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I’m up early this morning.  Too early. 6am literally woke me up and told me to get out of bed and get to work so that I can enjoy time with my family later.  We’re going to see Santa, watch Norfolk’s Grand Illumination Parade, and have time with friends.  Tomorrow we’re going to go walk […]

November 19, 2016

piper prewitt, valerie demo, misty saves the day, lifestyle family photos

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It happened: Misty Saves the Day has made it one year, and has been far more successful than I could’ve dreamed. At the end of this first year, we have 1 employee and 2 interns. We have 28 amazing clients, and we’ve assisted or planned/coordinated 11 photoshoots with 7 more by the end of 2016. We’ve […]

October 20, 2016

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Have you ever opened up your business Facebook page, or your Instagram, known you needed to update it, and then either posted something just for the sake of doing it without any intention behind it, or just gotten frustrated and closed your browser or app all together? This is why content strategy is so incredibly […]

July 22, 2016

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I’ve told you guys a lot about Ashley – about how awesome she is, and how excited I am to have her on the team.  What I haven’t done is show you her heart.  Ashley wrote today’s blog (with very little prompting from me), and I’m in love. I have a confession to make: I […]

July 14, 2016

Nikki Santerre Misty Saves the Day Ashley Calton Baby Shower Richmond

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I hear this ALL the time. “There’s so many photographers…”, “there’s so many wedding planners…”, “there’s so many options…”. Good.  That’s my answer.  Good.  I’m glad that there are options.  Here’s what you have to figure out: how do you set yourself apart?  How do you show your client why they should hire you over […]

July 13, 2016

Misty Saves the Day Boardwalk Photo Booth Virginia Beach Amanda Hedgepeth Photography

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I’ve always been a big proponent of reviews and highlighting them for your followers and potential clientele.  Your clients can say things about you that you can’t say about yourself.  My latest one came from Josh Fowler of Fowler Studios – and was a total surprise in my Facebook inbox: “I feel the need to […]

July 5, 2016