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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 missed it, this week is the week of GIFT GUIDES!!! I shared the first two gift guides of the week in my last two posts: Gifts For Her and Gifts for Creatives! Today I am sharing Gifts for the Home: pieces from my new house that I love, kitchen tools that make my life easier, cozy […]
If you missed it, yesterday I shared the first gift guide of the week: Gifts For Her! Today I am sharing Gifts for Creatives: photographers, wedding planners, artists, boutique owners, florists and all creatives alike! These goodies are things I use daily in the business side of my life, and little “life hacks” that all […]
I am SO excited to be adding something brand new to my holiday blogging this year!!! Last year, I did a February Gift Guide and a Holiday Gift Idea post – and you guys loved them!!! They are still some of my most-read posts to date! So, this year, I thought about just doing one […]
This blog post has been in the works for a LONG TIME. I have followers and friends who travel into Fredericksburg often, and they ask me where they need to visit while they’re here. I also host workshops and educational events in the area, and always share an ugly Word document of places to visit – […]
I can already feel the water works coming on before I even start typing this blog post. If you follow me on any social media platform, you saw that Caroline and I hosted The Gathering 2.0 on July 18th. Two years ago, in August 2016, we hosted the very first Gathering. Caroline and I both […]
I’m typing this post (my first blog post as a 22 year old!!!) and I don’t think my heart has ever been this full. I’m going to give you some context that is going to make this blog post start off sounding depressing…but it’s necessary!!! You see, one year ago, I was in a much […]
I still can’t believe last week was real life. If you follow me on Instagram or social media, you may have seen that I spent the last week traveling in GREECE! My best friend Morgan and I planned this trip back in January. We both were going through a tough season and decided we wanted […]
I always think it’s so obvious when I’m a little absent from social media. I’m typically posting every single day…so when I go MIA a week in a row, I convince myself everyone notices!!! I know that isn’t true…but when I’m hiding a secret like this from my readers and followers, I feel like I […]
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