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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!

Paula + Matt | Chapel Hill, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:25:41 +0000

Dave and I met Paula and Matt at UNC’s campus a couple of weeks ago to photograph their engagement pictures. It was a beautiful day with amazing weather and we couldn’t have asked for a prettier day to capture this special time in their lives! It was so fun to watch Paula and Matt interact with each other because in a lot of ways, they reminded me a lot of Dave and me. Matt would typically be doing something silly and Paula would quietly observe and just shake her head and laugh. It was such a pleasure getting to know you guys a little better and we can’t wait for the wedding next summer!

This is what I meant about doing silly things! I asked Matt to stand in a way that felt comfortable to him and felt manly and this is what he came up with! TOO FUNNY!

But aside from making Paula laugh a lot, Matt is also sweet and tender with her! Too sweet!

Juliana + Andrew | Raleigh, NC State Fair Engagement Portraits

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:40:23 +0000

Dave and I first met Juliana and Andrew at the bridal show held at the fairgrounds back in August. It was such a crazy and hectic day where brides and grooms were in and out of our booth all day long and you barely got a chance to introduce yourself before it seemed that they were on their way to the next booth. When Juliana and Andrew walked into the booth, we made our introductions and I asked when they would be getting married. They informed us that they would be getting married on July 2, 2011 and Dave quickly (and tactlessly) asked them if they were getting married indoors because he explained, “It will be HOT on your wedding day!” When they confirmed that the would be getting married indoors, Dave jokingly said, “Well GREAT!! We would love to shoot your wedding then!” I was mortified and shocked that he said it, momentarily… but then I remembered that this was my husband that we were talking about so I quickly bopped him upside the head after Juliana and Andrew left the booth and told him that that is TOTALLY not what he should say to a bride and groom about their chosen date! Luckily for us, Juliana and Andrew still emailed us following the show and booked a consultation and later booked their July 2nd wedding with us, which will be blessed with totally lovely and cool weather ! I was so excited when they informed me that they wanted to do their engagement session at the NC State Fair when it was in town in October! What a fun place to shoot! Juliana has gone to the State Fair every year for as long as she can remember and she even went three times last year. Therefore, this was the perfect place that held special meaning for them. We started off by stopping by for some fresh apple cider to share…

A little fun on the swings? Nothing better than being twirled around at tremendous speeds right after you have finished your hamburger and hotdog at the state fair, right guys?

After we finished with the swings, it was time for a couple carnival games. It was so cute that Andrew stood behind Juliana while she threw darts at the balloons with his thumbs up ready in anticipation of her victory! That is a good man!

This is probably one of my favorites from the day because even though we were surrounded all night be THOUSANDS of people, in this photo, it looks like they are the only two in the world…

And of course, what is the State Fair without a little ride on the ferris wheel?? Thanks Juliana and Andrew for a fun evening at the fair! We can’t wait for your unusually cool wedding in July!

Whitney + Wayne | Durham, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:51:31 +0000

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

I cannot WAIT for Whitney and Wayne’s wedding in April! I had not met with Whitney and Wayne prior to their engagement session, so I had no idea when I was heading to the shoot, all of the fun and laughter I was in for! Whitney and I had been emailing back and forth for a couple of weeks regarding prop ideas and locations for the session so I knew that their session would be full of personality… but I just have to say that I have a photographer crush on Whitney and Wayne!! They made me laugh so hard, I had a stomach ache on the drive home. They were so playful with one another that they just seem like a couple that you want to be friends with. They were so fun and unique and I think that it is a point scored for fate that these two found each other because they truly are made for one another! Whitney and Wayne came armed with all sorts of fun props like mustaches, googley eyes, and smoochie big lips! Too fun!
I am convinced that Whitney and Wayne need their own cartoon! They have such animated faces!Wayne brought a book that his mother used to read to him when he was a kid. He was so cute while he was reading it to Whitney and I can totally envision him reading this book for many years to come with their own kids. Can’t you?! Towards the end of the session, Wayne was looking like he needed to burn off some energy so I put him to work! Wayne, you’ve got mad ups!!See what I mean??

CANNOT WAIT for the wedding guys! Thank you for an afternoon full of laughs!!!

Amanda + Chad | Fairmont, NC Engagement Portraits

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:16:33 +0000

Last month, Dave and I had the pleasure of traveling to Fairmont, NC to meet Amanda and Chad for their engagement session. Amanda and I had only communicated by email prior to the session and through the whole process of booking their wedding so I wasn’t sure what or who to expect when we arrived as to what kind of personalities were in store. Amanda and Chad had to be the cutest couple EVER, inside and out! Sweet would not even begin to describe Amanda and Chad was just as laid back as can be! They both had dimples that went on for days and for anyone who knows me well…. dimples are MY FAV!!! We shot in Fairmont, NC on a farm that belonged to one of their family friends. Amanda and Chad were a little nervous about what they should be doing at first, but they quickly loosened up started to just be themselves and love on each other and I think that we captured some really sweet images of two of them together. Although we had to battle some WICKED poison ivy at our first location, I am glad that we took the risk because I think that there is something so magical about the pictures of them in the woods.

I love this next picture because every time I look at it, I see a heart formed by their heads! Do you see it too? LOVE IT!

These next few pictures remind me of that older country song (Yes, I can’t believe I am about to quote a country song! Ha!) where the lyrics are “You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark, lying in the grass and counting the stars, where the cool grass grows…”. I think was singing that song out loud the whole time I was editing these pictures! While Amanda and Chad were laying and enjoying one another, the dragonflies were curious to see what was going on. Dave did an AMAZING job of capturing them in flight in a few of the following pictures! Dave, I am so proud of your innate photographic skills! And jealous all at the same time!

We had so much fun on this shoot and it was so nice to finally meet Amanda and Chad! We are so excited to be shooting their wedding day in September. Won’t Amanda just be the most gorgeous bride?!