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Tori & Tim were my first wedding of 2018 and they got married at the Cookery in Durham!!!!  And what an awesome spring wedding they had here in NC!  Of course, in typical Raleigh NC spring weather fashion… it rained!  AND even SNOWED!!!!     But that only made their wedding day all the more […]

Weddings

Wedding at the Cookery in Durham

So, I will admit….as a Raleigh photographer I absolutely love outdoor newborn photography……I cannot help but put newborn babies in baskets outside during photo sessions!!! I am in love with it! Every minute of it!  The colors, the textures….the change in seasons…they add so much beauty to the images of these sleeping little ones.  I […]

Newborns

outdoor raleigh newborn photography

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So this is it…the big day…family photo session day! The outfits are picked out…the location is perfect…balance to the photographer has been paid….weather cooperated, everyone seems to be in good spirits…things are good! These days family photo sessions are a must…and with images in our face now more than ever….we all get a little Instagram […]

Client Tips & Advice, Families

Raleigh Family Photographer | When your family photo shoot goes all wrong!!!

    VENDORS THAT MADE IT ALL HAPPEN CEREMONY & RECEPTION VENUE: The Glass Box //  CATERER: Lily’s Pizza Raleigh // COORDINATOR:  DIY  //  PHOTOGRAPHER: Me 🙂 Sarah Joann Photography // FLORIST: DIY (Thanks Michael’s!) // CAKE: Whole Foods Cary  // MAKE-UP ARTIST: Tiffanie Whitt   // HAIR ARTIST: Lauren Brooks  //  GROOM’S SUIT: Men’s Wearhouse […]

Weddings

Raleigh Wedding Photographer | The Glass Box | Alana & Michael

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Newborn photography & Wedding photography will always be my true loves…my true calling…my fate.  The joy & love that comes with doing Raleigh family photography at each of these life milestones runs deep…and that is where my heart is.   I love that I get invited into a total stranger’s life and we get to connect […]

Babies, Families, Maternity, Newborns

Raleigh Family Photography | Goodbye 2017

2017 is quickly coming to an end…and looking back what a stunningly beautiful year of North Carolina weddings 🙂  Kyle and I captured some beautiful weddings in beautiful places with beautiful souls.  We were everywhere from the Parlor & the Barn at Valhalla in Chapel Hill to the Raulston Arboretum & the Glass Box in […]

Weddings

Raleigh Wedding Photographer | Goodbye 2017! You will be missed!

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This engagement session will turn you into a believer of destiny.  Sarah & Aaron decided to do their engagement session on NC State’s Campus….not because they met there, but because they didn’t meet there. It wasn’t until a few years later when Sarah & Aaron met at work that they realized they went to the […]

Engagement

Downtown Raleigh Engagment Session | NC state campus | Sarah & Aaron

    This couple…………having a really hard time finding words to describe how fun and absolutely wonderful this engagement session was!!!  From the moment Heather & I started talking about their engagement session I knew it was going to be stunning.  Heather is an avid horse lover and regularly volunteers at the stables to get […]

Engagement

Engagement Photographers Raleigh NC | Heather & Brandon

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I was sooo excited when I got the email from Jennifer that they were expecting and wanted newborn photos! Jennifer & Ivan are near and dear to my heart, not only because I photographed their engagement & wedding photos a few years ago, but they are what I would refer to as my “kindred spirit” […]

Newborns

Holly Springs Newborn Photographer | Baby Owen

Weddings

Akron Wedding Photographer | Lakeside Ohio | Leigh & Dan

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