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

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Happy first Monday of the school year! Well, at least it is for us :] There’s something so productive-feeling about starting bright and early on a Monday. Somewhere not too far from us, campus is bustling and it makes me so happy! Our sleepy town came back alive over the past week. Target has officially […]

Depth of Feels

depth of feels

It all started at the beach.Well more specifically, it started at the University of Maryland. But that was before Chris and Nikki ever saw each other as more than friends. One night, it all changed. A group of friends went out to the beach and Chris and Nikki found themselves in each other’s company. They […]

Engagements

dewey beach engagement // chris & nikki

Kerry was nervous. Butterflies in her stomach, anxious energy, type of nervous. The day she’d been counting down to for so long had finally arrived! And Jonathan was just the same when we saw him an hour before the ceremony. Nervous. Excited. Ready. The morning stretched on up until a sweet moment for a prayer […]

Weddings

boydville, the inn at martinsburg wedding // jonathan & kerry

Happy Monday, friends! Hopefully your day is feeling a lot like Abby’s day is in the image below. Getting some stuff done in a beautiful workspace :] I got to shoot around in Abby’s office on Friday morning and it was so fun! We always get to laughing, quoting Pitch Perfect, and of course, business […]

Depth of Feels

depth of feels

I couldn’t believe it when Tyler and Samantha shared how they met! He just happened to be in her city, states away from his own home, and happened to stumble into the venue that her dad’s friend’s band was playing. And he asked her to dance. And the rest was history. They’ve spent over a […]

Engagements, Portraits, Weddings

mountain lake lodge proposal // tyler & samantha