I drove up to meet Katie and Joe a couple of weeks ago in Richmond, VA where the two have been going to college studying dentistry! We met up at Katie’s apartment close to Monument Ave. (my FAVORITE street in Richmond) to take advantage of the adorable homes, nooks and crannies we found, and afterward […]

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I’ve known Amber for a number of years; We go back all the way to Kindergarten!!! (I wont age myself…..)  Like, I grew up with this gorgeous lady!! She recently became engaged to the love of her life Jason, in Mexico, and I was SO, SO happy when she asked me if I would be […]

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I met Dani at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach when we both had a computers class together. While we small talked in school, we never really became close until after graduation. This girl is amazing, and such a fun ball of energy…. I met Andy for the first time when I photographed a wedding […]

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      Lauren & Martin! Oh gosh, where to even begin with these two!!! I met Lauren when I photographed her sister, Kristen’s wedding!! When Lauren got engaged, I squealed with excitement about going to NASHVILLE for her!!! YA’LL! My DREAM come TRUE!!! ITS NASHVILLE!!!! I probably screamed in my car for a good […]

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Ali, Matt and sweet baby Noah mean THE WORLD to me! Another family I absolutely love photographing, right here!! It was a really cold day here at the beach, but thankfully, sweet Noah handled it well and we had a blast shooting at the same place I photographed Ali’s maternity session 😉 I hope you […]

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I’ve had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful family for quite some time now, and I always feel so honored, too because I’ve watched their family grow over the years! What a blessing! Hope you adore Allie’s gorgeous family session as much as I do! 😉 xo PS… How cute are those kiddos?!

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Believe it or not, in almost 7 years of business, THIS was my first EVER engagement session during The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C.!!! I fell SO in love. I plan on taking a couple back every single year, ya’ll! Seriously! It was so, so pretty! That is where I met Joëlle and Lorenzo […]

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Kim and Travis’ wedding was MY FIRST WEDDING of 2017, and boy did it kick off the brand new year the right way! It was A BLAST! They said their vows to each other at the gorgeous new venue, The Berg in Kansas City, MO! LOVE that lofty space! A new favorite of mine, for […]

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Chelsea and her sweet husband, Scott modeled for me a couple years ago for one of my mentoring sessions, and when Chelsea asked me to photograph her growing family, obviously I COULDN’T RESIST! I mean, how cute is baby Noah?! We got lucky with a gorgeous day in December, and went to one of my favorite little spots in […]

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2016 was just hands down one of my absolute favorite years yet! I served 31 couples on what is undoubtedly the most incredible, most important day of their lives! How wonderful is that?! I am floored! It was such a busy year traveling, learning, experiencing, which makes me even more excited to go into 2017 […]

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