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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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The Distillery | Wedding Photography A New Raleigh-Durham Wedding Venue Opening soon is the beautiful new venue The Distillery! A blank modern space ready to filled with your vision. The distillery is a photographer’s dream with tons of natural light flooding into the space, both in event space & getting ready area. Before they’re even […]

Shooting at a brand new venue is always fun! I love going to new venues in general, as there is just a fresh take, and I really have to use my brain about lighting and locations for the day. Sara & Dwayne were the second couple to get married at 213 West Wedding & Event […]

Alexis & Cole | The Sutherland Wedding July 26, 2020 Alexis & Cole finally tied the knot this weekend at the beautiful Sutherland Estate and Gardens in Wake Forest, NC. Originally planned for May, they had to postpone to July and though the day didn’t go originally as planned, they were still able to do […]

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Mackenzie Bridal Session Castle McCulloch & High Point University We’ve been waiting on these for ages now! With COVID postponing both Mackenzie’s Bridal Session and Wedding Day, and then weather postponing her bridals again, I was so happy to finally get this beauty back in front of the camera! I shot Mackenzie & Hunter’s engagement […]

Sara & Zach July 11, 2020 West Milford Farm | Cumming, Georgia Sara and Zach were FINALLY able to tie the knot this past Saturday! Originally scheduled for April 11, it only took two postponements for these two to be able to gather with their loved ones to celebrate. This wedding was a little bit […]

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