Congratulations on your engagement! Now that you’re on your way to walking down the aisle, it’s time to find the perfect spot to say “I do”—and Charlotte, NC (and the surrounding area) hasplenty of options available for exquisite wedding venues. Whether you’re looking for an intimategarden setting, something more rustic, or even a stunning ballroom, […]

June 17, 2022

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I love when I nail the perfect photo. The ones with the right amount of light, the pose lined up perfectly, the composition etc.. But at the end of the day, sometimes the images that make me feel MOST like a professional and a creative artist, are the images I get when no one is […]

January 2, 2022

Hearing a meteorologist describing an impending tropical storm is never what a bride and groom (or a wedding photographer) want to hear the week of their wedding; however, Olivia and Brent Jordan would not let some wind and rain ruin their day. In fact, they took it in stride (Olivia texted me the day before, […]

December 8, 2021

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What a title!!! How can anyone use the word “Best” and 2020 in the same sentence? I can. Because when I sat down to write this post I had originally planned on it being more somber, more emotional. I lean that way sometimes (us creatives can’t help ourselves) But after the first few words showed […]

January 4, 2021

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Jared and Whitney’s celebration took place on March, 14th 2020. The day before we got news of the fact businesses and schools were shutting down due to Covid-19. At the wedding, chats around the Corona virus were apparent. There was hand sanitizer on several of the tables, everyone was trying to refrain from handshakes and […]

September 9, 2020

How crazy has the world felt for the past few months? I know for me personally everything came to a clear punctuation mark type stop! Not going to lie, I don’t miss the frantic run out the door chasing one kid or the other, cursing because I am running late for car pool, forgot to […]

May 13, 2020

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It can be a couples worst night mare when you plan for an outdoor wedding and mother nature just will not cooperate. Yet I have to give these two credit on best attitudes ever. Even with a last minute tropical storm, that rolled in the day before their big day, it did not dampen their […]

February 10, 2020

I absolutely adored working with Elizabeth and getting to know her sweet parents. We had next to perfect weather and she was so easy to photograph. Her outfit choices, with a mix of neutral tones and colorful accents, were spot on. I love when Seniors show up wearing their own style, knowing what looks best […]

April 8, 2019

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Back in October Chris and I decided to combine Christmas and the boys winter birthdays with a trip out west to go skiing in Colorado. Since we are both beach bums and have dragged the boys to beaches all up and down the East Coast, we decided it was time to give them a glimpse […]

February 18, 2019

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