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!  

Engagements, Most Recent, Portraits

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!

Engagements, Most Recent, Portraits, Proposals

Virginia Beach Surprise Proposal | North End Virginia Beach

I first met Sonya back in 2013 when I photographed her older sister’s wedding.  Flash forward 4 years later and she emailed me about photographing her own wedding!  I loved working with their family so of course I was excited when she contacted me.  

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Sonya + Ryan | Virginia Beach Spring Cherry Blossom Engagement Session

Brittany and Jared met while working at the same elementary school with young children.   A friendship at work, soon turned to text messages, long phone calls and even the occasional get together.   They bonded over coffee, religion and board games!  After a year-long friendship, the next summer Jared had plans to go on a vacation.  During his trip, it hit him, HE MISSED BRITTANY!

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Brittany + Jared | Pleasure House Point | Virginia Beach Engagement Session

Krystal and Paul….where do I even start with these two!?  They are amazing and oh so funny!  I met up with them at the beautiful Norfolk Botanical Gardens.  After hearing how Paul, proposed, it makes total sense why they wanted to do their engagement session here.

Engagements, Portraits

Krystal + Paul | Norfolk Botanical Gardens Engagement Session

I’m am striking gold with all of my couples this year!   I met up with Leslie and Payton at the Historic Tredegar Iron Works in downtown Richmond this past August.  Every thing about this session was perfection!  The outfits, the location, the chemistry…….    I’ll let their pictures do the talking 🙂   Their […]

Enagements, Engagements, Most Recent, Portraits

Richmond, VA | Tredegar Iron Works Classic Engagement Session | Leslie + Payton

Emily Gibby

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