Lauren is the younger sister of Kellie, a bride I had the great pleasure of photographing two years ago. I was also lucky enough to photograph her cousin's wedding after Kellie's - and then Lauren got engaged!! I remembered Lauren as this sweet, beautiful woman who was really close with her sister. And when we met to discuss her wedding and portrait, she had some really fun ideas for the shoot, and she was even prettier and sweeter than I remembered :) We went to The Red

Lauren is the younger sister of Kellie, a bride I had the great pleasure of photographing two years ago. I was also lucky enough to photograph her cousin's wedding after Kellie's - and then Lauren got engaged!! I remembered Lauren as this sweet, beautiful woman who was really close with her sister. And when we met to discuss her wedding and portrait, she had some really fun ideas for the shoot, and she was even prettier and sweeter than I remembered :) We went to The Red

I met Shanah when she was a bridesmaid in Beth & Kyle's wedding last year - I was so pleased when she called our studio to book her wedding after she got engaged! Shanah & Jamie had some gorgeous sunshine spilling over The Poe House up until the edge of nightfall. Shanah wore her mother's wedding dress with such elegance, and Jamie spent most of his wedding day staring at his beautiful bride. Seriously. I also saw a number of unexpected familiar faces - of course

I met Shanah when she was a bridesmaid in Beth & Kyle's wedding last year - I was so pleased when she called our studio to book her wedding after she got engaged! Shanah & Jamie had some gorgeous sunshine spilling over The Poe House up until the edge of nightfall. Shanah wore her mother's wedding dress with such elegance, and Jamie spent most of his wedding day staring at his beautiful bride. Seriously. I also saw a number of unexpected familiar faces - of course

Sometimes connecting new clients is like playing the Kevin Bacon game - they can be referred in the most interesting ways. I had the pleasure of photographing Lyndsay's bridal portrait because her fiance's mother is also the mother of a the man who married the daughter of a woman who'd contacted me a couple years ago about photographing her daughter's wedding, a beautiful event that she managed to pull together in a matter of months. We got some beautiful portraits of Chri

Sometimes connecting new clients is like playing the Kevin Bacon game - they can be referred in the most interesting ways. I had the pleasure of photographing Lyndsay's bridal portrait because her fiance's mother is also the mother of a the man who married the daughter of a woman who'd contacted me a couple years ago about photographing her daughter's wedding, a beautiful event that she managed to pull together in a matter of months. We got some beautiful portraits of Chri

I told my brother I'd be happy to take a few photographs at his wedding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania - and I ended up having so much fun, I shot the whole thing! That's the serious danger of loving your job. My sister-in-law with her boys, my sweet girl in full curtsy & Caleb with his favorite person ever, daddy... The cousins! The Groom, my brother, being as hot as he possibly can :) Since this was a second marriage for both of them, Andy & Mary Beth decided to b

I told my brother I'd be happy to take a few photographs at his wedding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania - and I ended up having so much fun, I shot the whole thing! That's the serious danger of loving your job. My sister-in-law with her boys, my sweet girl in full curtsy & Caleb with his favorite person ever, daddy... The cousins! The Groom, my brother, being as hot as he possibly can :) Since this was a second marriage for both of them, Andy & Mary Beth decided to b

Nicole and Trey were from opposite worlds - he from Duke and she from UNC. The longer I live in Chapel Hill, the more I get what that means!! They now live in Houston, where Nicole is in management and getting her MBA and Trey is an orthopaedic surgeon. I was so pleasantly surprised when I met them - they are not only two very gorgeous people, but they are so fun and easygoing and smart, a genuine pleasure to be around in an everyday situation, but even more so on the day

Nicole and Trey were from opposite worlds - he from Duke and she from UNC. The longer I live in Chapel Hill, the more I get what that means!! They now live in Houston, where Nicole is in management and getting her MBA and Trey is an orthopaedic surgeon. I was so pleasantly surprised when I met them - they are not only two very gorgeous people, but they are so fun and easygoing and smart, a genuine pleasure to be around in an everyday situation, but even more so on the day

Kim & Ed had been dating for over 7 years before they decided to get married. Their friends & family all joked with them that it was about time, and I always find it interesting to see how a couple who have been together for years & years will interact with each other at their wedding ceremony. Kim was far more nervous than she thought she'd be but with a great humor, too. And there was such genuine affection, love, and excitement between them on the big day.

Kim & Ed had been dating for over 7 years before they decided to get married. Their friends & family all joked with them that it was about time, and I always find it interesting to see how a couple who have been together for years & years will interact with each other at their wedding ceremony. Kim was far more nervous than she thought she'd be but with a great humor, too. And there was such genuine affection, love, and excitement between them on the big day.

Jim always wanted to make sure his proposal of marriage to Krystal would be a memorable one. Their weekend began with a drive to Georgia for a planned triathlon, where he gave the hotel clerk instructions to deliver a mystery package to Krystal at 5:45am the next morning. This was the beginning of an incredibly elaborate scavenger hunt, as she reads her first set of instructions about a contact named Jack and a bag of survival gear (including maps, brochures, snacks and duc