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Engagement story from the bride: The entire wedding proposal was memorable. Well, I was at church on a Friday night. My Dad was on the pulpit, saying a prayer for families and the surrounding communities. There had been a few tragedies recently that week which took the lives of some young people that we knew. […]

Benvenue Country Club Wedding | LaTarsha + Tony

It’s been a busy wedding season for us and we have so many weddings to feature on the blog soon. Today we are excited to feature Justin and Ravonda’s intimate wedding at Sweet Water State Park. Photographing weddings in our hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina is great but when we have the opportunity to travel to […]

Atlanta Wedding Photographer | Ravonda + Justin

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Jennie and Wade met on match.com . Their first date was grabbing a drink and snack at Alivia’s Bistro in downtown Durham. Wade was completely enamored after Jennie ordered a Guinness and bacon cheese fries, and Jennie’s mother convinced her to give him a second date after she thought he was too shy but after the second […]

Jennie + Wade | DoubleTree by Hilton Wedding

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We love engagement sessions! The first reason is it gives us the opportunity to get to know our couples and also gives them the chance to get comfortable behind the camera. We love to travel to different areas to photograph these special moments, we know it’s an exciting time for the couple as they enter the final […]

Leah & Taylor | North Carolina Museum of Art Engagement Session

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It’s been such a fun journey working with Melanie and Darrell. From their engagement session in Chapel Hill to Melanie’s bridal portrait session, we have enjoyed documenting so many special moments. They moved to Charleston South Carolina and are now in the process of settling down in Orlando Florida. Melanie recently graduated from the UNC […]

Melanie + Darrell | Grand Marquise Ballroom

I can remember our first meeting LaTarsha during our consultation in Downtown Raleigh. LaTarsha was all smiles as we talked about their wedding details with Elana of Elana Walker Events. Her smile became even bigger when she talked about her fiance’ Tony and his one of kind proposal. After hearing about their love story and […]

LaTarsha & Tony | Historic Oakview Park Engagement

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I have always wanted the opportunity to photograph an engagement session at The Durham Hotel. I was all ears when Ravonda and Justin told me they wanted to do their engagement at this plush hotel in the middle of  Downtown Durham. I’m so happy for this amazing couple, they are truly soul mates and I know […]

Ravonda & Justin Engaged | The Durham Hotel Engagement Session

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Melanie recently married the love of her life Darrell at the Grand Marquise Ballroom. We were thankful to team up with the talented Elana Walker Events throughout this entire process. It brought a smile to my face to look back at all the images captured from this session. To witness the look on Melanie’s mothers face, when she […]

Grand Marquise Ballroom Bridal Portraits | Melanie

Brooke and Trumane met each other at Planet Fitness in Knightdale, NC while Trumane was working as the overnight manager. The short version is that, finally one night about six months after Brooke had joined the gym, she asked Trumane what options the gym had for individuals that needed guidance for working out (use of the […]

Brooke + Trumane | Royal Banquet Hall Raleigh Wedding

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Tahnee’ and Marcus’s wedding at the North Ridge Country Club was featured on Borrowed and Blue. It’s always an honor and privilege to see our work featured. We were blessed to work with an amazing team of wedding professionals. Click here to see more of this beautiful wedding. Wedding Planner: Elana Walker Events Photography: Donnell Perry […]

Featured: Borrowed and Blue Real Weddings|North Ridge Country Club

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