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Joanne + Patrick | Apex, NC Engagement Portraits | Cloer Family Vineyards

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:44:20 +0000

I had so much fun at this engagement session and Cloer Family Vineyards! Joanne and Patrick were a dream team to work with! Joanne put a lot of time and effort into planning props and scenery for the engagement session and did an AMAZING job! Not to mention, she is a natural in front of the camera! Patrick must have been consulting all of his GQ magazines because he worked all of his modeling moves for the session! They did great! Patrick and Joanne are getting married Labor Day weekend at Shady Wagon Farm in New Hill, NC and I can’t wait to work with them again!

Brittany + John | Engagement Portraits | Rand-Bryan House Garner, NC

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:26:23 +0000

These two are TOO sweet together! Like I am talking eaten too much cake and ice cream and makes you a little sick to your stomach they are so stinking sweet together! Brittany and John and I met up at the Rand-Bryan House in Garner, NC (where they will be getting married later this year) for their engagement pictures. They were so natural and cute with each other during the session that I think I was in a constant state of, “Awwwwwwww! You guys are too cute!” The Rand-Bryan House has so many pretty locations on their property to shoot and I can’t wait for the wedding day because Brittany has already promised me to get in that awesome tall grass in her wedding dress and it is going to be amazing!! Oh, and as a side note, I know that Brittany and John are going to have wonderful luck with their wedding and marriage because as we were laying in a bed of clovers taking pictures, John said, “Hey! I wonder if we could find a four-leaf clover?” and he literally looked straight down and immediately found one right in front of him! I would say that that is a sign of good things to come!!

Sarah + Matt | Chapel Hill, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:46 +0000

It is so funny being able to work with so many different people- with different styles, with different personalities, with different comfort levels in front of the camera. With a lot of people, it takes a while to get comfortable in front of the camera before you know you are getting the “real” interactions and/or the “real” smiles. Sarah and Matt were complete NATURALS!! From the moment we started, they both seemed confident and at ease and they just relaxed into each other and loved on one another and we were golden! Sarah is so naturally and classically beautiful (not to mention she has eyes and skin to die for!) and the camera just loved her! I was particularly impressed with Matt because typically grooms tend be really nervous and sometimes stiff but he was totally up for anything I asked him to do and seemed very relaxed and natural. One of the reasons why I love engagement sessions is that it not only gives me an opportunity to get to know a couple before their wedding day, but it also lets me know how much “coaching”, if any, that a couple will need on their wedding day in order for us to get awesome portraits of them in a short amount of time. Sarah and Matt… they’ve got “it” and there will be very little coaching needed- they will make our jobs very easy! We can’t wait for their October wedding at The Cotton Room in Durham, NC! It is sure to be an amazing day!

Anna + Dan | Engaged | Durham, NC Photographer

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:14:49 +0000

Anna and Dan currently live in Texas but will be getting married in Durham in June! Anna contacted me last summer regarding shooting their wedding at Duke Chapel with their reception following at The Cotton Room in Durham, NC. I am often nervous about booking weddings without being able to meet the bride and groom in person because I feel like it is really important for a couple and their wedding photographer to click. I also think it is just as important that I am comfortable with the bride and groom as it is that the bride and groom are comfortable with me. Just by talking on the phone, I knew that I would LOVE Anna! I could tell by our short phone conversation, that she was the kind of bride that I would love to spend a day with! When she and Dan flew up from Texas for their engagement session in February, my feelings were confirmed and I found that I love Dan every bit as much as I love Anna! Not to mention, I love them together!! I can’t wait until they come back in June for the wedding!

Walker + Viviana | Chapel Hill NC Photographer

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:08:22 +0000

I met with Walker and Viviana back in January to shoot their engagement portraits on the campus of UNC. They were such a sweet couple and I so enjoyed getting to know them a bit during their engagement session. Walker reminded me so much of a young Brian Austin Green and Viviana had the sweetest, quiet disposition…. not to mention dimples that people would kill for! Walker and Viviana don’t plan on setting their wedding date for a while but I hope that I hear from them again when they set the date for the big day! They will make a beautiful bride and groom!

Ashleigh + Lawrence | Cary, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:52:34 +0000

What do you get when you combine gorgeous fall leaves, some mustaches that rival Mario and Luigi, some awesomely funny trucker hats, lots of running and acrobatics, a kick buttocks dog, and a WHOLE LOT of laughter? You have an unforgettable engagement session with Ashleigh and Lawrence!! We met a couple of months ago during PERFECT timing for some fall colors. I could tell during our initial consultation that Ashleigh and Lawrence were a couple who liked to have fun but I had no idea what I was in for! IT.WAS.SO.MUCH.FUN!! Seriously! I had a stomach ache at the end of the session from laughing so hard!! Ashleigh and Lawrence will be getting married two months from today at the Angus Barn Pavilion and I couldn’t be more excited because as I have said before, really fun couples have really fun friends!

What is an engagement session without a little planking??!! We can’t wait until March, Ash and Law! It will be amazing!

Jade + Jay | Durham, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:32:18 +0000

Things were so hectic during the end of 2011, that we have gotten behind on our blogging! It’s a new year and it is time to get caught up! Jade, Jay and I got together in Durham, NC during the end of October for their engagement session. We started at Duke Gardens hoping to get some fall foliage in the shots but the leaves changed unseasonably late this year so we were still a bit too early even at the very end of October! Regardless of the lack of fall colors, we still had a great time and got to know one another a little better! Jade and Jay will be getting married in Durham in July of this year. We are really looking forward to it!

Jenna + Charlie | Wilmington, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:32:15 +0000

In October, Dave and I had the pleasure of heading down to Wilmington for the weekend to photograph Jenna and Charlie. Jenna is my sister in law’s best friend and has been following our work since we first began. Jenna has always been so complimentary of our work as our business has grown and it was a true honor to be able to photograph her and her fiancé, Charlie. We met in downtown Wilmington for their session and it was quite cold and windy! One good thing about cold weather is it is easy to get natural snuggly and cuddly pictures! Despite the cold, we had a lot of fun! Thank you Hollie for setting this session up for Jenna and Charlie. Unfortunately, we will not be photographing their upcoming wedding in May, but we wish them both the very best as they begin their lives together!

Emily + Michael | Chapel Hill, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:07:10 +0000

Two songs come to mind when I think of Emily and Michael for some reason. Carolina Girl and Brown Eyed Girl. I am not sure why but they do. I don’t know if it is because we shot the engagement session on UNC’s campus or if it is because of Emily’s brownish-greenish eyes, or just that Emily and Michael are just a sweet southern couple but I hummed those two songs the ENTIRE time I was editing the session. It was really funny! Emily and Michael are getting married in March 2012 at a really cool new wedding venue in Winston-Salem called Winmock at Kinderton. We can’t wait! I am sure it is going to be stunning!

Holly + Carson | Smithfield, NC Engagement Sessions

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:21:27 +0000

I met Holly a little over a year ago when I was photographing Jennifer’s bridal session at Meredith College. Holly was Jen’s maid of honor and came along on that day to help situate Jennifer’s wedding dress and make sure that she looked beautiful for her pictures. Who would have known that one year later, I would be photographing her very own engagement session with her long time love of her life, Carson. Carson and Holly got engaged earlier this year after being together for a majority of their lives. They were high school sweethearts! How sweet is that?! I met Holly and Carson in Clayton where they lived and we jumped around from Clayton, to Carson’s family home in Smithfield and then we ended in the small town of Selma. It was so nice spending the evening with Holly and Carson getting to know them better, chatting about life, love, and marriage (and a little bit about my adventures in parenthood! Ha!). I hope you love your photos, guys! I had a lot of fun!