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Traveling the world, photographing couples in love & wrangling two little ones!

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Emily & John 
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 Gabriella & MAX 
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Lindsey & Michael
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Get a taste of wedding days with sneak peeks of my favorite images, tips from local vendors, updates about your favorite photographer, and as always lots of pretty pictures!

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Two weeks ago I was up in Northern Virginia, and lucky me I got to see my two best friends! I graduated high school in Arlington, VA and try to get up there as much as I can. Amanda and I have been friends since her freshman and my sophomore year of high school (2007). […]

Our second day in Charleston, South Carolina we explored more of Charleston and then headed over to Boone Hall Plantation to explore one of the beautiful places where not only they filmed part of The Notebook, but also where one of my favorite couples, Blake Lively + Ryan Reynolds, got married! I can only dream […]

There were so many funny moments from behind the scenes that I figured I would make a whole post about it.  You may notice most of the outtakes involve the lovely (and goofy) Cornelia who was queen of the faces at the shoot!  Enjoy the silliest of silly and behind the scenes shots from the […]

One of the most nerve wrecking moments in a man’s life is proposing. At 4:30pm this past Monday, I received a call from Zack. The photographer he hired was no longer going to make it! Needless to say he was freaking out a little as in only 3 hours he was planning on popping the […]

College Graduation is one of the most exciting times of your life. It is when you’re truly supposed to become an adult! I couldn’t imagine a more fun group than these girls from Gamma Phi Beta to do senior portraits with. They waited a couple of days after graduation for their session so they had […]

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Kathryn's Rose Hill Bridal Portraits

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Em & Nic Raleigh Union Station Wedding

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