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

Jessica and Jack have been a part of each other’s lives for a long, long time now! Since they were kids, in fact. But, it wasn’t until Jack showed up as a teacher’s aid at Jessica’s school that she saw him in a different light. He was a man now! All of the sweet elementary […]

There was no wedding dress, the guest list was slashed, and the venue was changed. The bouquets were handmade and the backyard was decked out with twinkle lights and peonies. The food was all homemade family favorites instead of catered meals. The getting ready space was their future apartment instead of the church. Their favorite […]

Is April of 2020 too late to do a behind the scenes post from 2019? Well, it’s my blog, so I make the rules hahah. I’m missing shooting like crazyyyy during this coronavirus business, so here’s to a walk down memory lane. 2019 was a unique year of business for us! We welcomed our baby […]

Everything was so calm at the Country Club of Fairfax on the day of Luke and Brenda’s wedding. A cold wind whipped through the air that kept everyone alert and expectant, and Brenda spent the morning laughing and laughing with her best friends – waiting for the moment she’d get to go meet Luke. Once […]

Hayden and Amanda are a self proclaimed Tinder-Ella story! And it all started in a local college bar in Harrisonburg where Amanda was sure to let me know that she’d told her friends where she’d gone that night :] They were drawn to each other right away and have been together for years since – […]