Their love story began with Molly’s brother, Adam- he was in need of a roommate and Craig serendipidously came to the rescue. Molly frequently found herself down in Charlottesville weekends visiting her brother but as many brothers do, Adam had a habit of sleeping in late on Saturdays, so Molly whiled away the time by hanging out with Craig. The more time they spent together, the more she began to notice his wit and handsome features, and consequently, her visits to that Charlottesville house became more and more frequent. As time rolled on, Molly’s brother began to suspect that his sister’s visits weren’t so much about him anymore as he noticed his roommate spending more and more time with Molly.

And so it was that a couple of years later, Molly found herself on board The Dandy, a dinner and dancing cruise, having what she described as the “most romantic night of my life.” Determined to outdo himself with each event that night, Craig led Molly to the upper deck of the boat and with the DC monuments lighting up the sky, he lowered himself onto one knee, told told Molly that she made his life worth living and asked if she would be his wife.

Craig and Molly, your relationship is so much fun- lighthearted yet passionate, it’s clear that you belong together. Your e-session rejeuvenated my soul and left me grinning from ear to ear- thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to have a peek into your lives for an afternoon! I can. not. WAIT for your wedding in August!!

We began at the Airlie Center

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Molly’s fabulous hair and make-up were done by Megan Schreiner from PR @ Partners- how gorgeous is she?? I love her Etsy hair piece!

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Am I crazy or does Molly look like the Olsen twins?

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Love!!

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Molly, you’re flippin adorable. Craig, you’re pretty darn handsome. And jeez, you guys photograph well!

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Y’all know how much I love me some golden hour light and tall grass!

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The image on the right: FAVORITE.

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Are you smiling now too? Good! Happy Thursday!

Blue dress: TJMaxx
Cork wedges: Fergalicious
Yellow cardigan: Old Navy
Purple lace-back top: Delias
Pink halter: Victoria’s Secret

Before we say “I Do”- Craig & Molly’s Airlie E-session

May 3, 2012

  1. So beautiful!!! You are right on the money, Molly totally looks like the Olsen twins!

  2. Alison Mish says:

    Love the lighting of them on the blanket with the record player! Beautiful!

  3. Spring says:

    Your favorite is my favorite too!!! And her ring is BEAUTIFUL!!!

  4. Molly S. says:

    Abby, these are great! We had a blast. Can’t wait for the wedding. Thanks again!

  5. Molly is beautiful! All these shots are so awesome!

  6. Nicki A says:

    MOLLY!!!! You look gorgeous!! These photos are amazing, they are beautiful
    And genuine. Love!

  7. You two look amazing! And your ring is gorgeous! Can’t wait for the wedding!

  8. molly says:

    these are SO beautiful! and, i might be biased, but she has a PRETTY SWEET NAME. love them!

  9. Jamie Thomson says:

    Gorgeous couple, gorgeous pictures!! You guys look great! And the scenery is stunning.

  10. Rici says:

    Beautiful session. I really liked how you wrote about them at the beginning!! Saluti.

  11. Beautiful, Abby! I especially love those images in the tall grass – ah, so lovely + the light is PERFECT! 🙂

  12. Libby says:

    Awesome pics 🙂 You look so pretty, Molly!

  13. Mia Bjerring says:

    Oh goodness these photos are so beautiful! What a sweet couple!

  14. Jean Hensley says:

    Gorgeous pictures. Beautiful couple. Love the ring!! And of course I would notice the colorful quilt. Great job, Abby.

  15. Megan Roldan says:

    LOVE her second outfit! great photos, as always!!

  16. constance_47@excite.com says:

    Cute! Cute! Cute! You two are made for each other. Your faces radiate happiness in every photo. Love you both.

  17. An Absolutely Beautiful Couple!! Beautiful scenery as well!!

  18. Kari Jeanne says:

    Gorgeous! I LOVE her ring!!!! My favourites are the ones in the field at the end 🙂 Such pretty light!

  19. Deborah Cosby says:

    The pictures are very vibrate and lovely. The background used is gorgeous. Molly and Craig are a cute couple. The pictures just show how they fit together.

  20. Megan says:

    You two look so happy and in love! I love the bright beautiful photos!

  21. Matt says:

    Lookin’ good sis! Great photos.

  22. Deborah says:

    these photos are so refreshing… I really think they look so in love

  23. Amanda Zadrozny says:

    These pictures are absolutely gorgeous! (And so are Molly and Craig – inside and out.)

  24. katie lapihuska says:

    Congrats you two! You look so amazing in these pictures!! Many warm wishes to you both!!!!

  25. becky says:

    CUTE MOLLY!!! Can’t wait for the big day!

  26. K. Davis says:

    Absolutely beautiful!

  27. Amy Hale says:

    You both look as happy as could be. Best wishes.

  28. Tori says:

    Love these!!! Such cute shots!! Your hair and make up looks greattttt!!!!!!<3

  29. Mary says:

    I love love LOVE her hair and make up!! These pictures are amazing and beautiful!!

  30. nessi says:

    What precious pictures!!!and amazing hair and makeuppppp!!!! congrats!!

  31. Russell Altizer says:

    Aww, look at you two looking all adorable. It’s very suspicious.

  32. Katie says:

    Oooo! Beautiful! Molly, you look stunning and Meg did a great job on your hair and makeup! Also…love the ring 🙂

  33. Michelle says:

    Molly you guys look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miss you xoxo

  34. Dawn O'Shea says:

    Love the pics!!!!! You both look fantastic!

  35. Cindy says:

    Love all the pictures!

  36. Craig says:

    What a great job! I can’t believe how amazing Molly looks in all of these. I am one lucky guy.

  37. Kristen Bingler says:

    These are the best engagement photos I’ve ever seen! Beautiful! Molly you’re gorgeous!

  38. Mark De Clue says:

    Great pictures of the two of you. Can`t wait to see the wedding pictures!

  39. Rebekah Hoyt says:

    OMG I can’t even pick a favorite! This session is so adorable! And I LOVE that they had Thrilled on vinyl in their record player – amazing!!

  40. William E. Schulz says:

    The pictures really capture how happy you two are.

  41. Stephanie Conta says:

    Beautiful!

  42. Natalie Namrow says:

    You both look so fantastic!! Congrats!!

  43. Mom May says:

    Beautiful pix…beautiful couple…blessings on your heads !

  44. Mary Ann says:

    What a beautiful and lovable niece I have! You two make a very handsome couple. I’m so happy for both of you! All the pictures are great – I have several favorites, but if I had to narrow it down to one, it would be the second photo of the session, the close-up on the steps.

  45. Mary Ann says:

    P.S. Please keep me posted, as time allows.

  46. Stephen says:

    You’re definitely found your sweet spot with light! Awesome pics as usual!

  47. Matt Schulz says:

    What a perfect day for the shoot sis! You guys looked great and your photogarapher has some skills.

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