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Happy Monday blog readers!!…this past weekend started the “busy season” as a wedding photographer for me…That means I have weddings just about every weekend until July….I’m kind of overwhelmed since this is my first full wedding season (the very good kind of overwhelmed though! I’m so thankful!)…I’m a little tired after yesterday’s wedding, but it mostly just got me excited for all of the beautiful wedding days to come! I’m just so excited for each of these couples to be making such a beautiful and lifelong commitment to each other over the next few months…It is such an honor to get to photograph such an important day in their lives and I cant wait!

This past weekend was packed full of so many good things…It was officially my last “free” weekend before the busyness of wedding season commences next weekend, but it was so full of fun and sweet moments that I can’t hardly complain that it wasn’t super restful…Most of it was spent with Ryan and Lexie (Sidenote: We taught Lexie how to ring a bell on the door to alert us when she needs to go outside to use the bathroom…well she is TOO smart for us humans and just rings it whenever she’s bored and wants to play outside…Ryan likes to say that she’s thinking: “Good humans! I almost have you trained to do exactly what I want!” Oy. We might be rethinking the whole bell idea).

Right now our new puppy, Lexie, is sitting at my feet staring at me with that sweet little face that seems to be saying “Mom! Please play with me instead of doing work!”…I love being a puppy parent…I cant wait to show you some pictures of her tomorrow along with a formal introduction…Right now my […]

Oh man…it’s APRIL…March was full of so much goodness! It was my birthday month, I got to spend time with my family, celebrate easter, see Les Mis on broadway, shoot 2 weddings and a bunch of engagement shoots…oh yes..and we got to add a sweet little addition to our family! A new PUPPY! (Formal introduction […]

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A glimpse into my daily life in Richmond, VA (and travels beyond) with my husband Ryan, our son Gray, and our disobedient puppy Lexie, plus the work, style and attempts at minimalism in between.