This year was a freaking ADVENTURE when it comes to second-shooting. I got to go to awesome places, I got to meet amazing couples, and I got to work with 4 super fantastic photographers that are amazing and wonderful and hooked it up with some really, really fun days. Not only that – but I […]

A couple of years ago (let’s be honest, almost three years ago), Mike, Chris & I all went to Gordonsville, Virginia to see the fall leaves and take pictures of stars. Well, Mike took pictures because that’s before I knew anything about anything. Mike planned out two hikes for the Saturday that we were there. […]

This was the first year that I really went full-force with second shooting. I’m lucky that I have an awesome friend in Mike Dragon of Dragon Studio who let me intern with him for what felt like a million weddings starting in May of 2017 and taught me a TON of awesome stuff so that […]

Cherry Blossom Planning Factory brought me on to do something epic for her Instagram and that was to create an awesome, curated feed via this cool photo shoot that we did.  A Cavalier wedding inspiration was planned with Dragon Studio and a slew of other incredibly talented vendors (see the full list at the bottom), […]

Fun fact: I have about 20 drafts of blogs that I’ve never published.  This is the first of them, written about a year ago. I feel like before I get into this blog, I need to shout something from the rooftops for you all.  A styled shoot should never EVER be presented like a real […]

I’ve had the privilege of being on the ILEA Hampton Roads Gala committee the last few years, and this year was amazing. With the theme of “Emerald City”, we turned the Cavalier green.  This year, I got to co-chair with the always amazing Emily Miller of Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront (and the new ILEA Hampton […]