My phone was blowing up with all the messages from her with links to dresses, should she go long or short, sexy or classic and what about the color? These are the questions that run through every girls mind when picking out a fancy dress whether it be for a wedding, prom or what I like to call grown up prom, a military ball! I’ve attended several Marine Corp balls with David so I think I’ve run the gamut of cute and short, long and sexy and ball gown. In a couple months I’ll be the one blowing up her phone with links and questions! Then came the text message photo from her of the dress she loved and it was perfect. Of course once the dress is picked out you still need to figure out hair,nails, makeup, jewelry and of course SHOES!!! In the end my BFF looked amazing and I was so happy to snap some pics for her, see just like prom 🙂
Rebecca and Mike looked adorable together and he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. Literally I had to remind him to look at me at least a few times!! I acknowledged that I was not as pretty to look at but he could look at her the rest of the night! Rebecca’s dress was classic and chic and Mike looked very handsome in his Navy Service Dress Whites. Together the two of them looked incredibly happy and I know they had a blast at the Navy Ball!
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 2024.