So before my wedding when I was having all my dress fittings I drove past this gorgeous church on my way to my alterationist. It was awesome timing as I was doing a supervised study on the changing architecture of churches over the years. Long title but basically it meant I went out and and took pictures of pretty churches 😉 I shot B&W film that day and the cherry blossoms were in bloom so I got a great shot of the church framed by a cherry blossom branch. So the last time I drove by I had my digital camera in the car and the sky was a perfect blue so I stopped and took some pics. Hope you find this chuch as beautiful as I do!
This church was actually used during the Civil War as a hospital and Clara Barton tended wounded soldiers here. After her tenure here she came up with the idea for the Red Cross. Please check out the churches website at http://www.stmaryofsorrows.org/Permanent/about_the_church.htm for more history.
Melissa Arlena is an award winning lifestyle newborn photographer in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia who has earned her Master Photographer Certification from NAPCP in maternity, newborn and family photography. Her natural and simple work has been featured in magazines and online blogs worldwide. She has been named Best Maternity and Newborn Photographer in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA in 2023.
