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Hey There! We're Sarah & Dave. We're husband and wife wedding photographers , and while our photography takes us all over the east coast, we're based right in the heart of the city we adore, in Richmond Virginia. We somehow manage to love exploring new places and the latest restaurants just as much as we love staying in for a home cooked meal and a relaxed game night in with friends. Dave's keeps an eye on the big picture, and has major skills in making sure everything get done. Sarah is all about the details, finding beauty and meaning in the little things. We love what we do and have so much fun doing it, and we're truly the perfect team together. We're humbled and honored to be trusted by our couples to tell their stories, and we don't take that responsibility lightly. We treat each and every wedding that we photograph with the focus and care that we would've put into photographing our own wedding. And we believe that in order to tell each couple's story well, we need to get to know you, and you need to get to know us. So, grab a drink, get cozy, and stay a while as you get to know us better!

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Digital Files
Negatives
Proofs

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Trash The Dress
Albums
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Negatives
Proofs

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Negatives
Prints
Proofs

Reviews of Sarah & Dave Photography

Tayler
Tayler Sent on 08/17/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Sarah and Dave are the best!

I first met Sarah and Dave at a local wedding expo shortly after getting engaged. Of all the photographers we met that day, Sarah and Dave just stood out to us from the beginning. I loved their personalities and the quality of work displayed at the expo. A few days following the expo, we hired Sarah and Dave for our wedding!

We started with our engagement session. Sarah was so helpful in choosing the perfect location and time of day. This was my husband and I's first professional shoot and I was anxious about how it was gonna go and what to expect. Sarah laughed with us and made us feel so comfortable behind the camera! Such great memories, and course great photos!

Fast forward to March 2020. We were supposed to have a big wedding, all our family and friends, everything we dreamed of and have been planning for for well over a year. Thanks to Covid we had to cancel our big wedding and unfortunately weren't in a position to reschedule. But even Covid couldn't stop Sarah. When we decided last minute to still hold a small ceremony with our immediate family, Sarah didn't hesitate to be a part of our day (even during a pandemic). She captured our ceremony so perfectly (social distance style) and we have amazing photos to remember such a special day!

But it doesn't stop there. Because we had to simplify our wedding, Sarah agreed to do a newborn shoot for our twin boys who were born June 2020. Still mid pandemic, Sarah came out, mask in hand, ready to capture our family in the most perfect way. She worked so well with us and the boys, and of course left us with some of the best memories and photos of this new chapter of our lives!

In short, 2020 was crazy for us in more ways we can count. However, we had the best wedding, have the best boys, and Sarah left us with the best photos to remember the best moments of our lives.
Christine
Christine Sent on 06/29/2020
5 out of 5 rating

GORGEOUS Photos, Professional and Fun Photographers!

We are so grateful to Sarah and Dave for so beautifully capturing our wedding day. Our photos were so amazing--five months later and we are still getting tons of compliments! We appreciate how they took the time to get to know us and to understand what was most important to us so they could capture those special moments and little details in a really personal way. I had complete faith in them to do a fabulous job and they exceeded all of my expectations. They also did a really wonderful job with our engagement photos.

In addition to being really thoughtful and smart professionals, Sarah and Dave were a ton of fun! Their easy but efficient attitude kept us relaxed and laughing throughout the day. I would HIGHLY recommend Sarah and Dave!
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Ellen Sent on 12/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah took my engagement and wedding photos and did an absolutely amazing job! All of the images are STUNNING and they really take me back to my wedding day. Sarah and Dave make the perfect team, and capture the most romantic, timeless photos. From the getting ready photos to the reception photos, everything turned out beautifully. I would recommend Sarah and Dave to anyone. My husband and I had such a great experience working with them, as they made us feel so comfortable and really took the time to get to know us as a couple.
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Ansley Sent on 12/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
My fiancé surprised me during the proposal by having Sarah and her husband come and shoot the proposal and do some portrait shots as well. Even though I was very overwhelmed, Sarah did a great job of calming me down and making sure we got amazing pictures. I loved the pictures so much that I also hired her for my wedding and engagement pictures. Highly recommend!
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Kaitlin Sent on 12/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah and Dave were awesome! They have a bright and natural style of photography that we love. They captured incredible moments throughout the day. Sarah and Dave are so relaxed and funny and kept us smiling and comfortable throughout the day. Be sure to check out their website/portfolio. Highly recommended!
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Lauren Sent on 12/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah and Dave did a fantastic job on our engagement photos! They were a pleasure to work with and kept us laughing, smiling and looking our best the whole time! They provided just enough direction that we didn't feel aimless, but really managed to capture us just being us. It was something I had really been nervous about, but ended up being a fantastic experience and just makes me even more excited for our wedding day, because I'm confident that we'll have tons of amazing pictures from Sarah & Dave!
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Kristin Sent on 08/03/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah came highly recommended by multiple coworkers of mine who raved about their experience at their weddings! Upon meeting with Sarah and her husband Dave their professionalism and passion were evident. They made my husband and I feel at ease and the quality of their photos was undeniable.

Planning a wedding is stressful but Sarah's attention to detail and responsiveness to email/phone was a huge relief and greatly appreciated. The surveys asking for what pictures you'd like with your loved ones came in very handy to capture the day with the people who mean the most to you. The final product were the most beautiful pictures I've ever been in. The quality of the work was so fantastic the venue asked if they could use her photos to update their website because they'd never seen it photographed so beautifully! We enjoyed getting to know Sarah and Dave and are so grateful to have amazing photos to look back on our wedding day.
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Caitlin Sent on 06/02/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah & Dave are THE best photographers and I couldn't imagine my wedding without them.

I met them at a bridal convention in Baltimore a year ahead of my wedding and right then and there knew they HAD to be my photographers. Their portfolio was amazing and they were so nice!

Sarah was always so responsive and helpful. She really went above and beyond and was always a call, test, or email away. You can tell that she REALLY cares about her brides. One afternoon I emailed her a little frantically as I was trying to work out the "timeline" and she basically helped me create the PERFECT timeline (and made it seem so easy!)

When Sarah and I talked a few days before the wedding to make sure everything was all set, I mentioned to her that me and my fiancé wanted more "candid" moments vs. posed pictures of the two of us. She did just that - and the images could not have turned out better.

As the day approached, there was rain in the forecast pretty much all day. But her and Dave monitored the weather to make sure we could get some outside shots when the rain was slowest. Again, how sweet of them!

Sarah had the "sneak peak" photos and blog post ready in 10 days and ALL photos done in about a month from my April wedding date - which was SO impressive. They were AMAZING.

We are SO SO thankful & happy that Sarah & Dave traveled all the way from Richmond, VA to shoot our wedding!
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Nicole Sent on 02/12/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah and David were the absolute best! They actually did our engagement pictures along with our wedding photos. I'm so happy that they were able to be apart of such an amazing time in our lives. They were so personal and professional! They absolutely made sure that the vision we had was realized. They even stayed longer than asked to ensure they captured an important moment in our ceremony. Highly recommended!
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Dawn Sent on 10/12/2016
5 out of 5 rating
My husband and I hired Sknow photography as our wedding photographer. We were NOT let down, to the first meeting in their beautiful studio, to prompt and kind responses to my e-mails over the months leading up, I knew we were a great fit! Come our wedding day Sarah and Dave were prompt, and ready to jump in feet first and work around our wedding day schedule and with the other vendors at the wedding. Once the wedding was over, we could never have imagined the pictures that came back in our sneak peak. The pictures they took, and the memories that were captured were worth every. single. penny! If you go with someone else, you're getting far from the best!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
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It was a pleasure working alongside Sarah Mitchell last weekend at our client's wedding. Not only was she and her partner extremely flexible with our tight scheduling throughout the day, but she couldn't have been more friendly and accommodating with requests by myself and the bride. Not to mention the high-quality photos she produced for the bride and groom which I'm honored to feature on my Wedding Wire photo gallery. The relationship between coordinator and photographer is one of the most important you can have on wedding day, so being able to work with such a talented professional made my job much easier. I only hope that I have the opportunity to work with Sarah in the future, and would strongly recommend Sknow Photo to other coordinators and wedding couples looking for quality photography services in the DC/MD/VA area.

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Sarah & Dave Photography frequently asked questions

Sarah & Dave Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
  • Negatives
  • Proofs
Sarah & Dave Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Trash The Dress
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Negatives
  • Proofs
Sarah & Dave Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Sarah & Dave Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Sarah & Dave Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Negatives
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Sarah & Dave Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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