Brooke has been a dear friend of mine since middle school, back when the macarena + beanie babies were the trend. We have shared in so many special memories together from camping trips, concerts (we both share in our love of music!), embarrassing book presentations, school lunches, homecoming, prom…the list could go on + on. Ever since I’ve know Brooke, she has always had this ineffable drive + direction…always made straight A’s, graduated valedictorian from high school + then top of her class at UVA, + now pursuing a dentistry degree. But the one thing that stands out most is her demeanor, she is probably one of the sweetest, humblest people I’ve ever known. When she announced that she was engaged back in December + asked us to photograph her wedding…of course I was beyond excited!!
Will proposed to Brooke with a scavenger hunt back in December. This particular rock was the end of the hunt where he proposed with the ring + some snap dragons (Brooke’s favorite flower). So, of course, it was fitting to take pictures at this exact spot
Another part of their scavenger hunt, was “the River”…a special place that Brooke’s entire extended family gathers to every week. There’s an old log cabin on the river that’s been in their family since 1755. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend some of these family gatherings years ago…they are probably some of the warmest, most loving people you’ll ever meet!
They both have perfect smiles…obviously, since they are both studying to be dentists!
We came across this GORGEOUS mustard flower field driving to their e-session + we knew we had to take pictures here (it’s too pretty not to!). I had no idea these fields could be found in our area, I thought they only existed in California, as you probably saw in our own e-session.
FYI: This field wasn’t the easiest to maneuver in…Brooke actually traipsed through this in heels!
Brooke + Will: We loved working with you both + we are absolutely honored to document your wedding in December!
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sri - Hi Jodi,
Thank you very much for your reply.Your pictures are so amazing and i fell in lov with each of your pictures:-)
Jodi - @Sri, these mustard fields pop up around the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia between mid-April and May. We just happened to find one when we were driving out for this session. Hope that helps!
sri - Can you please tell us where these fields are?They are so amazing and i want to visit them.
Thank you
Sri
Sarah B - Gorgeous and creative work! : )
Jodi - Thanks so much everyone!! We appreciate all of your kind words!
Lou Dellinger - The picures are AWESOME, Jodi!…We really appreciated all the time and effort you and Kurt expended in capturing them..Your creativity and artistic quality are amazing!…
Celia Wright - Jodi, they are the most Beautiful pictures. I saw the post about Brooke and Will’s pictures on Facebook and I had to see them. They are just lovely.
Andy - I really really want fields like this in my area
Gorgeous.
Allison - These are awesome!!! I absolutely love the field of yellow flowers! Gorgeous!
debbie carpenter - Amazing photos, love the fields of flowers with the mountains in the background – amazing!
Lesley Brady - JODI!!!! You definitely captured man gorgeous pictures of my cousin! I must admit, when I saw the pictures of Brooke and Will on the bridge, my first thought was, how did they get it to steady? That bridge has always scared me while going across it! I can’t wait to see her wedding pictures in December! =)
Kristin Partin - absolutely perfect and refreshing <3
marydougherty - awesome! looks great and of course that’s a fabulous field