I believe I am one week late from wishing Shawn and Jessi a very happy first anniversary but I wanted to celebrate by showing a bit from their magical day at The Grove at City Market. It started with a (somewhat) surprise visit from a tropical storm… causing an otherwise outdoor wedding to venture inside. […]

When a former wedding colleague and friend asked me to photograph her daughter’s senior pictures I was ecstatic. While I have known Christine for a number of years while we were shooting weddings together, I had never had the opportunity to meet her children. The session got even better when her son also stopped by […]

“I love rains which carry desires to oceans” – Etel Adnan Often when it rains on a wedding day, there can be a melancholy that washes over the bride and groom. All the plans a couple makes in their mind’s eye about the details of their wedding day are usually bathed in a sea of […]

Last September, I met David and Alexandra for their engagement session at Duke University in Durham, NC. It was the kind of day that allowed us to have the best of both worlds: A beautiful sun-filled, summer vibe and a down-to-earth fall feeling. Since the couple was engaged in Maine in an intimate surprise with […]

I always tell couples who inquire about photography that the most important vendor they will hire is a photographer. Besides the photography style- which is important- a photographer IS the third wheel on a wedding day. We are there through the entire day so it is important to choose a person for whom you are […]

The light at our Raleigh, NC family session at the NC Art Museum on this night was so gorgeous. It just sparkled. And I am still in awe of the wildflowers blooming… you would never know it was the end of fall. I’ve said it a thousand times but my favorite part of family photography […]