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When I started my business, it was the same year I was getting married and moving to Winston Salem, NC. My time in NC was so brief and rattled with uncertainty because after my husband’s leadership program, we’d be placed in a city somewhere in the southeast. I felt like I couldn’t market myself in […]

Katie and Doug met me in Richmond for a sunrise session at Belle Isle. It was the first of a series of warm days, but sunrise was still a little cold. But I like a little cold as it encourages cuddling. I was hoping to have rocks to shoot on, but you know? 4 days […]

Carter and Winston’s wedding was just recently featured in Virginia Living! If you find yourself in a bookstore, you should check it out! They had an amazing wedding that was styled so perfectly! A few weeks before the big day, we met at Main Street Train Station for her bridals; I’m so happy I can […]

Carter and Winston said their vows this weekend overlooking the banks of the James River – the very banks where they met for the first time at a 4th of July party just a couple of years earlier. A friend had brought Carter to the party at Winston’s parent’s home to help her get acquainted […]

I’m in the process of choosing photos for my website, just to give it a little update. This year, for the first time, I feel like I’m really settling into my style. I’ve gone back to previous weddings, re-edited and tweeked some photos and piled them all in a folder. But how do you get […]

In college, I was on a leadership team. One of the “rules” was that you weren’t allowed to speak in absolutes. We couldn’t use phrases like, “you always…” or “We never…” Really, its a small form of lying. I try to stick by that in life, but when it comes to my clients, I find […]

When I wrote this title, and paused. Because when I picture “Downtown Richmond” I think of sky scrapers and black tuxes. However, Leslie and Sean are more relaxed than that. And the scrapers weren’t really part of their day at all. That’s part of what I love about Richmond, y’all! Downtown can mean a few […]

I’ve been working hard this morning [now afternoon] to get this blog post up! Mary and Peter are two sweet people whose lives have changed dramatically in a year. I met Mary about two years ago and quickly learned her passion for mission work. She saw herself in Ghana by the fall. But God had […]

Before I share Mary and Peter’s wedding, I have to share her bridal session. When Mary said she wanted to have her session at a restaurant, I wasn’t sure how it would go – like, with booths and tables and a bar in the background? No. Upon arrival, I saw BEAUTIFUL urban balconies and plenty […]

Catherine is one of the sweetest people I’ve photographed. She is a musician working for International Cooperating Ministries and uses her gifts and talents to serve the Lord – how cool is that?! Contacting me about some portraits, she told me about her most recent project. Catherine has been recording in Nashville, preparing for her upcoming EP, […]