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Last Thursday I was on my way to get my hair cut when Taylor Swift’s song “22” came on the radio…I thought it was super appropriate since that was my last day of being 22 so I cranked up the sound and sang along and reminisced about this past year of my life…I’ve always kind […]

I’ve always loved event planning…I actually thought I wanted to be a wedding planner for the majority of my life…Well obviously I didn’t become a wedding planner…and it turns out that something I love even more than event planning is actually event design..but it’s a TON of work…I think back on the number of hours […]

When Marie and I were emailing back and forth discussing plans for their engagement session and she mentioned that we should shoot in a coffee shop, I KNEW it was going to be good…Paul is an adorable cafe in Georgetown that has a European flair..I actually felt like we were shooting in a cafe in […]

Erica and Andy are such a laid back and adorable couple…I first met them for their engagement session in DC a few weeks before their wedding date and I could tell right away that they were just ready to be MARRIED!…Fast forward to their wedding day and you could literally SEE the joy on their […]

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A glimpse into my daily life in Richmond, VA (and travels beyond) with my husband Ryan, our son Gray, and our disobedient puppy Lexie, plus the work, style and attempts at minimalism in between.