Bill Piacesi
Bill Piacesi has been a professional photographer for over 20 years and during that time he has photographed over 1300 weddings. He also now specializes in Architectural & Boudoir/Glamour Photography. He is a member and Past-President of the Virginia Professional Photographers’ Association (VPPA) from which he has earned the Fellow of Photography Degree (highest degree). He is also a member of the Southeastern Professional Photographers’ Association (SEPPA),the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI).

In 1997 he earned his Master of Photography Degree from the PPA becoming the youngest person in Virginia to do so. In 2008 he also earned the Photographic Craftsman Degree from the PPA. He has had 7 images accepted into the Permanent Loan Collection of the PPA and has had an image on display at EPCOT Center. From the VPPA Annual Print Competition he has won over 20 awards including The Grand Photographic Award (Highest Award) at 1997 VPPA Convention.  In 2008 he won Best in Show, Best Creative and The Peoples Choice Award for his image, "Drawn to Her".   He has won 4 Fuji Masterpiece Awards and 3 Kodak Gallery Awards.  He has also won Best in Show (Illustrative Category) from SEPPA (1998). He has had 2 images selected for publication by the PPA Magazine (1998, 2000), 5 cover images of the VPPA Magazine and 1 cover image of the SEPPA magazine. He has been awarded the SEPPA Award, The PPA National Award and The Virginia Award for his service to the profession of photography by the VPPA. He was also awarded the SEPPA Board of Governors Award for Service in 2005. 

Marie Piacesi
Marie Piacesi joined the VPPA, SEPPA, PPA & Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) and started learning more about the business part of photography as well as continuing her creative growth. In 2002, she left her lab job and became a full-time photographer with me. Marie has been actively involved in VPPA; has earned many Blue Ribbons and has won several awards for her photography; has earned her Associate Fellow of Photography Degree (AFP) and has attended the SEPPA, PPA and WPPI conventions on a regular basis. She works with our brides to help ensure they receive the type of wedding photography they desire and does amazing photojournalistic work at every wedding we photograph. After the weddings, she helps with the album designs. She has an amazing eye for detail and composition and when it comes to candid moments, no one can catch them like Marie.

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