Natalie Gibbs Photography - Christiansburg, Virginia » Weddings

Fall Wedding at Virginia Tech – Lindsay & Elias

Natalie — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:57:14 +0000

Click to see more of Lindsay and Elias' beautiful fall wedding at the Virginia Tech duck pond!

It's always a special honor when I get to shoot a wedding for a friend. Lindsay and Elias were married just before Halloween, in front of the gorgeous fall foliage of the Virginia Tech duck pond amphitheater. It was probably the coldest pre-Halloween day in ancient memory, but being part of their wedding was well worth having to brave the chill (on a side note, fleece-lined tights are my new favorite item of clothing!). This is going to be kind of a massive post... I loved all Lindsay's prep shots, their daughter Lucia and the other kids were super cute all night, the dancing rocked, even the food was photogenic (loved Dogtown Pizza's mobile brick oven!). So take a minute, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy their photos. I usually try to stick with around 50-60 for a wedding blog post, but there are a whopping 90-some to see this time.

Congratulations, Lindsay and Elias!

Morgantown Wedding: Sarah & Nick

Natalie — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:51:57 +0000

Click to see more of Sarah and Nick's September wedding in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Sarah and Nick had a sophisticated September wedding featuring great dancing, good wine, and coal mining boots.

Coal mining boots?

Yes, coal mining boots.

And I know you're here for pictures, so I won't way anything more... except that it was an honor to be a part of Sarah and Nick's wedding, and I hope you love their photos!

Special thanks to Jen Scruggs for second shooting this wedding with me! She did an outstanding job and I know Sarah and Nick will treasure having some of her photos in their collection.

Virginia Tech Wedding: Anne & Jeff

Natalie — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:55:42 +0000

Click to see more of Anne and Jeff's colorful summer wedding at the Virginia Tech duckpond and Old Dominion Ballroom.

Anne and Jeff. The more I get to know this couple, the more perfect for each other they seem to me. They are both funny, intelligent, talented, energetic, music lovers, and fantastic dancers. I know their life together is going to be a GREAT adventure. Anne and Jeff win the wedding food award for hiring Chipotle to cater their wedding. I had never had Chipotle before, believe it or not, and I am SOLD. We even took a side trip to the actual Blacksburg restaurant for some portraits. You just haven't lived until you'd been to Chipotle in wedding attire. Tara Lilly was my fantastic second shooter for this wedding, and a few of the photos below are actually hers. I think it's hard to tell which ones, which is an extremely valuable trait to find in a second photographer. Having Tara along allowed me to relax on the "safe shots" and be a bit more daring, and also allowed both sides of the wedding party time to get their photos done before the ceremony. Sadly, this wedding was over a month ago, and I am *just now* getting this blog post up. (Having a baby changes everything. It's true.) So, I'll quit talking now and just show you the photos. A few of my favorites... enjoy.