Captured for Life Photography

• NEW BLOG AND SITE

  Alrighty,
  
  I've still need to fill in some galleries, and work on a few things... BUT....
  
  The new site and blog are up and running!
  
  Please visit www.kellyleephotography.com which will also have a link to kellyleephotography.com/blog. Please bookmark these new sites... You'll still be [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2008, 10:32am EDT
  

• Preview!!!!!!!

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  Posted: October 08, 2008, 12:30pm EDT
  

• Changes coming - site still down

  With my website crash still being a pain I'm using it as an opp to do the things I've wanted to but not had the "must do now motivation too."
  
  Namely,
  
  I'm making a new website at the newer domain I have
  Kellyleephotography.com (KLP)
  
  I will be' [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2008, 11:40am EDT
  

• Website is down....

  I've been fighting the past few days with multiple people. The problem is widespread across my sites. My website now points to the portrait portal instead of the splash page with the options for portraits, blog, or wedding. The clients proofing site is down as well.
  
  My main concern' [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2008, 7:52pm EDT
  

• Alan and Megan

  Alan and Megan were seriously so much fun to work with. For one, Alan's brother happens to be a very close friend with my boyfriend... and his family is my boyfriends 2nd family. Who knew the world through google could be so small!
  
  They are without a doubt' [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2008, 11:14pm EDT
  

• Family

  Dawn gave me a call prior to coming into town for her friend Megan's wedding which I was shooting. We met down at 89th street to take some family photos. It was a lot of fun getting to meet everyone before the day of the wedding and getting used to' [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2008, 11:27am EDT
  

• Cyril and Sarah - NoVa

  I went up to Northern Virginia to shoot Cyril and Sarah's completely wonderful wedding! I met everyone... and I mean everyone at Sarah's family's house.... Sarah is one of 11 siblings! Between ALL the bridesmaids and siblings... as well as nephews and more it was a full.... and VERY fun' [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2008, 3:40pm EDT
  

• Introducing.........

  THE "KODI" BEAR!!!!!
  
  
  
  Oh gosh, have I been waiting to introduce you to my wonderful puppy, Kodi! He is an Abstract Standard poodle and I love his little "tux!"
  
  I wish this post could be [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2008, 6:09pm EDT
  

• Making life easier - Photojunction Remix

  Disclaimer - this is all technical and "stuff." Mainly for the photographers who read my blog ;-)
  
  This day in age there are a lot of things that make life easier... but they also make life vary little across the board. The same holds true for photography! There are [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2008, 5:54pm EDT
  

• Stephen and Nastassia - Charles City

  I went out to one of the most beautiful areas around here for this wedding. Charles City is about 2 hrs from Virginia Beach and it was worth the journey. The wedding was held on a bluff and overlooked the river. It was absolutely beautiful!
  
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  Posted: September 05, 2008, 12:01pm EDT
  

• In Memmoriam

  When I chose to go to Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio), where I got my business degree, I had to make a hard decision. While I knew it was the right school for me, I had to give up my dream of playing Collegiate Volleyball and turn down my chance [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2008, 1:56am EDT
  

• Ryan and Beth

  Saturday marked the wedding for Ryan and Beth. One thing I loved about shooting their wedding was that between their engagement portraits and Beth's bridals I really had a chance to get to know them. By the time I stepped to the venue on Saturday it felt very relaxed and' [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2008, 1:51pm EDT
  

• Chris and Julie

  As you all know, I was in Rochester last weekend for the wedding of Chris and Julie. I've already spoken about it quite a bit but I had such a wonderful time there. Julie looked absolutely STUNNING and we had a full day of fun. We did have scattered thunderstorms' [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2008, 11:30am EDT
  

• Big BIG News!!!!

  Ok, Now that everything is official I can finally let you know what my BIG news is! I know I've been speaking about it for a little while now, and it's been a long time coming! So, what is this BIG news?
  
  DRUM ROLL Please!
  
  
  I'M GETTING' [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2008, 5:27pm EDT
  

• Updates!

  Alrighty! It's been a busy season so far but there are some major updates coming your way!!!! And now that I have plans finalized and what not... I'll be announcing it really soon! Like... check tomorrow! Can anyone guess what it is? Maybe I'll give a clue later!
  
  First' [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2008, 3:24pm EDT
  

• Mike and Allison

  Mike and Allison got married at Founders Inn on a wonderful hot sunny summers day. I've really enjoyed getting to meet and be a part of their wedding day. The entire wedding party was a lot of fun and a good time was had by all! Of course, as always' [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2008, 2:51pm EDT
  

• Megan and Alan

  Ok, Finally, here are some photos of Megan and Alan's engagement set. We met out at the oceanfront a few weeks ago and really had a complete blast. I'm so excited for this wedding! For one, I already know parts of Alan's crazy big fun family as they just so' [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2008, 10:29pm EDT
  

• Ryan and Abbey Lee

  A while ago.... Months already, my big brother got married! It was a Texas affair full of family and friends and I just realized I never blogged any of my own photos! So, here's a quick blog of some of them! It was really wonderful to be back in The' [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2008, 3:57pm EDT
  

• Colin's Bridal Portraits

  Well, I did Colin's wedding weeks ago... and we got rained out about 3 times before the wedding. Luckily, the outdoor wedding was beautiful (hot, but clear and sunny!) I was getting really worried we would get rained out again yesterday... but luckily, the rain stayed away from the Newport' [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2008, 3:09pm EDT
  

• Clients are the BEST!

  Seriously, You ALL are! Just some of the unscripted moments that happen and the appreciation we have for each other always makes for a wonderful relationship.
  
  I just saw a comment that was left on Ania's Facebook wall... I wanted to share that as well as a note I' [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
  

• Brian and Ania

  Ok, sorry for the delay, but here we go with the long awaited, and very LONG blog of Brian and Ania's wedding in Philly.
  
  I've had a LOT of work to get done and life is very busy so when facing travel to Philly ON July 4th I decided [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 3:09pm EDT
  

• OBX

  I was shooting a wedding in Philly last weekend and that will be blogged soon, almost done... but earlier this week I went down to the Outer Banks, NC for a family shoot as well as a photo shoot for some local Star Wars Costumers. These people not only have [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2008, 5:08pm EDT
  

• Fearlessly Shelly and Thomas

  You might recognize this lovely husband and wife from when I shot their wedding over the winter. They wanted some fun beach shots so I've been patiently waiting for summer to do these! They got excellent news not long ago.... THEY'RE EXPECTING! We had to hurry up and get them [...]
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  Posted: July 04, 2008, 1:38am EDT
  

• Defining Moments

  Sunday night I got to indulge myself with watching one of my... wait, no, THE favorite sport of mine. Ice Hockey.
  
  For those of you who may listen to the Mike and Bob show on 96X you've probably heard them talk about their team, the Comic Kings. My' [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2008, 12:52am EDT
  

• Alex and Angela

  I was in Richmond this weekend shooting the wedding of Alex and Angela. I know the two of them through playing Volleyball at TVA and I had so much fun shooting them. I had only seen Angela during volleyball matches so when I saw her walk in all done up [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2008, 1:41pm EDT
  

• Fatemah and Rob

  Last weekend I got to get together with Fatemah and her husband Rob to do a couple's shoot. They may be already married, but they really wanted to get some portraits of them... and I'm so glad they called me! I had a blast roaming Norfolk with them and they [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2008, 2:26am EDT
  

• East Coast Heat Wave Explained

  Well, I have to apologize because I have something to admit. I think I'm the reason why we've been hit with such HOT (I may be a Texan, but we call 100+ degrees hot!) weather.....
  
  Check out these albums I got in!!!!!! Whew! These things are smoking hot!
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  Posted: June 11, 2008, 12:40am EDT
  

• Brian and Colin

  Saturday, Colin and Brian got married at the beautiful Leigh Hall Mansion in Newport News, Va. I met Colin at her parents house to begin the day before moving to Leigh Hall. After finally getting dressed and ready in the mansion the wedding started and Colin was escorted down the [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2008, 3:47pm EDT
  

• Caitlin and Aaron

  I have to apologize for the delay real quick. When I went up to Westminster, Maryland this past weekend for Caitlin and Aarons wedding. I don't know if it was allergies or just actually me getting sick, but I've been voiceless and under the weather all week. I'm on the [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:12am EDT
  

• Exciting News!!!!

  So, the day that I personally have been waiting for is now here!
  
  I have just placed an order this week for the KING of all cameras on the market today... the Nikon D3! It should arrive early next week and I'm very excited to have it for wedding [...]
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  Posted: May 22, 2008, 12:08pm EDT
  

• Stacy and Jeff

  Sunday I was at another beach wedding for a bride named Stacy! Stacy and Jeff got married down at the Virginia Beach oceanfront surrounded by close family and friends. I met Stacy through playing volleyball at TVA for the past year or so. As we were both collegiate volleyball [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2008, 12:15pm EDT
  

• Stacy and Trent

  This is a double header Stacy weekend for me! Saturday I was with Stacy and Trent, and I have yet another Stacy today! Both at the beach as well!
  
  Today however, my post is all about Stacy and Trent. You may remember them and their two dogs, Karma [...]
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  Posted: May 18, 2008, 2:01pm EDT
  

• Natalia and Joe

  Alright, here's blog number 2 of the day! I have a lot I'm catching up on and want to try and finish before tomorrow's Hooding Ceremony at Regent... I also have the Regent Commencement itself on Saturday so lots and lots of photos to go through!
  
  Yesterday I met [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2008, 3:04pm EDT
  

• More from Beth and Ryan

  I didn't get to post very many... well, I only posted 3 which is a rediculously small post for me. I wanted to send them and you more to look at so here's some more from Beth and Ryan.
  
  
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  Posted: May 07, 2008, 9:33am EDT
  

• Dan and Sara

  Wow, what a whirlwind weekend! I just got back yesterday from shooting a Wedding Reception up in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dan and Sarah got married a few weeks ago out of state... the weekend before that, they were members of Lindsay and Andy's wedding party! Sara saw my work during the [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2008, 4:52pm EDT
  

• Sneak Preview - More to come!

  Earlier today I went out with Ryan, Beth... and Tyce (Ryan's dog) to shoot their engagement session. Tomorrow, I'm off to Charlottesville to shoot a "second reception" for a wedding that was held out of state. Unfortunately, that means I couldn't get to the full blog post... and going through [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2008, 1:08am EDT
  

• Trent and Stacy's Engagement Session

  Last weekend I went to Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton with Trent and Stacy. When we were discussing on what they were looking for I knew EXACTLY where we needed to go! I did a family shoot here last year and while all of us were from the beach, [...]
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  Posted: April 23, 2008, 4:05pm EDT
  

• Andy and Lindsay

  Yesterday was so much fun! I shot the wedding of Andy and Lindsay at St. Andrew's in Norfolk which followed with a reception at the Half Moone in Norfolk as well. I knew the day was calling for rain so I got to the church a little early to make [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2008, 4:29pm EDT
  

• My big brother

  I'm currently sitting at IAH in Houston on a warm, rainy, typical Houston day awaiting my delayed flight. No worries however, it's giving me time to try and catch up on a lot and get at least part of the wedding frenzy blog up.
  
  2 days before the wedding [...]
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  Posted: April 10, 2008, 1:45pm EDT
  

• Fireman Weddings

  One of my 2009 couples got engaged when his fire truck stopped during a parade so he could propose. I'm going to be doing their engagement portraits soon and from what I hear, they have some very fun plans in store! I do hope however they don't do anything quite [...]
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  Posted: April 08, 2008, 6:07pm EDT
  

• Whew, Finally home from the West Coast!

  Wow, and what a trip it was! It is so good to be back however! I've been spending the day catching up on email, life, editing photos, and enjoying the sight of trees and grass. But read till the end... you'll be rewarded with a LOT... seriously... a LOT of [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2008, 12:50am EDT
  

• Hello from Sacramento!

  Well, here I am now in Sacramento. I'm still enjoying my time in Cali which is quickly coming to an end. All too soon to say the least. Today I was able to get out and take portraits of Sarah out in Old Town Sacramento as well as the State [...]
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  Posted: March 15, 2008, 2:09am EDT
  

• Hello from Sunny California!

  Yes, I know. I'm sorry. I've been leaving your hanging!
  
  My last post mentions what I was about to to in the UK... well, since I've written that post I've done all those things, made it back to the US AND finished all my editing. All while playing with [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
  

• Too much to do!

  Boy, I'm starting to really feel it! It's been a crazy last few days! To see photos from my last wedding visit Jason and Julie's blog here
  
  
  Sunday I went down to Brighton with my parents. Living in Virginia Beach makes you appreciate the ocean and while [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 7:50pm EST
  

• Cheers from LONDON!

  And boy, does it feel good to be back! After a "mostly" smooth flight from DC I arrived bright... I mean, just plain early into London, Heathrow. Getting settled into my parents flat it was time to keep myself awake!
  
  My "mum" and I headed out to Sloane [...]
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  Posted: February 21, 2008, 4:34am EST