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 […]

They heard about each other before they ever met in person. Because their coworkers talked each of them up to the other one. Brian and Casey both worked as servers at a steakhouse. Casey was new, and Brian just so happened to be returning to work there while he was in between jobs. And the […]

They met at summer camp when she was 16. They’d crossed paths over the years, growing up in the same town, always a few connections away from actually knowing each other. It wasn’t until last year that they really connected though. Simply because Tabitha started praying and Seth popped into her head. So yes, she […]

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 […]

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 […]