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We are coming up on 9 years of choosing a word of the year!!! Incredible. Amazing. Consistent 🙂 Here’s your yearly reminder of my journey and past words: 2017: FOCUS2018: CULTIVATE2019: TRUST2020: NOW2021: PRIORITIZE2022: NEW2023: PUSH2024: ENERGY2025: CONSISTENCY 2025 Review: Consistency Originally when I chose the word Consistency, I needed grounding, routine, and giving space […]

My One Word For 2026: EXPLORE

Personal

January 20, 2026

I’ve been putting writing this recap off and I’m not sure why… I think maybe because 2025 feels a little like a blur, and I definitely didn’t get the things done that I wanted to. I’m still wrapping my head around that not being a “bad” thing because I still accomplished a few things. I […]

2025 Review: Highlights, Wins, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Personal

January 14, 2026

While I love a huge party filled with family and friends, intimate gatherings hold a special place in my heart. Walking into a wedding day where there is so much space for emotion and not rushing from one place to the next allows for everyone to be so present. Smaller events do require you to […]

Small Family Wedding at New Hope Friends Church in Goldsboro, NC | Shae and Christian

Weddings

August 4, 2025

What’s more fun than senior photos? Doing them with your best friends! While having a whole session dedicated to just to you is nice, sharing a session with the girls you spent your four years with is so special (and helps to save a bit of money!). Typically when we plan a group session, we […]

NC State University Best Friend Graduation Senior Photos | Raleigh, NC

Seniors

February 5, 2025

Another year, another word!  I say this every year, but I love the process of having my word “presented” to me and then seeing how it shows up throughout my year – sometimes expected, sometimes unexpected.  This was the first year that I made a vision board to hang in my run, accompanied by a […]

My One Word for 2025: CONSISTENCY

Personal

January 23, 2025

I am fully engulfed in processing and remembering 2024 now that I’m starting my scrapbooking journey and boy, did a LOT happen.  2024 was…an adventure. It felt like it completely flew by, while simultaneously being full of memories and activities that feel impossible to be packed into one year. A lot of that feeling comes […]

2024 YEAR IN REVIEW: Highlights, Wins, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Personal

January 21, 2025

The last wedding of the 2024!!!! And it did not disappoint. I have known Emily and Cody for quite some time and I even took both of their high school senior photos before they were dating, so getting to see their families join together was so special – especially because I’m connected to so much […]

Colorful Winter Wedding at The Lewis Atkinson House in Goldsboro, NC | Emily and Cody

Weddings

December 12, 2024

This is the first wedding of the year that really felt like fall to us (even if it was actually a little toasty still). Raleigh definitely sees more of the changing colors and falling leaves so this was a nice switch up for us!! Not to mention, Emily and her planner Chelsy with The Gathering […]

Emerald Fall Walnut Hill Wedding in Raleigh, NC | Emily and Evan

Weddings

November 21, 2024