Loray Mill Wedding | Lindsey & Nathan

Lindsey and Nathan are just the sweetest! When I first met Lindsey to chat about her wedding day we skyped since she was in school in Wilmington and I feel like we just clicked right away! Then throughout the whole wedding planning process I knew that her wedding would be beautiful and filled with emotion. They decided to get married in their local church and to have the reception at the beautiful Loray Mill. One of the photos she specifically requested was for me to get pictures of her and Nathan in the prayer room immediately following their processional at the end of their ceremony. I absolutely adore these pictures of them share those first minutes as husband and wife in that prayer room. They also had one of the sweetest first looks I have witnessed, and were surrounded by beautiful stained glass from the church’s windows. Also their reception could not have been more fun, they had such a beautiful ambiance in the mill. And their bridal party and guests were such a blast to hang out with in the photo booth, on the dance floor, and during their beautiful sparkler exit!

Venue: Ceremony at Myers memorial Methodist Reception at Loray Mill
Catering: Waiters Choice
Cake: Brenda's Cake Gallery
Dj: Audio to go
Rentals: Creative Solutions
Bridesmaids dresses: David's Bridal
Her dress: New York Bride and Groom
Florist: New Creations

River Run Country Club Wedding | Bri & Ryan | October 8TH, 2016

Not even a hurricane could stop Bri & Ryan from having one of the best days of their life! When I got to the River Run Country Club I remember checking in on Bri and she wasn’t phased a bit that a hurricane had hit that morning and she wouldn’t be able to have her ceremony outside like she had envisioned. She was just happy to be marrying Ryan no matter what the weather. Their amazing planner Amanda helped transform the ballroom into a gorgeous ceremony space with an amazing display of candles and flowers in front of the fireplace. Everyone was in awe of how beautiful it all turned out considering, and to top it off a rainbow appeared right after the ceremony! Bri also didn’t worry one bit about wet grass and followed along as I took them to a beautiful bridge just down the way for their couples portraits (the videographer even brought out his drone). So no need to worry about a hurricane on your wedding day, there always seems to be a beautiful rainbow at the end!

Wedding Planning, Design and Flowers: Magnificent Moments Weddings

Venue, Catering, and Cake: River Run Country Club

Hair and Make up: Sweet Magnolia Beauties

 DJ: Split Second Sound

Videography: CLT Production

Wedding was featured in Borrowed and Blue.

Separk Mansion Outdoor Wedding | Nicole & Anthony | October 9, 2016

Nicole and Anthony had a whirlwind of a wedding day! A hurricane rolled in the day before, but led way to some beautiful sunshine and weather creating a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Separk Mansion. This is such a beautiful venue for a wedding, from the sweet little garden, to the historic house, and the beautiful staircase. I loved everything about their wedding, especially how in love the two of them are! Check out the rest of the wedding below and the fabulous vendors that made it all happen.

Vendors:

Venue - Separk Mansion
DJ - Carolina Pro Dj's
Florist - Pink Petunia
Catering - Best Impressions Catering
Makeup - Sweet Southern Glam
Hair - Katy Hair Styles
Cake - Publix Bakery
Officiant - Reverend Richard
Photobooth - Get in Photobooth

Vasquez Rocks Engagement Session | Kasey & Trenton

When I was out in California back in May to photograph my sisters wedding I had mentioned the possibility of trying to get some engagement pictures for her. I tell all my couples that an engagement session gives you a good idea of what it will feel like wedding day and you will know exactly what to do, think of it as relaxed practice... and it was no different for my sister. So when I land in Los Angeles, we decided that evening to drive up to Vasquez Rocks in Aqua Dulce and snap some pictures at sunset. When we got there Kasey and I were waiting for Trenton to arrive, as I was testing the light and my camera on Kasey we heard a ranger announce over a loud speaker that the park would be closing in just 15 minutes. We were so bummed, but I chatted quick with the ranger and found out that they were only closing to parked cars in the park (meaning he wanted to close the gate and go home) but if we walked back in to the park that would be just fine. So we all put out walking shoes on and headed back into the park and captured the last few minutes of golden hour with a beautiful view! Since this session was just days before the wedding, it wasn't until just a couple weeks ago that it was brought to my attention that I never fully posted these pictures! I uploaded a couple the day of their wedding, but this session was too pretty not to share more of it with the world! 

40 & Fabulous

Kia contacted me months ago with the idea of doing some fun portraits for her upcoming 40th birthday! With all the chaos of the holidays and the fact that her birthday is actually in January we decided to do the session after the New Year and before her birthday. In the planning phase we bounced around a ton of ideas and ultimately landed on balloons and the fun of letting them go, because she was letting go over her 30's and turning 40. It ended up perfect and so much fun. We chose to shoot in the South End area for the vibe and look Kia was wanting. We started around Atherton Mill and ended by the light-rail. The whole session was loads of fun and I can't wait to do it all over again soon!