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Leigh Skaggs Photography

I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Hampton Roads Virginia.

December 17, 2015

2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography Virginia Wedding Photographer

Well it’s that time of year, again!  When I break out all the embarrassing photos of me and all the AMAZING people who worked for me this year to make sure that EVERY Leigh Skaggs Photography wedding went off flawlessly…even if it really didn’t!!  Being a wedding photographer is not always an easy job.  It is a happy day and everyone looks beautiful and is in a great mood, but emotions run high and sometimes it is a little chaotic!  Through all of that, it is my job to create calm within the tornado that can be a wedding day!  And I absolutely LOVE it!!  And I LOVE the people who work for me!  Starting with Jay, who is an amazing assistant and photographer.  He is great at capturing the Bride’s expression during a wedding and also knowing when I will need something…even if I said I wouldn’t.  Megan, who makes me laugh and keeps ME sane, and is so good at anticipation that she is handing me things before I even ask for them!  Alisz, who went and moved so we didn’t get to work together too much this year, but when we did, we had a blast!  I LOVE this Woman and she is doing AMAZING things!!  We had a few new assistants start this year…I think you will be seeing more of them next year…Mallory, who did a GREAT job and was so fun to work with and Niki, who is a former Bride with a ton of potential!  And last, but certainly not least, Morgan…my Daughter!  She went on LOTS of Family, Senior, and Children’s shoots with me this year.  She likes to play with the animals and is really good at pulling outfits together!  She is also super helpful at the shoots and I have loved having her work with me this year!

Thank you all so much for helping to make 2015 an amazing year!  I could not have done it without you!!  XOXO!!

2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyNope, no light stand here…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyUmmm, can YOU help me?!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography“No pictures, please!”2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyJay is an excellent dress fluffer!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyLooking excited!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographydecorating the camera!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyHe really wanted to be part of this Family!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyDid you get your pupils dilated?2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCooling off the Bride!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyPhoto bomber!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyYou have to watch him around the cakes!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyPeek!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyLove the lady on the left’s face!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographySo many ways I torture Megan and Jay!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyFavorite!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyPhoto Bombers!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyJay lost his glasses cleaner!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyAlien invasion??2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyI love that early in the season, Megan was allowed to hang dresses without a spotter…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyBut as she grew, we made sure she wasn’t going anywhere!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyMary Poppins!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyNICE!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyYou are beautiful!!  XOXO!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyShe is my Bout girl!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyThat one time we weren’t allowed to take photos at the church and she got busted by the church lady!!!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyPhoto bomb!!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyShe fixes dresses…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyHolds plates…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographyand seats…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographyand gives GREAT hugs!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyALISZ!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCrouching Tigress!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCupcakes!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyDon’t look so excited!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyUmmmm…it works way better without that lens cap!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyYou look like you are in Kindergarten!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyNichole!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyMallory, doing work!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyStefani standing in for a light test!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyMy Morgan!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyTAG!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyNiki!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyKayla!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographySome vendor outtakes!  Maggie making sure all those lanterns make it to the end of the pier!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyI LOVE Crystal Beng!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyJeremy was a great 2nd shooter at this wedding!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyRoger Cruz is always an AMAZING DJ!!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyStudio Posy hooking up some Florals!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyMichelle Amarillo is da Bomb!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyPastor Corey Newell is always fun!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyForever Lucky Films2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyLNR Productions2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyDJ Richard Davis is the MAN!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyAnd clearly DJ Larry D and I had too much fun at Lorraine and Jeremy’s wedding!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyDJ Danny Gray always makes sure the night is AMAZING!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyThis was the rainiest wedding season EVER!  So we did a lot of inside portraits!   2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCupcakes!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyHaving a conference…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyI can shoot in tiny spaces to avoid rain2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyThis was epic!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyGood thing my flash was OFF!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyDirecting!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyNo doubt I am rapping!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographyscouting…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographythe sign says it all…2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyI can even make a crowded beach look empty!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyBIKINI PHOTO BOMB!!!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyHorse Bomb!!!!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCommanding Light!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyI love that Alena is laughing…even though there may be a bug in her dress!!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyGet it!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyLoved these guys!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyWhat a great night!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographySpotting the Bride!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCatching up with a former Groom!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyGeez!!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyYes, I will get in the water for the shot!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyCooling off the Bride!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyThis Best Man was a hoot!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyPants up!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyLOVE!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyThank you dear!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography“Watch me Nae Nae”2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyNever step on the dress!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyI LOVE my job!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyMy WTF face!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyDancing before the Ceremony2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographyand the Reception!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photographyand everywhere in between!  2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyOPEN THIS DOOR NOW!!!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography“Do the Stinky Leg”2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography…okay this time with more jump!”2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding Photography2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyBest umbrella holder ever!2015 Behind the Scenes | Wedding PhotographyThank you all for investing in me to document your memories!  Nothing makes me happier than to make sure your special days will be relived for generations and generations to come!!  And thank you to everyone who made this year AMAZING!  You are so LOVED!!

To see Behind the Scenes from 2014 Part I, II and III click on the links!

See you next year!!  XOXO!

Filed Under: Brides & Grooms, Just Me, Weddings Tagged With: Behind the Scenes, virginia wedding photographer

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