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It feels like it’s been forever-and-a-day since we did our last “life lately” post. In reality, the past year really kept us busy. The last time we posted was when we moved into our home in April, which is crazy!!

We posted that right in the thick of wedding season & finding out two of our family members had cancer. It was an insane time for us. Between April & June we shot 18 wedding days, not including the numerous engagement sessions. We also decided to adopt a dog in May, as if things weren’t crazy enough.

Our main goal for this past year was to keep focused on serving our incredible KA couples. That meant a lot of other things took the back burner, and we’re finally able to get to those things. Every year, we intentionally keep our calendars pretty clear, only taking up to 1 wedding a month in December-February. It’s a necessary time where rest, re-evaluate, and work on the back end of the business. Honestly, it’s our favorite time of the year!

As we’ve rested & reflected on 2019 we’ve been deciding what we loved most about the year, and what we are definitely leaving behind in 2019.

What We’re Loving

-We loved that last year we finally got to move into the home we built! In the midst of all the chaos it was such a huge blessing to have a space we truly love & can call our own. If you didn’t get to follow the building process with us, check it out here!

-Our business absolutely flourished in 2019! It was our busiest, most blessed year to date & we’re on track already to top that in 2020! Every sweet couple last year made our lives a little better & brighter, and for that we’re forever grateful! Here’s our top moments of 2019 blog post all about those sweet couple!

-Adding Ava, our sweet little rescue pup was the best (for Katie, Alec the non-dog person is still adjusting haha). Although our things may have been chewed on, she has been such a joy!

-Our new editor, Adam! He helps keep our heads on straight in busy season. Honestly, he’s how we keep our sanity & how we are able to make sure our couples get their photos on time!

-Getting at least 8 hours sleep a night. In October/November Katie watched a Ted Talk (She is obsessed with them) and found out just how important sleep is. We’d been getting 6-7 hours a night at best and decided it was time to prioritize our rest. Now, we make sure to get a minimum of 8 hours and it has changed our lives!! We have less anxiety, better health, less headaches, and more. Hear the Ted Talk that started it all here.

-Traveling! Kate was finally able to talk Alec into travelling to Seattle & San Francisco for the honeymoon we never got (you can see our anniversary photos from that trip here). Now he has caught the travel bug & we’re planning some fun trips for 2020 including Hawaii!!

-Being featured in Southern Bride Magazine! Seeing our work on stands everywhere was incredible!! The feeling of walking into a Barnes & Noble or Publix and seeing our work as the centerfold was so surreal!! It was definitely a top moment for us in 2019. You can see our feature here!

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What We’re Leaving Behind

-Cancer. Like we mentioned, we lost one family member to cancer last year & have been watching another fighting it. We are tired of watching it ruin the lives of people we love. This year we’re praying we can see it stop in our family!

– Unhealthy eating. Clearly, if you’ve ever met us, we love our sweets. In the craziness of 2019 we let those get the best of us. We’ve decided in 2020 its time to stop letting them control us. We’re definitely leaving behind this gross habit in 2019!

– Over-committing to things. Last year we took on way too many weddings in the Spring season. So, this year we’re cutting it down some and instead of doing 18, we’re only doing 10. That’s a huge accomplishment for us!

-Complaining instead of praying is another thing we’re leaving behind. Last year was tough, and it got easy to complain. It didn’t serve us at all though other than bringing us even further down. So, in 2020 we’re committing to praying more and complaining a little less.

-Over working ourselves has also been a big problem. Like we said, we over-committed and it made us feel like we were drowning in editing. We realized this last year that overworking ourselves did nothing but hurt us. It didn’t help our couples either, and that’s our biggest concern. So, we’re leaving this habit behind us & cutting down to help us serve our people even better than we did before! Rest is such a good thing God made for us, and we intend to do more of it this year.

 

We could easily keep listing out things, but these are the ones that have made the biggest impact in our lives over the last year. We hope they can encourage you & help you learn from our mistakes & accomplishments! This new year has us so excited, and we can’t wait to see everything God does in our lives in 2020!!

Blessings,

Katie & Alec

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