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Connie + Sam // a summer wedding at Airlie
Connie + Sam // a summer wedding at Airlie

I got to head to Airlie on a perfect summer day in June to document Connie + Sam saying their vows. I love just how happy they looked the entire day.

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weddingsMatthew SchmachtenbergMay 26, 2026Airlie weddings, Airlie wedding photographer
Kaia + Drew // a perfect Big Spring Farm in the spring
Kaia + Drew // a perfect Big Spring Farm in the spring

Some days just hit different and make me so happy to get to do this. Kaia + Drew's May wedding at Big Spring Farm in Lexington was one of those days.

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weddingsMatthew SchmachtenbergMay 26, 2026Big Spring Farm, Lexington wedding photographer, Big Spring Farm Wedding Photographer
Katie + Dillon // a summer wedding at Charlottesville's Wool Factory
Katie + Dillon // a summer wedding at Charlottesville's Wool Factory

I’ve been looking forward to photographing a wedding at the Wool Factory ever since it opened - it has so much character and quirkiness. I was so stoked when Katie + Dillon said this is where they were getting married. This day totally lived up to expectations.

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weddingsMatthew SchmachtenbergJanuary 12, 2026
An autumn elopement in Shenandoah National Park
An autumn elopement in Shenandoah National Park

An adventure elopement on the cusp of fall in the heart of Shenandoah National Park on the eight year anniversary of their first kiss (!) - Jess + Vince's vows were incredibly beautiful, and so was their sunset.

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Matthew SchmachtenbergMarch 13, 2025
A Castle Hill Wedding in Peak Fall Colors
A Castle Hill Wedding in Peak Fall Colors

Brigit + Nate's November wedding at Castle Hill Cider had the prettiest fall colors you could ask for. Absolutely perfect, no notes. Come peep these leaves (insert eyes emoji)!!

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weddingsMatthew SchmachtenbergMarch 12, 2025Castle Hill Wedding, Castle Hill Cider
Leah + Pat // Carvin's Cove in the fall
Leah + Pat // Carvin's Cove in the fall

I grew up near Carvin's Cove, so it's really something that it took me nearly ten years to do a session here. This day with Leah + Pat did not disappoint. The colors + views were absolute magic.

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couples and engagementsMatthew SchmachtenbergMarch 11, 2025fall engagement session, Carvin's Cove engagement session, Roanoke engagement session
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View fullsize Weddings aside, I’ve also had about a dozen really lovely sessions since the weather started warming up. One of my favorites was just a couple weeks ago with Grace + Danny and coincidentally their wedding is tomorrow!! This session made me laug
View fullsize I find it kind of astounding that after photographing so. many. wedding. days, I still very often find myself at weddings thinking “this is one of the best.” It only seems logical that the magic would have faded by now, but it really hasn
View fullsize leeeeeet’s try this again 😅 Instagram had to go and make it weird yesterday but I loved these photos so much that I figured they deserved a second chance. the flowers on Nate + Lily’s day - both in arranged florals and the rolling field
View fullsize the season has truly only just started and I've already completely failed at social media-ing 😂 it's been a whirlwind couple weeks, but I really can’t let more time go by without sharing these. Nate + Lily had me up to a beautiful arboretum on
View fullsize Christel + Alex set the bar real high for my spring season last Saturday! A beautiful fusion South African - Filipino celebration full of awesome details set against the art + marble of the VMFA. I’ve wanted to photograph a wedding here for yea
View fullsize It’s about that time of the year where everything’s very quickly gone from 0 to 100 - multiple sessions a week and a stretch of weddings from here out to mid July. It’s been a much needed off season, but I’m excited to be back
View fullsize Had the immense pleasure of helping Guhan pull off an elaborate plot to propose to Shy in front of one of the most epic waterfalls in Shenandoah last week. Shy said yes, Clem was stoked to see her mom n dad get engaged (also to try to pick up every s
View fullsize Gettin a lil moody w/Riley + Nick at their engagement session recently. But it only lasted for half a second and then we immediately got back to the other 99% of the time we spent laughing. Swipe for proof. 😉

Sometimes I wonder if too many of my ph