Now that McKenzie is a married woman, I can finally share her beautiful Ritchie Hill bridal portraits. I absolutely love shooting bridal portraits!!! It is such a fun time where any bride gets to see herself put together as a bride for the very first time. This is the first time that she’s had on […]

After a whole two months without a wedding to shoot, I was so excited to get back into the swing of things with Bethany and Trevor!! Their Kannapolis NC wedding in March was so beautiful and fun! They both started the day surrounded by their closest friends and family members. As they were both getting […]

Hey there business owner friend! The holidays are coming up so soon! I literally can’t believe that were already in November – it’s almost Thanksgiving and people are already putting up Christmas decorations!!! You may be wondering how to prepare your business for the holidays so you can actually take time off!   1. Start […]

Hey there photographer friends!! Today I’m sharing three ways that you can easily show appreciation to your clients!! Our clients are the reason that we have businesses in the first place… without them what would we be?! I always say in my business that I want to be relational, NOT  transactional. I don’t want to […]

Hey there creative friends! I am super super excited about today’s blog post!!! It’s probably one of my favorites that I’ve ever written – we’re talking allll about In-Person Education. I have officially had my photography business for four and a half years now.  I started my business in college, where I was going to […]

Hey there wedding photographer friends! Today I’m sharing 5 must-have wedding photography contract clauses! Let’s be honest… wedding contracts are not one of our favorite things to deal with. Some of us really hate the legal side running a business.  It often takes experience to understand what actually belongs in a wedding photography contract. Let me […]

I am so excited to be sharing one of the most exciting weddings of the year… Victoria and Luke’s rainy wedding day at Separk Mansion in Gastonia, NC! I have to say… I was totally worried about the weather on this one! They got married in the middle of HURRICANE FLORENCE! As I was driving […]

Hey friends! Today I’m sharing a few of my favorite email tools ever! You don’t have to be a photographer to use them, anyone can use these amazing email tools!!! Canned Responses Inbox Pause Sortd Reminders Brain Focus For most entrepreneurs email is the bane of our existence. I mean really, who enjoys popping into their […]

Hey there photog friends! One of the biggest pain points I hear about from other photographers is that they struggle to make their clients feel like their most comfortable and best selves during a session. When people get in front of a camera… most of us do this: We become stiff and awkward. Trust me, […]

Hi everyone!!! Today is our fourth and LAST week of our Defining Your Ideal Client series! I can’t believe we’ve already been working towards this for FOUR weeks together! You can read the first post here, the second post here, and the third post here!  Today I’m going to teach you how you can “clone” […]