Our [second] bathroom renovation  |  Tiffany &  Phillip  |  April/May 2020   Hey friends! It’s been a while since we’ve posted a home renovation blog! If you’ve missed seeing some of our other home reno posts, the kitchen renovation blog can be found HERE, and the fancy room reno can be found HERE!   When […]

Engagement Session  |  Lindsey + Daniel  |  May 12, 2020 It’s always EXTRA special when we get the honor of photographing a past TLJ Bride’s sister too!!! We met Lindsey and Daniel at her sister Courtney’s wedding (click HERE to see it!) and one of my favorite wedding memories happened when Lindsey prayed over Courtney […]

Beach Engagement Session  |  Samantha + Ty  |  May 9th, 2020 We are BACK, friends!!!! After over TWO MONTHS of not being allowed to work due to the craziness of COVID-19…. Samantha and Ty were the absolute PERFECT couple for us to get back in the swing of things and photograph their love!!!! :) It […]

Blue Ridge Parkway Bridal Session | Angela Jeane | May 6th, 2017 This session tops ANY other for the simple fact that it’s my little SISTER’S Bridal Portrait Session!!! What an honor to be able to photograph my sister as a bride! Angela dreamt of having her bridals on a mountain field with a mountain […]

The Scariest Blog Topic EVER: MARRIAGE!!! Someone suggested I write a blog post about MARRIAGE, and WOW I really wanted to skip over it and move on to something lighthearted. First of all, I want to be clear that Phillip and I are no experts!!!! We struggle weekly I can promise you that! (HELLO, two […]

Keely + Will  |  Intimate Wedding Day  |  March 21, 2020 This week has been hard on EVERYONE. We have brides even in JUNE choosing backup dates just in case the COVID-19 lasts longer than expected. That’s hard enough…. but Keely and Will had just about FIVE DAYS NOTICE to postpone their big dream wedding […]

Our Trip to Texas: TIPS for Waco, Austin, and Dallas  |   Phillip + Tiffany   |   March 11-15 You may wonder how I convinced Phillip (a guy who H.A.T.E.S. shopping) to spend a whole weekend with me in Waco, Texas – and the reason is that all his favorite artists were playing concerts […]

Lifestyle Newborn Session  |  Josie Lee  |  March 9th, 2020 I know, I know – this isn’t a WEDDING sneak peek!!! In our “slower” season, we sometimes accept lifestyle newborn sessions for our former TLJ Couples and it’s the absolute biggest honor! This was at least our FIFTH session with the Lee family, and it […]

The 5 things to consider when going wedding dress shopping! So you just got engaged… and you’re ready to buy a wedding dress! I know it’s SO EXCITING, and I’m here to give you a few tips to think about as you begin your search!!! 1. THE COLOR This is one of the most important […]

Veil or No Veil: that’s the question! I recently had a TLJ Bride ask about the pros/cons of adding a veil, and decided to tell everyone my opinion! From a photographers (and videographer’s) standpoint, a veil can be a WOW moment for sure! There’s so much extra poses and angles we can do with a […]