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Jylindia and Gee’s New Year’s Eve wedding is right around the corner and we so excited to feature their engagement session on the blog a few weeks prior to their special day. Their engagement session took place on a warm summer day, it had to be in the mid 80’s. The sun was shining in […]

Raleigh Engagement Session | Jylindia & Gee

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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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It’s always a pleasure to photograph engagement sessions, especially in Downtown Raleigh. There is so many different areas and backdrops to photograph my couples. We were so happy when Dianna & Raymond said they wanted to do their engagement session in Downtown Raleigh, we always love adding a fresh perspective in the heart of our […]

Downtown Raleigh Engagement Session | Dianna & Raymond

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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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Wedding season is in full effect and next on our calendar is Christian & Calvin’s wedding at  River Landing Country Club. I can remember meeting Christian for the first time after she was referred to us by her wedding planner Gineen of Cargo & Co. My wife Tiffany joined me for their Sunday engagement session at […]

Pullen Park | Raleigh Wedding Photographer | Christian & Calvin Engagement

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