Ever After Visuals is Mindy & Joriana Belcher, a mother & daughter with vision – we see stories of emotion and capture them. After your wedding day or portrait session, in prints, albums and in slideshows, we will visually tell your love story in a customized unique way.
As photojournalists, we will document the love and relationships with your mate, your family, your friends... the entire day...in a way that no one else can.
Our images are filled with emotion and romance – they are timeless, modern.
We don’t want you to just remember that you had a wedding day, portrait or event...we want you to feel the emotions all over again.
This is your story, your day, your Once-Upon-A-Time.
Let us capture your moments -- Ever After.
Special thanks to Rene and Lynda Dickerson for asking us to cover their Special VIP event attended by the fabulous Four Tops and The most awesome Temptations — not only did The Four Tops let us take a picture with them, The Temptations even let us shoot backstage!
What a great day to be a photographer!
Jeff and Bobbi had one of the most creative and unique weddings we’ve seen. From the snowcones to the photo booth, we thought it was awesome. So we had to design an album that was as awesome as their big day.
Hope you like it!
And the words of Coldplay’s song say it all about this couple’s wedding:
It’s such a perfect day
It’s such a perfect day
Now the sky could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time
Check out the Album design for Jeff and Bobbi and let us know what you think!
Click here to check out Jeff and Bobbi’s Album slideshow!
I don’t think anything says it better than the poem Larry wrote for Juliane for the wedding day.
“Roses are red, and
violets are blue
I will love you forever
and always be true
Your smile is a ray of sunshine
that brightens my darkest day
Your words touch my heart
in everything you say
Grass is green, and
a fire truck is red
I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you
and all the good times that lie ahead”
Click here to check out Larry and Juliane’s Album slideshow!
If you know anything about us, you know that we looooooove weddings that are custom to the couple, traditions that are unique and venues that are one of a kind. With Ilse and Seth, we are three for three.
This couple is soooo unique — both training to be doctors, they hired us before they met us — they just looked over our portfolio on our website and called us sight unseen. What fun it was to meet up with them during the cherry blossoms and take some gorgeous engagement images of them — that’s when their couple personality really started to shine through. We knew that Seth was going to be fun to work with when he climbed the tree at the basin — how kewl is that? And he was great fun as he laughed, smiled and danced with great joy throughout the day.
Ilse has the most beautiful green eyes to go with her striking red hair — a match made in heaven for this photographers lens, truly. I found myself just wanted to take shot after shot of her — one of those brides that truly doesn’t have a bad side. Ilse kept the medieval theme by choosing a gown that was right at home in The Cloisters Castle. With embroidered roses on the bodice, and in her bouquet, and on her gloves, too, Ilse made my heart turn over when she talked about planning to wear this particular wedding dress for the last ten years — and how she couldn’t wait to see Seth’s face. I just love seeing the groom’s face light up when he sees his bride and Seth’s face did not disappoint.
What an awesome location The Cloisters is! Lots of great locations all across the property, a windmill in the back, spiral staircase and turret — not to mention a dance floor inside big enough to do the Jewish wedding dance of the hora!
That dance was slightly outdone by the bride and groom’s first dance though…they chose to really dance! Listening to the fast tempo of “Sway” and watching the smiles on both of their faces, the twinkle in their eyes as they looked at each and enjoyed the quick and intricate steps while their friends cheered and clapped — well, it’s added to the list of reasons we love photographing weddings.
Click here to check out Ilse and Seth’s SNEAK PEAK slideshow!
Ryan and Valerie make such a beautiful couple. Valerie looked absolutely stunning in her wedding gown. And the look on Ryan’s face the first time he saw her was priceless.
Thank you both so much for letting us play a part in your special day.
Check out the Album design for Ryan and Valerie and let us know what you think!
Click here to check out Ryan and Valerie’s Album slideshow!
Chris and Astrid are one of the coolest couples you will ever have the privilege of meeting. Reston Town Center, in Reston, Virginia was their location of choice — and what a great choice! It certainly made for an engagement session to be remembered. We think the images rock so we decided to make a guest book out of them!
Check it out and let us know what you think!
Click here to check out Chris and Astrid’s Guestbook Slideshow!
A beautiful couple at a beautiful venue — what more could we ask for!?!? This wedding was marked by gorgeous blue skies and of course, the love of a husband and wife.
Check out the Album and see if you agree!
Click here to check out Ken and Jessica’s Album slideshow!
When we pick the songs for our couples slideshows, it reflects what we feel about them as a couple, what we think they have conveyed in their session with us — it’s personal. We spend a lot of time picking just the right song, listening to the words and what they say about our couples.
We loved that Chris and Astrid picked an urban location — and what better place than Reston Town Center in Reston, Virginia! Those two are playful and fun, romantic at ease in front of the camera — and above all, in love! It really comes across that not afraid to show how they feel about each other.
So the words to the song for their slideshow has an urban beat, but it’s the words “All I want is for you to be happy and take this moment to make you my family and finally you have found something perfect” that really fit them.
We think Chris and Astrid are perfect for each other!
Click here to check out Chris and Astrid’s slideshow!
Ceremony and Reception Venue: Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Catering : Rustic Gourmet Catering by Chef Petteway
Floral Design: Jeff’s Flowers,
Reception Music: Distant Star
Wedding Dress: Carines Bridal Atelier
Wedding Cake: the Icing Cake and Confectioners
SnoCones Shaved Ice: Sno Zone
Photobooth: Freeze Frame
The highest compliment for us as photographers is to be hired by a photographer. So when Bobbi Parker asked us to come to Norfolk to photograph her wedding, we were overwhelmed with the honor. Bobbi, who just graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design, assured us that she had searched high and low before choosing us to document the start of her family.
The honor was truly all ours as we got to know this wonderful couple — Bobbi, is truly gorgeous inside and out — and just totally unique. We LOVE all the kewl things that added to her special day! Each one added it’s own romantic part to the love story of Bobbi and Jeff.
Norfolk Botanical Garden was the perfect choice. No matter where we were — and we were all over in our golf cart cheerfully chauffeured by Cindy (thanks for everything you do) — the sweet smell of honeysuckle wafted through the air. It just added this wonderful touch to the whole day.
Bobbi is just this really kewl, unique person — a juxtoposition really. At first glance, her gorgeous dress, the hair, the pearls all spoke to me of a person who values tradition and timelessness, but you don’t have to scratch the surface very far to see that Bobbi is a calm planner and a real creative gal — she loves to have fun , loves her family, and loooooooves Jeff.
One of my absolute favorites parts of the day was Bobbi’s trip down the aisle, which started with the familiar strains of “Here Comes the Bride” — only to change to “The Pink Panther Theme”! Be sure to watch the slideshow to see how much all the guests enjoyed this fun and personal entrance!
And I have to mention the gift that Bobbi sent up to Jeff right before the wedding — a pair of socks for his ‘cold feet’ — the look on Jeff’s face when he opened them was truly priceless!!!!!
Yes, it was 106 degrees (I have an image of the thermometer to prove it!) but the heat was made bearable by the SnoZone snowcones — what a fabulous idea that I hope one of my future brides steals! They were sooooooo good and really hit the spot!
The snocones were a first for us at a wedding — but not the first wedding that we felt that familiar lump in our throat. When Bobbi and Jeff stepped to the side under a beautiful trellis and spoke their vows to each other, Bobbi cried. Jeff cried. I cried. Even Joriana cried. It was just one of the most beautiful moments.
And Bobbi — well, she is just a gorgeous girl with great depth who I expect we will see great things from. Jeff, Joriana and I think that you are one fortunate guy to have landed such a beauty with brains and heart.
Click here to check out Bobbi and Jeff’s SNEAK PEAK slideshow!
Ceremony Venue: Aldersgate United Methodist Church,
Reception & Catering : Mt. Vernon Country Club, Alexandria, Virginia
Floral Design: Growing Wild,
Reception Music: Who’s Ya Daddie
Wedding Dress: Filene’s Basement-Running of the Bride!
Wedding Cake: Confectioner’s Art
Juliane and Larry are one of those couples that we immediately clicked with — they got our style of creating images, they got our style of music — they got us! We love how real they are, how they are all about the important things, and best of all, how much their respective families mean to them.
Joriana and I have talked about the strange sense of deja vu we have with Juliane and Carolyn, her mom. They are like us — there is this strong family bond that is almost palpable. They tell each other exactly what they think — and even though Juliane is independent, it’s important to her to know what her mom thinks. Now, that doesn’t mean that she will agree with it!
That is so us — in fact, Joriana and I decided that we would be exactly like Juliane and Carolyn on Joriana’s wedding day — there will be lots of joy and stress, rushing and laughter, tears, hugs and kisses. Juliane’s dad, Warren, bustling around a house taken over by his girls — and literally full of girls from top to bottom — just made us chuckle. We love that Larry had his father as his best man — how sweet is that?
We couldn’t help it. We tried not to. But we fell in love with Juliane and Larry and we fell in love with their families, too.
It wasn’t hard. It started with their engagement images, and just watching the way that they treat each other. Larry’s always thinking of her with the small things. We love the way he looks at her with that look we’ve come to know and love — that groom look that says “I can’t believe she is marrying me! I’m so lucky!” Juliane had the bride equivalent, that smile of pure joy — ALL day.
One thing I wouldn’t have missed are the speeches and poems — Larry’s surprise reading to Juliane — well, it made our hearts melt. We are so happy we were part of their day. Just looking over the images from their first dance literally brought tears to my eyes — there is much written on their faces — so much happiness, so much laughter and so much love.
Favorite moments of the day for us:
The look on Carolyn’s face when she first saw Juliane.
Finishing up the family formals moments before the first cloud burst.
Working with bridesmaids that are as nice as they were beautiful.
Anytime we get to have a 49 Rolls in the images, it’s always a great moment!
Rocking music from Who’s Ya Daddie — wow, what an awesome band!
Juliane’s Father/Daughter dance — love, love, love that they did something different — it was way cool! Larry’s Mother/Son dance was so sweet, really special.
And our most favorite part of the day?
Finding out that Emily is NOT married, so that we will get to not only stay in touch with Juliane and Larry, but hopefully get to work with this awesome family again!
For Larry and Juliane, we wish for you peace, joy and a long life filled with love and laughter!
Click here to check out Juliane and Larry’s SNEAK PEAK slideshow!
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Mindy and Joriana-
THERE ARE NO WORDS!!! I cannot tell you how much I absolutely love the slideshow you put together for us. The song you two chose is just too perfect- we had so much fun with you guys can’t wait till the beach wedding! Love, Astrid