THE BLOG

Another successful year is completed and a New Year begins. We always like to look back at some of our favorite moments from the previous year. It was a busy year for us and we would like to give a special thank you to all of our clients and the talented wedding professionals we had the […]

Highlights from 2016

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Please share your engagement story and how you met? We actually met on Facebook. One of our friends posted some photos from a probate that piqued both of our interests. Saiyani sent me a message and asked for my number so he could invite me to the next probate. Well, before we could get to […]

Barclay Villa Wedding | Yolanda & Saiyani

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I can remember our initial consultation with Amber and Timothy along with their family. It was a special day, we discussed so many details, including some ideas for their engagement session and locations they loved at their wedding venue the Barclay Villa. I’ve always enjoyed to getting to know the bride and groom’s family prior […]

Barclay Villa Wedding | Amber + Timothy

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Please share your engagement story and how you met?  The love story all began in Chemistry Class at East Wake Academy, Leah’s sophomore year and Taylor’s senior year. We sat in front of each other the first few weeks of class but never made much conversation unless we were doing group work or something of […]

Marbles Kids Museum Wedding | Raleigh Wedding Photographer | Leah + Taylor

The Raleigh Contemporary Museum has been on our list of favorite Raleigh Wedding Venues for a while now, this venue is also known as Cam Raleigh. We were so excited when our friends Nakia and David informed us this would be their wedding venue. We instantly discussed some great locations for photos in and around […]

Contemporary Art Museum Wedding | Raleigh Wedding Photography | Nakia + David

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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

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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