Hello, friends! It’s us, the Rowlands family. We’re Michael and Chelsea Rowlands, otherwise known as Rowlands Photography, and these are our two beautiful children, Isaiah (3 years) and Adaline (9 months). We often show other people’s special memories on our blog, but we wanted to share our Lake Meade Park family session photographed by our […]

It’s time for one of our favorite blogs of the year – behind the scenes 2020! Year after year, this is a favorite for our clients, family and friends as they get a look behind the scenes of what we do on a wedding day. Even with all the photos we have, it doesn’t even […]

I know what you’re thinking: “a family session on their wedding photography blog?” Though we don’t usually share family sessions on here, we decided to for two reasons: 1) We love the Parks family and we want to share how beautiful their pictures turned out. 2) We want to photograph more family sessions for others, […]

There are few things that make us feel more honored than when a fellow wedding vendor chooses us to capture their wedding day. Caroline is a planner & coordinator with Night & Daye Events and when she contacted us to photograph her and Joe’s Vineyard Estate at New Kent Winery wedding, we were thrilled! Not […]

Of all the Woman’s Club of Portsmouth weddings that we’ve photographed, this one was one of the most relaxed wedding days we’ve had. Kelly & Jay had a small wedding party, a small guest list and a handful of wedding vendors who were all just excited to finally see them get married on November 13, […]

If there were two words we would use to describe this engagement session, it would be “ow oww!” Jordan & Toni showed up to Bayville Farms Park looking like they were ready for these photos to be in print. Their outfits combined with their chemistry and let’s just say these are probably our new favorite […]

Almost all of our weddings this year have had absolutely beautiful weather and we have been soaking it up. It’s as if God said, “you decided to have your wedding despite what’s going on in the world? I’ll give you the best weather we’ve had all month.” And the same was true for Cristen & […]

We’re in disbelief that it’s already been a year since Katie & Marshall’s beautiful Chesapeake, Virginia wedding! Their wedding was so near and dear to our hearts because we love this sweet couple and their hearts for each other, for the people around them and the Lord. We were so excited when they asked us […]

If you’re planning a September wedding in Virginia, you pray for the kind of weather that Ashlee & Hunter had on their big day. A high of 64 degrees with a slight breeze was the perfect kind of weather for their outdoor ceremony at Vineyard Estate at New Kent Winery. We started the day with […]

When our longtime fellow photographer friend, Jordan, asked us to capture his proposal to his girlfriend Toni back in March, we said “absolutely YES!” We love taking part in proposals and couldn’t wait to see what Jordan had planned for his girl. Red Wing Park in Virginia Beach was the perfect location for their sweet […]