Yes, we primarily photograph portraits in the Sterling, VA, Burke, VA areas. I personally love being a Photographer. Family photos are just so fun to take and preserve for those who cherish their families…but you should know….
WE WON! Our work is now featured on the front page of ISPWP!We have exciting news!
ISPWP — it’s an organization we are proud to be a member of! So imagine our surprise and honor to have one of our images featured on the home page — right across from the words “The Best Wedding Photographers in the World”!
The ISPWP has a monthly photo assignment given to the members. Entries are posted on the ISPWP Forum, and all members get to vote on the winner. That means the best photographers all over the world voted on all the entries — there is nothing like having your peers vote your work part of “the Best Photography in the world.”
The May assignment was “Surprise.” Congratulations to Mindy Belcher of Ever After Portraits for winning the May Photo of the Month.
Here’s our notes about the image:
“Carly and Jonathan were married at the Hartwood House, in Hartwood, Virginia. These childhood sweethearts had a lovely wedding filled with the love of family and friends. This image was taken at Carly and Jonathan’s wedding during the speeches. Carly’s father was giving the toast and said something that brought this look to the bride’s face – as you can surmise, she was surprised that he shared this bit of info during his toast.”
Thanks for Carly and Jonathan for not only being such a lovely couple to work with, but for allowing us to document your day with images like these!
2011 SURPRISE ISPWP Contest Win
Best,
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So to say I am a proud mom is an understatement…I love my daughter. She took the lead on producing our first newsletter and I, for one, think she did an awesome job — so I just had to share it!
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What do you think? Be sure to give Joriana some feedback with your comments below.
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This one’s from Katherine and Yukwan . . .
“I have always been shy and felt very uneasy in front of the camera and I am always the first one to flee if some over-enthusiastic friends point their cameras in my general direction. But like all other brides out there, I would love to have professional photographers in my wedding who can capture all the emotions and all the important people in my life on my big day and I have also been secretly drooling over other people’s pretty wedding pictures. After interviewing 8+ photographers and plenty of budgeting exercises, I hired Mindy & Joriana. To be honest, professional wedding photography can be pricey but it’s really worth it. Mindy & Joriana are down-to-earth, very helpful, very genuine and extremely professional and responsive in their communications. Their package includes an engagement session which we did at our undergrad college (where we first met). I was really nervous beforehand but the two quickly eased my worries and before we knew it, my hubby and I were enjoying a nice date out (and we got tons of pretty pictures out of it).
Mindy was also very helpful when it comes to wedding planning. I did not have a wedding planner and was pretty much clueless when it came to wedding planning. But Mindy gave me more than enough information (a big planner) right after I hired them as our photographers. Throughout the planning process, I consulted with Mindy whenever I had questions or whenever I felt stuck or felt stressed out, and she has gone over and beyond to help me numerous times, especially when it comes to nailing down the final schedule & details of the big day.
When it comes to my big day, they went over everything in great details beforehand and they scouted my wedding site to get familiarized with the place and to come up with cool ideas for shooting. I had my dream wedding, with the perfect man and perfect people in my ceremony and reception, and Mindy & joriana’s photojournalistic approach and skills allow them to capture the mood and emotions of the day accurately. Everytime I look at my wedding pictures, I find myself going through all the emotions of my big day again and I simply can’t help crying some happy tears — really, all the nice things I could say about Mindy & Joriana can fill up pages. I just want to say that I feel really blessed to have them there on my big day.
The last thing I wanted to mention is that even though Joriana is very young, her photography skill is top-notched and she has some of the coolest ideas and is responsible for some of my favorite images. She is not only a great photographer but with time, I can see her evolving into a true artist =)”
To Katherine and Yukwan, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We truly loved photographing you two on one of the most important days of your lives. We were so happy to provide you with images that make you feel those emotions all over again. And we know that as time goes on, each year, you will only draw closer, and your love will continue to blossom.
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So here’s a special post for all of our clients both past and future. WE LOVE YOU!!
Anyways, here’s my point . . . getting to be there for the first day of a couple’s lives is a really amazing thing. Mindy and I love our jobs, and we’d like to think it shows through in our images.
Well . . . we just got a rave review from one of our awesome couples — Tim and Rebecca. Here’s what they said:
“I originally contacted Mindy and Joriana because they were a team of two, and I really liked that idea. Turns out – I was spot on. They were a joy to work with, and the images from our engagement shoot and our wedding were simply amazing. I’ve never seen photos like these before, and everyone that has seen them has raved about how wonderful they are. They are, quite frankly, artists who love what they do, and it shows through in their work.
Besides giving us stunning images, they were so wonderful to be around. I’d been in a bunch of weddings before where the photographers had been a little bossy, or a little too in-your-face, or even barking orders at the wedding party. Mindy and Joriana were the opposite. They still got every shot that I really wanted to have, but all the wedding party and guests had only good things to say about them.
Our wedding album is beautiful, and very “us”. M and J had about 800 different types of albums that we could have chosen from, and everyone has commented on how the album just fits us – it’s in our wedding colors, and it’s really fun to flip through.
Our family and friends have raved about the album – it was the first time I’d ever seen BOYS from a wedding flipping through the album and giving compliments on the pictures! Everyone agrees that the cover is exactly “us” and that the pictures are simply stunning!
The nice things I could say about them could fill pages. Bottom line – they are worth every penny and will give you images that you can’t stop looking at!”
Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! So the bottom line for us is: Thank you to all of our clients who have picked us to photograph their beautiful wedding!
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So you’re probably wondering what in the world I’m talking about. Well, I’ll tell you. We got in! We got in! ACCEPTED!! YESSSSS!
Now let me explain the seemingly teenage hysteria. Cake and Pictures is a website — www.Cakeandpictures.com — and we, Ever After Portraits (Mindy and Joriana Belcher), just got accepted to join this highly prestigious site, making us number 8 in the list of Virginia photographers accepted! Exciting!!!
The explanation is as follows:
“Cake and Pictures is the only website exclusively dedicated to bringing brides and wedding planners a comprehensive selection of just the very best wedding photographers from around the world. We’re highly selective about the photographers we show, and while we list our photographers according to where they live (in 50 cities in the U.S. and several countries around the world), all of our photographers are accustomed to traveling for weddings, and can shoot yours, wherever it might be.”
So, why should you hire us to photograph your wedding?? Because we said so! Lol. Just kidding. But really, Cake and Pictures says we’re good so maybe you should check us out.
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We seriously did the happy dance when we placed three images in the last ISPWP contest — that was our most wins EVER!
So this morning, when the winners of the International Society of Portrait and Wedding Photographer’s Spring contest were announced there was even more screaming, and happy dancing — Ever After Portraits placed 3 images! Truly, I’m amazed at the talented finalists from all over the world who entered amazing images. Still pinching myself because I am so honored to have placed among such amazing international talent and the thousands of images that are submitted to each contest. All three of the images are from Sunee and Spencer’s wedding! Thank you Sunee and Spencer for letting us be our creative selves at your wedding because you allowed us to create work that we are proud of.
This one placed 7th in the Bridal Party category —
be sure to check out the other winners at http://www.ispwp.com/contests/ispwp-wedding-photography-contest-gallery-spring-2010-bridal-party-portrait
Bridal Party Contest Winner - 7th place
This one placed 11th in the same category —
Bridal Party Contest Winner - 11th place
This image placed 16th in the Movement and Motion category
ISPWP Movement and Motion Contest Winner - 16th place
