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@elizabethladean

If I told you today’s styled shoot was epic....it’d be like, the understatement of the century 😍⠀
There are SO many more images a-coming, sooooo.many.more. ⠀
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Venue / @wildcliffevents⠀
Coordination / @bmische⠀
Dress / @bellemarieecomo⠀
Florals / @mutigergardenevents⠀
Rentals / @pretty.lil.things + @a1partyeventrental⠀
Paper Goods / @theinkcafe⠀
Catering / @catering_by_peachtree + @rusticsupper⠀
Models / @classyconfusedblog and @canvasblck⠀

Ever feel like you just need a reminder that you are EXACTLY where you are supposed to be? Especially as a business owner. We all do, from time to time, it's totally natural! It goes a step further if you are an introvert, sometimes we need an even bigger reminder of that fact, and also a reminder that you CAN be successful even if you are an introvert! ⠀
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Melissa, owner and founder of @thebloomingphotographer, has set out to really spread these types of messages, my friends. Last month, Melissa featured myself and my business in her new series, Be Inspired, and if you'd love to read all about things such as -⠀
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- Roadblocks I feel I have faced in my business!⠀
- As an introvert, what has been the most difficult part of growing my business!⠀
- My biggest lesson learned in year one!⠀
- What keeps me motivated!⠀
- What's in my camera bag!⠀
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...to name just a few - you should totally go visit my blog to read more about my interview and to snag the link to Melissa's original post!

Oh yes... Devin and Tessa's giggling and joyful faces are an exactttt representation of how I feel right now about justtt hitting publish on this nature inspired woodland styled shoot!! ⠀
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I am BEYOND THRILLED with how this shoot came together! Planning shoots like this is such a good time, and it is so rewarding to see it all come to life and to photograph every square inch of it!! ⠀
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YOU GUYS....you can't miss this. You can't miss any of this!! Blog link in my bio!!⠀
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Venue // @thebarnatriverbend
Floral // @heartandsoulfloral ⠀
Bridal Gown // @emilyhartbridal
Hair + Makeup // @hellolovelykc
Rentals // @ultrapom
Linens // @bbjlinen
Cake // @mclainsbakerykc
Amazing Models // @tess.ee and @thedevinwilson

One of the most fun things about being a wedding photographer, is getting to see and work at all the amazing venues! And trust me, the KC area has a crap ton of epic ones! Case and point - @thebarnatriverbend - and this is just one view of their bridal suite y'all....just imagine what the rest of their bridal suite looks like. And with a bridal suite like this, just imagine what the rest of their venue looks like....what their grounds look like...JUST IMAGINE. Or, just promptly visit the blog tomorrow morning...cause I'll be sharing a gorgeousssss inspiration styled shoot from this venue that I was oh-so-lucky to shoot!! YAAASSSSS!

Sometimes ya have nothing important to say. Sometimes ya just wanna post a pretty little picture. (this is one of those times 🤘🏻)

Happyyyy Friday!! That's me - the girl who was born and grew up in North Carolina, and that small town of Rutherfordton is so very near and dear to my heart! Right next door to where I actually grew up, all of that county and area just feel like home, and it's the home that raised me. ⠀
Special to me no doubt, but I knew early on regardless of that, I didn’t wanna stay there forever. ⠀
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- • The big plan: Graduate high school, maybe go to college, and then move to New York, pursue a career in acting.⠀
- • The secondary plan: Move to Asheville, NC (not nearly as far, but if you know Asheville, you know it's a freakin' cool place) and pursue the career of a photographer with a side gig of performing in local theater. Maybeee still one day becoming a full blown actress.⠀
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The dream of acting fell to the wayside the older I became. Photography however, kept popping up - a friend asking me to shoot her wedding, strangers asking for portrait sessions, word of mouth snowballing, frequent reminders that this might just end up BEING something after all...⠀
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- • The reality: I graduated high school. I graduated from a community college in that same county I grew up in. I worked random jobs, good ones, bad ones. I visited Kansas City in the summer of 2007 - saw a major opportunity, and 6 months later I packed up what I wanted to bring and moved halfway across the country.⠀
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- • 11 years later: Kansas City still has my heart. I visit my quiet little home town once a year. And while the acting career still hasn't happened (the hope will never die!) I do have and happily run a freakin' awesome photography business that little-small-town-me would have been dang proud of if I could tell her then what I know now.⠀
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🌿 Tell me sweet friends, what's the life path that took you from childhood dreams to where you are right now??⠀

my claim to fame: I started these hashtags - #reallifetruthpost // #thegirlbehindthegrid

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