I’m actually posting this from McDonald’s because right now I’m in Bethany Beach at my family’s beach house that has no internet…it’s kind of amazing to be so disconnected sometimes! (Except for my phone obviously) and I’m loving the time I’ve been able to spend with my family relaxing on the beach, taking evening walks, and just hanging out. I’m learning that it’s really hard to take a vacation as a small business owner because the work never really ends and it’s so hard for me to turn my brain off! I hope you are having a relaxing Fourth of July weekend as well! We’ve been here since Monday

I’ve always thought one of the best things about getting to be a part of the photography industry is the people I’ve been able to meet because of it…I have way more friends from way more places than I ever would’ve had otherwise…I am a big people person so I get my energy from spending time with people…Since as a photographer I spend at least 80% of my job in front of a computer doing the behind the scenes work (that is a made up statistic but it sounds about right!), it’s always a fun change to get to go to an event where you can network with other professionals and encourage one another.

Dear Ryan,

Can you believe it’s been two years already?? Time is FLYING by…I still consider June 18, 2011 to be one of the best days of my life and remember it like it was last week…I remember waking up early that morning to start getting ready and thinking about how even if all the little details of our wedding day that I had worked so hard to plan went wrong, as long as I was married to you at the end of the day then it would be a success…but the day far exceeded my expectations…from the first look…to walking down the aisle (thinking about our ceremony

I woke up this past Saturday really excited to head to Blacksburg to celebrate Holly and Morgan’s wedding day, but was also in complete disbelief that it was the first day of JUNE…what?? Where has this year gone?? It feels like May barely existed! Probably because I am getting my first taste of what a true busy wedding season feels like! I dont outsource any of my editing, so the busy season means shooting weddings almost every weekend and then spending A LOT of time in from of the computer working on editing! (I’m definitely looking forward to the day when I can hopefully outsource some work!)