Top Industrial Wedding Venues near Raleigh, NC The Raleigh-Durham area has a rich history in textile and tobacco mills, but these mills are no longer needed for their original purposes. Instead of tearing them all down, there is a cool trend of turning them into wedding venues! These industrial venues are scattered all across Raleigh […]

Wow I so genuinely enjoyed this wedding!! How do I best describe it? Joey and Yunjoo’s wedding at the Graham Mill was beautiful, love-filled, Christ-centered, and FUN! I mean I was literally laughing along with the guests during the groomsmen’s speeches. Later, I was nearly brought to tears when a bridesmaid sang the hymn “Be […]

Wedding Photography at Carver Lake Back in April, Shereen and Andrew had a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at Carver Lake in Prospect Hill, NC! The venue is just about 15-20 minutes north of Hillsborough, if you’ve never heard of the town before. The wedding venue was a beautiful barn under blooming oak trees and […]

Topsail Island Wedding I’ve once heard it said that your wedding is a three-act play. First, you have the getting ready. Second, the ceremony. Third, the reception. As I’ve watched countless wedding days unfold from start to finish, I realized that this feels true. Today I want to walk you through the wonderful story that […]

Shenandoah Wedding | Stony Man Mountain First, let me start by saying that this Shenandoah elopement shoot was actually a styled shoot! Two of my friends, Sam and Bryan, so kindly agreed to share one of their weekends with me in the Virginia mountains to make this shoot happen. Now Sam and Bryan are not […]

5 Best Places to Take Pictures at UNC The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has so many beautiful places to take pictures! It is one of my favorite places in the Triangle for a photo shoot (and not just because it’s my alma mater!) The campus has such a nice mix of both […]

Okay, I have to say, this is one of my favorite shoots that I’ve done so far! These Topsail Island bridal portraits turned out amazing, and the shoot was so much fun to do! This sunrise session was actually a styled shoot with one of my best friends, Daniella! A couple of weeks before, she […]

Five Tips for Family Photos 1. Make sure kids are fed and well rested! Let’s be honest, none of us are going to have the best time if we’re hangry (hungry-angry), and the same goes for your kids! Often a family shoot will be in the later afternoon/evening, and you may not have had dinner […]

Hi! Welcome! I am so happy that you are here–really, thank you! It means so much that you are interested! You may have already seen my “About me” on the home page, but just to recap, some of my favorite things are Jesus, my husband, coffee, and traveling/hiking! That is a SUPER broad overview–it might […]