This may seem obvious, but creating and making a list of all the combinations of folks you want to photograph on your wedding day IS important. Why? This ensures that your photographer doesn’t miss anything the day of your wedding. It also ensures that you get to your cocktail hour as quickly as possible.

From what to wear, timing and how to select the perfect location, this post is a how-to for anyone planning a surprise engagement in the Boone, NC area.

It’s been a whileeeee since I’ve blogged. Since then, I’ve had a baby, bought a house, survived a pandemic — it’s been a ride! Why then, might you ask, would I choose this wedding to blog about after so much time?? It was the perfect day with the right mix of style, intimacy and golden […]

I adore film. It’s the reason I fell in love with photography! The soft, sometimes fuzzy, colorful, tactile magic of film still delights my heart and offers me a creative reprieve from my digital photography world. Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending Kelly Williams’ birthday styled shoot! Kelly is the owner of […]

This wedding was a long time coming! Caiti & Ed booked me back in February 2020 for their 4th of July wedding here in the High Country. Little did any of us know what this year would have in store, but that didn’t stop them from celebrating their union with their closest family and friends […]

I love it when wedding days go off without a hitch! And that’s exactly what happened for Erin & Michael at their elegant backyard wedding in Wilkesboro last month. I call this wedding a “backyard wedding”. However, the wedding actually took place in Erin & Michael’s front yard at their historic Wilkesboro home. Not many […]