A Colorful Fall Engagement Session in Downtown Charlottesville

While I love spending fall up in the mountains, this beautiful, vibrant fall evening in downtown Charlottesville with Melissa + Lev was one of my favorite sessions of the year.

The Lindens

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.

Rianna + Matt // an emotional Castle Hill wedding for the ages

I've been photographing weddings for 10 years, but Rianna + Matt's summer celebration at Castle Hill may have been my most jam-packed wedding day ever. So many things happened, so many tears, and so unbelievably beautiful.

weddingsMatthew SchmachtenbergAugust 12, 2026Castle Hill Wedding, Castle Hill Cider

Caitlin + Keith // an epic winter elopement in the Grand Tetons

I spent a week adventuring in the snow with Caitlin + Keith for their winter elopement in the Grand Tetons. The sunrise was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.

Alex + Kunal // At Home in Charlottesville

If there’s one thing that I don’t get to do near enough of, it’s sessions at home. Don’t get me wrong, I feel very lucky to get to spend so much time in Shenandoah National Park and the surrounding mountains! But I think there’s something different and really special about getting to spend time with a couple in their own home and document a fragment of everyday life.