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What an honor to photograph this sweet little lady’s arrival into the world. Happy Birth Day, Clara Jean!!

May 21

• Love/Engagement

Engagement Story: Rachel and Ryan

Rachel and Ryan’s American Tobacco Campus engagement shoot took place on one of those freak spring days that was actually really chilly and misty. Due to Ryan’s crazy travel work schedule, we knew we needed to make this day work. You would never know that the weather was a bummer – these two let their love warm them up and had a blast. I loved getting to run around before the real rain feel with these two!!

I’ve mad many clients enjoying the dandelions in their shoots lately. Who can blame them? It’s a fun flower!

I guess this shoot will hold me over until I can get these two back in front of my camera on their wedding day in 2014

May 20

• Family

Family Story: Daphne Turns One!

One of the best parts of our job is getting to continue to tell our couple’s stories after their wedding day. Jennifer and Adam have given us that privilege! We met them at their wedding, then had documented Jennifer’s growing baby bump a little under a year after the wedding. Then I got to meet their sweet little lady, Daphne, when she was about one month old. So when Jennifer and Adam asked me to cover Daphne’s first birthday party I was super excited. At this point I feel like I am part of their family!

You might remember from their previous shoots that Jennifer loves Disney so I knew Daphne’s party would have a magical theme. Jennifer did not disappoint – Mary Poppins was the theme, complete with “spoons full of sugar” cake pops for all the guests! Happy Birthday, Daphne!

Daphne knew she was the VIP of the party and had everyone helping her walk around

The saying I’ve seen comes to mind with this next one… “I can at Grandma’s!”

So from my experience shooting one year old birthday parties, most of the time the cake is not a big hit (as much as Pinterest wants you to think it will be — I think those people smear cake on their kids for the photos!).

May 14

• Weddings

Wedding Story: Trish and Colin

Trish & Colin are a couple of sweet hearts that we really loved getting to know better! You will see this later in the blogpost but these two met when Trish saw this handsome man across a restaurant bar and decided to send this handsome man a message that said “You should come by the bar. I will buy you a drink” Colin accepted the offer and after talking into the evening, the rest is history. How much do I love that?! These two have a sweet, easy love. They have awesome taste in music — they introduced us to Lord Huron and now David can’t stop listening to them. They also have

Their ceremony and reception were both held at The Stockroom in downtown Raleigh, with their cocktail hour next door at Mahler Fine Art Gallery. The event came together with the skilled planning of Sally Oakley! We love working with Sally