Every time I take portraits of Josh and Joy I think to myself that “This is my new favorite session…” and then we meet again and that becomes my new favorite. First there was their engagement session in Bald Head Island, then there was Joy’s bridal portraits under the most glorious oak tree with Spanish […]

Airlie Gardens is such a beautifully versatile location for portraits!! I keep finding new angles I love every time I return. It was just two weeks after Anya initially reached out about her wedding that we met up for their engagement pictures and I was thrilled it worked for both of our schedules to meet […]

Just as any bride will tell you her wedding is the product of the time, love and abilities of MANY people in their lives, a proposal this special rarely comes together without the planning and attention of dear friends of the couple – as well as talented vendors such as Britany from Seaside Charcuterie (is […]

Somewhere over the course of a decade shaping wedding collections, I started adding complimentary engagement sessions across the board for every. single. client. Now, years later, this is still one of my very favorite parts of the photography experience! The value of getting to spend an hour or more with the future bride and groom […]

Ending one chapter and beginning another never felt quite so poignant as it did this New Years’ Eve for Zach and Brooke’s wedding day… In an open air chapel, their dearest family and friends kept warm under fur coats and fleece blankets, sitting close together on pews decked aisle-side by florals and candlelight. The mellow […]