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One of my favorite projects this year has been opening an online boutique, Cherisher, with my little sister! She is one of my biggest blessings in life and we have so much fun working together…we both love simple, easy to wear fashion and it’s been so much fun to have a new venture where I […]

When Kat, of Dear Sweetheart Events, approached me with the idea for this shoot several months ago, I was immediately smitten…I absolutely adore photographing military weddings…so a styled shoot that would tell the story of a bride waiting for her groom (clad in military dress blues no less!) to make it home for Christmas in time just tugged at my heart strings…and I love how we were able to capture the story so clearly…Can’t you just hear Bing Crosby singing “I’ll be Home for Christmas”? We were so excited to have it featured on the Southeast Style me Pretty blog this week and I

It started with my love for Kate Spade, which inspired parts of my new branding…I had been wanting to plan a styled shoot for a while, but just hadn’t had the time yet! And I knew I couldn’t do it by myself…So I contacted Michelle of Michelle Amarillo Events and asked if she’d be interested in working with me on it…and I was so excited when she said yes right away!

Since the point was to create something fun that would inspire others, the original idea wasn’t going to cut it because we thought it wasnt unique enough! So I started thinking about things I was excited

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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.