International traveling can be tough. The airports, hours spent on an airplane, navigating a new city where all the street signs are in another language… After each trip I like to do a quick review of what went well and what could be improved.  If you are looking for honeymoon travel tips, these 7 items […]

Congratulations, you’re engaged! Now, what should you wear for your NC Summer Engagement Session? The general rule of thumb for engagement photography wardrobe is that you want to wear something that is comfortable and that looks like you. Comfort is important. If you are wearing a top that you have to tug at before every […]

Summer nights are the best, am I right? Bonfires, trips to the beach, fireflies, and hours of that lovely golden light at the end of the day. Summer is the perfect time to plan an engagement session! {All images in this post were taken while second shooting for Candice Adelle Photography} Don’t panic.  I have […]

Hey y’all.  While I specialize in Southern Pines wedding photography, did you know that I also travel all over the place for destination weddings? Traveling for weddings is such a blast!  I get to be exposed to new venues that I normally would not see, work with new vendors, and meet a ton of different […]

I decided to start a new blog series to introduce y’all to some of my favorite wedding vendors in the Sandhills area.  I hope that you enjoy getting to read about them and their businesses as much as I do!  The first wedding vendor that I am interviewing is a good friend of mine, Leslie […]

I had such a great time with Amanda and KC for this Manassas Battlefield engagement session. Though there is a sports rivalry in their house, sports are also what brought them together. Amanda and KC had both seen each other before at the Freedom Center where they both played volleyball. Typically after playing volleyball, a group […]

As soon as things in a relationship start getting serious most girls thoughts turn to one thing – the perfect wedding ring.  Let the wedding ring inspiration begin! Behold, 10 gorgeous wedding rings to inspire your fiance. Go ahead and subtly (or not so subtly) share it with him. 😉 Think outside the traditional and […]

  Jenna and Matt decided to split the time for their DC engagement photos between the Smithsonian Enid A. Haupt gardens and the Jefferson Memorial.  The weather and the day could not have been any more perfect! Jenna and Matt originally met in 2011 in Myrtle Beach on an “end of college” trip. “My random […]

Stephanie and Andrew chose the private farm of a family friend for their farm engagement session, which is perfectly appropriate since it is the same location where they will be married next year. Stephanie and Andrew met playing pick-up hockey during lunch at Bowdoin College. Andrew was talking to one of his friends when he […]

So many couples will plan a Fall engagement session this year. (with good reason!) First, the weather has finally cooled down after the hot summer months. Then, of course, there is the beautiful Fall foilage that blankets our area at the end of October making for a stunning backdrop for engagement photos. This post has […]