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Heide Trask High School Senior Downtown Wilmington Senior Photos | Madison Daw

April 27, 2019

Madison is a senior at Heide Trask High School graduating this year to attend Campbell University in the fall. She has big plans for her career and I’m excited to see all that she does!

I’m not sure if you can even believe it but she did her own make up!!! I was SO impressed. She did say one of her favorite things was watching YouTubers so that makes sense but it looks like it was done by a professional!!

We met up in downtown Wilmington so we could get a city feel and we hit all of my favorite spots (and even some new ones!). She has such a classy style that we wanted backdrops that matched.

I loved walking around with Maddie and her mom and even getting into some places we weren’t exactly supposed to be…but it was worth it 😉

Here are my favorites from her downtown Wilmington session!!

We started out in Bespoke Coffee downtown Wilmington to get a little “bright, city” feel and I LOVE them. They kind of feel like casual, lifestyle headshots which I think everyone needs.

I loved this little teal door with her lavender shirt –– the perfect color combination!

This location looks so much like Savannah or Charleston and I am obsessedddd. Madison’s blue dress from Altered State was the perfect outfit for this spot!

I love this little area in Wilmington because we can have modern, industrial right within walking distance from bright, greenery. I love the variety it gives us!

I LOVE sailboats –– well, really any type of boat. We don’t usually get to use the actual docks downtown but we made it happen this time and I AM IN LOVE.

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