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I'm Hope Taylor. A photographer, educator and business coach serving joyful clients for almost a decade. I began my business when I was just 16 years old, and now I help you grow yours from my home in Savannah, GA!
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What an AMAZING way to end my 2019 wedding season!!! I typically don’t have December weddings…but I LOVE when I do because it gives me something to look forward to during what is normally a very slow month of shooting!! Amanda and Jake actually booked me for their wedding day over 3 years ago. But, […]
Yesterday I shared my FIRST gift guide of 2019…Gifts FOR HER! Today, I’m sharing my personal fave guide: Gift for CREATIVES! This guide is full of my favorite things related specifically to being a creative biz owner! Some are photography-specific, but most are perfect gifts for any creative in your life! The list includes my […]
YAY! It’s that time of year again! It’s time for GIFT GUIDES!!! And, if I’m being honest…these guides weren’t even on my radar this year! I don’t consider myself a “lifestyle blogger”, so sometimes I feel like things like gift guides are a little bit out of my comfort zone or typical content. But, you […]
Over the Thanksgiving week, I logged off of social media and didn’t share anything throughout the holidays. So, I shared a big recap on Instagram stories Sunday evening. I got SO many messages from followers saying how cute my recaps are and how much they love them – which is SO sweet! I love them […]
This blog post is an EXCITING one!!! Throughout the move from Virginia to Charleston, I had to cut back on my portrait bookings until I was settled and done traveling back and forth. So, I haven’t photographed a senior session in MONTHS…until Makenzie’s shoot last week!!! And this one was a special one. Makenzie has […]
In addition to requests for a home tour and a guide to exploring Charleston, this topic has been the MOST requested since I moved from VA to SC! I began my business a little over 6 years ago in Fredericksburg, Virginia…and my business stayed in that area the entire time. I traveled for weddings and […]
Last weekend was just THE BEST. If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that two of my best friends from Virginia drove to Charleston for a fall girls getaway! We planned this trip weeks ago and it felt like it took FOREVER for it to finally be here. After months and months of traveling […]
I did SO much shooting in the month of October…but this shoot was such a special grande finale!!! I have been photographing Chelsey and her family for YEARS now – starting with their engagement and wedding photos, then their anniversary, family and maternity photos ever since <3 Chelsey is a sweet friend of mine, an […]
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