Nathan's New Business! Introducing No-Nonsense Computer Solutions

Nathan's New Business! Introducing No-Nonsense Computer Solutions

Well...the secret is out! I guess entrepreneurial spirit runs in our new family, because Nathan has officially launched his new business, No-Nonsense Computer Solutions. Over the past year or so, as he has really dug into the IT world, Nathan has been able to help a wide variety of people with their computer issues. He also works part-time at Calvary Classical School as their IT specialist, setting up computers and fixing network problems where needed.

Each time Nathan has recovered data, troubleshot problems, or done something else for someone else, they have casually mentioned that he should start his own business helping non-profits, small businesses, creative entrepreneurs, and home users with their technology needs. He has the skills and the desire to help...so why not? One Saturday, just a few weeks ago, Nathan and I sat down with Sarah Bradshaw's 31 Questions to Ask Yourself and talked through our lives over the next year. Somewhere in that conversation we decided it was time to launch his business...

Why I Changed My Mind about a First Look | Advice from a Bride

Why I Changed My Mind about a First Look | Advice from a Bride

Today I'm introducing one of my 2016 brides, Kayla, whose wedding at Maymont in October was one of my favorites! We chatted about having a first look and she told me it wasn't something she wanted - but after considering who she was marrying, she changed her mind. This is such a sweet story and I'm so glad she is sharing it with us today!

Josh and I met in the spring of 2014 on Match.com. I think that’s an important place to start, not as an advertisement (though obviously I have no complaints about my results there) but because where and how we met has a lot to do with the kind of people we both are. Online dating is a great way for shy, nervous introverts to meet and get to know each other before having to face the pressures of interacting with a stranger in real life.

But where I warm up almost immediately after meeting someone I like, Josh stays pretty shy. He is funny, thoughtful, caring, interesting, and extremely knowledgeable about dozens of topics, and probably the smartest person I know, but he is much more introverted than I am. And where I would love to tell you a million things about myself, Josh is more hesitant with his personality, his thoughts, and his feelings. Learning to balance my talkative, overshare nature with his much more private one has been one of the great joys and challenges of our relationship. Nothing challenges those differences more than a wedding...

Colonial Williamsburg Winter Engagement Session | Williamsburg Wedding Photographer | Mason + Olivia

Colonial Williamsburg Winter Engagement Session | Williamsburg Wedding Photographer | Mason + Olivia

I officially feel old saying this, but I have known Mason and Olivia since before they every started dating...and now they are ENGAGED! I met them while working with both of their parents when I had a full-time job and saw them become best of friends, begin dating, and eventually get engaged less than a month ago. It was so surreal to meet them in Colonial Williamsburg for an engagement session before he moves to Atlanta, and it's even crazier to think about them getting married next May!

Seeing these two together was a reminder of how much they care for other people and for each other - all without losing their senses of humor and goofiness. Mason can make Olivia laugh, and when he looks at his future bride he can't help but smile. I can only imagine how happy they were when he proposed amidst a sea of candles on her birthday - which just so happens to be Christmas Day as well! Together they are bubbly, in love, and excited about the life ahead...