So anyway, I just to say a HUGE thank you to all of the editors that chose to show off my sweet clients! I’m so grateful!!

And because these posts can be a little redundant, here’s a little something special! Our Atlanta friends from Scobey Photography have had a crazy awesome dream that they have been working on for quite some time now. The reason why it’s CRAZY AND AWESOME is because it’s a big concept that has nothing to do with promoting THEM and everything to do with helping others and I love that about them! Basically, they want to create a platform where creatives can use their gifts to make a bigger difference. It’s still at the beginning stages but if you want to learn more about Ard to Aid,  watch this video!! 

And someone sent me this link to REAL SIMPLE! They used one of Leslie and Coleman’s image on an online post!!  United with Love did a little feature on red lipstick and used one of my images from this winter! Yay Liz and Tyler! Wedding of the day!

… yes, our cozy baby house that’s the size of an apartment. ha! Lets just say, we’re going to get close. We’re so honored to be a part of this community and I’m excited to just share life and catch up with some of our fellow SHARE group members from around the area!!  So while I’m typing this, Michael is vacuuming and Bokeh is snuggling with Andrew Barlow…. what better way to start the day. haha I’m off to finish emails and put away laundry!!! Exciting right? :) Have a fabulous weekend! If you’re on the east coast, enjoy our little taste of snow before it melts!!!

I just have to thank the amazing vendors and editors that have featured my work recently! They deserve a shout out because they didn’t have to select my work. There are thousands of amazing weddings happening ALL OVER the world every weekend and yet some of my weddings were featured and I’m honored. So honored.

Huge thanks to Green Wedding Shoes for the recent feature!! This aqua and teal wedding shoot was the styled shoot associated with my last workshop!!

A big thanks to the absolutely incredible ladies at Southern Weddings for not only featuring Sara’s veil on their blog but ALSO showing off a shot from Lisa & Brandon’s wedding in their amazing v5 anniversary issue!!! ah!! ALSO, I’m THRILLED to announce that I was selected to be a SW Blue Ribbon Vendor!!!!

Check out my Blue Ribbon Vendor listing HERE!

 Thank you thank you thank you to Grey Likes Weddings, an AMAZING wedding blog that I adore, for featuring Drew + Carter’s gorgeous Rustic VA wedding!!

LOVED seeing John and Colleen’s wedding in the most recent issue of The Knot, VA,MD, DC!

CHIC Magazine used some of Mandy and Josh’s wedding images!

My office made the HOUSE of TURQUOISE TOP TEN list!!

HUGE thanks to the Wedding Channel for showing off Ryan and Shannon’s wedding!!!

 Thanks to Borrowed and Bleu for featuring Patrick and Emilie’s rustic bird themed wedding!!

Thanks to Borrowed Blue for featuring Austen and Brittnie’s beautiful Kings Family Vineyard Wedding!

Every Last Detail showed off Leslie and Coleman’s wedding!!

Love this doggie blog! The Daily Dog Tag featured Dustin and Britt’s adorable eshoot with the pups!

East Coast Bride was sweet enough to show off Kathleen and Joe’s beautiful Williamsburg wedding!

The sweet ladies at Heart Love Weddings did a TWO PART feature on Austin and Kristy’s gorgeous  DIY Wedding!!!

The Charlottesville Wedding Blog loved Bob and Jessica’s WV eshoot!!

Matt and Clare’s wedding was featured in Lil Bit Magazine!!

Ryan and Shannon’s wedding was also featured on Bridal Musings!!

Gardner and Lauren’s wedding was featured also!!

Michael and Laura’s amazing DIY wedding on “I love farm Weddings” 

Last but not LEAST at all… Liz and Tyler’s bridemaid’s dresses were featured on Kendra Scott’s blog! WHAT?!! 

until now and I’m so thankful that financially, I’ve SOMEHOW kept things organized over the last 4 years! It’s a miracle! We’re doing budgets right now because the past two weeks I have actually had some time to breathe and it’s been wonderful!!  But those breather days will be over shortly and we’ll be chugging through the final two and a 1/2 months of wedding season!!

If you’re in a place where you have a few days or weeks to get some “big to-do’s” crossed off your list and “Budgeting” is one of them, I highly recommend watching Zach and Jody’s Financial Series of Video posts on their blog! Super super helpful!! So happy Wednesday and I’m extremely thankful for these amazing editors who allowed my work to be featured! THANK YOU ALL!!!

Michael’s job as a youth pastor creates a really CRAZY schedule for our life. Michael has some continuity to his day to day job but for me… EVERY week is different.  There is no set pattern or routine except for blogging daily. Some weeks I’m traveling a lot…. some weeks I’m working 9-6 in the office… some weeks I have a strange mixture of the two.  I’ll admit that when I see other’s with a “normal” life…. I get a little jealous. I would love to have a routine some days. I’d love to know what each day will look like well in advance but that’s not my life.  Michael and I have talked  a lot about our future and what it’s going to look like.  We find ourselves saying things like “Well when we have kids, we’ll have a more NORMAL life, right?”.  Well what is NORMAL? It’s not NORMAL to have 15 teenagers over to the house all the time… it’s not NORMAL to spend an hour or two blogging each day… and it’s not NORMAL to have a schedule that’s so crazy you never know which end is up… but this is OUR NORMAL.

Brian Wurzell told us over dinner one night in Vegas that maybe our lives aren’t supposed to be NORMAL.   What is NORMAL? Who created NORMAL? We did. Society did. Sometimes Michael and I find ourselves thinking about a “normal” lifestyle but to be honest, I doubt the grass is really greener on the other side. We love our life… as crazy as it is, it’s ours…. and for this season, we know that we’re where God wants us. If we’re truly living a life for the Lord… then our life shouldn’t be normal at all.  So as I have been thinking about the “Normal-ness” of our life this week, I’ve realized this.  Being NORMAL shouldn’t be our focus…. instead, we need to focus on being OBEDIENT. At the end of my life, I don’t want to say to the Lord… “Welp, I think we did well! We sure lived a normal life!”.  No, I want to be able to look back on my life and say “We took risks…. we had crazy schedules…and we tried our best to follow Your lead… even when things didn’t make sense… even when life was SO far from NORMAL. We were obedient and our love for You trumped our desire for NORMALCY”.  So am I saying we’ll NEVER spend nights at the Little League park or take nightly walks as an old married couple? No. That may be our life one day! …. But that’s not our life right now and I’m ok with that. :) Now being “Normal” and being “Balanced” are two different things! I’m still working on the “balanced” part! :) That’s for another post!  I saw a quote on facebook that said “A lot of things are ruined because of our opinion of how they SHOULD be”. Welp, I don’t want to be the person that falls into that trap. So today, I’m practicing being CONTENT… and I’m liking it:)

So happy Friday to all of you out there!!! And just to make this post a little more interesting… here are some recent features!  Thanks to What’s Up Wedding for featuring Brittany and Harry’s gorgeous Vineyard wedding in Maryland last fall!!

And this is rather funny… it wins the “smallest feature ever” Award! But I love it! The national Knot used one of our reception shots for their latest issue and it makes me smile! See Daddy, I told you those birdcages for worth it!!

So honored to have Bev and Craig’s gorgeous wedding featured on Southern Weddings!! Below you’ll see a screenshot from facebook! The Knot tagged me in this photo but you wouldn’t believe the amount of people that were messaging me saying “Is that you?! Isn’t that your wedding?! KK 101010 is on FB!” Cracks me up!! Love that 101010 is still out there a little bit:)P31 Conference! Check it out!

I want you all to leave your FAVORITE starbucks order in a comment… and if your fav order just so happens to MATCH my NEW favorite order… you’ll be entered to win a starbucks giftcard! I mean really, how simple is this?! Tell me what you drink at Starbucks and you put yourself in the running for some free $$$ to the most addictive coffee shop known to man! Winners will be announced on the Wedding Wednesday post this week! (Leave your email in case you WIN!)

On to other news… I just want to say a HUGE thank you to those bloggers and editors that have allowed my work to be displayed in their magazines and  on their sites. I’m HONORED. Thank you times a million!

Probably the most EXCITING blog post I’ve ever written. I was FLOORED when she asked. I still don’t really know why she would ask ME… but I’m honored… and I had my sister spell check my post like 600 times!! Thanks Jasmine for allowing me to fill in while you’re on TOUR for THE FIX!!   And thanks to United with Love for showing off Ryan and Shannon’s DC engagement!!! Woohoo! And Channel 12 highlighted Matt and Brittany’s big day from 2011!   I’ve been working with DESIGN AGLOW to help them fill in their promotional images for their new product lines! I’m so excited to see my beautiful couples on their site! Be sure to check out ALL the amazing resources they have for photographers!! It’s unreal!! 

I absolutely LOVE the way this blog tells STORIES of their featured couples! Heart Love Weddings featured Mandy and Josh’s vintage engagement session AND Evelyn and Nathan’s rustic fall wedding! THANK YOU GIRLS!!! And thanks to Smitten Magazine for showcasing Matt and Rebekah’s beautiful day!!!!  The Wedding Channel was so sweet to feature David and Courtney’s Elegant Winter Wedding!!!  And I was so excited to be selected as a TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS Editor’s Choice Award Recipient!  You can find the remaining features here: A LowCountry Wedding,  Wedding Photography.com , Homeketeers