this year with. I hope you enjoy these..

You can see the bouquet taking out the light directly behind..that’s what that flash is

I love the reactions

Beautiful moments.

Best of 2011, Morgan and Matt

Daniel — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:55:30 +0000

Morgan and Matt had one of the funnest wedding of the 2011 season Thanks to them and their wild group of friends. We love doing weddings where the whole day is within the city. Anywhere you are shooting, there are great areas in walking distances and it makes the day that much more fun. The ceremony was held at the Centenary Methodist on Grace Street and the reception was held at The Jefferson Hotel. Manny Green was the DJ and Elise and Rita shot this one with me. Blue Steel Lighting. This was the first wedding we got to experience with these guys and it made it absolutely incredible to document this reception. I hope everybody enjoys these..

Best of 2011 Blogs 2.0 - Erica and David

Daniel — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:39:03 +0000

Erica and David had one of the more special weddings this year for me. In the spring of 2010, I met Erica to discuss shooting her wedding. After she walked out of the door from our meeting, she came back and decided she was ready to go ahead and book her wedding with me. In this same period I learned that she also happened to be a real estate agent. Thanks to Erica, I’ve been living in my first home for almost a year and a half. I love how things go full circle with people in these regards.

Erica and David held their wedding and reception at Historic Mankin Mansion, just outside of Richmond. Mankin Mansion is one of the top locations in town, and perhaps one of the most of the most professionally run anywhere. They have an all inclusive approach to the day and it works really amazing. Everybody stays on the same page and its unbelievable how it all flows throughout the day.

Everything with the ceremony went perfectly..we experienced some rain following the group photos, but this didn’t stop anything from happening. The reception under the tent was beautiful and amazing. I don’t think the photos are bad either..

Key Players..

Ceremony, Reception, and DJ: Historic Mankin Mansion
Photography: dmfoto; Daniel, Dave, and Macee.

Here are a few of Erica’s bridal portraits we did out at the Mansion

Best of 2011 Blog Series 1.0 Krystal and Derrick

Daniel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:14:23 +0000

I’m going to try and do something a bit different here. If you haven’t noticed, I’m not the best at this whole blog thing..I’m gonna give it another wail though. I’m going to make some posts about the best weddings in 2011 and now 2012. These will be totally random as well.

I think it would be appropriate to start out with what was the biggest wedding of the year for me or just about anybody. Krystal and Derrick had one of the best weddings this last year, and perhaps one of the smoothest. They each had 17 Bridesmaids and Groomsmen in their wedding, and many more involved. With so many attendants, it would usually be impossible to keep everybody together and in line for the photographs. Every single person in this wedding was cooperative and amazing to work with. I can’t wait to do more weddings with this group!

The key players involved in making this day happen..

Ceremony : St Peters Baptist Church
Reception: Richmond Omni - James River Ballroom
Planning: Angela’s Elegant Events
Video: Starring You Productions

Elise and Rita helped shoot this wedding as well..they are so great at what they do.

Catherine and Dave

Daniel — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:46:04 +0000

This was one of the most special wedding days I think I’ve ever gotten to and ever will experience and a Richmond photographer. There are days, and locations that truly can’t be matched. There are locations that aren’t available to the public at all..and they make the most special days. I honestly don’t know if we had ever shot a more emotionally rich wedding day until we worked with these guys. We had our super troop work this one..Daniel, Dave, and Macee…and I think we did a pretty good job. You’ve seen the building..now here is a wedding at it. This is definitely in my top 5 of all time..love everybody so much.

September 11th, Ashley and Eric

Daniel — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:04:39 +0000

Ashley and Eric..beautiful wedding, beautiful day, beautiful couple. They were married this Saturday over at Amber Grove. Macee and Lauren shot this wedding with me. I shot a friend of Ashley’s a couple of years ago, and that is where she found out about us. We loved working with these guys and their families. It wasn’t a huge wedding at all but all the right people were there for them. Mark Abernathy of Party time Entertainment provided the music.

September 18th, An Extremely Special Wedding

Daniel — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:04:02 +0000

So September 18th was marked down as one of the highlights of 2010 a good while back. I’ve known Rita and Josh for a long time now..they have been a part of many weddings I have shot. It all Started back with Kristina and Adam back in 2007 where she and Josh were a members of their bridal party. We never knew it but that wedding was the start of something awesome. Since then I have shot weddings for I believe 6 of their friends. Unfortunately for a few years, Rita is one of the last ones from that group. This one certainly went out with a bang. Rita and Josh were married at the Greek Church in Newport News, and their reception followed at the Mariners Museum. They definitely had a Big Fat Greek Wedding..there was so much food I can’t even explain..and 9 cakes..NINE cakes..one for every year these guys have been together…Elise and Brittany shot this one with me, I hope you all enjoy the photos.

4 of my brides, Kristina, Megan, Janya, and Rita

September 5th..Kefu and Nick

Daniel — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:05:11 +0000

Kefu and Nick may be one of my favorite couples of all time. This wedding will definitely go down in the books as one of the best. Elise and Lauren shot this one with me..The ceremony and reception were both held at the Manor House at Kings Charter. Again, the weather was amazing and perfect for us. I started out the day dropping Elise and Lauren off at the Manor House to get pre-wedding photos of Kefu. I went to Nick and Kefu’s house to get photos of Nick getting ready. The ceremony was outside, and extremely full of emotions. We moved inside for the reception, and the emotions were amazing in there too. These guys definitely know how to party..this was a truly amazing experience. All of the Players involved in this wedding did an epic job as well.

Location: The Manor House at Kings Charter
DJ and Reception lighting: Bill Gilliam with Choice Entertainment
Food: Catering by Jill
Hair and Makeup: Lou Stevens Glam Squad

September 4th..Lindsey and Kinsey

Daniel — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:04:41 +0000

September couldn’t have possibly started out with two better weddings. On Saturday the 4th I shot the wedding for Lindsey and Kinsey. They held their ceremony and reception at Celebrations at The Reservoir. I think Macee and Laura shot this one with me..it starts to become hard to remember this far out. The weather was amazing, along with everybody there. I might have to say this has been my favorite wedding at Celebration’s Manor House location that I’ve shot. The energy these guys all had was really great to be a part of, and it lasted til the very last second of the night. I love when its always a constant crescendo of positive energy throughout the wedding day. It always makes it that much more special and memorable. I hope you guys enjoy these.

Good times as always!

Credits for wedding: Celebrations at The Reservoir, DJ Rodney Woody, Video by Burch Lewis

August 2010

Daniel — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:49:26 +0000

So here I am, finally back to my blogs. I don’t think I’m going to be able to highlight everything in detail; but just want to try and get caught up as soon as possible before wedding seasons knocks us over in a few weeks. So I thought that everyday this week I would highlight a month of weddings. A select few will get individual blogs, but I’m ready for everybody to see what 2011 is starting to have. We only shot two weddings i August this last year, but they were a couple of really great ones. It may not be every day but over the next 3 weeks, there will be lots of blogging. I would love to be able to start blogging right after the weddings happen. Wish me luck!

Teresa and Ted were married at the Omni Hotel in Richmond on the 7th. They had a pretty wild group, and this was a great time. We always love working at the Omni because its right outside Shockoe Bottom and is within walking distance of so many great spots. Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding

Credits:

Omni Hotel Richmond
Flowers Make Scents
DJ Alan Boyle with Choice Entertainment

The next Friday on the 13th, we shot the wedding for Karen and Rob. They held their wedding at Main Street Station in Richmond. This was a really amazing wedding, extremely full of emotions. This is also a really great spot to get out and find photo spots within a couple of blocks. Its one of my favorite places to shoot now too, has a really great atmosphere at nighttime. Here are a few on my favorites from this one

Credits:

McBride Events
Main Street Station
Flowers Make Scents
Bakers Kitchen