Taylor + Alec | September 16, 2023 | Silver Hearth Lodge, Bent Mountain, Virginia

I arrived to this beautiful venue about 45 minutes before my scheduled start time, and found out that the bride and her crew would be arriving about an hour behind schedule. No worries, I’m good at (and very used to) playing catchup while still capturing all the beautiful shots I would without being pressed for time. I do this by being FLEXIBLE and willing to think outside the box. When this happens, I photograph as much as I can without the bride present, such as all the detail shots, switched the timeline around to photograph the groom and groomsmen first, literally ran everywhere, and cued the shots much quicker.

We were caught up with plenty of time to spare before the ceremony, and everything else ran very smoothly the rest of the day. The temperature on the mountain was a crisp 70 degrees and the view was spectacular. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!