welcome to our blog
We are Michael & Laura, a husband and wife photography team based in Richmond, Virginia (though we LOVE to travel!). We hope you enjoy browsing some of our most recent work, reading our tips and tricks for brides, and taking a little peek into our life.
hey there,
While we were in Kenya, working on our rebrand, and setting big goals for our little business, we decided we wanted to attend a workshop where we could learn from someone we really looked up to in the photography world. We were thinking big, like the Katelyn James, Amy and Jordan, Justin and Mary’s of the world. Someone who had a good heart and could teach us with love about how to grow and serve the way we wanted to. Someone we followed, and respected, and loved. And then we started the Academy and were amazed that we got to learn from ALL of those incredible photographers I just listed.. and more! And we learned SO much and grew so much. But we still felt like we could benefit from some close, real interaction with one of these incredible photographers. And then I saw a message about Amy and Jordan possibly coming to VA Beach to hold a workshop. AMY AND JORDAN!!!
I can’t believe it’s FINALLY here!!!! We have been working so hard on our new blog & website and I am SO happy that today it is finally live. This re-launch of our brand has been a HUGE labor of love. And we are so thankful for everyone who has helped us create our new brand!
The blog next week will be full of details about our new brand, AND we will be doing some awesome giveaways Monday-Friday in celebration! Be sure to check back each day to enter!
While there are so many people who helped us put this together, we wanted to thank a few in particular..
We are SO excited about a few new series we are going to start along with our new blog. We want to empower our couples to feel prepared, calm, and excited about their wedding day… and we want them to enjoy planning. We want our couples to love being married and to love each other deeply every day. And we want to share our love of photography and what we’ve learned the last 4 years working in this industry with other professionals, and anyone hoping to learn how to take better pictures.
A few months ago we joined The Academy to learn from some of the top photographers in the country. We are so thankful for this incredible opportunity to learn from some of the biggest names in wedding photography – even while we’re in AFRICA! Man, I love technology. And we are so excited about what these classes have taught us. But at the very beginning they sent us a simple guide called “Game Changers”. This short guide had the number one tip to improve your business from some incredible photographers. The first tip was from Justin & Mary, two photographers we really admire. These are two people who have hugely grown their brand but are still in the business of loving on their clients and providing them with lasting images.
Their tip was this, “Starting with Why”. They suggested sitting down and writing a mission statement that you want your work and business to stand for. Writing the statement and allowing it to infuse and guide every decision you make. So that is just what we did. When we wrote these many months ago, I didn’t think I’d share them. But after allowing them to guide our decision making and form the foundation of our rebrand, we thought we’d share why it is that we are in this business.
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photographers in love, for people in love