Virginia-based portrait photographer who values
authenticity, belonging, intentionality, + joy.
I was the girl who spread herself so thin and forgot how to enjoy the moment, as I was eagerly wishing for the next season to come. I want powerhouses like me to learn how to rest & be still. I hope our time together will be freeze time in the current season you’re in, and you’ll look back at how far you’ve come since then.
For the senior on this page, I see myself in you. I serve that senior whose dreams feel a lil too big, but dares to pursue them anyway. For the girl looking for someone to document her love story, I would love to be your encouraging voice in this journey. I was the girl who was changed by encouraging words to discover & pursue my gifts and I want to be that same voice for you. Oh, and I’ll have a camera in my hand while I’m doing so.
I want young women & their significant others to feel like they are the main characters of their own romantic comedy. The couples who love well & aren’t afraid to laugh too loud.
for sweethearts
for seniors
I serve
✓ the driven
✓ the intentional
✓ the authentic
✓ the joyful
✓ the faithful
✓ the audacious.
If you resonate with these values, then I think we’re the perfect match.
let's get started
the timeline
but wait...how did i get myself here?
my dogs, cars in my driveway, flowers in my front yard, then finally … yes! Actual humans! A girl who was a senior in high school paid me to take her portraits, and I got a glimpse of what this could be!
I got my first DSLR & I took pictures of literally everything:
let's dream up something together
2013
Peep the papyrus font - yikes!
2015
I attended a photography workshop of one of my role models in my hometown. She started a business at 17 years old and told me, “If I started at 17, you can start at 15, let’s go.” That was my push to pursue my passion as a teenage girl just trying to juggle dance competitions & AP classes.
I officially started my small business!
2017
I also graduated high school & started the wildest journey of my life at James Madison University.
2017-2021
• I directed my school’s student newscast (live production is my other love)
• I was a small group leader in my campus ministry
• I interned for my campus marketing department.
• I worked for an online kids ministry & lived in Charlotte.
a few of my fav moments:
2021
The Valley is my home! I work full time for JMU Marketing with the dream team, we produce video and photo content for the university! I also shifted my focus to primarily seniors & couples in my business.
I graduated from James Madison University as a film major, and now work here full-time.
today, I dream of...
working on Broadway, even though I can’t sing to save my life.
Going to seminary - I'm passionate about the hard questions of faith.
Living in New York city - a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl
Road Tripping around France - i like to think I'm parisian in my heart!
I photographed my first solo wedding!
Go Dukes!
✓ being called auntie, daughter, & friend
✓ chasing sunrises & sunsets
✓ cultivating a space of community & belonging
✓ SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT TYPE 1 DIABETES
✓ the stillness of the morning
✓ Bleeding purple & gold! Go Dukes!
let's chat
cherish
this is what I
find me on the 'gram | @juliaweaverphoto
joyfully photographing sweethearts and seniors since 2013
can only go up from here
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