About this vendor
I'm Karissa ...a photographer, artist, and creative entrepreneur. I also love planning, architecture, anything-vintage, and growing flowers! I've photographed over 150 weddings in Virginia as well as several destination weddings. My husband (Jeremy) and I are a wedding photography duo and have been photographing weddings together, full-time, for over five years. In our most popular wedding packages, you receive two experienced photographers for your wedding AND full-coverage of the day (no 8 hour limits). We set our arrival time based on when you'll be getting dressed and ready, this way you know you're covered even if you don't have the timing nailed down yet! Being involved in your timeline planning process ensures we get the wedding photos you've been dreaming of... send us a message so we can join you on your wedding planning journey!
Our style is heartfelt and photojournalistic; we use romantic lighting to capture your favorite moments as effortlessly as possible. From mountainsides... to cobblestone streets... to historical architecture... we enjoy capturing these timeless memories. Your full photo gallery is available online, no watermarks, and is rich with cinematic tones that encourage you to relive the warm and special moments. From all the big emotions down to the thoughtful details, your gallery will show how your gorgeous wedding came together and snippets of all the special people who came to celebrate with you. Ask us more about our galleries and heirloom albums!
Come say hello through our website and let's talk details! xx, Karissa
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2018.
Best of Weddings
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Jeremy and Karissa from Out of Twig were fantastic, professional, easy to work with, and incredibly talented! Our wedding photos turned out stunning. On our wedding day, they seaml...
essly managed our schedule while maintaining a calm and reassuring presence for us and our guests. Shooting with them was a blast, and they even coached our 3-year-old nephew into helping with the cake-cutting photos. They consistently went above and beyond and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience! 10/10 would recommend hiring them.
We had an amazing experience with Karissa and the pictures turned out better than I could have hoped for!!! 10/10 recommend!!!
We couldn't be happier with our choice of wedding photographer. Karissa and Jeremy took our engagement and wedding photos. They made us feel comfortable being in front of the camer...
a right away. It rained everyday leading up to the wedding day, even the day of right before our first look and Karissa always had a plan B in mind. She really calmed my nerves. The engagement photos and previews to our wedding album are stunning and I can't wait to see the rest of the our photos.
My wife and I were so fortunate to have Out of Twig take our engagement and wedding day photos. All of our photos are amazing! They make us smile every time we go through them. The...
quality, colors, and shots are perfect! The engagement photos were fun and turned out beautifully so we knew our wedding day was going to be captured with the same professional talent. Karissa helped us feel easy and relaxed in front of the camera. Just an all around nice person who consistently went out of her way to make sure we were satisfied and pleased with everything before the wedding in the planning, during the big day, and afterwards. She also made sure we got all the posed photos we requested plus capturing candid or important moments. She and her husband are a great team! We would recommend them to anyone for any event but especially weddings:)
Karissa and Jeremy are the absolute best to work with!! We were lucky enough to get to work with them for both our engagement photos and our wedding and they are talented, professi...
onal, and just all around pleasant to be around. Not to mention, most importantly, the quality of their photos!! I love the way that Karissa uses light in her photos to frame our faces and captures more natural/candid than posed photos. We had trouble deciding what photos to use for our save the dates and invites because we loved so many of them.
During my wedding prep and ceremony I was feeling anxious and Karissa was always nearby with a smile and genuinely seems like she enjoys her job. Her and Jeremy both have a calming presence together that allows you to feel more natural in front of the camera. I would recommend working with Out of Twig to every bride I can!!
Thank you for everything, Jeremy and Karissa!
Karissa is amazing! She is super easy to work with and so fun! She will definitely make your day less stressful and will provide the best shots anyone can ask for. Everyone loved h...
er. She was the best decision we made in terms of vendors for our day. Thanks Karissa!
Karissa is so talented and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera for both our engagement shoot and wedding day.
Everyone I’ve talked to from our special day said t...
hat she navigated the wedding perfectly and hardly saw her (so important).
Her photography style captured the essence of our fall wedding better than we could have ever asked for. We highly recommend booking and trusting Out of Twig!
How can I give more than 5 stars! Karissa is not only a very talented photographer but also a stunning person! We did a mini engagement session with her and immediately feel in lov...
e with her style! Day of the wedding (even though we were behind schedule) she remained calm, confident and displayed great leadership to get through all shots we wanted! One of the shots we were so married to (no pun intended) was “golden hour” pictures… and even though family pictures went over she made sure to keep us on track to make those pictures - and we are so thankful!!! Our teaser pictures came from those and they were everything we hoped for!!
Wedding photography can feel stressful… you feel like you are being pulled in every direction, forced smiles and herding family feels like herding cats… not with Karissa and her husband… they have a gentle guiding voice that prompts you through each thing, they stay fun and lively to help you give natural smiles and they were very patient with our huge family with nine flower girls and ring bearers!!
It was also very helpful that they let us just naturally be us… she didn’t try putting us in poses that felt forced, instead she would give simple instruction to get us in the direction of what she was looking for then gave us the space to make it our own! Another special moment of our day is that we added a last dance - just my husband and I (and Karissa) in the space - we kind-of surprised her with it, but she was all for it! She was a wonderful addition to our day and we are so stinking excited to see our wedding pictures!!!
12/10 would recommend Out of Twig Photography for any and all photography needs in VA! They were one of the first vendors I booked for my engagement photos and wedding, and I'm SO ...
happy with how everything has turned out! Karissa and Jeremy are an absolute joy to work with -- they are both extremely kind and down to earth, and also super professional. It's easy to tell they love what they do, and that is reflected in the beautiful photos you get as a result! Our engagement shoot was in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it was a bit more overcast and windier than we were hoping for a Labor Day weekend shoot. But Karissa made the most of the lighting and weather conditions and was able to create some stunning shots for us! We also ended up having rain (aka a hurricane) on our wedding day, but Karissa and Jeremy were absolute troopers and were out in the rain, directing family, bridesmaids, bride and groom etc. to make sure they were able to capture each special moment I wanted to remember from the day. They made the most of the somewhat limited photo locations at our venue since we couldn't be outside for long, but they still delivered the most amazing photos that were better than I could have ever expected! I cannot thank Karissa and Jeremy enough for everything, and I'm so glad I was able to work with them and get to know them! :)
Karissa & Jeremy were nothing short of amazing. They were great at giving direction, and very patient. They captured all of our special moments with family and friends, and we are ...
so happy to have found them for our special day!
Karissa and Jeremy are phenomenal to work with, and their photography is so dreamy. We felt comfortable with them and our resulting photos capture all the laughter and joy of the d...
ay. Karissa and Jeremy really went above and beyond to make sure our wedding day went smoothly, including calling in a backup photographer last minute to make sure we had enough coverage. They even drove me and the groom to our reception when our trolley left us after wedding portraits! I can't wait to book another session with them some day in the future.
Such lovely work! As a bridal makeup artist, I always pay close attention to detail and I was so excited to get back a recent gallery from a wedding I did with Karissa to see all t...
he attention to detail she had in her images! Definitely excited to work with her again!
Karissa and her team are amazing!
We had the pleasure of working together at a wedding, May 2022. They were very professional and her photos were amazing. You will not be disappoi...
nted if you select Out of Twig for your photography services.
Karissa and Jeremy were absolutely fantastic to work with for our wedding and engagement photos! They are extremely talented photographers and we couldn't be more pleased with how ...
our photos turned out. Karissa did such a great job making us feel at home in front of the camera and I really appreciated how attentive she was to my questions throughout the wedding planning process.
You can (and should) absolutely trust Out of Twig with capturing your big day!
Do yourself a favor and hire Karissa & Jeremy. They are WONDERFUL photographers who made our Engagement Session and Wedding Day incredibly special. What I enjoyed the most was the...
ir kindness. They are warm, personable, talented and professional! I wish them both so much happiness and success!
Karissa and her husband Jeremy were so wonderful to work with! The bridal portraits we had done, along with the photos on the actual wedding day, turned out exactly as I’d hoped th...
ey would. Karissa’s photography style, with its warm light and natural feel, enhanced the beauty of the day. She and Jeremy made us feel comfortable in front of the camera, and our guests were also impressed with how smoothly and inconspicuously they worked throughout the wedding day. I highly recommend them!
Karissa and her team were so helpful and professional throughout the entire process. She even helped me pick out bridesmaids dresses that would pop in pictures. We are also not “pi...
cture people” and she made that a breeze and we never felt awkward. I barely had to think about a thing regarding pictures and all that is involved with that, all thanks to Karissa! HIGHLY recommend.
From the first e-mail with Karissa she made it so we never had to worry. I always knew our photography was taken care of. She was laid back and easy-going, making it feel like you ...
had known her for years. I worried that our DIY wedding that ended up happening on a day full of downpours would make it difficult to capture the little moments and details. Karissa exceeded my expectations in every way. Nothing was missed.
Karissa was amazing!! She was so personable and so easy to get to know! She fit right in with our family and we were so happy with the pictures she took! Would definitely recommend...
her to anyone I know!
We had an wonderful experience.
Karissa and Jeremy at Out of Twig deserve a medal. We have worked with them for both our engagement pictures and our wedding and OH MY GOD THEY ARE AMAZING. My husband and I are ve...
ry awkward in front of the camera. Actually, we’re very awkward not in front of a camera too. Karissa’s magic made us look like professional models. They blended in perfectly to us getting ready before the wedding and I forgot they were even there at the wedding, but the pictures they captured are unbelievable. I can’t wait to use them again in the future.
We absolutely love our engagement photos! My fiancé doesn’t love having his picture taken, but Karissa had a calming presence which made the whole experience enjoyable for us. She ...
was also super flexible timing wise, as we were scheduled in the spring. We got our photos in a very timely fashion and they are beautiful!! Thank you, Karissa.
Karissa is professional and communicative, and her photos are excellent! We have worked with her for an engagement shoot and our wedding. She put us at ease before the wedding an...
d helped us work through a list of shots we wanted. During the ceremony and after, she and her second photographer were never in the way and managed to capture every shot we wanted and many that we didn't know we wanted! She worked in creative ways with the spaces we had to get shots that maximized the beauty of the architecture and made us look good in the process. We are extremely happy with the service we received and the quality of the final product. Working with Karissa was a stress-free experience, and we highly recommend Out of Twig photography!
From the initial contact to our wedding pictures delivered to our inbox, Karissa was amazing to work with! We absolutely loved how our engagement photographs and wedding pictures t...
urned out - She has such a unique style and takes such genuine photographs! She captured all of our happy moments so well and made us feel so comfortable throughout it all. We will cherish these always, thank you Karissa!
I cannot recommend Out of Twig enough! Karissa was an absolute pleasure to work with for both our engagement and wedding photos. She was accommodating and super flexible with re-sc...
heduling our engagement pictures when the weather was not cooperating.
We are beyond thrilled with how all of our pictures turned out. They are truly beautiful, and capture exactly what we wanted them to. Karissa is extremely talented. We highly recommend Karissa - you won't regret working with her!
Karissa was an amazing wedding photographer. We did an engagement session with her as well as our wedding day and she far exceeded our expectations. Her calm nature is just what yo...
u need in the chaos of your wedding day. She makes you feel comfortable and relaxed, has good suggestions for poses that don’t “look posed”, and captures the really special moments you didn’t even plan. She is a joy to work with and I would recommend her to anyone!
I have nothing but good things to say about Out of Twig! Karissa captured our wedding and engagement pictures perfectly! She was so easy to work with and her smile/energy makes you...
feel so comfortable in front of the camera. I was blown away at how much I loved every single photo! I’m definitely having a hard time deciding which ones to put around the house! Thank you so much!
I am SO late in posting this praise for Karissa but at least it’s before our first anniversary! I was nervous about how the process would go since I have a tendency to be less than...
serious in photos. But Karissa’s sweet, laid-back spirit made it not only easy, but fun. She is professional and rolled with things even when I got ruffled. She has a clear vision and knows how to execute it. She seems to genuinely love what she’s doing and that increases your own enjoyment of the experience. I love looking at our photos and I’m glad we were able to have her as the one documenting this wonderful day for us.
We loved working with Karissa and her team! They were very quick and easy with communication leading up to our wedding and they arrived punctually on the day of our wedding. She wa...
s very flexible and patient with us, trying to get every moment captured from our beautiful day. She was sweet, kind, and jumped right in to all of the festivities while capturing our favorite moments. Once she finished editing the pictures and sent them to us, we were so satisfied and happy with them. They were way above my expectations for what a wedding album should look like and I can't think of anything she could have left out from our special day. I would recommend Out of Twig 10/10. She is, by far, one of the best photographers I've ever worked with and we are so happy we chose her to capture our beautiful day.
I cannot say enough about Karissa and her husband. Not only are the great and what they do but they are so sweet and kind and make everyone comfortable. I had guests ask who my pho...
tographer was because she was so nice and her pictures speak for themselves. I had a certain look I wanted for my wedding photos and Karissa met that expectation and far beyond. Hire her, you won't regret it! I highly recommend Out of Twig Photography
Karissa is awesome at what she does and she is super comfortable to work with. My fiance and I had some ideas for our photo shoot and Karissa welcomed them all and even made them b...
etter. She also is a very creative photographer and knows what will work and what wont when it comes to posing and backgrounds. We did the two hour shoot and got about 200 pictures. She is a great editor as well and her style is perfect for us. We are very happy with the whole process and the final product. Highly recommend.
We just received our engagement photos back from Karissa and could not be more pleased! Karissa made the process painless, even with a fiance who is not a huge fan of having his pi...
cture taken :) She told us exactly what to do, was flexible about location and timing, and even fixed my hair for me when necessary (which I loved)! The photos are beautiful and I can't wait to work with Karissa on our wedding day. Thank you, Karissa!
UPDATE! (After wedding)
From beginning to end, Karissa was WONDERFUL. She was organized and thoughtful through the planning process, and made us feel very comfortable throughout. She coordinated with our wedding planner leading up to the wedding and on the day of, and even gave our wedding planner a template for her clean and clear timeline! She also hand delivered my card to the groom :)
Her photos are gorgeous - I have received many, many compliments on our wedding and engagement photos. She works with the light in such a unique way, it's beautiful. Her style is timeless and she is amazing to work with. We had a huge wedding party, and she had no problems wrangling individuals and groups, all with a very calm, patient manner. My husband is not a big fan of having his picture taken, but he felt comfortable with Karissa. Karissa is creative, but also willing and eager to listen to what you want.
I highly recommend Karissa - you won't regret it!
Karissa was so fun and easy to work with. She did a beautiful job and love the end result. We could not be happier with how she captured our day and how our pictures were very pers...
onal and unique to us.
Karissa did an awesome job! We felt completely comfortable around her, and she knew exactly how to help us pose. We love the photos and how she edited them. Lots of great ones came...
out and can't wait to use them!
Karissa was absolutely amazing! She is so sweet and passionate about her job. She made my fiancé and I feel so comfortable during our engagement pictures! I can't wait till our wed...
ding! She has such a great eye for all the great spots to take pictures & candid shots. Would definitely recommend to anyone.
Karissa did an awesome job taking our wedding styled anniversary pictures. I have always regretted never having professional photos for our wedding done so I decided to remedy that...
and could not be more pleased with the results! If I could offer one piece of advice for brides it would be ensure you have a great photographer.
Karissa is an amazing photographer! She made my husband and I feel so comfortable. The poses she had us to felt very natural. My husband said that he only wanted Karissa to take hi...
s picture because of how good she made him look. My husband HATES taking pictures, but said that Karissa was able to make him forget about the camera and just have fun! :) I strongly recommend using Karissa.
She has a wonderful eye for natural candid shots and is so quick and efficient when it came time for family photos and portraits- definitely helped our wedding by smoothly.
Matthew and I had the pleasure of Karissa photographing our Wedding this May. I have never met someone so sweet, caring , and shows so much passion for what she does! Karissa is ea...
sy to work with she has so much energy and positivity you always see her smiling! I just recently got my wedding photos back which was extremely fast and they tried out PERFECT, her work amazes me! I would recommend Karissa to everyone!! Thank You again for capturing our special day!
Karissa is absolutely amazing to work with and her quality of work will competley surpass all your expectations. Definitely recommend! Her ability to capture those intimate candid ...
moments is absolutely incredible!
We have hired Karissa for multiple different shoots over the yeats, including our 9th anniversary a few months ago. She is incredibly easy to work with, and is excellent at simple ...
directions that optimize the quality of the photos taken. Karissa is also quite efficient. The shoots never take too long, and she gets the finished files to is in timely fashion. I cannot praise her work enough, and many of my friends and family have used her on my recommendation and been absolutely thrilled with their results.
You will be too.
Karissa is so creative and professional. She takes the time to find out what you are looking for and takes her own creative approach to getting the best pictures. She recently took...
some anniversary photos for us and even came to a special location that we chose. The pictures were better than I could have imagined. She is also very prompt in getting the pictures back to you. I would recommend her to anyone and will always use her for any of our pictures needs in the future!
Very professional and easy to work with. Was very fast to answer emails and texts. She was really good about "posing" us since we didn't know what we were doing! I would recommend ...
to my friends and family.
Karissa provided us with the BEST engagement and wedding photography! Before my husband and I saw the pictures, I could not have imagined just how gorgeous they would turn out, but...
they are stunning. I had so many people asking "WHO did these?!!" and another bride-to-be's mother wanted to book her on the spot. I'm not kidding when I say that I still look at them every day. They're on my walls, my desk, my phone and laptop screensaver.
Professionally, she provides top notch service, very reasonably priced, detailed on what you want to capture, and the creativity to capture what you didn't even know was there. A five-star rating doesn't even come close to what she and her team can do!
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