Price vs Value

Photography is obviously one of those areas that is SOooooOOO subjective. It’s art and what one person VALUES as art another may not rest much on. What you value is something that you hold dear, wedding images should rank up there! Right next to the one you’re marrying 😉 It’s not really uncommon to receive […]

Feb 18, 2015

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Isn’t it funny how when you are young you are so excited to be 16, 18 and 21 and then….? 21+ just seems to coast and you always see people commenting about not celebrating birthdays. WELL NOT ME!!! I MILK THAT BABY FOR ALL IT IS WORTH. Okay, that could be shameful but it is […]

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Feb 3, 2015

Let It Be

I’m a girl who loves her quotes. I save, pin, scribble, snapshot them anywhere. I reread them, IG them, post them, print them and hang them in my home. I just love inspirational words. A friend sent me this one Sunday morning…. You see, Saturday I was a peach. I wrote a comment in jest […]

Jan 13, 2015

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In daylights, in sunsets In midnights, in cups of coffee In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife In five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure, a year in the life January 7, 2014 at 11:16 a.m. I met the littlest love of my life, Pierson Kane. Weighing in at […]

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Jan 7, 2015

Jaxson Paul

I think newborn photos are worth their weight in gold, either posed or lifestyle. I was so happy to be able to give my friends images of their perfect baby boy to look at years to come! While Jaxson wasn’t a fan of my camera(hopefully that changes quick!), the images speak for themselves. Congratulations Jeff […]

Jan 6, 2015

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Bailey & Dan with their sweet banter made this session one of the easiest yet!!! Both of them are two of Norfolk Police Department’s best and I am so thankful for people like them!! They make this world a better place and keep my hubs safe on his job too! You’ll see nods to their careers […]

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Dec 30, 2014

Melissa & Mark

We emailed alot. Thanks to my busy life as a working mom to two chasing my passion and hers as a bride planning a destination wedding while in school, email was the best way. It’s not like I don’t know Melissa. We went to high school together and although she was a year older then […]

Nov 27, 2014

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I love Hampton Roads, it offers me so many gorgeous areas to shoot at and the Williamsburg Winery was no exception. Their grounds provided the perfect fall leaves for Ryan, Jess and Cole’s family session. The funny thing is here, it can be cold and hot the next, dry and a monsoon two days later […]

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Nov 25, 2014

Emily & Bryan

So this post won’t be nearly as picture heavy as her gallery, because I want Emily to be able to share some of the more Christmas-y photos for her Christmas cards! Her and Bryan were married earlier this year, have become parents to their first fur baby and are navigating the waters known as newlywed […]

Nov 20, 2014

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These three and Sadie are no stranger to this blog or my photography family. I was the one who took some of the first pictures of that pretty little girl and will be the one who takes them for their little boy set to arrive around Christmas! I don’t do newborns simply because my schedule […]

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Nov 18, 2014

Alexandra

So, for some reason I don’t get to shoot seniors nearly as much as I would like! I am a self confessed girly girl. I appreciate clothes, makeup, heels, accessories, etc. I love planning outfits and picking every detail to make it an ensemble. It was hands down the most perfect afternoon for Waterside portraits. […]

Nov 13, 2014

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Ahhhh this family!! First I have known there for about 9 years! Their oldest daughter Aubrey I remember running around my mother in laws dance studio in a tutu, the bluest eyes and blondest hair and sweetest little voice. A few years later came her sister Morgan and then baby Jackson was born! Maverick even […]

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Nov 11, 2014

And Jaxson makes three

I feel like everyone has THOSE friends. The ones you don’t see nearly as often as you’d like but know that the next time you do it’s like no time has passed. Jeff & Lindsey are those friends to us. It can be months of not seeing each other and you’d never know it. They […]

Oct 30, 2014

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It would be so easy to go on and on about these two. High school sweethearts, he took her back to the Chemistry class they met in to propose to her. She’s been next to him as he climbs his way and fights to stay there in the Crossfit world. It was a perfect October […]

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Oct 28, 2014

Heather & Jerry

  I could really go on and on about Heather and Jerry. I feel like we have known each other forever and that made it even more exciting to spend their special day with them. A little over a year ago I captured their proposal so I was thrilled when Heather contacted me about capturing […]

Oct 9, 2014

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Oct 5, 2014

Tiffany & Kevin

It’s really incredible to me to hear how people meet. I love knowing little details about a relationship and how it formed. Kevin and Tiffany’s first “date” was at Target to pick out a walker for her daughter, Kynlee. No nearly 3 years later, Kynlee walked her little basket of flowers down the aisle to […]

Oct 2, 2014

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The forecast was perfect after a weekend with temps jumping back into the high 90s. A slight breeze and clear sky made for the prettiest backdrop against the Portsmouth waterline. I loved getting to be around Becca & Jay! Their love for each other, perfect smile and infectious personalities made my job seem like no […]

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Sep 19, 2014

Kacen & Jeff

So this session literally was going on rain or shine! Jeff is in the Army and was deploying shortly after these photos were done. He’s the guy who makes sure all that mail gets where it has to go! So, super important and I am sure stressful, but you’d never know it. They’re expecting their […]

Sep 18, 2014

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So last week, I blogged about my trip to Denver and told you I spent Monday evening shooting anniversary photos for my sister Kristen and her husband. Denver is their city. It’s the city the moved to and took a leap of faith on each other. Spent days and nights building a foundation to a […]

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Sep 16, 2014

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