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Playing Dress Up With the Incredible Leah Maria Couture

Branding Photos with Boss Babe Leah Maria Couture

You might recognize this amazing business owner! This is my second time shooting for Leah with Leah Maria Couture, and while the first shoot in Charleston was good, I can say with complete confidence that we outdid ourselves with this one!

Leah is a force to be reckoned with, and I LOVE the personal brand she’s built for herself. The founder of Leah Maria Couture, she’s someone who gets an idea, and then goes out and executes it without hesitation. She doesn’t let anything stand in her way, and it’s part of what makes it so much fun to shoot with her! She’s used her unique set of gifts to build a business that enables her to pursue what she loves both in business and in life outside of work, something that I resonate with SO deeply!

We got together at Belle Garden Estate just outside of Roanoke, Virginia for Leah’s branding session. After looking around for quite some time, we were just struck by the feminine charm of this beautiful venue and felt it would be the perfect place to showcase the Leah Maria Couture brand! And I didn’t even have to wait for my film to come back from the lab before feeling fully confident that this session was going to be an all.time.favorite.

Leah- thank you for trusting me with these!! It was such fun to shoot for you, and I’m crossing my fingers we’ll get to do it again SOON! You’re an absolute treat to shoot for and even MORE of a treat to simply be around!

Enjoy some of my favorite highlights- it was so hard to narrow these down!

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Looking for more things Leah Maria Couture? Check out my feature in Belle Lumière Magazine to see some of her creations put to good use!

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