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You’ve decided on the style of photos you love and found a photographer you’re really excited about…now it’s time to plan for your session!!! (If you’re not sure what photographer to work with, read the first post in this series: Choosing Your Style And Photographer” here!) Once a senior decides she wants to work with […]

Choosing Your VIBE and Locations | Preparing For Your Senior Photos

Seniors

February 28, 2020

It’s senior year…AH! First, I’m so excited that you are planning to document this huge moment. I’m not even saying that because I’m a photographer. I’m saying it as a person who loves to go back and look at all of the milestones I’ve hit in life! When it comes to your senior photos, you […]

Choosing Your Style And Photographer | Preparing For Your Senior Photos

Seniors

February 27, 2020

Okay…another PACKED blog post comin’ at you. I just can’t help myself. When the wedding and couple are THIS beautiful it’s really hard to narrow them down!!! You may remember Lindsay and Devin from their Bald Head Island engagements, but as a refresher I’m still in awe that I fell into Lindsay’s life through a […]

Winter Blush Wedding At St. Thomas Preservation Hall in Wilmington, NC | Lindsay and Devin

Weddings

February 25, 2020

Rachael: “Hey, what are you doing February 2-5?”Me: “Nothing right now, what’s up?”Rachael: “Want to go to Mexico with me?”Me: “Um….YEAH.” My best friend Rachael (who is one of my biggest supporters and hype girls) hit and exceeded all of her sales goals this year and made President’s Club…which means she earned an all expenses […]

Paradisus La Perla Resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico 2020 | Vacation Recap

Personal, Vlog

February 24, 2020

We’ve all seen it –– bridesmaids getting ready in the most beautiful room, and bridal portraits that make you look like an actual angel, newly-wed portraits that have the perfect amount of glow… If you love light and bright wedding photos, there is a lot you need to know to make those types of photos […]

Choosing A Wedding Venue For Light, Bright Photos You’ll Love

Weddings

February 20, 2020

I met Amber through Kiley and Aaron, one of my 2019 couples who chose to elope and then host a reception for all of their friends to celebrate. Amber was actually the one who helped introduce the two of them! When she asked me if I could photograph her elopement style wedding, I was totally […]

Winter Elopement On Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington, NC | Amber and Mitch

Weddings

February 19, 2020

If you know me, you know I LOVE Katelyn James. I am her self-proclaimed biggest fangirl, ha! She has had one of the largest impacts on my business, my skills, and my life –– sounds like a big deal but it is!!! I wouldn’t have been able to take my business full time and seen […]

Top Educational Courses for New Photographers: Katelyn James

Education

February 14, 2020

Senior season is ramping up!!! Mikayla is a senior at Wayne School of Engineering and is one of my 2020 senior spokesmodels. She is spunky, entrepreneurial, and is gearing up to do some really amazing things!! I knew it was her when I pulled up to her first location because she was wearing BRIGHT pink […]

Downtown Wilmington, NC Senior Photos | Mikayla Rackley

Seniors

February 13, 2020