If you had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, wedding photographer would not have made the top of the list. In fact, my journey to become a wedding photographer was kind of an accident. I didn’t know it at the time, but my journey to becoming a wedding photographer started […]

You spent the better part of a year planning for your wedding day. You have agonized over the details and the experience. Even if you have been to weddings before, it can still be difficult to know what really goes down behind the scenes. Luckily, as a wedding photographer in Raleigh I have been to […]

When I first started my wedding photography business I, like a lot of new photographers, didn’t have a background in business. I went to art school, and while business is a bit of an art, they are definitely not the same thing! I learned quickly that if I wanted my photography business to stand the […]

A destination wedding is many things – exciting, glamorous, and full of extra logistical considerations and questions! Here are the answers to the most common questions about destination wedding photography. What is Considered a Destination Wedding? I photograph weddings within 2 hours of Pinehurst, North Carolina without any additional travel fees unless travel will be […]

Josh and Meagan’s Duncraig Manor wedding was full of beautiful minimal details and just the perfect amount of personalization set amid the backdrop of what feels like an European Manor – just minutes from downtown Southern Pines. Josh and Meagan met at their gym where Josh was, in his words, “awestruck” by Meagan. They became […]

Brittany is such a force of nature and her magnetic personality definitely shown though during this family-focused Pinehurst wedding at the Fairbarn. I did not meet Brian prior to the wedding, but one look at these two together and you could tell that they were a perfect match. Brittany is the number two over at […]

September officially heralds the beginning of hurricane season here in North Carolina, so when Kyra told me they were planning their Southern Pines wedding at the Weymouth Center with no tent I thought it was a bold choice… As it turns out, there was nothing to worry about! Though we had rain the week prior […]

I absolutely adore when couples opt to do something fun and different for their engagement sessions so I was so excited when Kyra sent me a Pinterest inspiration board with retro elopement vibes and asked if we go to Pinehurst Resort for their engagement photos. I recommend that every couple I photograph have an engagement […]

This boho inspired in-home Southern Pines newborn photography session for Baby P was a whole *vibe* – and I loved it! Baby P’s momma had actually won a free newborn photography session with a newborn photographer in Raleigh, but after 3 weeks of, well, life with a newborn, it became clear that getting everyone packed […]

A little – or a lot – of rain couldn’t dampen the fun at this elegant central NC wedding at Deercroft Country Club outside Laurinburg, North Carolina. The original plan was for the intimate wedding ceremony to be held in Morgan’s parent’s backyard overlooking the lake at Deercroft but, well, Mother Nature had other plans. […]