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A magical morning at Pretty Place Chapel for Tori and Nathan to privately exchange wedding vows as the sun rose. A beautiful love story to witness! Following their vow exchange, the couple shared a sweet ceremony with a few loved ones and their adorable dog was the first to give celebratory kisses to the newlyweds!
Venue: Pretty Place Chapel
Florals: Petal and Fern
Hair and Makeup: Cotton Rouge and Company
A new wedding reception venue in downtown Brevard, NC, The Shamrock Room, is a wonderful, versatile space. I was thrilled to be included in a recent styled wedding inspiration shoot. Meeting and working with local talent in a creative environment always makes for a fun day!
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A mixture of clouds and sunshine graced us for an adventurous engagement engagement session in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We rode up the mountain together, a place they both call home, and I had the pleasure of getting to know them better and hearing their love story! We took in the views of the Blue Ridge together and splashed around in a waterfall, all while documenting their sweet engagement story.
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Engagement sessions are a time to have fun. To adventure with your person. To celebrate this special time before the wedding and document your love story. Shortly after Tiffany said yes, she and Nick traveled to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a weekend celebration including their engagement session. There was dancing, cuddling, a waterfall and a mountain top champagne cheers. Congratulations!! Thank you for trusting me to photograph this chapter in your lives!
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Intimate weddings are always especially close to my heart, since they remind me of my wedding day. Mark and Mary were married at the elegant and quaint - The Greystone Inn in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. Mary beamed the entire day and the love that she and Mark share was beautiful to capture. Brevard, NC floral designer Petal and Fern adorned the terrace with hanging greenery and a floating floral arch boasting blush and cream roses. Guests were seated under the canopy of greenery and twinkle lights, listening to live musicians perform as they waited for Mary to walk down the rose petal covered aisle. The floral aroma was incredible! After a sweet ceremony officiated by a friend, the wedding guests enjoyed cocktails on the terrace overlooking Lake Toxaway and a mountain view. A reception followed in the Lovelace room, with a family style table eloquently designed. Again, the flowers smelled amazing! It truly was a day filled with so much beauty and love it was an absolute pleasure to document.
In addition to being a beautiful wedding day at The Merrimon-Wynne House in Raleigh, North Carolina, this day was also a reunion! The lovely bride, Arezu, invited friends to make up her vendor team. It was a joy to work alongside so many dear friends and see many familiar faces at throughout the day.
Thoughtful details adorned ever mantel and table in the historic and charming Merrimon-Wynne House. A sofreh aghd, a Persian tradition, was displayed. Every ingle item used to make up the sofreh symbolized something special for the couple. For example, the candles symbolize energy and clarity in the couple’s life together. See what I mean about all the thoughtful details? So special!
The wedding ceremony took place out on the lawn followed by a dance party reception complete with glow sticks.
A big thank you to the wedding couple - Arezu and Ankur, for making it a priority that everyone share delicious food together and have a fun night celebrating! Your family has a special place in my heart and I feel very grateful that you invited me to photograph your wedding day.
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I mean… it’s hard to beat a gorgeous mountain sunset hike with the sweetest couple who is adorably in love. Add in their precious, well behaved pups adorned with beautiful floral wreaths made by Petal and Fern and there you have it - the perfect evening! Hannah and Nate brought a friend with them to help with the pups so they could also have some portraits with just the two of them. They danced on the mountain top together as the sun set behind them. They grew up hiking this mountain and now have beautiful moments captured in a place that’s special to them.
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I can remember nineteen years ago when my parents would have friends over for “Survivor” night parties to watch the show together. I invested in a one-on-one mentor session with Julia Sears, a photographer I greatly admire, and she goes to “Survivor” night parties since she’s friends with a cast member! So fun that she invited Chris and his beautiful fiancé, Kate, for an engagement session in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Julia let me pick her creative brain and spent a generous amount of her time with me.
