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Hi, I’m Kels!
Your Hampton Roads Intimate wedding photographer and Candid family and motherhood photographer
Like I said, we’re about connection over here, and I tend to overshare; So, if you want to know WHY serving you is so important to me and how I do it so well, keep on reading, friend!
I’m known for making my clients feel comfortable in front of the camera because I focus first on the connection; the connection between the two of you, and the way that I can best connect with you both as individuals and as a couple. The images that follow are the product of that connection, trust, and inspiration that I draw from your relationship, and that’s what makes them so extraordinary.
I am a mom of two, a wife to my best friend (who happens to be a Navy pilot - so I also know all about that military lifestyle). My own upbringing, marriage journey, and now motherhood chapter has continued to show me how the smallest moments really do hold the greatest meaning. Those small moments are the ones that we go back to over and over again, years later.
That’s why I do this—to document the raw and authentic beauty of both the big milestones and the everyday moments. My goal is to make your photo experience feel effortless and meaningful, so you can show up exactly as you are and feel comfortable enough for your genuine story to be told. I keep the process comfortable and seamless while focusing on delivering artful, creative images that speak to your heart. Whether it’s the quiet connection of family life or the joy of saying “I do” with just the two of you or only surrounded by your closest loved ones, I’m here to help you have those moments to look back on and *feel* them for years to come.
As someone who’s been in your shoes—juggling the whirlwind of getting married or the chaos of family life and understanding the fleeting nature of seasons—I value the connection that you have with each other. I’ll help you slow down, soak in the moment, and preserve it with images that let you feel every emotion all over again. Because life is always changing, but these memories are yours to keep forever.
How It All Started...
See, I have a degree in Human Services from Mississippi State (hailstate!) and I chose to pursue this degree because I have a deep-rooted desire to serve people on a very personal, meaningful level. I always envisioned myself as a therapist, or counselor, or something on a social services level. but I’ve always felt this little nudge from God that my photography hobby was meant to be more. I never fully understood how I could use it to serve and help people in the way I’d always imagined myself helping others, but in time it all made sense.
Because the other part of my story is that I married my college sweetheart, my absolute best friend who also happened to join the Navy right after graduating, making us a military fam. Together we share two of the most precious, and just all-around coolest kiddos and two of the most rambunctious rescue pups.
Through every season we have endured together, from dating to now a family of 4 (6 with the fur family members), I have used my photography “hobby” to document our little moments that ended up meaning the absolute most to me.
But the moment that the switch flipped and I felt that nudge from God again came after the birth of our little girl. Our first baby. She came early. Much earlier than she needed to. I missed out on maternity pictures and thanks to NICU restrictions (and honestly: fear) we didn’t get to have any newborn photos of her either. And wow, that made my heart ache. And I felt this calling in that moment that I would serve others by doing everything that I could to make sure they had those beautiful, life-changing moments and seasons well-documented in the most authentic way to them.
So, I get it.
The way your grandmother looks at you in your wedding dress; how it feels when your partner reaches for you and pulls you closer; remembering what it feels like when your baby does a flip in your belly or the first time they smile at you outside of the womb; I get it. You want to soak in the moments as they happen and be able to look back at images that make you feel that feeling again and again. I get it because I’ve been there. And those moments and that approach is what inspires me to keep going and to pick up my camera again and again and document those moments for people like you who want those emotions frozen in time.
