Katie and her siblings threw a beautiful picnic birthday party for their mom at Duke Gardens. They decided it would be a great opportunity to do family pictures while having everyone in town and present for this sweet day. With four generations in one location for a special event, it is absolutely a good time to make a family shoot our of it…

Your feedback is always important for us to hear, did you know that? Last year you let us know that it would be worth adding a fall mini shoot date that takes place in Durham and now it’s a thing…

You might remember seeing these sweet Dads last on the blog on their wedding day when they got chased by dinosaurs at the Museum of Life and Science. Now they have precious baby F in their world… and she’s already turning one year old!

This baby decided to skip her nap that afternoon so she had her dads skeptical of how she would tolerate a photoshoot but look at this girl! She was the absolute Queen of downtown Durham, waving to all her adoring fans, making intense eye contact with every dog that walked by, and very easily offering up that huge smile.

We could not stop giggling because it was all just too adorable. Happy first birthday, Baby F! Good work, Dads!

Becca had two weddings the fourth weekend of October, and Rachel and Hunter’s was the first of the two! Rachel is one of our fave contacts from the NCMA, and we were really excited when this sweet couple reached out about their fall wedding.

Ashley photographed their beautiful engagement portraits but was not available for the wedding day (she was off shooting ANOTHER wedding. haha), so Becca was happy to step in to shoot their special day! They met up with Becca at West Point on the Eno for their first look and portraits, and the water and the woods fit their vibe SO PERFECTLY!

Laurie and Ivan’s July wedding at The Cotton Room in Durham, NC was truly so dreamy! This couple was SO happy to finally get married after moving their wedding multiple times because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thankfully, they were finally able to gather and celebrate their love in this gorgeous, historic venue. 

Laurie and Ivan live out of town, so it was Laurie’s mom that did all the booking for them. Often this can make us  nervous if we haven't talked to the couple at all — we like to make a connection before the big day — but let me tell you… These two lovies are the actual sweetest and a total joy for us to work with! Honestly, the energy in the room that day reflected their energy — everyone was so full of celebration and love for these two. They were radiating! It was a treat to witness and photograph.

Last year, when we did our pandemic pre-sale special for the 2020 Fall Short Stories, we discovered we had a good amount of interest in a Durham mini shoot afternoon. It was really cool to add a new location like that after all those years of holding fall mini shoots in Raleigh. Ashley had both new and returning clients for this shoot day in Durham. It was so fun to have a different set up for this afternoon of minis that we decided to have another fall mini shoot day in Durham for this year's Fall Short Stories!