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Roanoke, Virginia Wedding Photographer specializing in timeless wedding, engagement and lifestyle photos.

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Fix your thoughts on what is true, honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

This is just your friendly reminder that life is s

This is just your friendly reminder that life is short, take the trip !! ✨
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Jesus delights in our joy, so go do something fun!! 🤍🤍
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We took Judah to Disney, and that little boy's grin was the greatest gift. Sunshine, family time and a little magic goes a long way. ✨⭐️

Land of the free, because of the brave.
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Today, we remember those who gave their lives so that we could be free. Such a sweet sacrifice. May we never take it for granted. ⭐️

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Slow Saturday mornings and a splashing joyful babe

Slow Saturday mornings and a splashing joyful babe. 🤍🌸✨

Years ago, I stepped into my first semester as a 6

Years ago, I stepped into my first semester as a 6th grade history teacher recently graduated & completely green. To be honest, I had no idea what I was doing or what to expect.
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But then she came in, showed me the ropes, befriended me & opened my eyes to the teacher I could be.
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If I knew then what I know now 🤍
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All these years later and she is a kindred spirit, a forever friend. Her family is family to me & I am so grateful. From teaching together, to becoming bosom buddies, to her daughters being the flower girls in my wedding and everything in between 🤍Meet the Manley’s !😍

Still swooning over this sweet couple 🤍🤍 I w

Still swooning over this sweet couple 🤍🤍 I wish each of you could experience their peaceful, kind, joyfilled relationship 😍

My life wouldn’t be what it is without this woma

My life wouldn’t be what it is without this woman. ✨

This is Jess, my sister in law. She is David’s twin, through and through, even if there are 17 months between them.

When I moved from central Virginia to southern Alabama almost 9 years ago, Jess was my very first friend. She graciously welcomed me into her friend group, was intentional with me & invited me to spend holidays with her & her family.

She’s the reason that I met David.

But she’s so much more than that. Jess is gracious, giving, compassion, & kind. She is adventurous, loves to try new things & would give anything for anyone in need. She loves justice, shows mercy & has this beautiful sparkle that follows her everywhere she goes. She is one of a kind. She is my sister and my best friend 🤍

And this beautiful, wonderful woman has found the love of her life, and his name is Caleb.😍

I got to photograph their engagement session this weekend and it was one of my forever favorites !!

Happy Mother’s Day to the world changers. 🤍 🌎 🌸
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My friend Natalie wrote “I believe that motherhood begins as soon as you open yourself up to the possibility of a child,” and I couldn’t love that more.
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Having children doesn’t make you a momma, but the willingness to lay down your desires for another each day ? That’s transformative.
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The desire to be a momma, is a powerful & beautiful thing. That desire transforms us in the most magical way. So today, let’s cheers to the women that selflessly sacrifice, to the ones whom have lost babies & the ladies who are waiting for them. To the women who stand in the gap, the ones we miss, and the momma’s we want to be like.
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Cheers to you, 🥂.

Traveling back to bama today for Anna Claire & Chr

Traveling back to bama today for Anna Claire & Christians Wedding weekend !!
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Currently listening to “A Man Called Ove”, & enjoying the sweet surprises that traveling brings. ✈️ ✨🌎

After my last post, all I can say is thank you. Th

This sweet little session was photographed last ye

This sweet little session was photographed last year when we had just found out we were pregnant with twins. I cannot even begin to tell you how excited we were. TWINS. Two sweet babies in one pregnancy. Dave and I started planning on how we would tell Judah. Three babies under two. The overwhelm of joy and ALL THE FEELS kept us laughing, shaking our heads in wonder. We would be a family of five in the Summertime.
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Then.... we lost them.
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You know...it's incredibly hard to understand the emotions that come with losing something you've never known. But I can tell you... the feelings run deep. Even now, months later, I miss our sweet babies. I want to hold them and breathe in their fresh baby skin. I want to be awake with them in the middle of the night, and whisper prayers over them as they nurse. I want to watch them learn all the things from their big brother, and watch Judah be so good with them.
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As Dave and I have grieved, we've also grown. Our empathy for parents who have lost their babies has tripled. We mourn with those that mourn. We've become more sensitive to the people around us-- understanding that there is so much heartbreak in this world. Our faith has been tested. We do not understand why bad things happen, but we know-- with certainty-- that God's heart breaks with ours.
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God didn't allow this miscarriage so that we would learn a lesson. He didn't want me to loose my babies because of something bad that I've done. No, God's motives are pure. Bad things happen.... and God, in his sovereignty, never wastes pain-- he redeems it.
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I share this with you to connect with you. So many mothers lose babies. It can be so isolating. In a world where we celebrate pregnancies, I want to also celebrate the pregnancy that I lost. Because it mattered. Those little ones mattered. If you have experienced loss, I am with you and for you, sweet momma. You are not alone!

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