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Confessions of a Former Bride | part eight

So in a prior installment of confessions of a former bride, I talked about wedding dress shopping. What I didn’t mention though, was dress regret! I’m not sure why I didn’t talk about before, but it happens and it sucks. I know this because it actually happened to me! I went dress shopping for the […]

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Tina, Amanda, and Nicole

Though I don’t shoot family portrait sessions anymore, a couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to do a session for my friend Tina, and her sisters, Amanda and Nicole! We shot in downtown Hampton, a few blocks away from where they grew up.  I loved getting a chance to know these three and hear […]

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For Photographers – Branding tips!!

So where we last left off I explained how important branding is, especially for new photographers. Now I want to share a few of my tips! Like I said before, I’m definitely no expert on branding, and all of what I say is really just my own opinion. Hopefully someone can learn something that helps them! Figuring […]

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Lesli + Neil | Carytown Engagement Session

Lesli and Neil met over five years ago while both working together at Kohl’s. I might have squealed or made a crazy sounding noise when I heard that because John and I met the same way…while working together at a department store! Lesli immediately liked Neil, but was shy and didn’t tell him. Eventually he […]

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Tina | Headshots

Meet my friend Tina!! She is the designer and mastermind behind Tabibi Design, a graphic design business.  I “met” Tina online a few months back. Though I can’t really remember if it was through Twitter, Facebook, or a blog,  I do remember I was almost  immediately ready to be bffs with Tina because of her friendly personality and her easy […]

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Confessions of a former bride | part seven

I was trying to come up with ideas for today’s post and failing. Failing miserably. I tried to type out some ideas, but nothing came out so I started reading articles about Jessica Simpson’s baby weight. (Sidenote: did you know home girl has been eating pop tarts smothered in BUTTER??? I love junk food like […]