When we go on short trips we often know exactly what we expect at the end, but when it comes to our lives and careers we’ve seen far too often we shy away from really thinking through where we expect to be at the end and what we hope our legacy will be. So, we wanted to encourage conversations on the topic of legacy and you’ll find highlights from our conversation from some wonderful members of the business and creative community below.

Samantha Maye

The legacy I want to leave are captured memories. I want each of my couples to look back on their elopement as the best adventure they could’ve ever dreamed of, and I want them to look back on their photos and feel transported right back to each little moment that made up their day. I want my photographs to become a part of the fabric of my clients’ families, photos their grandkids look at someday and think, “Wow, my grandparents had the coolest wedding day.” Read more>>

Emma Doing

My professor Thomas Carabasi once quoted Emmet Gowin, his college professor and well established photographer, he said that “If you don’t tell your story, then it won’t be seen and it won’t be heard.” This quote always stuck with me as it reminds me that there is something deeply unique about my life that I can share with the world. No one will ever see nor experience life as I do. Read more>>

Dr. Ken Lang

The legacy I hope to leave behind is one in which my children, grandchildren, and college students look back at my life and see how my pursuit to change the criminal justice system to be a more just and equitable system made a positive impact in many lives. Read more>>

Special Ashford

Great question. The legacy that I want to leave behind is that I worked diligently and reverently to make sure that women all over the world felt good about themselves, loved who they say when they looked in the mirror and how life’s situations didn’t define who they were. I hope that through this business, I am able to given women a new outlook on life and what it has left to offer. Read more>>

Jazzy Okami

As a neurodivergent woman of color who grew up really quiet and shy, I downplayed my potential and goals. I’ve had my fair share of struggles that I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through, but has also in turn given me the opportunity to connect with people who have or are going through similar obstacles through sharing my art and special interests. Read more>>

Ashley Johannes

I’ve always wanted to make a difference in the world and to standout. I remember as a kid telling others that I really wanted to be famous (still working on this part haha) and to help others. Throughout my life I’ve always felt this urge to impact others and I can’t really describe it other than a feeling to do more. And I’m happy to say that I’ve found my calling as a photographer. Read more>>

Roneka McDonald

I would hope that the business will continue to prosper and grow and it will be something that can be passed down to generations. That one day our product could hit the shelves and your popular stores. Times are hard and changing by the day so who know what the world will be like. But we will always remain positive. Read more>>

Brandon Wheeler

Hope’s definition: A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen or a feeling of trust. As a Christian, I hope in His promises of redemption and return. As far as myself, hope is something I’ve always had for various reasons. But legacy? Hard to look into the future for what we want, best thing is to try to do our best now that affects it. Read more>>

Kate Pendry

I hope to build a legacy where someone remembers how I made them feel. How I left them in a better place with hope and more love. Everyone is significant but that belief has to be yours first. Read more>>

Gridliani Guzman

This has been one of the most frequently asked questions in my life, and I would definitely want them to say that I was someone who inspires them to always believe in themselves and achieve whatever they set their mind to. That I was a professional, transparent and honest person who helped them to invest and create the space of their dreams. Read more>>

Erin Mitchell

We have three boys and from the get-go we wanted to teach them responsibility when it comes to work. Doing this also allows them to see that it can be fun to do something that you enjoy. We hope one or all of them would like to do some “Moovalin” one day but ultimately we just want to teach them the art of working for something you enjoy and not giving up when it gets hard. Learning to stay positive in the hard times is a life lesson we could all be reminded of. Read more>>