How It Started
Y’all, how has it been that I’ve been an Atlanta wedding photographer for 16 years? By the time I hit the end of 2023, I will have shot a full 16 years as an Atlanta wedding photographer. I started my little business at the beginning of 2008, shortly after I got married myself, not knowing much about wedding photography honestly. I was a full time middle school teacher at the time and loved my job. I wasn’t looking to quit or replace my job with photography, but instead, do something that I considered fun on the side of teaching. Little did I know how far this little side gig would take me 16 years later.
I quit teaching in 2014 to stay at home with Levi. (Also, how has that been almost 10 full years ago??) I had my business for 6.5 years at that point, so it was an easy transition into doing it a bit more while being at home with my son. I missed teaching, but not in the way I thought I would. Could you believe that I was able to fill my time with taking care of my son and working full time as an Atlanta wedding photographer? haha! By the end of 2015, I was shooting full time with over 20 weddings that year. I realized that was a little more than I had wanted, so I cut back a bit and now I shoot about 10-12 weddings a year and love the work-life balance!
How Far I’ve Come
I love seeing how much I’ve grown since 2008 (seriously, check out that blog post from a while back that shows my first engagement session and wedding), how far I’ve come since buying my little Nikon D40 that I shot my first engagement session ever on, and how much I’ve learned since that first wedding I shot in May of 2008.
With over 250 weddings to date, I have shot all over as an Atlanta wedding photographer. Y’all, I LOVE my job. I love serving couples. I love getting to know them and their families and friends. I love creating art through my pictures. I am so blessed to get to do a job that I love with all my heart.
Where I am Going
I cannot wait to see where 2024 and beyond takes me as an Atlanta wedding photographer! As my kids get older and get busier on the weekends, I know that I want to be present for them and their sporting events. I know that I will not miss every weekend for shooting weddings, so I plan on taking on limited weddings for 2024, which I am very excited about being exclusive and selective for my dates. I will be cutting off my weddings at 10 for 2024 and I’m excited to see which 10 I get to shoot! I’m over halfway there already!
For fun, check out some of my favorite images from the past few years!
All these gorgeous couples over the years have been so lucky to have you on their team!
16 years is so impressive!