A couple of weeks ago I got to visit my sister, Angelika, at college…she goes to JMU and lives in a house with something like 10 other girls..or maybe 12? Either way, it’s A LOT of girls…and she’s loving it…the last time I had visited her was when she was a freshman and still living in the dorms! It’s so crazy how fast time goes by!! My sister is one of my best friends and it has been such a cool thing watching her grow up into the amazing woman that she is today..I’m so proud of her and the direction she’s heading in with her life! It’s so funny to look back on our lives growing up together…

I’m typing this just after sending off the last few images and pieces of information that my designer, Krista, needed to finish my new site…CRAZY!! It’s kind of bittersweet..so much thought and care has gone into creating it and I just hope you love it as much as I do!! I am so excited and nervous all at the same time…I cant help but look back on my journey in this industry thus far and reflect on how I got to this point… I love nostalgia..I’m probably going to be one of those grandma’s that makes their grandkids listen to the same story a hundred times just because I love to reflect…

I met Ashleigh and Alex at sunrise one morning here in Richmond for their engagement session…I was really impressed because they really loved the idea of a sunrise shoot even though they were coming from out of town…these two got up SUPER early that morning to drive up and arrive at the Capital Building at 6:45 AM….and I have to say it was definitely worth it!!! I hope they agree :).. The lighting was so pretty and it was so nice to feel like we had the city to ourselves…On a Saturday morning that early, the usual hustle and bustle in downtown Richmond was absent …

Happy Monday blog readers!!…this past weekend started the “busy season” as a wedding photographer for me…That means I have weddings just about every weekend until July….I’m kind of overwhelmed since this is my first full wedding season (the very good kind of overwhelmed though! I’m so thankful!)…I’m a little tired after yesterday’s wedding, but it mostly just got me excited for all of the beautiful wedding days to come! I’m just so excited for each of these couples to be making such a beautiful and lifelong commitment to each other over the next few months…It is such an honor to get to photograph such an important day in their lives and I cant wait!