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

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I can remember the first time I really got to talk with Lea. It was over coffee, sitting in Starbucks, and we were quietly whispering the intimate details of our lives to each other. She’d just transferred to Radford and her life had just been flipped upside down by the Gospel. We had just met and […]

Portraits

radford university senior session – lea hamilton

I know I told you all I wasn’t a senior photographer…but these awesome seniors keep asking for photos and my no muscle has grown weak :] But seriously, I’ve met all of these women their freshman year of college and it’s crazy how fast time moved on us. All of the sudden, they’re graduating and […]

Portraits

radford university senior session – amanda, alexis, bria, and amanda

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl who met on the school bus. They would meet up at the guardrail between their houses and walk the neighborhood, falling more in love as time carried on. Either they were meeting at the guardrail or chatting on AOL Instant Messenger..so it was only […]

Engagements, Portraits, Weddings

christiansburg proposal // ian & alex

There are so many special things about doing college ministry. And my favorite thing of all is that you get to see people grow and change. So often we’re told not to change, not to grow; “stay the same, you’re great the way you are.” But I can tell you first hand that change can […]

Portraits

radford senior session // karleigh

Let me tell you about my friend Holly. She’s just a sweet, fierce, pursuer of people. It’s no wonder that she felt a call for her and her husband, Morgan to become foster parents. And they’ve done it with such tenacity. In the process they’ve modeled the calling to love fiercely and with great sacrifice. They’ve […]

Portraits

morgan & holly & b & baby