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What is the most important decor on your wedding day?: Wedding Wednesday

There were a few questions I got asked in a recent post on Instagram and this is the first one I’m going to be answering! There are so many different aspects to consider when planning your wedding, especially when it comes to decor. How do you know what to focus on? Well, I have a […]

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the Best Places to Find Your Wedding Vendors: Wedding Wednesday

I don’t know about you but the most overwhelming part of wedding planning was easily the vendor search. When Ryan and I got married, we were fresh out of college and couldn’t swing our budget to afford any kind of professional planner. If you can do that, your planner is the best place to find […]

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How Much Wedding Coverage Do I Really NEED?: Wedding Wednesday

Hello everybody and today we are going to be breaking down all of the timeline details to figure out how much time you REALLY need for your wedding photographers and videographers. Before we get started, keep in mind that many photographers have set packages that will give you a minimum number of hours but most […]

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Wedding traditions I love (and don’t love) to see: Wedding Wednesday

Hi everyone! Today I am here with another Wedding Wednesday and today is all about Wedding Traditions. I am going to share some of my absolute favorite traditions to witness and capture and also some of my least favorite traditions that I wouldn’t mind if you skipped.   As with all wedding advice, this is purely […]

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Infertility

My First Post-Op & Moving Forward: Journey to Baby L

I had my first post-surgery appointment yesterday and it left me with a lot of feeling. Firstly, everything is healing well. Despite still getting tired very quickly, I am improving as expected. But it was a lot. My Doctor is amazing and she has always been very honest with me regarding options moving forward and […]

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Don’t forget your “Dress” Rehearsal (literally…): Wedding Wednesday

I’ve been working on a huge website update and rebrand lately.  This caused me to look at a lot of my recent and older work. Through this process, I’ve realized that there have been a couple weddings on the more stressful side that I remember when looking back. But, what caused that stress? The couples […]

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Where to find dresses for Brides on a Budget: Wedding Wednesday

Hello friends! I am back with another Wedding Wednesday and, before we begin, I want to preface this entire post by saying that I don’t love the term “Budget Bride” because of the negative stigma that usually surrounds it. I was planning my wedding as a 22-year-old college student and we definitely didn’t have money […]

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Personal

Laparoscopy & Endometriosis: Journey to Baby L

Hello friends! I am writing this on Day 5 of my surgical recovery and the first day that I have truly felt human. Surgery definitely didn’t go as expected but everything is fine, I am fine, and recovery is going as well as it can be. Even though this is only the third installment of […]

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Weddings

Classic Blush Wedding Inspiration at Elkins Estate: Stephanie + Lamar

Sadly we have reached the last of these amazing Elkins Estate shoots. Excitedly, this one is a favorite because it is classic and features details of Blush pink! As a blush bride myself, this made me so happy to capture. Lamar and Stephanie were are dream to work with too which made everything even better! […]

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