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“Oh my gosh the pictures are amazing!!!!! Some look like they could be in a Victoria’s Secret catalog!!! Thank you sooo much for doing them, my fiance is going to love the surprise!
K – May 4, 2013 Boudoir 

“Laura was great to work with! She and her assistant Tanya were able to capture so many great moments and expressions without being obtrusive at all. In fact, I was amazed by how many great candids there were from the reception since I hardly noticed them being there at all! If you’re looking for photo-journalistic type photos, Laura is definitely the photographer for you. We did do a few posed shots prior to the ceremony and they were lovely as well. Overall, we wanted the spirit and emotions of the day to be captured and they were perfectly! Thanks, Laura!”
Charmaine Brown – April 20, 2013 Wedding (Clover Forest Plantation, Goochland, VA)

“I cannot say enough great things or give enough credit to Laura’s Focus Photography for her work at our wedding/my bridal portraits. Her work is truly impeccable and she captures everything you would want to be pictured without asking. This comes up as I’ve just received my discs of photos in the most beautiful display and a sweet “Thank You” from HER to us! Our entire family thanks you and wants our friends to know about your photography! Recommended x 1000!! Thank you, Laura!!!!! See you for TRASH THE DRESS!!!!”
Kristen Nietzold – April 19, 2013 Wedding (Sundara, Boones Mill, VA)

“We hired Laura for both our engagement pictures and our wedding photos. We fell in love with her style and the emotion she is able to both capture and create through her photos. She beautifully captured so many of the important moments throughout the day. I found myself reassuring my bridal party and guests that, “Laura is amazing, don’t worry, I’m sure she caught that on camera”. To our delight, I was right. Laura is professional, punctual, and seems to float around without anyone even realizing she is there. She was never disruptive and helped keep everyone calm, even through the literal storm that rolled in. We plan to use Laura for the other important moments in our lives. As I said to my husband, “The feeling I got when I saw our proofs is worth every penny.” Laura comes highly recommended in our book!”
Liesl Walker – March 16, 2013 Wedding (Blacksburg Baptist & Attimo Winery, Christiansburg, VA)

“Thank you again for such a great session. From the excitement in a discovered rock to the sprouting hairs on my baby, your recognition of the special things is amazing. You have captured some amazing memories for me to share.”
Annemarie Radke – February 24, 2013 Family Portraits (Floyd, VA)

“Thanks for being there for the whole day, you made us feel so comfortable and relaxed. You made us feel extra special and you made the whole process seamless, it did feel truly magical!”
Emily Gelman – November 10, 2012 Wedding (Harrisons Harbor Watch, Ocean City, MD)

“Laura, the pictures are AMAZING!!! The wedding was my dream and now I have wonderful pictures to remember it!!!! Thank you so much for making my dream day last forever through your photography!!! Everything about this day was a dream come true!!!”
Jenna Evans – October 20, 2012 Wedding (Sellers Family Farm, Moneta, VA)

“We cannot say thank you enough for spending our wedding day with us. You and Bryanna captured beautiful images and we are incredibly pleased. We have loved reliving the entire day and will cherish the pictures forever. We can’t wait to display them in our new home!”
Sarah Costa – September 15, 2012 Wedding (VT Chapel & German Club, Blacksburg, VA)

“We love our family pictures!!! Thank you for capturing so many special moments in such a unique way. We look forward to working with you again. I am so glad we found you.”
Annemarie Radke – August 27, 2012 Family Portraits (Floyd, VA)

“Laura everything looks amazing. You really do great work! The day looks even better than I remember! I have spent all day staring at the pictures. Thank you so much!”
Luke Hilton – August 11, 2012 Wedding (Christ Episcopal Church & German Club, Blacksburg, VA)

“The photos are beautiful! You are amazing! I can’t thank you enough for creatively capturing wonderful memories from my wedding day! You are also such a kind, relaxed photographer–just wonderful!”
Meghan Bernetich – July 21, 2012 Wedding (Boar’s Head Inn, Charlottesville, VA)

“Your pictures were positively amazing! You somehow managed to catch all the small things I wanted to remember. I love the pictures of my husband and I, of course, but with the two of us moving away, the wonderful shots of our family members has gotten us through the first month of homesickness. You’ve got a gift!!”
Kelly Thomas – May 19, 2012 Wedding (Fincastle Country Club, Bluefield, VA)

“Laura, once again your photographic eye always catches the right moment. I could not be more pleased with these photos and will use you for EVERY family event we have. Thank you so much for your patience, humor and sweetness during our session. You are just wonderful.”
Laura Taylor – May 10, 2012 Newborn Session (Christiansburg, VA)

“I cannot recommend Laura enough! Her communication was excellent and I felt very comfortable that she would capture everything I asked based on the packet she requested we fill out the week of the wedding. While we were taking group pictures she moved very quickly and knew everyone who needed to be involved. We just got our pictures and I am blown away by the quality of photography and how they turned out. She stayed with us for 14 hours as we requested, which is a very long day, but she was full of energy! Thank you Laura for our amazing wedding pictures! I can’t stop looking at them!”
Suzie Mills – April 28, 2012 Wedding (Arlington, VA)

“Thank you so much! We love them! They really capture the essence of our relationship and there are some real gems in there. We loved working with you and will definitely recommend you to all of our friends and family.”
Emily Howard – February 5, 2012 Engagement Portraits (Lindside, WV)

“WOOOOOW!! We love them and are completely impressed!!! I didn’t realize I spent the whole hour smiling and laughing… but I love the way it came through in the photos. AND I love the way you played with depth of field and the various angles you got of us in the garden. We had a great time and totally enjoyed working with you.”
Nakita Johnson – January 27, 2012 Engagement Portraits (Hahn Horticulture Gardens)

“Laura! I’ve been meaning to let you know we here at Stonecrop Farm think you are the hardest workin’ gal in the photo business. Bert and his brother David went fishing one day and came home to report that there you were, in the rain, camera covered by a towel, trying to capture a couple with a train in the background. And then here they come, unknowingly, and probably spoiled your picture with their old fishin’ truck. They apologize for blowing it….”
Gywnn Hamilton, Owner of Stonecrop Farm – January 23, 2012

“I am so in love with all of those pictures! They turned out so amazing. You did a wonderful job. Thank you so much for capturing all of the special moments of our big day!”
Amber Jones – December 31, 2011 Wedding (Narrows)

“Thank you so much Laura, I cannot wait to see the magic you can work with the wedding photos, because these are fantastic. It is so nice to know that I have someone I trust taking these important photos, especially when photos of the two of us together are a rarity since I’m usually on the other side of the camera! Thanks again.”
Samantha St. Jean – December 29, 2011 Engagement Portraits (Spruce Ridge Tree Farm)

“I had to write to express my utmost gratitude and appreciation for your talent, calmness and clarity during my sister, Pauline, and now brother in law, Glen’s wedding last Friday. When she showed me her engagement book I was overwhelmed with how well you captured them and the artistic maneuvering you did to get the “poses” you got and background. I have seen many wedding  pictures from professionals who are both friends and who we’ve used, but you have a special eye and I wanted to write and tell you. I know you have captured the essence of their wedding and the gathering of our families most of all…thank you for giving us a memory of a lifetime to be able to look at the pictures and reminisce.”
Mary Anne Forni – November 11, 2011 Wedding (St. Andrews Catholic/Corinthian Ballroom)

“My husband and I are from Texas, got married in Bland County, VA on 9-10-11, and we are SO glad we found Laura Matney! Laura did such an incredible job with our pictures… from scenic shots to preparations to the tiniest of details, and everything in between! Could NOT be any happier (and I’m picky! My dad is a professional photographer!) – she’s got true talent and takes stunningly beautiful shots. Wow, we are so impressed! Thank you Laura!”
Dana Cluff – September 10, 2011 Wedding (Bland County)

“I just wanted to say thank you so much for my pictures. I love them!! You did such an amazing job and you were so quick getting them back to me. I can’t wait to show them off to everyone. I can’t wait to see you on my big day.”
Alysha Slaughter – August 29, 2011 Engagement Portraits

“I can’t thank you enough because the pictures are absolutely perfect, amazing, gorgeous, and every other positive word that can be associated with them! Thanks again, you and your assistant did an absolutely incredible job!!!”
Ashley Rand – August 20, 2011 Wedding (St. Andrews Catholic/Hotel Roanoke)

“Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the Keown and Gubanich families as we celebrated Art and Shannon’s wedding. Everytime I look at the photos I see another wonderful moment that you captured. Everyone is very happy with your photos – especialy the bride and groom!”
Barbara Keown – July 16, 2011 Wedding (First Church of God/German Club)

“The pictures are AMAZING! I love them and am so grateful to you for all of your hard work even throughout the storm! Thanks again for documenting our wedding in such a beautiful way. The pictures are priceless and will mean so much to our families (and to us!).
Alexa Gardner – July 8, 2011 Wedding (Lake Anna)

“These photos are absolutely amazing, and are exactly what we wanted! Susan and I truly appreciate your work (especially with Macho), and look forward to sharing with our friends/family. Lets stay in touch, and we’ll be sure to recommend Laura’s Focus to everyone we know.”
Adam Soccolich – July 5, 2011 Family Portraits (Blacksburg)

“As mother of the groom, I again cried as I looked at these beautiful pictures. What a great wedding and these pictures will give us lasting memories of Kyle and Claire’s special day.”
Rhonda White – June 25, 2011 Wedding (VT Chapel/Blacksburg Country Club)

“Laura captured my husband and my wedding remarkably. We can’t stop raving about her and gushing over the hundreds of photos she took! She was everywhere, for both posed and action shots. What we especially love about Laura’s work is she is able to capture everyone smiling (naturally), laughing, and having a good time. This makes looking at pictures over and over again more fun than I ever thought. Laura has a beautiful photography style, is very diligent, and captures the most gorgeous, special moments. I would highly recommend using Laura’s Focus Photography if you’re looking for a photographer!”
Nicole Tarr – June 18, 2011 Wedding (Pete Dye River Course, Radford)

“I love the pictures! Thank you so much I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
Brittany Cook – May 20, 2011 Wedding (Narrows/Blacksburg Country Club)

“Laura, these are beautiful! You are extremely talented and I am so glad my google search led me to your work! You captured Sam, Clio and Caroline’s essences so well in the photos.”
Laura Purcell – May 16, 2011 Newborn/Family Portraits (Blacksburg)

“Thank you so much Laura! The pictures are amazing. You did such a great job….these pictures are such great memories of our special day!”
Meredith & Andrew Echols – May 14, 2011 Wedding (Mariners Landing, Smith Mountain Lake)

“I’ll own that we’re cute, but we don’t look half as good as you make us look in photos.  You’re amazing!  Just WOW!  A HUGE thanks, again!  I can’t wait to see what you can do with our little girl!
Sara & Ben Whittington – May 6, 2011 Maternity Portraits (VT Horticulture Gardens & Caboose Park)

“The pictures are just beautiful…you did such a wonderful job.  Its amazing to look back at pictures because the night went by so fast that its hard to remember all of the little details, and reliving them through the pictures brings back a lot of good memories.  I somehow missed my uncle doing kicks in his socks…those are pretty funny. The hokie bird ones turned out great too!
Lauren & James Dobbs - April 9, 2011 Wedding (VT Chapel & Pete Dye River Course)

“The pictures are phenomenal!!!  We cannot thank you enough for being there and being a part of our special day.  Your work is exceptional!!”
Tina & Eric Kirshenbaum – March 5, 2011 Wedding (The Homstead)

“Dear Laura, I Love all of the photos !!! I have never seen such professionalism and productivity in wedding photographs and I so look forward to seeing the rest of the beautiful images. With Gratitude, MB – Very Proud godmother of the bride”
December 31, 2010 Wedding (Blacksburg Baptist/Custom Catering)

“I LOVE the pictures!!!! They are incredible! Even though we both felt so awkward because we had never done that before, you couldn’t tell! Thank you SO much!! I’m SO excited about making my “save the dates” now with those…problem is I can’t choose! Thank you so much, Laura. You did such an amazing job!”
Arin Looney - December 29, 2010 Engagement Portraits (Roanoke)

“I have not had a chance to thank you for our pictures … we love them!  It always amazes me how you can capture such cute pictures with such difficult, fast moving little people.  You are talented!”
Sara Inman - November 3, 2010 Family Portraits (Blacksburg)

“I just wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job at our wedding. I really felt like you went above and beyond and really helped us out with being organized and remembering to get all the special people in our lives in the photographs.”
Julie Proctor – October 23, 2010 Wedding (Mountain Lake)

“I wanted to say thank you again for the amazing pictures that you took! I got the CD on Saturday and can’t stop looking at them!! They are so great and really capture Logan and us.”
Meghan Schaeffer - October 17, 2010 Family Portraits (VT Horticulture Gardens)

“Oh my goodness, I can’t even begin to say how much I love the pictures. You did a perfect job! I have looked at them about a thousand times and every time I do, I fall in love even more. We really appreciate what you have done.”
Jessica Clark - October 9, 2010 Family Portraits (WVCC Roanoke Arboretum)

“We wanted to thank you for the suberb job you did at our wedding. The photos are exactly what we wanted! Our families couldn’t stop raving about your style – how you were everywhere while seeming to be nowhere!”
Michelle & Elliott Wrenn – September 4, 2010 Wedding (Inn at Hans Meadow)

“Laura, these photos are amazing! Thank you so much for all of your time and energy to create such beautiful shots! We love them all!”
Jackie Spring – July 24, 2010 Wedding (VT War Memorial Chapel/Chateau Morrisette)

“What a fabulous job you did capturing Kyla and Jon’s wedding day!  The pictures are wonderful and everyone who has viewed them has commented on your skills with the camera and artistic eye.  I have so many favorites, but the shot that you put on the blog of Kyla intently looking at the minister caught her with a look on her face that I’ve seen since she was 2.  It is one of those shots that a parent treasures, a glimpse of the little girl that became this poised young woman. You also did the impossible: you took pictures of me that I like and a couple that I even love! Thank you for giving us permanent reminders of this very special day.”
Bonnie Holliday (Mother of the Bride) – July 10, 2010 Wedding (VT War Memorial Chapel/Blacksburg Country Club)

“Oh Laura the photos are amazing!!! Thank you so much for your hard work the day of. I know we can be tough to keep up with and I could tell you were getting every moment of it. Thank you thank you thank you for helping to make my day so perfect!!”
Kyla Dance – July 10, 2010 Wedding (VT War Memorial Chapel/Blacksburg Country Club)

“Laura, We just wanted to thank you so very much again for the fantastic photos you took of us and our wedding! We couldn’t have been more pleased with the result and with how fun and cool you were to work with – you’re seriously a great mix of professional and flexible – thank you!! Our day was so wonderfully documented – we almost feel as though we’re there when we revisit the photos. Thanks for helping make our day all the more special.”
Marisa & Jon Elliott – June 5, 2010 Wedding (Rockwood Manor)

“Thank you doesn’t seem appropriate for the wonderful job you did in capturing our magical day.  I’m speechless! (And that never happens!)…these are amazing!”
Stacey Ely – December 18, 2009 Wedding (Inn at Hans Meadow)

“My husband and I have used Laura for our engagement photos & our wedding photos on Dec. 12, 2009. I am so happy that we decided to use her for both of our special events, we are SO pleased with our results! She worked with us to capture our wedding the way we wanted and captured moments that we wanted covered & ones that we even missed! She has a beautiful style to her photographs and you can tell she puts everything into her work. Her pictures are unique and absolutely gorgeous! I recommend her for any big event!‎”
Carissa Varney – December 12, 2009 Wedding (VT War Memorial Chapel/Blacksburg Country Club)

“My husband and I contracted with Laura for our wedding photography. She was absolutely brilliant! She was on time, a pleasure to be around and relaxing on such a hectic day. She has a unique perspective that made it worth all of our money and much much more. The best part is that we did not have to wait much past returning from our honeymoon to see our wedding photos. All of our guests still comment on our wedding photographs and how great Laura was – she was a fun person to be around, but went unnoticed during the ceremony. I would say that Laura is an exceptional photographer and deserves everyone’s time and money. As an aside, we contracted her for an area outside her typical service area and she was fair with pricing on travel fees.”
Robyn Stuber – October 10, 2009 Wedding (Easton Club, Easton, MD)

“My husband and I were married in July 2009. Laura was our photographer and I could not have asked for anyone better! We met several times before the big day and she sent me lots of information to help with choosing the package, pictures and other options to best match our individual needs. Laura gathered all of our family information (individuals in our wedding party, family members and other important people in the wedding) learned their names and personal attributes about each person. This created such a personal experience and made our family and friends feel right at home with her. Laura was able to capture every part of our wedding with unique and creative pictures that we will continue to enjoy for the rest of our lives. Her pictures speak for themselves…. AMAZING! Her professionalism and eye for detail surpassed all of my expectations!!! I continue to recommend her to any and all of my friends and we will use her again when we expand our family!‎”
Laura Taylor – July 26, 2009 Wedding (Maison Beliveau)

“Corey and I were completely blown away by the amazing job you did on our photos. I can’t even begin to express to you how happy we were when we saw the pictures after coming back from our honeymoon. They were absolutely stunning and so much more than we even hoped for.”
Ashley Lafferty – June 27, 2009 Wedding (Inn at Riverbend)

“I am getting so many compliments on your pictures!!!! I absolutely love them – it’s like living the day all over again!  We had a party the other day to show my parents!  People said they didn’t even see you running all around to get all the fabulous shots!  That’s a true photographer!  Thanks again for all you did!”
Nicholle Douglas – June 20, 2009 Wedding (Claytor Lake/VT)