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

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Josh and Chelsea spent a good portion of their lives circling the other. They traced back years and years of relocating up and down the East Coast, only to discover that they’d been right near each other all along. As if life had a way of guiding them back towards each other over and over […]

Engagements

downtown roanoke engagement session // josh & chelsea

Marshall and Aiyana have that classic college love story. Met through mutual friends, waited and waited for the timing to be right, and then somewhere in the midst of it all, Marshall friendzoned Aiyana in an airport :] He met her between flights to catch up and insisted he’d do the same for any “friend.” […]

Engagements

downtown roanoke and carvin’s cove engagement session // marshall & aiyana

I’ll be honest with y’all. How am I supposed to write my sister’s engagement post? I can’t sum up all the twists and turns and ups and downs of our lives in just a few paragraphs…I can’t even fathom trying. Also, how is she old enough to get married?! *insert laughing crying emoji face because […]

Engagements

alpaca farm engagement session // dylan & kelsey

Dave and Maria first met at a work function and were drawn to the calm, reserved personality that they saw in the other. Soon after meeting, they went on their first date, embarking on an evening of talking over their favorite drinks and venturing around to some of their favorite spots. Needless to say, it […]

Engagements

federal hill park engagement // dave & maria

Abby had an assignment. An actual assignment. Talk to a boy she didn’t know. It wasn’t Steven. But he spotted her from the across the party anyways. The girl he’d seen at his house for a Lord of the Rings viewing. He sneaked his way into the conversation and they bonded over poking fun at […]

Engagements

richmond engagement // steven & abby