Personal // Finances & Positivity

It’s been 11 months since we bought our first home & the newness hasn’t worn off yet… or so I thought.  But when I started to look at our budget & past expenses over the course of the year, I noticed something.  We are getting comfortable!  A little too comfortable.  Our bills are going up. […]

Personal

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Weddings // Jeff + Leah Gwaltney // Windsor Castle Park, Smithfield

Every time I get an email from a bride with details about her wedding, my heart starts fluttering, and from Leah’s very first email I started feeling that way!  Leah & Jeff are such a great couple & put a lot of thought into making their wedding day very meaningful.  And every single one of […]

Weddings

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Vintage Fall Mini Sessions!!

For years I’ve dreamed of doing mini sessions like this, but I am just not skilled in putting it all together.  So when I met Amanda from Greenhouse Picker Sisters, I knew it was finally time to make dreams come true!I sent Amanda a few ideas & colors I loved, and she put together the […]

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Business // Rebranding: What’s in a Name?

If you’re currently deciding on a business name, then take heart– down at the bottom are some tips! ——– Naming our daughter was one of the most enjoyable experiences ever.  I loved thinking about names, writing them out, figuring out if/how they’ll be made fun of on the playground at school, and what the initials […]

Business, Tips & Tricks

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Wedding Highlight Films // Brent + Sabina // West Manor Estate, Lynchburg, VA

Have you ever chatted with someone on Facebook who you thought was someone else?  That’s exactly how Sabina & Brent met!  But instead of an awkward interaction & unfriending, their connection was instant.  After a 10 hour conversation, it was clear that they had a relationship in the works. They were married at the gorgeous […]

Highlight Films, Weddings

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Business // Wedding Planning // Our Wedding Websites + Cards

Did you know that for every wedding we photograph we create a special wedding website?  It’s a great way for brides & grooms to share the professional images of the day, and also a way for family members & wedding guests to download the high resolution files or order prints from a professional lab.  We […]

Business, Wedding Planning

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Weddings // Ben + Ashley’s Vintage Inspired Wedding // Yorktown Beach

Ashley + Ben’s wedding on Yorktown Beach was absolutely dreamy!  It was a simple 1930s style affair with the perfect touch of coral & ivory details and everything a photographer dreams of… including the bride & groom racing into the water!  We also had the pleasure of filming this wedding, so we’ll let you know […]

Weddings

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Commercial Films // CrossFit Stimulus // Hampton, VA

As much as possible, we like to really get involved in our work.  If it’s a wedding, we love to hang out with the couple and get to know them on a personal level.  If it’s a commercial film, we like to learn all about their business, how they got started, what they sell, and […]

Commercial

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Weddings // House Mountain Inn, Lexington, Virginia // Sarah + Danny

I first met Sarah in a bible study on marriage.  She wasn’t married, or even engaged, but she knew Danny was the one and figured that she might as well get a head start on planning the marriage!  She was right… they are perfect for each other!  And Sarah is definitely a planner– she not […]

Weddings

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Personal // First Day of Preschool

Well, folks, it’s happened– her first day of preschool!  Sort of.  It’s a Mom’s Morning Out program at a local church.  They sing and play, but I don’t think she’s learning arithmetic quite yet.  😉I typically have much lower expectations than the average person.  Josh used to get mad at me about it, but it […]

Personal

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