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Virginia Beach Wedding Photographer – Bill Murray

I understand that countless hours are invested to ensure that your wedding is a reflection of your vision. I also knows that when the big day comes it ends up flying by! So, as your photographer, I make sure that I see EVERYTHING. I am a bundle of BOUNDLESS energy and I'm always moving as I search for the real facial expressions and I listen for laughter. I anticipate exactly where I need to be to get the shot, and I do it all without being intrusive.

I draw from many sources for my photographic inspiration. I love the raw emotion of photojournalism as well as the seductive, mysterious look of fashion photography. By fusing the two, along with my close relationship to this thing called "light" I come up with a style that's called "fashion photojournalism.” I believe in romantic lighting and incredible backgrounds to complete a scene, so I always choose my locations carefully when given the opportunity to choose. I never interrupt a moment or pose situations that are already magical on their own. One of my main goals is to NEVER stress out the bride and groom, so I keep everything fast, professional, fun, and relaxed.

I picked up my first camera at the age of 6. I didn't care what the photos looked like at first, just how much fun it was to take them. As I grew up my tastes became more refined and I developed a passion for manipulating light. Millions of photos later, I still use alternative, innovative, sometimes quirky methods and I enjoy experimenting in the moment to create unique, one-of-a-kind images.

Before your wedding day, chances are that I've ran anywhere between 14 and 20 miles. As an avid marathon runner, one of my favorite things in the world is to watch the sun rise over the ocean alongside my girlfriend and running partner, Trish.

Trash The Couple Engagement Photography of Annie and Ralph

Monday, October 20, 2008

Annie and Ralph came to my office to talk about their wedding a few months ago with their mothers in tow. There was just something so incredibly familiar about Ralph, even though all of my communications had been with Annie via email. We got to talking about the wedding and I just kept looking at Ralph trying to knock the rust off my brain and THINK about where I’d seen this young man before.

Ralph’s father, “Ralphy” as I called him, was the “Man” at the Knights of Columbus down on Prosperity Road in Virginia Beach. I worked a great many events at the Knights many years ago and “Ralphy” and I were pretty good friends. The reason I really didn’t recognize Ralph Jr. was that when I used to see him he was pushing a broom, a mop, washing dishes, or helping his Dad put out the INCREDIBLE spreads of “Ralphy” proportions for events at weddings down at the Knights. So, now that this kid is no longer a kid and a good bit taller than me. (go figure!)

Well, Ralphy, God Bless Him, passed away unexpectedly last year. I will never forget that great big Italian man yelling to me across the whole length of Knights Columban Club “Hey Skinny! Turn it up! I wanna feel the bass!” (this was when I was playing music there of course). Once you saw Ralphy Sr do his “Parade The Beef” routine for a wedding, you’d never forget it as long as you lived. Picture a great big loving soul with a permanent smile on his face parading an ENTIRE steamship round of beef in his arms around an entire wedding reception for everyone to inspect and approve of.

Needless to say, this was a consultation that turned into a lot of stories, tears, laughter and my determination to make sure that Ralphy’s son and his new daughter in law will have the absolute best of the best from me on their wedding day and in any capacity they need me. (I don’t want Ralphy to be yelling at me from Heaven!)

Where was I?

Annie wanted to do something “different” for their engagement session, so I suggested that she and Ralph get some throw away threads and join me on the beach 1/2 hour before sunrise. If they want different, I’ll give them REALLY different.

This was one of those days where the water was much warmer than the air, so getting into the water was GREAT! Getting out of the water was NOT GREAT! But, I think it all turned out just great.

Here are some of my favorites from this sunrise trash the couple beach engagement session! (say THAT 3 times fast!)