Gracie + Brent This Hermitage Museum & Gardens engagement session was so much fun! Gracie and Brent met at a dog park in Norfolk, so it was only natural that they brought their two pups, Jace and Buoy to join in the fun! Aren’t they adorable? I love it when couples incorporate their dogs into […]

Engagements

Hermitage Museum & Gardens Engagement Session

Caitlin + Sean A Perfect Setting for an Engagement Session First Landing State Park is the perfect setting for a summer engagement photography session. It has lavish green trees, tall grasses, hidden paths and private beaches! Caitlin and Sean love the outdoors so this location was perfect for them! When we first arrived we started […]

Engagements

First Landing State Park Engagement Photography Session

Engagement sessions are my absolute favorite!  I have such a blast getting to know my couples during this time.  It’s a chance to get comfortable with each other and gives us the opportunity to talk about the wedding day. 

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Sandbridge Virginia Beach Engagement Session | Lillie + Scott

I had the best time with Joyce Anne and Mike at their First Landing State Park Engagement Session!  I love engagement sessions because I get to know the couple and talk all about how they fell in love and what they like to do together.  

You won’t want to miss hilarious moments and find out how Mike intercepted an arranged greek marriage. hahah!

 

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Joyce Anne and Mike | Fall First Landing State Park | Virginia Beach Engagement Session

Daniel met Jessica, at their church’s singles ward, six long years ago.  She was successfully finishing up the last two years of her dental hygiene degree in Richmond.  She caught many of the single guys’ attention, including Daniel, for many reasons.  In the words of Daniel, “She was committed to her faith, kind to everyone, fiercely loyal to her friends and family, and absolutely gorgeous!”

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Jessica + Daniel | Maymont Park and Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge Richmond Engagement Session

There I was….photographing a wedding at the Washington DC Temple and waiting for the couple to exit….
The sweetest blonde girl came up to me and told me she was engaged and asked for a business card.  We had a great time chatting and she went on to tell me that she was my previous  bride’s roommate!

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Andy + Julie | Newport News Riverview Farm Park Engagement Session

Martha and Joey are the sweetest couple ever!  They live all the way out in Bristol, VA.  And the fun thing about Bristol is that it splits the states of Virginia and Tennessee.  There is a sign that crosses State Street that shows the dividing line. How cool is that!?  It was pretty much like A Walk to Remember when Landon crosses off one of Jamie’s bucket list items off by standing in two places at once.  WATCH THAT CLIP HERE.  If only there wasn’t traffic and we were really able to do that. haha!  

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Martha + Joey | Bristol Train Station Engagement Session

SO. MUCH. FUN!  That is how I would describe my time with Kaitlin and John at their Virginia Beach Oceanfront engagement session.  We laughed hysterically the entire time!  Couples like this fill my heart with so much joy!   What I loved even more, was having the opportunity to work alongside my husband, Justin, of Gibby Visuals.   We love working together and feel like we give our clients the best experience when our photo and video services are combined!  

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Kaitlin + John | Virginia Beach Oceanfront Engagement Session

My family and I recently went to a family reunion.  We were on the road for 10 days, all over the state of Virginia.  I already had a wedding scheduled at the Washington DC Temple so I made the most of it by scheduling 2 engagement sessions along the way.   One was for Tona and Doug in Old Town Alexandria!  This place is so adorable and we only got to explore a few streets before it started to rain 🙁    I had a blast getting to know them and getting all the details about their DC Temple wedding next month!  Isn’t Tona’s hair to die for?  So pretty!  

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Tona + Doug | Old Town Alexandria Engagement Session

Ryan contacted be back in January to schedule a surprise proposal for his beautiful girlfriend, Anna Holland.  We crafted up a secret plan to capture him proposing at the Virginia Beach oceanfront during their weekend getaway trip to the Patriotic Festival.  Can I just stop for a minute and give him a fist bump for being so prepared and excited enough to hire a photographer to capture it all?  What a catch!

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Virginia Beach Surprise Proposal | North End Virginia Beach

Emily Gibby

Emily Gibby Photography offers wedding & portrait photography with a specialization in Temple Weddings in Coastal Virginia, East Coast, and beyond