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LAURA+STEPHEN On Saturday, Timothy and I traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to photograph Laura and Stephen’s engagement session at the Jefferson Vineyards. We couldn’t have asked for a better day for their engagement photos: beautiful weather, a gorgeous couple in love, and on top of everything, Jefferson Vineyards was hosting a concert that day as well. I […]

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When the engagement session involves a red airplane and a private airport in Lynchburg, you bet I am all in! When Ariana talked to me about doing an airplane engagement session, I was ecstatic. Her and Jeff are both aviation students and an airplane engagement session seemed only fitting for their engagement photos. After rescheduling Ariana and Jeff’s […]

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This Old City Cemetery engagement session is going to take your breath away! James and Maria were so great to work with. I am so happy that the rain held off for their engagement photos since they live over 3 hours away from Lynchburg. They drove down to the Lynchburg area when there were still […]

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Lynchburg seriously has the best locations for engagement sessions! From tall grass, to mountain views, to ponds and urban architecture, Lynchburg has it all. Therefore, each of my couples’ engagement photos look completely different. For Harris and David’s engagement pictures we traveled to Harris’ parents’ private property in Lynchburg, VA. They came to Lynchburg to celebrate their engagement […]

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Alright, friends… where do I even start?! These two right here are simply put, an amazing couple. We had so much fun during their Randolph College engagement session in Lynchburg, VA that my cheeks literally hurt from so much laughing! Randolph College is my new favorite place to photograph at. There are so many photo opportunities, […]

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Brittany and I have been communicating through emails even before she got engaged. When I received the email that Tyler had popped the question, we began meticulously planning all the details from the engagement pictures, to the wedding day! He had done such a beautiful job on picking the most gorgeous ring for his bride […]

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This sunrise engagement session was absolutely amazing! As many of you might already know, Sorella Farms is one of my absolute favorite wedding venues to shoot at in Virginia. There are just so many photo opportunities at Sorella Farms, all in one location.   When Jordan asked me about doing a sunrise engagement session, I was […]

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Choosing the perfect pictures for your wedding album is no easy task, especially when there’s hundreds you can choose from.  I was sitting down with one of my brides one day talking about wedding albums and how they should tell the story of your wedding day from beginning to end and which pictures should go on which […]

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Downtown Lynchburg is one of my favorite places to photograph in Virginia. While I don’t find myself there very often, I am always happy to meet my couples downtown for their engagement sessions. Mackenzie told me that she wanted more of an urban, industrial look for her engagement pictures which made my heart happy as it […]

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Writing this post is a little bitter-sweet. We’ve been so busy for the past few weeks (more on that later) that I didn’t physically have time to share all the exciting (and less exciting) things that have been happening recently. At the beginning of this month we had to say good-bye to the one thing […]

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I started my business after getting my first DSLR camera as a wedding gift — I knew next to nothing about photography, but I loved it.

In the beginning, I was afraid to tell anyone that I was starting a photography business. I thought they wouldn’t take me seriously, and might even make fun of me.

The thing is: now I talk to photographers all the time who are dealing with the same insecurities I had when I was just starting out — Turns out, ain’t nobody got time to be afraid of their dreams!

That’s why I teach the same systems and formulas that made me into the confident photographer I am today to photographers just like you.

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