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Headshots Photography/PhotographersJuly 9, 2014July 8, 2014

Sarah of Evie Claire Photography | Bethesda Maryland Headshots

The biggest honor in our industry is being BOOKED by someone. The second biggest honor is when another photographer chooses you to work with them..and I have to say, someone with such vision and talent as Sarah of Evie Claire Photography choosing me to work with her has been a joy TWICE over now! We…

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HeadshotsNovember 25, 2012February 11, 2015

Ali | Virginia Beach Senior Photographer

Ohhh Ali, you are my Renaissance client! You can do it all, you can smile the best smile, laugh the cutest laugh and have the sweetest and most gentle serious face and ALWAYS look good doing any of those. You are such a delight and SO beautiful in and out! You made this session SO…

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HeadshotsAugust 20, 2012February 11, 2015

Kellie | Virginia Beach Senior Photographer

Kellie is adorable! She’s got the total beach girl look, too- the blonde hair, blue eyes and a beautiful smile. We had so much fun even though my daughter tried to photo bomb the beginning of the shoot (see last image) and totally take over the camera’s attention, but I had her daddy come and…

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HeadshotsMarch 30, 2012February 11, 2015

Allison | Virginia Beach Senior Portrait Photographer

Okay- this is my cousin people! YES, I’m somehow related to this beautiful girl. I don’t get it either, lol! She’s a senior in high school and I swear just yesterday we were in Nags Head telling her as a baby to run over and give my dad a..well, I guess purple nurple isn’t the…

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Sunshine, charm and waterfront goodness here on the Outer Banks in Manteo for Vicky and Matt's wedding! I think I am still on cloud nine from the whole day, but that golden hour shot with the string lights? Definitely out of a North Carolina romantic movie if I ever saw one - I won't mention the author again but you know what I'm thinking if you know me, right!? Hope you guys are having the BEST time on your honeymoon! LINK IN PROFILE! ☀️☀️☀️ #amandahedgepethphotography #amandahedgepethbrides #amandahedgepethgrooms #manteowedding #108budleigh #obxwedding #outerbankswedding Romantic engagement session moment at a lighthouse I love (hello Nicholas Sparks okay calm down Amanda) (please note there is also marsh another life favorite thing of mine)... or two clients heavily concerned about me and the brides snake fear and trying to spot them before they pop out at us? We can just go with the first one for now, haha?! We made it through and this session is SOOO GOOD with Nicole & David! Missing y'all already!!!!! ☀️☀️☀️ #amandahedgepethphotography #amandahedgepethbrides #bodielighthouse #bodieislandlight #nagshead #outerbanks #obx #outerbanksweddingphotographer #obxweddingphotographer See it? Pretty sure she and I are the same person 😊😊😊 Goofy smiles and gratitude for the simple things and good stuff in life ☀️ #autumnseastar #autumnsalwayshappy #obx #outerbanks #obxmama I think this is one of my favorite cakes of all time, EVER! This was from one of our Salt Air Workshops at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head. Those flowers are half paper, half real! How amazing!? Sterling Dawn you rocked every second of this! #amandahedgepethphotography #amandahedgepethbrides #outerbanksweddingphotographer #obxweddingphotographer #outerbanksphotographer #obxphotographer #outerbanks #obx #saltairworkshop #sterlingdawnevents An Outer Banks baby. An Outer Banks bride. It started for me when I was 9 months old, the love for this coastal haven. No matter what we were going through or what happened growing up in our hot mess of a family, this place always seemed to let me escape for a week and I always felt more home here than in Virginia. I loved the town I grew up in but I always hoped I'd end up back here, for good. That little girl in the orange bathing suit ended up experiencing too much but when hard times can turn into a happy ending with hope, drive and determination, I can only thank the Lord that He allowed me to live through painful experiences. I thought about it recently, what would I go back and tell that little girl if I knew then what I know now? I'd tell her she is VALUABLE, she needs to always be KIND in any situation and that she will mess up so much but it doesn't define her. I'd tell her that although a drunk parent once told her "no one could ever love someone who is as needy as you" - someone would. And Mike loves me more than I deserve but I'm so grateful for that because I'm not sure I want to know a world with #themermaidmafia and I'm raising three girls who are going to change this world. If you're doubting who you are and your purpose today, or ever, just know you are necessary, needed and LOVED. When you can't see or feel it, it's there - your value still exists. God thank you for giving me a chance to turn it all around and find a purpose and drive to serve others and make their lives better! Today's blog post was kind of tough to write...but it just NEEDS to be said! I can't tell you how many people have said "I emailed this person for help, but they won't respond". I'm bursting bubbles today (sorry!) and telling you that truthfully, that's not their job. And they don't have to. And why we stopped answering emails with lists of "help me on this" questions 😬 Some people are misusing a creative revolution so we are clearing up some things about sharers and non-sharers today...link in profile! ✨✨✨ #amandahedgepethblog #businessowningmama We love traveling but shooting at HOME...on the Outer Banks is such an absolute joy. When Vicky's dad was talking about the memories that they have here on this incredible island… I couldn't help but be so thankful that I was also an Outer Banks bride seven years ago and I know that salt air day led to us dreaming big and making this our home. When toasts are given here during weddings they always seem to mention growing of families and friendships and the coming together of families and I love everything about that. There's no doubt that in my mind I've always gone to Carolina and I love shooting here so much it makes me tear up every time we head home with ridiculous amounts of gratitude in my heart! 🌊☀️🌾🐚 #amandahedgepethphotography #obx #outerbanks #obxweddingphotographer #outerbanksweddingphotographer #obxwedding #outerbankswedding #manteowedding Hi there...my name is Amanda and I'm currently experiencing uncontrollable bursts of creativity and I'm SO glad but so overwhelmed because I just want to do all the things! ☀️☀️☀️ Creatives, does this ever happen to you? This happens to me usually two times a year where I just can't stop dreaming, brainstorming, creating content and going all out when it comes to our business. I have to attribute the current wave of inspiration to the fact that we now have a TEAM working for us which is allowing me to focus where I am most inspired and driven to be in Amanda Hedgepeth Photography! But it's also because my littlest daughter has more independence now and is slightly more self-sufficient and if I'm being honest, that's a HUGE relief for me in itself. And let me just side note that no, I don't sit on the beach with my laptop (salt air you're good to breathe but you're a mother ruster:P) but this will always be one of my favorite shots for our little salty business! 🌊🐚🌾 #amandahedgepethphotography #outerbanksweddingphotographer #obxweddingphotographer #outerbanksphotographer #obxphotographer #outerbanks #obx #saltairentrepreneur #businessowningmama SEVEN years ago... the skies completely fell out, a crazy storm rolled through and then the sweetest Carolina blue sky begged us to come out and get married under it. By the sea, where we belong. We danced to FREE by Zac Brown Band and one lyric gives me chills to this day, "we'll end up hand-in-hand, somewhere down on the sand just me and you". It's not because we love the beach and we go there sometimes, it's because I took this man's hand that day and all of the others since then and we really did end up on the sand, we moved to the dream location of our hearts where we got married seven years ago on this day. If you went back and told those two kids sitting in those colorful chairs we'd be living there and I'd be shooting couples and families in this very location, I don't know if I could have believed that. But I married this man, and he makes me fight for my dreams and for this family's well being in so many ways and I am thankful for that always. I never knew I would be loved this way. I was told I never would be. And now, we are raising three little mermaids who make this world a better place. Today on our anniversary, we will only buy Front Porch Cafe as a treat to ourselves because Dave Ramsey is kicking our butts (and we couldn't be happier!) but there could be no better gift than just hanging out with him tonight and talking about how far we've come. I think we'll even mark down some bill due dates and update expenses 🤓 We hope you never sell yourself short and always wait for the person who will treat you like gold :) Picture by our girl, KJ! @katelynjames ☀️🌊🐚🌾 #obx #outerbanks #obxbride #outerbanksbride #kjbride You can't even eat a pb&j by the sea without being sassy? #cammyswag lives on 💁🏼💁🏼💁🏼 #obx #outerbanks #cammyseastar #obxkid Salty kisses from my saltiest girl 🌊💋 She'll kiss and hug me and then say okay, that's enough! HAHA! Loving our beach days. I promised them this at the beginning of this year. #elliedowhatshewants and I got mad respect for it 😎 #mostlycauseimscared😧 #ellieseastar #outerbanks #obx #obxmama #obxfamily This is how I feel when I wake up and it's Sunday and I'm with my people and I love Jesus and I'm ready to take on the day! Starting with an open bible, journaling, a devotional and a lot of hope in my heart that today will be beautiful because I'll be thinking about God's grace and blessings we have and what we need to be thankful for. Happy Sunday! Family Sundays are ALWAYS the best!!!! ☀️🙏🏻😊 #saltwaterandgrace #autumnseastar #autumnsalwayshappy #obx #outerbanks #outerbankssundays Well I'm a MESS. There is a new expression in this already confident girl in this picture from tonight I've never seen before. Here she looks like I did in high school hahaha! She's so mature for her age but still such a wild free spirit and I can't put my finger on it but there's always been something so different about her. She's the whole package but she gives you a run for your money in so many regards - it's confusing but she'll find someone who loves that about her some day. Smart, creative, hardworking girl. You start kindergarten next month and I can hardly deal. I'm crying all the time about it, so proud and thankful but so hard to let go of having my girl at home with me all the time. She's part of #themermaidmafia and errands won't be the same without her help and neither will not having her looking out for her sisters while she's in school. People always say you'll love it when they go to school but yeah, I'm not there yet. I love her so much, can't wait to watch her shine in elementary school despite all my whiny mom woes 😭🙏🏻💕✨ #cammyseastar #cammyswag #obxmama #outerbanks #obx #she100%posesherself Wait - all the kids are looking and @4girlsandmike isn't?! HAHAHA! Well, four outta five isn't too bad 😎🐚☀️👙✨🌊🌾 We are beaching it so much more than last year because I was having a tough time keeping up with life and work last year and had a little struggling postpartum with AJ but this year we're soaking it in and going as much as we can 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Will never ever eva get sick of the salty kisses from my girls, and you too Mike:) 💋 #fivewavesinoursea #obx #obxmama #outerbanks It's not too often when someone says "we're in town, can y'all hang?" that we get to say YES! We even had to write a whole blog post on how we are so sorry we miss most people coming through the area 😭😭 It's been one the absolute hardest things about living on this little island...everyone stopping in is visiting and in vacation mode and we're still in life and work mode with lots to do but the stars aligned today so I could hang out with these two sweet girls and all the babies! We had minimal meltdowns and only the normal chaos! Hunter is cracking me up in this pic - I swear he was so happy and had fun and miraculously got Cammy to talk to him and play and she doesn't usually do that with boys ahahah!! ☀️😍👙🌊 #outerbanks #obx #obxmama

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