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Isla Mujeres and Cancun Wedding Adventures

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Last month I got to go on some Isla Mujeres and Cancun wedding adventures in Mexico! It was a fairly last-minute trip and aligned magically in the stars. This time of year I usually have ZERO free weekends, and barely any free days since everyone wants fall and holiday and family photos before Winter hits. […]

a bride holding a pink bouquet and groom embrace in front of an ivy vine covered wall as the veil flies in the wind

Wedding At The Apple Barn in Valle Crucis North Carolina

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This bride and groom had a beautiful wedding at The Apple Barn in Valle Crucis, North Carolina.  The Apple Barn is the cutest little red barn overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains.  They had a traditional ceremony at Church of the Holy Cross nearby.  It is a beautiful stone church with a bright red door. In […]

a couple in traditional gold cambodian wedding attire walk hand in hand up a rolling pasture

Cambodian Wedding With An Infinity Pool in Asheville

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A Cambodian wedding with an infinity pool overlooking rolling hills and the Blue Ridge Mountains in October?  What could be better?  How about a mansion, a bright blue sky, amazing friends, and a gorgeous couple?  I could go on and on about this day, and of course this couple and their adorable baby.  The bride […]

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Tied the Knot At The Raleigh Art Museum

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These two tied the knot at the Raleigh art museum, The North Carolina Museum of Art, one of my favorite wedding venues!  I only met this couple briefly through Facetime a couple of months before their wedding date, so I was so excited to finally get to NC to meet them in person.  They are […]

a bride and groom embrace and kiss leaning against a blue wall with white trim in the portofino hotel

A Wedding at The Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach

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I’d been looking forward to this wedding at the Portofino Hotel for over a year, and it did not disappoint.  By a crazy coincidence, I happened to be in Los Angeles the day that this bride first emailed me.  She asked if I ever traveled to Los Angeles, or ever worked there.  Therefore, we met […]

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Intimate Backyard Wedding in Rowland NC

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This couple have known each other since they were babies.  Both of their families have vacation lake houses next to each other, so they got to know each other over Summers and lake weekends!  They had the sweetest most intimate backyard wedding day in the little town of Rowland, NC.  It was a gorgeous day […]

a bride and groom stand holding hands at their wedding ceremony on a beach in front of a wooden arbor draped with white cloth

A Wedding At The Isles Club in Ocean Isle

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This couple lived directly across the street from me when I lived in Charlotte, and I never knew them!  My entire neighborhood was actually at this wedding at The Isles Club and I finally got to meet them all! Wedding At The Isles Club The day started with the bride and bridesmaids getting ready in […]

a bride and groom embrace in a dark red room in front of a wooden ladder that has books on it

Wedding At Lake O’ The Woods Plantation

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This wedding at Lake O’ The Woods Plantation in in Warrenton, NC was amazing.  This is one of the most beautiful plantations I’ve been to, even though it’s in the middle of no where.  It was a gorgeous day for a gorgeous couple. Wedding at Lake O’ The Woods Plantation First the bride chose to […]

bride and groom walk with arms around each other at holly hedge estate

Romantic Wedding At Holly Hedge Estate

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I’d been looking forward to this romantic wedding at Holly Hedge Estate for over a year!  I was even more excited after they visited Portland for THEIR ENGAGEMENT SESSION!  Finally the big weekend came and I headed off to New Hope, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia) for their wedding day.  It was such a beautiful venue! Romantic Wedding […]

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Wedding at Poplar Grove Plantation

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This wedding at Poplar Grove Plantation in Wilmington, North Carolina is one for the books!  This is one of my all time favorite venues in the Wilmington and Hampstead area.  Therefore, I’m always excited to work here!  I was especially excited about photographing this couple, as the groom is the brother of one of my […]

a bride and groom sit overlooking the marsh along the ashley river with a large piece of driftwood tree

Backyard Wedding Along the Ashley River in Charleston

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This good looking couple had a backyard wedding along the Ashley River in Charleston SC.  They were married at sunset at a family friend’s home. Backyard Wedding Along the Ashley River Because they were married so late in the evening and we would not have much light after the ceremony, we did all the portraits […]

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