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Ivy and Lace Photography Photographer and Videographer based in Richmond VA and willing to travel beyond.
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A Wedding & Elopement PhotographerThanks so much for taking the time to be here! I’m a digital and film wedding photographer specializing in true to life, documentary and fine art photography. I am from New Kent, VA, but moved to Richmond in 2018 to pursue a degree at VCU. Prior to moving to Richmond, I first picked up a camera when I was about 12 when my grandma graciously gave me a polaroid came

ra. In 2021 I graduated with a theatre degree, but during college, photography continued to pull at my heart strings so much I decided I wanted to continue to pursue photography. I worked full time for almost a year until I started teaching darkroom photography where I grew up at New Kent High School. After a year of non stop growth and chaos, I decided to go back to shooting photography full time again before locking myself into an eduction bubble. So, that leaves me where I am today, pursuing my dreams capturing peoples most precious memories. My grandma instilled the importance of capturing moments we don’t want to forget at an early age once I lost her. She allowed me to photograph her soon before she passed and I cherish those photos more than anything. The joy I receive from telling other people's stories fuels my soul and has brought me where I am today. I am so grateful.

22/07/2024
22/07/2024
Happy Pride month yall! To this day I credit Margaret and Kelsey’s wedding for sparking something in me that made me end...
28/06/2024

Happy Pride month yall! To this day I credit Margaret and Kelsey’s wedding for sparking something in me that made me end up where I am today with my rebrand. I’ve never worked with a couple before that had such vivid visions of how they wanted their wedding photos to look and feel. I am so happy I had the opportunity to shoot their wedding and have someone push me outside of my comfort zone. Q***r weddings are starting to become some of my most favorite occasions to photograph because the love that radiates off of everyone is always sooooo powerful. I love being able to capture such raw emotion. 🥲

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Wanna hear a wedding horror story? Here we go. It took me almost 3 years to post this wedding because I’ve never shot a ...
30/05/2024

Wanna hear a wedding horror story? Here we go. It took me almost 3 years to post this wedding because I’ve never shot a wedding quite like this one. One sunny day, I was second shooting for a fellow photographer, The wedding was a cute at home backyard wedding, where the bride was getting married at her childhood home. It was beautiful, the inside looked like it was from a vintage magazine and outdoors looked like we were at beautiful winery with green trees surrounding us as far as you could see. Everything was perfect, the weather was amazing, there was no sign of rain or heavy wind. Guests started to arrive & then their ceremony happened underneath butterflies they hung up in the trees, it was so beautiful. During the cocktail hour, I started taking pictures of all of the groups that were present and suddenly I heard a boom, I actually thought someone fell in the pool so I went to check it out. After I saw no one fell in, I saw a few people in the parking lot that were gathered so I figured why not check it out, sure enough a tree fell right on my car. On my car, no one else’s, of course. It completely totaled the windshield and dashboard. At the time, I only had liability insurance, so my insurance didn’t cover it at all, go figure lol. After this, I soon got offered a position to work as a photography teacher at a high school, I accepted it and went and got a new car. That’s probably the craziest wedding horror story that has ever happened to me, any other vendors wanna chime in lol

Q***r love hits so different. Everything about Bobby and Sean’s wedding was so intimate, from the two of them walking to...
22/05/2024

Q***r love hits so different. Everything about Bobby and Sean’s wedding was so intimate, from the two of them walking to the ceremony together, splitting down the middle and locking eyes with each other the entire way as they made it towards their friends and family to the two of them running away after they were announced husband and husband, you could truly feel the love they had for each other radiate off of them like the sun. I love being a q***r person and love serving Richmond’s q***r community, that’s all🌈❣️

Flat lay by the one and only ✨

Speakeasy vibes second shooting for were everything 😍
20/05/2024

Speakeasy vibes second shooting for were everything 😍

I am SO excited that wedding season is in full bloom! I feel like I have been charging up all winter for this spring & s...
09/05/2024

I am SO excited that wedding season is in full bloom! I feel like I have been charging up all winter for this spring & summer! I still have availability for 2024 for all my friends needing a photographer or videographer.❣️ Also aren’t these two so cute together? Their love just radiates off of them.🥹 Can’t wait for their upcoming wedding!

A rainy proposal day at Libby hill park with these two cuties ☔️
06/05/2024

A rainy proposal day at Libby hill park with these two cuties ☔️

Most of my photography career up until recently I’ve always conducted my sessions how I thought people wanted them to be...
01/05/2024

Most of my photography career up until recently I’ve always conducted my sessions how I thought people wanted them to be. I took photos like the photos I saw, because that’s what I thought people wanted. Recently, I realized that I wasn’t shooting how I wanted. I found myself constantly thinking so much about everyone else’s expectations, I forgot to take the time to remember me, what lights of fire under me and what makes me excited. It’s been a long journey, figuring out how to let go and how to see the world for the way that my soul comes across it. I think I’ve been getting better every shoot I do. I’m very happy with my rebrand to Ivy and Lace Photography. I think it’s helping allow me be who I wanna be. Thanks for being my partner in crime and helping me along the way. ❣️

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Details on digital & film ❣️Venue Dress Second Shooters .nah.etc
24/04/2024

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Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00

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Here it is, Kennedy and Johns full wedding film. <3 Let me know what you think!

Kennedy is by far one of the most memorable brides I have worked with for all of the right reasons!

My latest elopement! :)

Sound on for this gif! I tried to be a little fancy haha

Is this not the cutest gif ever🥺

Here's my newest recommended spot to take pictures at, located in Richmond, VA! :)

We had to get the whole family included for this shot!😍

Some behind the scenes of Dante's session! :)

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HI! I'M DESTINY!

​Thanks so much for coming to my page to look at my work and learn more about me! My name is Destiny Martinez, Im 20 years old and am currently attending VCU majoring in theatre with a concentration in stage management. I am expectedto graduate the spring of 2021. I grew up outside of Richmond in New Kent, VA. Where you're constantly surrounded around corn fields, the accents are THICK, and the people are the absolute sweetest! Now, I live in Richmond as I attend school!

My schooling is just the start of who I am and what I do with all of my time. Ever since I can remember I have always loved the power of storytelling. From poems to movies to performance art to photos, storytelling has the power to change minds, move people, and change the world. In the end, no matter what art form I am creating with, I want to be able to tell a story no matter how big or small.​

I find enjoyment in the simple things, the purity within a situation or how one can make something out of nothing. Everything has a purpose, it is just up to you to figure out what it is and to find the beauty within everything.