I spent a lovely couple hours with Kate, Jeyon and their sweet little boy Romeo at Pippin Hill Farm, taking family portraits with the blue ridge mountains as a backdrop (not too shabby), exploring the grounds and afterwards, the wine list and menu! Romeo seemed ecstatic to be thrown up in the air by the confident arms of his daddy. It was pretty cold out, so after our shoot, we cozied up to a big outdoor heater on their enclosed patio, and ordered a cheese plate, olives, apple crisp and honey ice cream! I tried a Viognier, which I have been seeing a lot of down here in Virginia ("down here"...you can tell I've been up North for some time...) This was my first time at Pippin Hill. Hopefully some day soon I will get to shoot a wedding at this venue- what a gorgeous location!

--Amanda Maglione