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

Somehow we keep coming across these couples with these amazing stories of long distance love. In a way that we cannot relate to at all, they’ve navigated the waters of skyping back and forth, long phone calls, and long road trips back and forth towards each other. It’s incredible! And George and Carolyn’s story goes […]

Sometimes a pair of shoes can really change your life. A pair of chucks more specifically. What’s a guy to do when all he’s got a burning image of purple chucks in his head, but can’t recall the girl attached? Well, he asks around for the girl with the purple shoes of course. And that’s […]

I can’t say enough sweet things about Mike and Adrianne. And after we rescheduled their session due to freezing temperatures and snow storms not once, but twice, our time together was LONG awaited and highly anticipated. And it did not disappoint, friends. Of course, it started for these two in high school. They don’t remember […]

This is an exciting post! Probably my favorite thing about being a wedding and portrait photographer is the opportunity to tell stories. I LOVE that my clients let me in to the most special and intimate moments of their lives! It is a privilege. And it’s something that truly fills up my heart. So, of […]

Chris and Stephanie started as friends. Like all great friendships that would eventually lead to something else, Chris had more of an interest in Stephanie for quite awhile. Months would pass and he would ask his friend Stephanie on a date and she’d say no. No, not right now, I’m not ready. But Chris was persistent. […]