The 18 Best Wedding Photographers in Virginia

Every detail that goes into your wedding is important, but your choice of wedding photographer definitely sits high on the list.

As any past bride (or groom) knows, the wedding day goes by in a blur, which means your photos will become precious keepsakes that help keep the memory of your big day alive for decades to come.

This is why it’s important to choose not only a talented photographer but one you feel happy and comfortable with. We’ve taken some steps to make this decision a little easier by putting together a list of the 18 best wedding photographers in Virginia. Keep reading to see which one is right for you.


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Vinluan Photography

Jake & Jen are the husband and wife team behind Vinluan photography. Specializing in true-to-life wedding photography, they’re a hugely popular pair with couples in Virginia and North Carolina.

They have been working together for eight years and have photographed 180 weddings. They’ve also won awards from Wedding Wire and even done wedding photography for 90 Day Fiance!

Their work is beautiful and soft, featuring true-to-life colors. Vibrant images make up their portfolio. The happiness of their couples pours out of every capture. Reviewing these images, you know they’ve been left with an heirloom to treasure for generations.

Jessica Lapp Photography

Jessica Lapp believes each couple has a unique story to tell, and she is eager to tell it. The Virginia-based photographer has been in the business for over five years now and has been featured in publications like Richmond Weddings and Virginia Bride.

Her photography style is fine arts. She crafts images with a delicate, fairy tale quality to them, helping every bride look like a princess on her special day.

If you choose to work with Jessica during the months leading up to your wedding, she’ll walk you through each step of the photographic process. This way, you’re ready to work together when the time comes.

In the end, you’ll receive a treasure trove of beautiful photos to revisit the day again and again.

Alina Thomas

Alina Thomas had the great fortune to plan three weddings in a row for herself, two in her home country for her family and wedding license, and one for her beloved groom’s family. She learned a lot during that process, and that experience is what prompted her to become a wedding photographer.

Her beautiful true-to-life captures are filled with warmth, light, and wonderfully saturated color. Her couples stand out in sharp relief against their backgrounds, and their joy leaps from the images.

Alina’s process is straightforward. If you book her for your wedding, she’ll work to connect with you in the months leading up to your nuptials. You’ll get a free engagement session, so you get used to working with her.

When the big day comes, you will all be ready to go, and in the end, you’ll get an album of absolutely stunning wedding photos.

Luke and Ashley Photography

Like many photographers, Luke and Ashley place a special value on legacy and the way in which photos help preserve that legacy for future generations. Married since 2004, they began their wedding photography business in 2012, giving them a decade of experience.

Their gallery is filled with crisp, clear images rich with vibrant color and couples who look as if they are having the time of their lives.

Based in Virginia, they work worldwide and are happy to travel.

Megan Rei Photography

The first thing you notice about Megan Rei’s photography is that a little bit of quirk jumps out of her images. While her captures have the same timeless quality as many others on this list, a candid element is apparent in the side-by-side comparison.

Megan has been featured in multiple publications, including Bespoke Bride and Equally Wed. She is happy to travel across the continental US to photograph your wedding. If candid, cheerful photos are what you’re looking for, definitely consider Megan Rei.

Fresh Look

The first thing you’ll notice about Fresh Look photography is the bold, vibrant quality of their images. Their dramatic editorial style lends itself to the larger-than-life captures they create. Striking, magazine-quality pictures, rich with color, fill their gallery. It is impossible to look away, and you wouldn’t want to anyway!

Judith and Eric, the husband and wife team behind Fresh Look, work together to do it all. Their stress-free process helps them to create a wedding album your friends and family will treasure forever.

Maddy Williams Photography

For Maddy Williams, photographing your wedding is an honor and a privilege.

With over half a decade of experience in wedding photography, Maddy is one of the rising talents in the industry. Her fine arts style is fresh and vibrant, rendering clear, vivid images that capture the sheer elation of a well-planned wedding day.

Maddy’s goal is to capture your day naturally as it evolves, making sure to photograph all the big planned moments right along with the smaller unplanned ones. She is happy to work with couples of all orientations and backgrounds to build that beautiful wedding album.

If this sounds like the photographer for you, definitely reach out to Maddy Williams.

Lotus Photography

Georgette is the creative mind behind Lotus photography.

Named for her daughter Lotus who inspired her to take on photography professionally, Georgette has been photographing weddings for over a decade. Her business is a family business, and her second shooter is her husband, Steve.

Together they create art, capturing the story of your wedding day in vivid detail. Each image is a precious memory frozen in time for you to revisit again and again.

Working with Lotus Photography will result in a wedding album to cherish throughout the years.

Heather Chipps

Heather Chipp’s photography matches her fun, upbeat personality.

Bright, cheerful, and true-to-color images are what she offers her couples. Her goal is to connect with each and every couple so the most authentic moments can be captured on film.

Featured in publications such as The Knot and Wedding Chicks, Heather Chipps established her studio over a decade ago. This talented photographer works primarily on the east coast but is happy to travel.

Heather Hughes Photography

Nothing is more rewarding to Heather Hughes than giving you the gift of timeless memories. It’s why she became a photographer and what she hopes to do for each client she takes on.

Heather’s style is dramatic editorial. Her portfolio is filled with magazine-quality captures rich with color and brimming with emotion.

Winner of multiple awards for wedding photography, Heather is one of the more sought-after photographers in Virginia. Definitely consider her for a wedding album you won’t want to put down!

Brittany Drosos Photography

Brittany Drosos hasn’t been doing wedding photography for very long. Still, she’s already the recipient of multiple awards, most notably Wedding Wire’s 2021 Couple’s Choice Award and The Knot Best of Weddings, also 2021.

Her captures are light and airy true to lifestyle photography, resulting in collections of beautiful images with a wonderful authentic vibe.

Natural light flows through the images illuminating her subjects beautifully and preserving the moment for years to come.

Kristie Lea

Kristie Lea still gets butterflies before every wedding. As a wife and mother who values her own family and precious memories, she understands what an honor it is to be entrusted with the act of preserving the memories of others.

Ready to work anytime, anyplace, in any condition, Kristie Lea’s magazine-quality photos are dynamic. Rich jewel-tone color jumps out at you from every capture while exuberant emotions fill each image.

Kristie has been working in the wedding photography industry for 14 years. She is happy to travel and photograph any couple configuration.

Arli Quinn

Arli Quinn likes to focus on the little things because those are the things that can have a huge impact. It’s the little moments unique to each couple that helps to tell their story.

Her photography style is a blend of fine arts and photojournalism. Joyful fly-on-the-wall candids lit with the soft, gentle light associated with fine art photography fill her portfolio. Her goal is to produce an heirloom-quality album of energetic, timeless images that you won’t be able to put down.

Sean Thurston

Wedding photography often focuses on joyful candids and moments of sincere emotion, and rightly so. This is what you’ll look back on to relive your experience, what you’ll pass on to your family.

But with those joyful candids and sincere emotion, you need some elevated art, something a little more symbolic and complicated.

If that sounds like something you might be interested in, then consider Sean Thurston. Sean creates all the photos you’re looking for; tearful first looks and the bride getting ready, but he also creates some truly artistic takes – images that tell a story all their own.

RK Photography

Since 2010 Raheel Khan has been providing a much-needed service to brides and grooms in the Virginia, DC, and Maryland areas. Specializing in South East Indian weddings, Raheel Khan’s service is unique in the region.

RK Photography’s work is fresh, vibrant, and stunning. Beautiful, larger-than-life images capture his clients and couples at their best.

And with his special knowledge of the customs and traditions of SE Indian weddings, you can be sure he’ll capture every moment and provide the support that you need.

Aaron Watson Photography

Aaron Watson Photography has been featured in publications like HGTV, Martha Stewart Weddings, and even National Geographic. This, of course, is because of their vivid, high-quality photojournalistic style.

Rich color and fun candid shots of people loving life fill their portfolio. Each wedding collection tells the couple’s story from start to finish, giving you timeless keepsakes to cherish throughout the years.

Sarah Houston

Sarah Houston’s fine arts style photography gives her captures a storybook feel. Light, airy, and crisp, the images drip with her couple’s love.

They tell the story of their romance in the most beautiful and elegant manner possible. Doesn’t everyone deserve to have their love story captured in this way?

Featured in major publications such as People and Cosmopolitan, Sarah Houston is an extremely popular wedding photographer. If your nuptials are taking place somewhere in the state of Virginia, you must put Sarah Houston on your list.

Darcy Troutman Photography

The thing that stands out when looking at Darcy Troutman’s portfolio is the people. Her captures are an exuberant celebration of her subjects. Joyful, energetic candids abound. Nothing feels posed or artificial, the passion is real, and everyone can see it.

If you want a wedding album that tells your story as authentically as possible, then Darcy Troutman might just be the photographer for you.

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