At the beginning of October, I traveled to Franklin, TN, the cutest southern town just outside of Nashville, to attend the Abound Conference! It was SUCH a refreshing few days getting to see old friend & make new ones, & I am so grateful for the amazing experience created by the Abound team! Karen Stott, founder of the Abound Co. (previously known as Pursuit Community), is such an amazing leader & her heart for women, specifically women who are entrepreneurs/creatives, has made such an impact on my life over the past few years. I attended the last Pursuit Conference in Rome, GA a little over 2 years ago, so when I heard that the first Abound Conference was going to be held in Franklin, I immediately bought a ticket & made plans to attend!

The Jackson, MS chapter of the Rising Tide Society had SUCH a great Tuesdays Together meet-up this week at The Prickly Hippie! Huge thank you goes to The Prickly Hippie’s owner, Jenni, for hosting our meeting in her amazing new store front in Ridgeland! This month’s topic was “Protecting Your Business”, so we asked two local attorneys to come speak about ways we can all improve the legal aspect of our businesses!

I was SO excited when Kara reached out about doing a mentoring session with me! It was so much fun having her over to our home a couple of weeks ago as we discussed her wanting to launch a photography business! Kara has done photography as a hobby for a couple of years, & it was finally time for her to step out & start a real business! I’m SO proud of all that she has accomplished since our session!!

I’m so excited to share photos from our August Tuesdays Together meet-up!! We had so much fun this past Tuesday as we discussed branding & how creating a personal brand is SO important in being a successful creative! Our meeting was held at the beautiful Chapel at Livingston, which was the PERFECT backdrop for the headshots that my co-leader Amelia & I took of some of our attendees at the end of our meeting! I am so thankful to get to be a part of this group & am always SO encouraged by our amazing members & the way they’re leading & serving others in their industries!!

Earlier this week, Jackson’s Rising Tide Society chapter met for our April Tuesdays Together meet-up! We gathered at Mantle. City Club in Fondren to discuss Lead Generation & Inquiry Nurturing! We had so much fun getting to share our experiences with each other & encourage each other as we work to grow our businesses!

One of my FAVORITE moments of every wedding day is when my bride & groom decide to share a first look at the beginning of the day!! There’s nothing like getting to capture those first few moments of the groom seeing his bride in her wedding dress! The emotions between the two of them are always the best, & I usually end up holding back my own tears!!

I had the most AMAZING experience last week at our Rising Tide Society Leader Retreat in New Orleans, LA!! RTS leaders from literally all over the country came together for 2 days full of listening to the most inspiring speakers, making new friends, & learning more about how each of us can serve & love our communities better.

What an absolutely amazing year it’s been for this little business of mine!! I have been so blessed to be able to work with the SWEETEST couples in the world, & I’ll forever be grateful that they each chose me to be their photographer & trusted me to capture their day! It was almost 5 years ago that I got to photograph my very first wedding, & I could have never dreamed that I’d get to be a wedding photographer as my FULL TIME job!! It’s seriously the greatest honor to get to do this job I love so much, & I hope to never take it for granted!!