A wedding is such a special time, most couples want it photographed professionally. After all, hopefully it is a once in a lifetime event so preserving it right is important! Some couples prefer to have their wedding pictures taken in a church or home or hall where the weather is not a factor. Others want the backdrop to depict the beauty of nature and, perhaps, their own personal interests as well.
Those choosing to get married in the Virginia Beach area could have no more beautiful backdrop against which to have their wonderful event photographed with nature. This area of eastern Virginia is replete with a wide variety of locations that would be ideal for such a special day.
Beautiful beaches and Virginia Beach are almost synonymous terms. With its location at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, beaches extend for miles both on the bay and the ocean side. Baylake Beach, North Virginia Beach, and Sandbridge Beach are but a few of the many places that make beautiful backdrops for wedding pictures, either with the ocean, bay, piers, or dunes behind.
Twelve lighthouses stand along the shoes of Virginia Beach and many of these make a beautiful unique backdrop for wedding pictures. As an example, the original Cape Henry Lighthouse was built in 1792 but had to be replaced in 1881 because of cracks in the structure. In spite of this, both are still standing and awaiting the opportunity to be photographed with the happy couple.
Two extensive bays intersect the city, Lynnhaven Bay and Lake Smith reservoir, leaving miles of waterfront property and many beautiful homes hidden off dead end roads. Some of these homeowners are flattered when asked if a couple's wedding pictures could be taken in their yard.
Virginia Beach also has a number of beautiful city parks. They are well kept and the natural setting may be just what a couple is looking for as a background. If your wedding is in the early spring, the dazzling beauty of the flowering fruit trees at Brookdale Farm, matching the chosen colors of the wedding might cause wedding magazines to come begging for copies of your pictures.
Those desiring to incorporate the historicity of Virginia Beach into their pictures might consider two buildings. Lynnhaven House was built in 1725 by Francis Thelaball II. It still looks the same today and even has people there during tourist season, dressed in period costumes. The Old Coast Guard Station is a100 year-old building on the beach. It would blend the beach and history into one backdrop.
These ideas are only to get your imagination working; it is certainly not a complete list. Perhaps they encourage you to think beyond the safe weather locations indoors to include Virginia Beach itself in the record of your special day.
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Del Haven Studio is the business of a proven Virginia Beach Photographer who is experienced in capturing all the fullness of the moment. Visit the site today and see slideshows of her portfolio as a Virginia Beach portrait photographer and other settings.
