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A lot of photogs will tell you that their favorite part of running their business is the part where they actually get to take the pictures…dont get me wrong, I definitely love that part of running this business, but I really LOVE running the actual business side of things (if you exclude that little thing […]

I’m sitting here sipping coffee and re-reading the EIGHTEEN pages of notes I took at the What’s Next conference hosted by Justin and Mary in DC last week for about the twentieth time just trying to soak it all in and process the things I learned… …and then yesterday I got to meet with my […]

Have you ever had a big dream (or small dream!) floating around in the back of your mind that you decided to let go of because you didn’t even know the first step to take towards achieving it? Or maybe you were scared that people would scoff at your dream because you’re so far from […]

We’re now half way through January, but I finally wrote down all my business goals for the year! Or at least these are the ones that I’ve thought of or dreamed about so far…I’ll share my personal goals another time, but I wanted to focus on these ones first! Some people don’t like setting goals […]

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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.