Journal

Me? I was a Valencia girl myself. If you read that sentence and knew exactly what I was talking about, chances are you were an instagram OG too. Back when the original filters—Hudson, Rise, Brannan, Nashville, to name a few more—were all the rage. Those filters have thankfully been retired from the good ‘ol gram, […]

There are some days that you just look around and think to yourself, “Wow, that was perfect.” And I can confidently say that Catherine and Taylor’s wedding was one of those days. The two tied the knot at Lowndes Grove on the most perfect Charleston fall day. Without a cloud in the sky and the temperatures below […]

There are certain people in life  you just hit it off with, and for me Rachel and Brian are some of those people.  About a year ago we met at a downtown Charleston Starbucks and I left that meeting crossing my fingers they’d let me know I’d be their photographer. I felt that strongly that I […]

From the second I pulled on Katie’s parents property in Aiken, SC I knew that Katie and Brandon’s engagement session was going to be Epic. We were surrounded  by sprawling acres of gorgeous land on Katie’s parents’ farm property. Not to mention Katie and Brandon looked absolutely killer.  The greeted me with big smiles  and  […]

What do you get when you combine the MOST smiley bride. a groom who can play the drums, a band that blew everyone away, a first line exit from the Church accompanied by a trombone, a choreographed first dance, the SWEETEST Father of the Bride, an epic dance party, and a confetti exit? AN UNFORGETTABLE […]

Whenever I begin to prep each #kdyecouple for how they can prepare for their  engagement session, I make sure to tell them to schedule a date  night  for  afterwards. After all,  they’ll already be dressed to kill, so they might as well take advantage of that. In Rachel and Joshua’s case, they  took it a […]

There’s a reason the saying, “It takes a village.”  is a thing when it comes to having kids.  Because we aren’t meant to do it alone. My first year after I resigned from teaching I tried to fit a lot of my work on my photography business into nap time. In theory, it seemed like […]

It’s not enough to have beautiful work these days friend. I hate to say it, but it’s true. A technically good (or even great) photographer is a dime a dozen these days. And while there’s a lot that goes into growing a successful business, if I could boil it down to one simple thing, this […]

There are some weddings that just feel a little big magical, and when I tell you Katie and David’s was one of those for me, I mean it. Magical. Stunning. Heartwarming. Just some of the adjectives I could use to describe their day at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. After pushing their original April date back […]

You want to know what some of the very best advice I can give you for being a successful momprenuer? Or even just a successful business owner who doesn’t have kids yet or maybe is never planning to. Do what works for you. It’s that simple. Everywhere you look people are going to give you suggestions, […]