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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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If you love color and Lilly Pulitzer…you are going to LOVE Brynn and Cody! 🙂 I had the opportunity to photograph their engagement session in Forsyth Park last week, and it was SO much fun. Brynn is the owner of a local boutique here in Savannah called The Printed Peach – and we connected over […]
Hayley and Zach’s engagement session on Broad Street in downtown Charleston was so much fun from start to finish! If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen me share that I am slowly phasing out of photographing weddings in 2024. It is so bittersweet! But, I have taken on a handful of amazing […]
This engagement session was SO special to me! Not only was it my first time EVER on St. Simons Island…but it was for two dear friends of mine, Olivia and Curt. I have known Olivia since high school, and have photographed her SO many times in the last 10 years: senior portraits, family portraits, workshops, […]
It has been a long time since I shared an engagement session on the blog…and even longer since I loved a shoot THIS much!! Jordan and Katrina’s engagement session took place on Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, SC. These two both live in Colorado, so they traveled a LONG way to be here…and they’ll do the […]
Where do I even begin with this sweet post?! I received an Instagram DM from Austin a few weeks ago that he was planning a surprise proposal for his long-time girlfriend, Maddie. I photographed Maddie’s sister’s senior portraits last year, and apparently Maddie told Austin I was the ONLY one allowed to photograph their proposal […]
Oh my goodness, where do I begin with these two!? Sydney and Michael’s sunrise engagement session in downtown Charleston was a dream from start to finish. I had been looking forward to this shoot for MONTHS! Sydney and Michael first inquired with me because they are getting married at the same wedding venue as us: […]
I have been DYING to share these photos, and it’s with good reason!!! I had the privilege of capturing Juan and Regan’s beautiful proposal at the Westin Savannah Harbor over the weekend. Quite a few months ago, my friend Kayla from high school reached out to me about photographing her friend Juan’s proposal. She told […]
The busy fall season is kicking in…and an engagement session in downtown Savannah feels like the perfect way to kick things off! MK and Chad are such a special couple. MK was in my mastermind coaching program last year, so I got to spend 6 months learning about her and her incredible photography business. When […]
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