Country Chic and Lots of Love

Zoe and Sean... it was beautiful!

original image... and finished image, minus me and water bottle. ;)

as a rule, I do not put brides in trees on their wedding days.

These gorgeous dresses were custom designed by __________ (Zoe? help?).

Figure-be-darned, I tried 3 of these flavors, and chocolate with salted-caramel frosting was a clear winner. But they were all fabulous. MMmmmm!

Thank you so much to all of Sean and Zoe's friends and families-- so much hospitality, spirit and good looks. It was my pleasure to work with you!

Did you Rehearse?

Sean and Zoe did. I was super happy to be at their rehearsal dinner... It really helped to establish some rapport amongst the guests as well as the couple! Plus there are all those little moments where people are meeting or seeing each other for the first time in forever.
On to what I got:

and happy autumn.

this last image is funny in a way. I saw this and thought it was lovely, but now I am reminded of my long ago personal blog, before I discovered I had some talent as a photographer myself, when I 'lifted' an image just like this from a photographers portfolio to decorate the site. Yes, taking images and putting them wherever is wrong. It is illegal, in fact. I put my name on my blog images for that reason-- so you're welcome to lift them and use them but please leave my name on them.

Anyway,
I was a teeny bit disappointed to not stay late enough at the dinner for the toasts. I heard that's where all the tears and funnies were. BUT. Sure did love documenting the moments I was there for, and did I ever get some awesome photos at their wedding. Oh, John was there too...yep. Stand by, more later this week. Have a happy!

hello again

I know it's been a long time since I posted. No sense going backward, best to move forward, right? Right?
The next month and a half will be busy busy with weddings. If you are getting married late November or December, I have some availability and would love to get you booked.

Tell your friends. ;)

Sarah & Clinton!

Gorgeous wedding in Flat Rock! I had the sincere pleasure of working with Allegra from Allegras Studio out of Virginia. Thanks Allegra!

Katie and Matt...

I looked forward to Katie and Matt's wedding for months! Not only were they beautiful and sweet to work with in their sessions before the wedding, I had extra enthusiasm because their reception was at Childress Vineyards! I put this little slideshow together for them to celebrate the awesomeness of their day:

Now I have to mention here that Shane Snider, of Shane Snider Photography was my awesome partner in crime at Katie and Matt's wedding. Shane is super funny, I knew this from the couple times we'd bumped into each other in the photographer world, but working with him was not what I expected. It was a lot like...being all by myself...only someone handed me these super awesome and already edited images to give out... hah!

Anyway, Katie and Matt, I know you will love our images. Here are my favorites...

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Congratulations newlyweds!
More to come next week.

knockin'em outta the park

Kim and Joe went to school at UNCC and had the wonderful idea to do their engagement session on the ball field. I know nothing about baseball at this point in my life, but that might all change some day. After all, these two were having fun just having me take pictures of them hanging out there!

See you at the wedding next year!

Katie B's Bridal Portraits

I've been on pins and needles waiting to share Katie's session with you. She went and got hitched last night.. (what a wonderful wedding!)..so now I can show you her portraits.

We headed to Duke Gardens, which is really a diverse little place for a session.










We had trouble actually working that day because Katie was literally stopping traffic! What a lot of fun that was!

Wedding coming next week!

Monamie+Sam...

The Indian culture has a huge variety of traditions that the bride can choose from... so researching for this wedding was almost futile. In the end, I did what I always do best; observe and seek out the moments and beauty. I loved being a part of this, and documenting it. I have to admit that I worked harder than usual, as there was so many various activities happening at once in different locations, so many details, so many things I wanted to shoot and I kept getting pulled away! I am still very proud of my coverage and can't wait to share all the image with the families and friends of these two gracious and beautiful newlyweds. Thank you and many blessings!