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2024 is off to a beautiful start! I actually really love winter weddings. They have to start and end a little earlier (which I won’t lie, getting to bed on time is really nice!), but there’s something about everyone bundled up, crisp daylight, and fireplaces burning at a reception…plus the groomsmen complain a LOT less […]

Classic Wedding at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral and Park Alumni Center | Emma and Dom

Weddings

January 25, 2024

I am sensing a trend – the more present I am in my life, the less I am “on time” with my reflections and recaps. I still haven’t decided how I feel about that, considering part of my accountability to myself is to document life, but I am proud of how I am constantly finding […]

2023 Year In Review: Highlights, Wins, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Personal

January 23, 2024

The last wedding of 2023!!!! And it did not disappoint at all. Courtney and Auston’s wedding day was full of all of the things that make me love photographing weddings – a fun bridal party, family that makes Weston and I feel like their own, and a couple that loves each other deeply. Courtney and […]

Winter Wedding at Seven Paths Manor | Courtney and Auston

Weddings

December 19, 2023

I love a big wedding day, full of people and energy…but I also really love an intimate wedding, where it’s simple and intentional. Sammy and Lance originally weren’t sure if they were going to have a full wedding celebration, but then, felt it on their hearts to bring their closest community together, and it was […]

Late Fall Wedding at Neuse Breeze Wedding Venue | Samantha and Lance

Weddings

November 22, 2023

The perfect fall, family-focused wedding day!!! It’s kind of hard to believe that Lauralee and Dylan weren’t already married before this day. From the moment I met them, things just felt so comfortable and natural between them. Like they had been doing life like this together forever…which is kind of exactly how you want to […]

Fall Wedding at May Lew Farm | Lauralee and Dylan

Weddings

October 30, 2023

Emma and Dave’s wedding day was exactly how you would dream your wedding day would be – relaxed, fun, and easy. Everyone says weddings are hectic and honestly, sometimes they are. But I do feel like when you have a couple that has clear priorities who surrounds themselves with people who put them first (and […]

Fall Wedding at The Brooklyn Arts Center in Wilmington, NC | Emma and David

Weddings

October 25, 2023

There are so many things about Preston and Drew’s wedding day that I loved!!! It was my first real wedding at The Elia (the wedding venue owned and managed by my closest planner friends) and the first wedding with mix-matched patterned bridesmaid dresses, which is a trend that I have seen for years and have […]

Fall Blue Wedding at The Elia in Downtown Wilmington, NC | Preston and Andrew

Weddings

October 13, 2023

However you want your wedding day to look, your venue will likely be your biggest expense and also make the biggest impact on your design style – I mean, it is literally the stage for all of your events and your photos. We all know budgets are a very real thing and a massive factor […]

What To Look For In Your Venue (For Your Wedding Photos)

Weddings

October 4, 2023