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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!)

This is going to be a super fast blog post because I’m literally about to run out the door to head to an engagement session in PA! But I spent the morning editing this sweet session and I couldn’t resist posting a peek to hold you over till Friday when I’ll be sharing the rest! Get excited because this couple is really cute and they made a rainy, dreary day look GOOD.

I’m so excited to be doing more traveling for photography…I love seeing new places and this trip is especially exciting because I get to stay with my sister tonight!

Happy Monday!! This weekend I got to do a lot of relaxing…I had a wedding free weekend at home with Ryan and Lexie…we got some stuff done around the house, but mostly we relaxed…we watched some Grey’s Anatomy, took Lexie on a few walks, hung out in the backyard, and went to a festival for a few hours on Sunday…it was so needed and I am so thankful. I can tell that it was really good for me because, aside from getting inspired to dream big, I also had a major moment of clarity.
I’m a perfectionist by nature and so when I don’t measure up to so and so, it’s easy for me to feel defeated

Do you ever have one of those weekends that is SO full that you’re actually excited when Monday morning comes around? Not the bad kind of full…just BUSY…sometimes even when I’m busy doing a lot of fun stuff on a weekend, I feel like I need another weekend right away to recover from the weekend…have you ever felt like that?
got to see all of the people I love though which was so much fun! On Friday, Ryan and I took a half day and headed to Williamsburg for a day of shopping, golf, and REST! It was so much fun and very needed..

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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.