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August 24, 2015

Weekend Recap

Weekend Recap

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t counting on doing a blog post today because I was intending to have my feet sunken into the sand and sun bathing at the beach. Plans have changed and I am now having a “stay-cation”. 🙂 Really though, this stay-cation has turned into a normal work week without the obligations of meetings or sessions for these next few days. Haha! I’m quite all right with the idea since I will be able to spend some quality time with my family now that my brother is back … for good … from West Virginia! I’ll be heading to the beach Labor Day weekend anyways for a beautiful wedding in the Outer Banks! It will be nice to know that everything is on track before taking a little break from the work life once I extend my stay in OBX. Good thing I got back with my personal trainer today for a work out after not working out for a solid week. Yikes! When work gets busy I tend to push health off to the side. I know I cannot be the only one! Really, health should be a priority when things get stressful. It’s a challenging battle. If anyone is looking for a personal trainer and you are in the Warrenton area, email me and I would be more than happy to share info! Holly is great!!! 🙂

Saturday was spent at Matt and Taylor’s FUN wedding at the beautiful Old House Vineyards! Oh goodness, you have no idea how bad I wanted to join in on the fun! The dance floor was filled all night long and I cannot wait to share these images! More to come soon on the blog!

Weekend Recap

Also, I have some pretty engagement sessions featuring this week on the blog as well! :)))

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  1. Sabrina says:

    We love these photos! You are the most talented photographer, Stephanie! (oh and the nicest and sweetest too :))