Mantra Monday

Oh hey there. What’s that? You’ve been wondering just where I’ve been for the past few months? Ahh I know, I know… things have been a little quiet here on the blog since we got married in May! That was partially intentional. We’ve been LOVING the newlywed life, spending time with each other in the evenings, going on weekend trips, cooking dinners together, and trying out every bottle of red wine we can find at our Harris Teeter down the street. One of my biggest fears coming into marriage was that I was going to struggle with balancing my business and my home life (aka, Justin was going to walk through…

This is my first blog post as a WIFE. What?! I still can’t believe two weeks ago I walked down the aisle to Kari Jobe’s Revelation Song and met my husband at the end of the long walk from Big Spring Farm’s barn to the peninsula on the spring under the canopy of trees sheltering us from the rain. I just remember feeling like I was in a dream our entire ceremony and completely feeling like I was walking on air. The most surreal, heavenly moment of my life happened as I was coming down the aisle…

Five years ago, I was shooting my first family portrait session at the nearby park with absolutely no clue what I was doing but full of excitement for this hobby that would eventually become my full-time job. It was the year I would graduate high school and move off to college, meet a friend who had worked with a professional wedding photographer, and be introduced to an entirely new world called the creative industry…

This time last year, I had just graduated college, just gotten engaged, and was still touring Europe with Justin, my dad, and my sisters as I got excited for the year ahead. It would be my first year out of school (ever!), my first time being a BRIDE, and my first year as a full-time wedding photographer. The future looked bright. I had no idea what the details looked like, I just saw the big picture… planning a wedding while shooting weddings. It was going to be a year full of being in love and capturing love, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled about it…