i'm kaitlyn phipps, a wedding and family photographer located in southwest virginia.

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Maria and Spencer are high school sweethearts…and now they’re expecting a baby! Years and years since they first met and they’re still documenting all of their milestones on the same sweet little path behind Maria’s parents’ house. Homecomings and proms, graduations and countless celebrations, and even their wedding pictures all brought them back to the […]

Portraits

roanoke maternity session // spencer & maria

The months before their wedding were uncertain – but Jessica and Jack always kept a positive and hopeful attitude that June 20th would be their wedding day. That they’d get to celebrate with their family and friends on a summer night, just like they’d dreamed. All of that uncertain anticipation just made their day all […]

Weddings

plantation on sunnybrook wedding // jack & jessica

June 6th was supposed to be a big celebration in Maryland…but instead, it was an intimate affair in the Outer Banks. Instead of a country club, it was set at the beach house that Becca had been visiting since she was a little girl. The deck was adorned with twinkle lights and seaside decorations. The […]

Weddings

outer banks elopement // ben & becca

May 30th was always going to be their wedding date. But when Covid-19 intervened, David and Lauren chose to cancel the big shindig and keep it to a small celebration. They didn’t want to wait any longer to get married and they definitely didn’t want to put starting their lives together on hold. They traded […]

Weddings

a covid-19, maryland wedding // david & lauren

They met on New Year’s and it was not love at first sight. The sparks didn’t fly, and in fact, they didn’t fly for quite awhile :] Both Hugh and Rene were unsure at the beginning, but kept deciding to pursue dating to see what happened and thank goodness they did! After a visit to […]

Engagements

georgetown engagement session // hugh & rene