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

Another year, another wedding behind the scenes post! It’s one of my favorite things to put together because you can see just how ridiculously in love with our business and our clients and weddings we are! Seriously, what an absolute privilege to get to be front row to the most joyful moments of our brides […]

Aaron and Karleigh are ENGAGED! And anyone who has known these two for any length of time will say, “finally!” They are just so obviously supposed to be with each other! This was one proposal that everyone around them was hoping for and even waiting for. David and I have known these two since they […]

Ellen was running late for their first date, so she texted Aaron and he simply replied, “A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.” A quote from one of their favorite books. And to paraphrase Ellen’s vows to Aaron, “and here we are, precisely where we meant […]

Drew and Katie are Maryland lovers, so it only made sense they’d get married on the bay! With a little bit of salt in the air and a dock leading out to the water, it was the perfect setting for their wedding day. Did I mention that these two are six years in the making?! […]

It was pouring down rain outside, but that didn’t phase Sean and Sarah in the slightest. Sarah looked nothing but overjoyed as she watched the rain fall outside the window at Shadow Creek. They both insisted that they were just used to it. Things never went the way they expected, but they still always turned […]