• An open letter to myself: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dear Beth, This season will be difficult. There will be long days and short nights where you wake up and feel like you just shut your eyes. You’ll be in a constant state of taking in the last memories of your first home with Scott and excitement for the next adventure as a family of 3. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Connor will need more snuggles than usual. He eats terrible but drinks tons of water so you’re going to have to tell yourself this season is about balance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ People will offer to help, let them. Let them pray and tell you old stories and remind you why you trust Jesus with the whole story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And when this season is over, know that the next one will have it’s own ups and downs, but as long as you keep some godly women and your family in your corner to pray and you keep choosing joy and your faith everyday, you’ll see the other side because there is so much excitement ahead! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Trust. Giving up control. Seeking joy in the unknown is hard, but will be so much joy and you can do it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ See you on the other side of this season Beth. Amazing days are ahead✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone else going through a good or crazy season that you need to give yourself a pep talk through?! Feeling it deep in my bones this Monday morning and would love to pray for you! Let me know how I can do that! #elizabethhillphotography #ehpweddings #ehpcouples
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    An open letter to myself: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dear Beth, This season will be difficult. There will be long days and short nights where you wake up and feel like you just shut your eyes. You’ll be in a constant state of taking in the last memories of your first home with Scott and excitement for the next adventure as a family of 3. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Connor will need more snuggles than usual. He eats terrible but drinks tons of water so you’re going to have to tell yourself this season is about balance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ People will offer to help, let them. Let them pray and tell you old stories and remind you why you trust Jesus with the whole story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And when this season is over, know that the next one will have it’s own ups and downs, but as long as you keep some godly women and your family in your corner to pray and you keep choosing joy and your faith everyday, you’ll see the other side because there is so much excitement ahead! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Trust. Giving up control. Seeking joy in the unknown is hard, but will be so much joy and you can do it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ See you on the other side of this season Beth. Amazing days are ahead✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone else going through a good or crazy season that you need to give yourself a pep talk through?! Feeling it deep in my bones this Monday morning and would love to pray for you! Let me know how I can do that! #elizabethhillphotography #ehpweddings #ehpcouples
  • “I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.” - Bob Goff ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you haven't read Bob Goff's Love Does book, you need to add it to your summer reading list. Someone gifted me this book after college and my copy is tattered and highlighted bc I have read it cover to cover at least 15 times over the last several years. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The things he says and the stories he tells reminds me why I took the leap to begin being a photographer. Most people don't know this, but I avoided this leap for years bc of what people already doing it would say. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I remember so distinctly saying to Scott, well ______ already does it and ______ does it too so I think I shouldn't. Well, if you know Scott Hill, you know his next response: Beth, you can do anything that you truly want. If you want it, go after it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I kid you not - the rest is history. I started investing every extra dollar I had in learning my gear better, working on my composition, asking every living soul to let me practice on them, and launched my business. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography is so hard. It's an ever-evolving thing that changes daily with what you want to capture and how you want to capture it. Most people also forget that its about 10% getting to take pictures and about 90% business. So you can have a passion, but you have to know how to manage it into something that keeps it going. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've invested thousands into many mentors, courses, webinars, youtube videos and templates for this dream. In fact, I never intend to stop learning and have a whole folder in my email of unwatched content. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today in Charleston I reflect on the moment I said yes. The moment I decided to make my passion part of our budget, so I could follow my dreams. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If this resonates with you, I want to encourage you to join my mentorships starting in August. You can do this my friend and I want to cheer you on to do it too. #elizabethhillphotography
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    “I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.” - Bob Goff ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you haven't read Bob Goff's Love Does book, you need to add it to your summer reading list. Someone gifted me this book after college and my copy is tattered and highlighted bc I have read it cover to cover at least 15 times over the last several years. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The things he says and the stories he tells reminds me why I took the leap to begin being a photographer. Most people don't know this, but I avoided this leap for years bc of what people already doing it would say. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I remember so distinctly saying to Scott, well ______ already does it and ______ does it too so I think I shouldn't. Well, if you know Scott Hill, you know his next response: Beth, you can do anything that you truly want. If you want it, go after it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I kid you not - the rest is history. I started investing every extra dollar I had in learning my gear better, working on my composition, asking every living soul to let me practice on them, and launched my business. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography is so hard. It's an ever-evolving thing that changes daily with what you want to capture and how you want to capture it. Most people also forget that its about 10% getting to take pictures and about 90% business. So you can have a passion, but you have to know how to manage it into something that keeps it going. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've invested thousands into many mentors, courses, webinars, youtube videos and templates for this dream. In fact, I never intend to stop learning and have a whole folder in my email of unwatched content. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today in Charleston I reflect on the moment I said yes. The moment I decided to make my passion part of our budget, so I could follow my dreams. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If this resonates with you, I want to encourage you to join my mentorships starting in August. You can do this my friend and I want to cheer you on to do it too. #elizabethhillphotography
  • Oh Charleston, there will never be anyone like you 😍 Still up and posting this because today was a complete dream! Loved exploring, having dinner and even ending the night splashing in the ocean with these two! Destination engagement sessions are truly my favorite and we’d explore anywhere with these two. More sneak peeks in my stories because.....it’s Charleston ✨✨#elizabethhillphotography #ehpcouples #ehpweddings
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    Oh Charleston, there will never be anyone like you 😍 Still up and posting this because today was a complete dream! Loved exploring, having dinner and even ending the night splashing in the ocean with these two! Destination engagement sessions are truly my favorite and we’d explore anywhere with these two. More sneak peeks in my stories because.....it’s Charleston ✨✨#elizabethhillphotography #ehpcouples #ehpweddings
  • Motherhood. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My road to becoming Connor's mom wasn't an easy one. Scott and I had said we wanted to originally do the 5 year plan. Spend the first 5 years doing things together and then start a family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To this day I don't really know what started changing in our hearts 5 months into our marriage, but we both felt a prompting from the Lord to start trying. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then the months started running together. The medical tests started, the realization there was something wrong with me and that it would be hard and I started dreading the end of the month when it would be time to test and I saw negative test after negative test. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then, one day in late May 2017, I decided to test IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. Yes, weird, we all know the rule about first thing in the morning, but I did it anyway. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm a need it to be clear kinda person so I sprung every month for the Clearblue brand that made it clear: pregnant or not pregnant. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I remember the moment I saw the word Pregnant. I was so excited, I took 2 more (man that's expensive!), and then ran into the bedroom with all three tests in my hands for Scott to see. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We immediately prayed and praised God for this moment!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That was in year 2 of our marriage, not year 5. We haven't even hit 5 yet and now we are running around with a toddler. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Life has a funny way of working out the way God intended it to and now I am the mother I always desired to be and doing the job I love to support him and Scott as we journey through life together. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I do not take for granted that when I wake up, I get to be with them both and its why I am so passionate about my mentoring sessions starting in August. I want to come alongside other women, who want to go after the passion in their soul to help support their families. Will you join me? Send me your email and you'll get all the details in a couple weeks! #elizabethhillphotography ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo by @amandaandchadphoto
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    Motherhood. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My road to becoming Connor's mom wasn't an easy one. Scott and I had said we wanted to originally do the 5 year plan. Spend the first 5 years doing things together and then start a family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To this day I don't really know what started changing in our hearts 5 months into our marriage, but we both felt a prompting from the Lord to start trying. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then the months started running together. The medical tests started, the realization there was something wrong with me and that it would be hard and I started dreading the end of the month when it would be time to test and I saw negative test after negative test. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then, one day in late May 2017, I decided to test IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. Yes, weird, we all know the rule about first thing in the morning, but I did it anyway. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm a need it to be clear kinda person so I sprung every month for the Clearblue brand that made it clear: pregnant or not pregnant. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I remember the moment I saw the word Pregnant. I was so excited, I took 2 more (man that's expensive!), and then ran into the bedroom with all three tests in my hands for Scott to see. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We immediately prayed and praised God for this moment!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That was in year 2 of our marriage, not year 5. We haven't even hit 5 yet and now we are running around with a toddler. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Life has a funny way of working out the way God intended it to and now I am the mother I always desired to be and doing the job I love to support him and Scott as we journey through life together. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I do not take for granted that when I wake up, I get to be with them both and its why I am so passionate about my mentoring sessions starting in August. I want to come alongside other women, who want to go after the passion in their soul to help support their families. Will you join me? Send me your email and you'll get all the details in a couple weeks! #elizabethhillphotography ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo by @amandaandchadphoto
  • #communityovercompetition In the photography world, we know what this hashtag means. We know it carries a weight way past it’s surface level meaning, but to the very core of our heart. When we live out these words, we grow. We excel. We love deeper. We hug more often. We cheer on those around us. I love this picture because it shows truly what that hashtag represents. Janice and I met in an online @katelynjames education group. Then I came to Charleston and we swapped headshots and breakfast at Miller’s All Day last fall. Then we roomed together at a KJ event 2 months later. Then she snagged a seat for the @agapecreativeretreat next January so we can frolic in Disney together. Then tonight, she chased Connor all over Hampton Park, till she got a big goofy grin and he asked her to “walk wif me”. This is what I love about this app. This is what I love about our industry. We don’t have time for people who don’t share these values and are only in it for themselves. They burn out, they grow weary, because this industry is a hard one to be in. But, we know when we truly serve not only our clients well, but each other well, you get quiet moments like this....true friends in every city you travel to, who will capture your family memories. The real gift of this creative industry is the friendships and I’m so honored to call @janicejonesphotography my friend. Photo by @suzeyq17 🥰
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    #communityovercompetition In the photography world, we know what this hashtag means. We know it carries a weight way past it’s surface level meaning, but to the very core of our heart. When we live out these words, we grow. We excel. We love deeper. We hug more often. We cheer on those around us. I love this picture because it shows truly what that hashtag represents. Janice and I met in an online @katelynjames education group. Then I came to Charleston and we swapped headshots and breakfast at Miller’s All Day last fall. Then we roomed together at a KJ event 2 months later. Then she snagged a seat for the @agapecreativeretreat next January so we can frolic in Disney together. Then tonight, she chased Connor all over Hampton Park, till she got a big goofy grin and he asked her to “walk wif me”. This is what I love about this app. This is what I love about our industry. We don’t have time for people who don’t share these values and are only in it for themselves. They burn out, they grow weary, because this industry is a hard one to be in. But, we know when we truly serve not only our clients well, but each other well, you get quiet moments like this....true friends in every city you travel to, who will capture your family memories. The real gift of this creative industry is the friendships and I’m so honored to call @janicejonesphotography my friend. Photo by @suzeyq17 🥰
  • Current goal: take a picture of every door, street and corner of Charleston over the next three days.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also - to eat Mexican street corn and seafood as many times as socially acceptable. 😂 #elizabethhillphotography #hilladventures #hillcrewvacation
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    Current goal: take a picture of every door, street and corner of Charleston over the next three days.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also - to eat Mexican street corn and seafood as many times as socially acceptable. 😂 #elizabethhillphotography #hilladventures #hillcrewvacation
  • Do you want to know a secret? ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I used to mentally shut down for a couple days when a couple didn’t book me for their wedding. I’d go through all the mental space questions: “why didn’t they like me? Are my collections confusing? Too expensive? Not offering enough?! And all the in between.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I let those simple conversations cripple my days because I have wanted to serve them and they had rejected me most likely because of investment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then, I decided to take a hard look at my business. There was one lie that I let Satan sew in my heart that had to go - that I wasn’t worth it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you are a small business owner and you struggle with your prices and investment, stop believing the lie you aren’t worth it. It is one of the most awkward, hard, ever evolving things and we have to stop letting people who just want “someone with a camera” or “a discount” damage our worth in the craft we work so hard for every day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, I know each couple won’t pick me because someone can offer them a “better deal” and now I know that’s okay. My photography is about the people - the families- the real moments and relationships that are created and last long after the wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I see this so clearly right now as we move states. I have had over two dozen of my past brides text or call saying they would help however we need. Several have even showed up with dinner at our doorstop just “because they were thinking of us.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s why I do it. That’s why I don’t shy away from what you invest with Scott and I because you are getting an advocate, a friend, a real couple who chases, practices and continues to grow in their craft for their couples, so their wedding day can be captured intentionally and in all its beauty. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ BOTTOM LINE: Know your worth friends, stand your ground and serve people well. Don’t let Satan tell you a lie that isn’t true about your business for a day longer. What’s one lie you’re going to STOP 🛑 telling yourself TODAY? #elizabethhillphotography
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    Do you want to know a secret? ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I used to mentally shut down for a couple days when a couple didn’t book me for their wedding. I’d go through all the mental space questions: “why didn’t they like me? Are my collections confusing? Too expensive? Not offering enough?! And all the in between.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I let those simple conversations cripple my days because I have wanted to serve them and they had rejected me most likely because of investment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then, I decided to take a hard look at my business. There was one lie that I let Satan sew in my heart that had to go - that I wasn’t worth it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you are a small business owner and you struggle with your prices and investment, stop believing the lie you aren’t worth it. It is one of the most awkward, hard, ever evolving things and we have to stop letting people who just want “someone with a camera” or “a discount” damage our worth in the craft we work so hard for every day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, I know each couple won’t pick me because someone can offer them a “better deal” and now I know that’s okay. My photography is about the people - the families- the real moments and relationships that are created and last long after the wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I see this so clearly right now as we move states. I have had over two dozen of my past brides text or call saying they would help however we need. Several have even showed up with dinner at our doorstop just “because they were thinking of us.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s why I do it. That’s why I don’t shy away from what you invest with Scott and I because you are getting an advocate, a friend, a real couple who chases, practices and continues to grow in their craft for their couples, so their wedding day can be captured intentionally and in all its beauty. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ BOTTOM LINE: Know your worth friends, stand your ground and serve people well. Don’t let Satan tell you a lie that isn’t true about your business for a day longer. What’s one lie you’re going to STOP 🛑 telling yourself TODAY? #elizabethhillphotography