when the weather forecasted a hurricane on kara + billy’s wedding day, it was a moment i knew all too well. i have mentioned it before, but i too was a “hurricane bride”. my obx wedding was unpleasantly surprised with Hurricane Hannah in 2008. i was THAT bride that had no back up plan because, […]

well, i am officially knee-deep in wedding season. which means a few things… my house is a wreck, my office has exploded, for every email i answer i get 4 more in the inbox, regular all-nighters, waking up in the middle of the night because i’m afraid i forgot to do something, lists with 50+ […]

these are two beautiful high school girls, and we decided to run around their town for a bit to capture where they are in their lives right now. jasmine is a senior, and maddie now a sophomore, and i love how each of the girl’s outfits totally express their personal styles. even though they are […]

this shoot was quite a bit different than what i normally cover, and you may recognize the fun faces you are about to see below. a little while back i got to shoot the Top Chef All-Stars for an event they were covering for Venn Strategies, LLC. Chef Carla Hall, Chef Spike Mendelsohn, Chef Mike […]

there are few truths in the world that i whole-heartedly believe in, but i remember the first time i read this quote it was like my mind was read. i think it’s just lovely. “The Physics of The Quest — a force of nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity or […]

meet anthony! anthony and I got to experience the town of annapolis at sunrise. waking up at 5am is never easy, however, with perfect weather and beautiful sunrise light- i would say it was definitely worth it! we did this shoot for his portfolio- so if he becomes big and famous and the next Justin […]

i’ve thought about a million different ways to write this post, and everytime i try i sit there staring at the blank screen with about 328 memories flooding through my head. i use this blog as a way to look back and remember, but the problem is i want to remember EVERYTHING so where do […]

i met erin years ago and i remember being jealous of her muscles. she was a cute girl with bad ass muscles. no fair. but it wasn’t until later that night, when we both thought putting brie cheese on pizza sounded like a brilliant idea, that i realized this was a girl after my own […]

my heart is heavy, my brain full and my soul completely overwhelmed with emotion. i haven’t quite been able to articulate exactly how to express my feelings on my trip to alaska. i can’t imagine being able to put into words all the amazing experiences i had and to be honest i am still processing […]

these are some of my absolute favorite people in this whole wide world. we had a girls night…went to dinner, had some chilled wine and definitely ordered dessert. afterwards we went to the Kennedy Center to watch Wicked which is where i died and went to heaven. i’m minutes away from overlooking some of the […]

it always amazes me how many brides i get that tell me “they aren’t photogenice” or “awkward” or just “not very good at pictures” it actually makes me smile because it’s almost like my own personal challendge to prove them wrong :) stephanie + david….classic example of this. except they were SO SO wrong.  you will […]

i love supporting local small businesses- and that is no different when it comes to wedding vendors! especially wedding vendors that feed me buttercream :) meet Lara Stuckey. lara is the artist behind Fluffy Thoughts and her cakes, cookies, cupcakes are all just insanely yummy (she was behind this cake too!). they make me wish […]