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

One of the many perks of my job with Cru is being around tons of students who are making big life decisions. It’s like this little vacuum for change and growth and yes, falling in love. And I got to see all of those good things in Emily’s life. I can still remember the first […]

The most fitting Instagram post I saw today said this: “Mondays: My mama don’t like you, and she likes everyone.” Yes. Feeling it. Especially on this Monday! I heard someone compare October for photographers to tax season for accountants. It’s SO true! It’s Fall and everyone wants pictures with the pretty Fall leaves. Which works […]

continued from last week. David and I carried on as friends for a few weeks. As if the awkward friend/coffee date had never happened. Those few weeks are a little bit of a blur, and I don’t remember us interacting a whole lot. Except over AIM aka AOL instant messenger. Because that was our generation’s […]

The weather was calling for rain and wind. A hurricane quickly sweeping up the east coast. The sky was dark gray the morning of Bob and Megan’s wedding. But you’d never know that once you entered the bridal suite. The sun seemed to shine out of Megan’s smile. She was beaming. Undeterred by the less […]

Ollie is just the cutest out there. I could go on and on about his sweet personality, but I think I do that enough on instagram and on my monthly update posts about him :] As much as I’d love to say I take out my big girl camera every day to take pictures as Ollie […]