This post is for my planners.  The florists.  The photographers.  The videographers.  All you wedding pros out there.  Let your work work for you.  You have all this beautiful content to share – let your work, your real weddings, your engagement sessions, live beyond your own blog.  I want to help you get published, if […]

Mike Dragon had been wanting to do an eco-friendly shoot for as long as I remember. He literally took the idea of “green” and made everything involved in this shoot completely green. The flowers from Roost were locally sourced, the plates were bamboo and biodegradable, the glassware were made from recycled wine bottles. To take […]

When Brooke from Milk and Honey Bride and Amy from Mystique Salon & Skin Spa reached out and wanted to do an amazing photoshoot – I don’t know that I could’ve dreamed up how fantastically colorful and wonderful this fashion feature would turn out! Coastal Virginia Bride just gave it the spread (and the cover!) […]

I’m sure you’ve seen it by now – this new app, “Sarahah”.  I watched a few people do it before I decided to take the dive in (and feel free to continue my social experiment – click here for the link).  Don’t know about it?  Let me give you the bulletpoints. What to know about Sarahah.com: […]

Photo by Valerie Demo. Today we lost our Maggie dog.  Dogs can teach us so much – and Maggie taught me more than I ever thought possible.  She was a rescue, a foster fail, and what she taught me I can never be grateful enough for. Maggie taught me how to parent.  She taught me […]

Piper is starting school EXACTLY one month from today.  My first kid, the one who made me a mom (or the semblance of one) – she’s going to be in kindergarten.  It’s Tax-Free weekend in Virginia, so we spent the day at Target going nuts on school supplies.  She picked out her precious little book […]