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

This summer is a summer for connecting with people. I love meeting new people and just getting to know someone’s story. Carri emailed me back in January asking if we could do some headshots and FINALLY this summer is the perfect time. Carri and I have been going to the same church for awhile now […]

I was never one of those girls who dreamed about getting married one day. I didn’t plan out my dream wedding, I didn’t fantasize over white dresses, I just plain did not care about marriage. It was scary to me. In a world filled with the 50% divorce rate and so much other brokenness, marriage […]

I love summer. Because summer means waking up a little later and working with frequent breaks to play Ticket to Ride with your husband. It means staying up too late watching Doctor Who and traveling a ton. It means you can drive almost 12 hours total just to go to a baby shower and celebrate […]

Early summer sun just brings out this gorgeousness. Everything looks hazy, you want to lay outside and watch the sun drop beneath the horizon. It makes you feel a little more in love with the people and the world around you. That’s also what it was like to spend time with Shawn and Katie. I’ve […]

How do I sum up years of friendship and growth into one post? I can’t! One of my favorite parts of my job with Cru is called discipleship. It is basically like a Christian mentorship. In the Bible, someone who followed Jesus was called a “disciple.” So Cru’s model for discipleship is just this: follow […]