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I’m a photography educator, business builder, podcaster, and entrepreneurial cheerleader, I equip entrepreneurs to create a business and life they love—all while being a wife and momma to four, plus one in heaven.

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They were sweet enough to model for the “Sugar Shoot” and I’ll be eternally grateful for that!!! Together they are an incredible pair with big dreams and creative ideas. One thing that Michael and I really love about these two is that Jared is REALLY involved with Lauryn’s business. He helps her grow and challenges her and really CARES about her dreams. Michael does the same thing for me and I think Lauryn would agree that we would NEVER be able to run these businesses without our sweet husbands! I have loved watching Lauryn’s business and brand grow over the last two years and I especially love her branding. This industry is SO over saturated right now that it’s hard to create a “look” and a “brand” that isn’t similar to anyone else’s! However, Lauryn has accomplished this task and I’m in love with her “look”! Here is a little interview so that you can get to know Lauryn and see some of her work!!! She’s really such a sweetheart and I’m so honored to call her my friend!!! Love ya girl!

1. Who are you?! Where are you located?! And if you could have a $1000 giftcard to ANY store, what store would that be?!

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Hi! I am Lauryn Galloway and I reside in the city of Richmond, VA. And, I am completely biased towards the city. I love it here. If I could have $1000 to any store….this is so hard for me to answer! I guess I would say, Anthro. But, not for the clothing, which I do really like! I would be spending it all on the house wares and furniture.

2. Tell us about your business! How did you get started? When did you fall in LOVE with wedding photography?!

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I got started in wedding photography about 6 months after I myself got married.I had been thinking about it a lot after we got married, but never really allowed myself to acknowledge it and then Ms. Katelyn announced she was holding a basics workshop. I scrambled around trying to find a friends camera to borrow,because I wanted to see if I liked it. My husband, who is so great to me, surprised me and bought me my first DSLR. I went to the workshop, loved it and immediately started studying photography and begging friends to let me photograph them or their children…it bordered on creepy! But I think I really fell in love with it after I photographed a few weddings. I did a little BW film photography in high school,but it was different this time. I am still in love with film and will be buried with myContax 645, but I just love weddings!

3. Tell us about your ALL TIME FAVORITE wedding that you have shot in the past! What did you love about it?

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This is so hard to answer, but I think my favorite so far is one I just second shot with Jodi and Kurt. I know it wasn’t my couple and I didn’t know them AT ALL, but that wedding was so fun and so thoughtful. The wedding was held at a nature camp the bride had gone to and there was a woodland theme throughout. The bride was also super crafty and along with her family and friends made a ton of the décor. It was beautiful. And there was a lot of love there…I didn’t even know any of these people and I was crying. Although, that could possibly be because I am a big baby and cry at everything…haha!

4. How did you decide on your branding!?

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Branding for me was a very long process. I started out with branding I thought I would love, but ended up hating it. It was everything I had asked for, but becauseI was trying to emulate something I liked, and not who I WAS…I hated it. I spent months researching and trying to find the exact right person, and for the right price of course, to rework my branding with me. I finally found her, Ashley Mackay. Herportfolio was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted a handwritten look, and I love different type faces. I also wanted warm colors. Ashley knocked it out. I knew we had found the right design when I started dreaming about it. I don’t have a website yet, in the works, but I do have a blog and that is another place where I knew I needed professional help. Amanda Aitken of Better Than Chocolate Design gave me everything I wanted and more. Love her! Clean, simple, warm, and a little whimsy!

5. During your first year of business, what is one thing that you would have done differently?

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I think I would have reached out to other photographers a lot sooner. I finally feel like I am starting to have real friendships with other photographers and that has helped me so much.

6. What is your favorite part of the wedding day!?

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.My favorite time is family formals! No, Im kidding, family formals are great but my favorite time is portraits and when I get to shoot the details without disturbance.I think all photographers love to spend alone time with their couples because this is when you get to forge relationships, you get to see two people in love loving on one another, and you get to create images they are going to hang on their walls.But, I also really love shooting the details because I love design in general, so photographing all the elements that took so much painstaking time and showing them in great light is an awesome experience for me.

7. List two goals you have for 2011! They can be as big as “Shoot a wedding in FIJI!” or as small as “Reorganize my craft closet”! haha

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Two goals… buy the behemoth 85mm 1.2. That thing is so expensive but so beautiful. I must have it! I also have a goal of continuing to define my style and becoming more consistent. I have only been doing this about a year and a half, so I have a lot to keep learning and working on!

8. Who has been your BIGGEST supporter and encourager for your business? Who is your cheerleader?!

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My husband! He is hands down my biggest fan. He is carrying our family financially right now so that I can pursue this dream. I do still work a PT job, but if he wasn’t willing to do what he is doing…I would be working full time and trying to establish this business, aka I would be the grumpiest, most sleep deprived, and least fun person to be around. I love him, he is the best! And I have to say my friends as well.They are our support system and have been so encouraging to me. We like to say we do life together, and I would be worse off without each of them.

9. How would you describe your style?!

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My style… Clean, warm, fun, and quirky!

10. What inspires you?!

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I think new ideas get me fired up! I love seeing new trends emerge and people doing awesome things with that. Whether its in fashion, home design, or the wedding world seeing new things gets me going!

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Be sure to connect with Lauryn :

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TWITTER: http://twitter.com/lauryngalloway

BLOG:http://lauryngallowayblog.com/

FACEBOOK:http://www.facebook.com/lauryngallowayphotography

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I’m a photography educator, business builder, podcaster, and entrepreneurial cheerleader, I equip entrepreneurs to create a business and life they love—all while being a wife and momma to four, plus one in heaven.