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

Three years together. It’s hard to believe it’s been both that short and that long. My memories of living with roommates and not knowing if I’d see David every day feel fuzzy around the edges. Nothing has been quite as lovely as living and sharing life with my love. It’s complete security and a life full […]

Here’s a simple fact from my experience of being a wedding professional…you constantly want to do your wedding day over. Every time you see a beautiful floral display, a unique reception tradition, or a thoughtful gesture from the bride and groom, you think, “I wish I had been that thoughtful, that unique, that inspired.” It’s this weird […]

Just yesterday on the blog I mentioned that lots of my friends are getting married! Not only that, but my friends who I’ve poured my life into and spent time walking through life alongside are getting married! And it’s surreal!! SO surreal. My sweet friend Haley is getting married in less than one month now! […]

I cannot believe it! It’s been over four months since I shot…since I even attended a wedding! So OF COURSE I am thrilled that my summer season starts tomorrow. It is about time. David and I are still up in Northern Virginia, after our little poolside getaway with my family, but we are anxious to […]

It’s about time I started blogging about what it felt like to be a bride. Something that is really unfortunate about being human is that you just live with regrets. You live with those moments of wishing you could’ve or would’ve. And I think none of those feelings have been more pressing than in my […]