My name is Aaron Riddle and I am a professional photographer residing in Winchester, Virginia. I specialize in wedding photography, portrait photography and special event photography needs.

I tell stories through my photography by capturing candid moments and preserving them in time to show the beauty of a wedding, the happiness of an event or intimacy of a kiss shared by a newly-engaged couple.

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The Date: July 18, 2010

The Location: Winchester, Virginia

The Details: Chris and Tiffany (view their engagement photo session) met by way of being next door neighbors to each other. They are from Warrenton, VA but both really love the Winchester area . . . so they chose to be married here. While having their ceremony and reception in a hotel conference center, they chose to have their bridal party portraits done at the beautiful Glen Burnie Gardens located at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. We reserved a 1-hour time slot and had a blast taking various photo in and around the beautiful gardens prior to the ceremony. Congratulations, Chris and Tiffany!

Testimonial: “Aaron is extremely professional and friendly. We received numerous compliments from our guests on how polite and cooperative he was during our ceremony and reception. He was extremely responsive and willing to accommodate all of our requests. His ability to capture the moments of our ceremony and reception was phenomenal. Looking at the pictures allows us to re-live the entire event. His pictures tell our story. I have already recommended Aaron’s services to friends and family and I plan on working with him again in the future! He is so talented and gifted and we are so blessed to have found him and have him there to capture our day!” – Tiffany

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Photo Session Date: July 10, 2010

Photo Session Location: The Joshua Wilton House, Harrisonburg, VA

Photo Session Details: Ryan, enlisted in the Air Force, and Isabelle held their wedding at the quaint Joshua Wilton House. The venue is an “elegantly restored Victorian home occupying a corner in the historic ‘Old Town’ district of Harrisonburg, Virginia”. The small wedding was attended by a few close friends, family members and three of the groom’s closest friends from the Air Force. A great time was had by all, and I can say those Air Force guys sure know how to have a good time! Congratulations to Ryan and Isabelle!

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Photo Session Date: July 3, 2010

Photo Session Location: The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, VA

Photo Session Details: Andrew and Bridget held a small ceremony for immediate family only at The Inn at Little Washington, a beautiful venue with lodging and a restaurant located in the historic town first surveyed by President George Washington. Part of the excitement surrounding this wedding was that only the immediate family attending knew of the couple’s marriage…all other extended family and friends would find out by way of a special announcement sent out early the following week. That really added to my excitement of this “secret” wedding knowing that the photographs would be used in the announcement (the couple and I agreed in the contract to a very quick turn-around with the photos so they could get the announcement printed while on their honeymoon). Congratulations to Andrew and Bridget on their marriage and for holding such a beautiful ceremony!

Testimonial: “Aaron’s work speaks for itself. He is super artistic and extremely knowledable about the elements of photgraphaphy. My wedding photos are a show-stopper. All of my friends and family are astounded by how gorgeous they are. I couldn’t be happier with the result. He is so professional and every component of his packages are top rate. He provided us with a CD of our images and included a custom case that is beautiful. He does not need instruction and knows how to jump in capture the magic of the moment. However, he also is more than happy to take instruction (especailly from mother’s–ha!) and his main objection was to please the customer. He was so pleasant to work with. I cannot say enough about how happy we are witht he final product. He did a fantastic job and i would whole-heartedly reccommend him to anyone that I know.” – Bridget

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Photo Session Date: June 29, 2010

Photo Session Location: Front Royal, Virginia

Photo Session Details: Wes and Brittany are getting married in Front Royal this December, and Wes grew up in Front Royal…so it made sense for them to have their engagement session there. We had fun walking around the main street taking photos in and around the town. Wes also has a huge truck full of horsepower, so it was obligatory that we include it in a few of the photographs. I’ve known Brittany for a few years working together at the same community college, so I really enjoyed taking these photos and am looking forward to photographing their wedding in December!  I have also included below a sample of the save-the-date card I designed for Brittany and Wes as well.

Testimonial: “The pictures turned out great! I had a lot of fun, thank you so much for your great work!” – Brittany

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Photo Session Date: June 20, 2010

Photo Session Location: The State Arboretum of Virginia

Photo Session Details: This was my second outing to the Blandy Experimental Farm (the State Arboretum of Virginia) for engagement photographs. I met Tim and Lisa there on Father’s day evening in which the light and weather turned out to be stellar. I took time to stake out the grounds for 30 minutes or so before Lisa and Tim arrived and I was able to discover a few locations I was unaware of during my first visit to the Arboretum. We were even able to make use of a metal structure for a “kissing through the gate” photo.

Testimonial: “Thank you so much for the engagement photos. Tim and I both loved how they turned out!” – Lisa

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