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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!) […]

August 18, 2017

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When Tashena Shaw Photography came to me to do a styled wedding inspiration, we took a few things into consideration: we knew that we wanted vibrant color, we wanted it to feel summer-y, and we wanted lots of beautiful natural light. The WaterTable was the natural choice for our amazing venue – and the details […]

June 21, 2017

kathy forrest design, misty saves the day, tashena shaw photography

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Chelsea Anderson gave me an insane privilege to travel across the state and work with a whole new group of vendors to style a shoot for her in Roanoke. Not only that – the whole thing was on a beautiful rooftop right in the middle of the city.  A rooftop wedding was her ideal scenario, […]

June 21, 2017

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It’s so easy to just get things done: to have a to-do list, to check boxes, to make things happen.  As business owners, one of our biggest faults is that we spend so much time just trying to get things done, that we don’t spend enough time being intentional.  You know I’m jumping ahead.  Let […]

May 12, 2017

norva, dragon studio, be intentional, business, styled shoot advice

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When we started working on the pier shoot that was featured in Coastal Virginia Bride (see my blog post about it here), I had this idea in my head that I wanted it to be like my love story with my husband, but not necessarily in a way that you would know unless you knew […]

February 28, 2017

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Will Hawkins came to me because he wanted to create beautiful imagery for show season that showcased his brand – high-end fashion, beautiful imagery, and more.  We’re proud that, in addition to Will having some beautiful portraits to work with, this was also featured on Let’s Wed Hampton Roads.  This Hampton wedding inspiration was created […]

February 22, 2017

will hawkins photography, bridal portrait, the historic post office, misty saves the day, house of maya, mystique salon, hampton wedding, bridal portrait ideas, palette of petals, chic unique vintage rentals and events