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Sarah & Tommy’s Maternity Session // Sandbridge, VA
I love new clients. I love meeting families for the first time and getting to know them. But I cherish when I get to work with families more than once. I feel so very honored to work with them as their family grows! It started with an engagement, then to marriage and...

Jordan & Trey // Just Married Photo Session
These two lovebirds are just melt your heart cute. Like so many couples this year, Jordan and Trey were supposed to have a big ole wedding. But instead of letting it get them down, they improvised! Instead of their original plan, they had a small, intimate ceremony....

Carl and Mary // Mimosa Barn 4th of July Wedding, Cape Charles
I just love a themed wedding so much, mostly because it's so fun to see how couples embrace it and make it their own. Carl & Mary had their beautiful wedding on the 4th of July and they went ALL out. All of their wedding decor fit the red, white, and blue theme so...

Why You Should Consider Hiring a Wedding Planner
Your wedding day is naturally one of the best days of your life. It consists of all of the little (and big) things that represent you as a couple, a day for all of your friends and loved ones to enjoy and one that you’ll remember forever. There are so many aspects...

Brad and Courtney // Lesner Inn, Virginia Beach
There is not much I can say about Courtney and Brad's wedding, other than it was so much freaking fun and an absolute pleasure to be apart of. They are beer loving, butt grabbing and humor loving people and you could literally feel the love radiating off of them all...

Jennifer & Shawn // Westin Town Center Wedding
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! Up on the blog today is Jennifer and Shawn’s wedding at the Westin Hotel in Town Center, Virginia Beach. I’ve had seriously the BEST couples so far in 2019! I was so excited to meet and welcome these two to the Sami Roy Photography family!...

Mary and Nate // Chrysler Museum, Norfolk VA
I hope everyone had a wonderful first day of fall! Up on the blog today is Mary and Nate's wedding at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk Virginia. I know, I know, some of you may be thinking, but Sami, didn't you photograph this wedding in the beginning of the summer?...

5 Ideas for Telling Your Love Story in Your Engagement Session
What we want to do is really tell your love story through your engagement photos. Now some of those will be a range of cuddly, romantic poses. But, how about if we can really personalise it around you and your love story? 1) Where was the proposal location? What...

Brynna & Patrick // Military Aviation Museum Wedding
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend! Up on the blog today is Brynna and Patrick's wedding at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. I've had seriously the BEST couples so far in 2019! I was so excited to meet and welcome these two to the Sami Roy...

Steven and Liz // Cavalier Hotel Wedding, Virginia Beach
Elegant, Beautiful and Extremely Fun! Coming to you today is Steven and Liz’s wedding from last Saturday at the BEAUTIFUL Cavalier Hotel, in Virginia Beach, VA. From the second we walked through the doors, we were on photographer overload. "OOOh lets shoot there, ooo...
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