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

It’s been awhile since I did a post for the bride! Today’s topic is one of the questions I get asked via email all. the. time. And it’s one of my favorite questions to answer at a new client meeting or during the booking process with a bride and groom. Engagement Sessions. What’s the point? And why […]

Vincent and Sarah’s paths crossed several times over the years. It’s a wonder they didn’t connect sooner really. They grew up in the same church, but it wasn’t until the tail end of college that they hopped out of the friend zone as Sarah put it, and really hit it off. And spending time around […]

We met for their engagement session in Blacksburg at the same place Matt remembers seeing Alley for the very first time, Smithfield Plantation. They were both homeschooled, and as fate would have it, their parents had them volunteer at the same place…in colonial garb. So that’s what Matt remembers. Seeing Alley in colonial dress at age […]

He noticed her first. But she wasn’t quite available at the time. But slowly and surely, he came into her field of vision. Church events and long walks through Harper’s Ferry and that one time she asked him to help her move all led up to him getting the courage to ask her out. And […]

For Catherine, it started in middle school. She clearly remembers Max, sitting in her math class. But Max says he’s blocked middle school out entirely. Fair enough. So instead, it started in high school. After some amazingly awkward back and forth, they went on a date. And Catherine remembers not wanting it to end. She asked if […]