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

The morning of the Vincent and Sarah’s wedding could be characterized by wind. Wind strong enough to rip a door off of their venue the evening before. And still friends and family and vendors bustled around Shadow Creek, bringing about the plans and vision they’d worked for months on, with nothing but enthusiastic smiles on […]

Today is so dreary and rainy, and if that’s going to happen any time past Thanksgiving, it may as well be snow, right?! So in the spirit of bringing some warmth into the dreariness…here’s a post from the archives :] This past October specifically! I’ve gushed about The Rising Tide Society and Tuesdays Together here on […]

Happy Monday to you, friends! It’s a glorious, chilly one because winter has arrived! There’s a crisp chill in the air and I’m wearing a hat indoors. This is a very good sign. It means that it’s time to be cozy and no one gets that crazy idea to go and enjoy the great outdoors. […]

Max and Catherine are eight years in the making. And you could most certainly tell that from the excited energy the morning of their wedding. There was so much anticipation. Max and his guys got ready, joking back and forth, affirming again that Catherine was the most perfect woman for Max because she’d arranged lunch […]

Happy Monday!! It feels like so long since I’ve written to you friends, but in reality, it’s only been a week! So, so much has happened. Our time has been absolutely jam packed with goodness and craziness, and we’re thankful that we’re about to usher in a slower season for the holidays. And hopefully, a […]