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Nakia and David’s engagement session at the American Tobacco Road campus was featured on Black Bride. We are looking forward to working with the talented Raleigh wedding planner Elana Walker Events for their upcoming wedding at CAM Raleigh (Contemporary Art Museum) in Downtown Raleigh. Click here to see more of their engagement shoot! Donnell Perry Photography […]

Nakia + David Featured on Black Bride

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A’Vauntae + Ryan recently wedded at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons, so we thought it was fitting to feature her beautiful Greensboro Bridal portrait session at the Proximity Hotel. We have been waiting patiently to blog this bridal session. A’Vauntae reserved at plush bridal suite at the Proximity Hotel and we were delighted to have […]

Proximity Hotel | Greensboro Wedding Photographer | A’Vauntae

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It was back in May, Marcus contacted me about his upcoming wedding in November with his beautiful fiancée’ Abby. It was a honor to hear from him and was even more special that he remembered our conversion about a year ago, Marcus mentioned proposing to Abby and when he was thinking about popping the question. […]

Abby & Marcus | American Tobacco Road Campus | Durham Engagement Session

We are excited to feature Melanie & Darrell’s UNC Chapel Hill Engagement Session at Kenan Stadium and on the campus of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We had the opportunity to photograph their engagement session back in June. It seems like yesterday, we were discussing their wedding details for their upcoming wedding at the Grand […]

UNC Chapel Hill Engagement Session | Melanie & Darrell

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Congratulations to Chavon + Chris. Their elegant wedding at The Grand Marquise Ballroom is featured on Borrowed and Blue. A special thank you to Audra for featuring this one of kind North Carolina wedding. We enjoyed working with so many amazing vendors on this special day. Click here to see the special moments from the […]

Featured: Borrowed and Blue Real Weddings|Chavon + Chris The Grand Marquise Ballroom

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This amazing couple originally met about 10 years ago and reconnected again through a few get-togethers with some of their close friends. They dated for two years before the David proposed on December 24th, 2014 on Christmas Eve in Durham at the same location of their engagement session. For his fiancée Nakia, it was a major surprise […]

Nakia + David | American Tobacco Road Campus Engagement

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Engagement Sessions have always been one of favorite sessions because this is one of the beginning points for a couple as they entered one of most exciting and important chapters in their lives. The images I create are often immediately shared with family and friends. It’s an important moment and one we love to be a part of.  My […]

Laurel & Andrew | Greensboro Engagement Session

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I’m so excited to share a few images from a recent bridal portrait session I photographed with Amaris Photography. It was a beautiful day in Raleigh, North Carolina for bridal portraits with the beautiful bride Brandie and I must say she is definitely a bride with style. She was a natural in front of the […]

Brandie | Raleigh, NC Bridal Portraits

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We recently had the honor of being a second shooter at Tammy & Edmund’s wedding with Creative Silence at Adaumont Farm. We enjoyed working with this couple on such a gorgeous day at this private country estate in Trinity, North Carolina; the venue truly made their wedding day something to remember.  We also enjoyed spending some time with […]

Tammy + Edmund Wedding | Adaumont Farm

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We were honored to photograph Katie & Jon, newlyweds, in Downtown Raleigh. This lovely couple, recently married in late March, had some minor complications on their wedding day.  Katie & Jon’s original photographer made a scheduling error and mixed up the wedding date.  There is a saying that good friends come through for you when […]

Katie & Jon | Downtown Raleigh