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Who I am . . . .

At heart, I am a kid.
At play, I am an artist.
At work, I'm giving a 100% of who I am to my art.
At home, I am a Mom and a wife and an accountant
and a nurse and a chauffeur and a cleaning lady
and a landscaper and an interior decorator and a chef.
I'm not perfect at it, but I work very hard at it everyday.

What you should know about me . . . . .
I'm entirely laid back and fun.
I like making people laugh.
I love a challenge.
My artistic eye and penchant for relating to people, I recognize and
embrace as my gift.
Being a photographer doesn't define who I am, but it certainly has
shaped the person I've become.
I'm a better person because of my photography and my clients;
my muses!

Am I wise? . . . . .
I've come so far and gained so much as a person by experiencing the
good alongside the bad.
I believe that in every obstacle or sticky situation in life, there is
an opportunity for growth in some way.
That a day not thinking about the future is a day neglected.

I am unique. I am close to my heart.
Bottomline, this is me!

Category Archives: Vogue session/(bridal)

Raleigh Wedding Photographer – The Sutherland

Well to say the Lauren is an exquisite bride is an understatement. The accomplished equestrian and horse trainer had approached me last winter about shooting her May wedding and sadly I was already booked and the bridal session would have to do. I met her up at The Sutherland in Wake Forest. The gorgeous historical...

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Brianna’s Bridal – Raleigh, North Carolina

What a rat race this session was and it had nothing to do with my bride. The nightclub we were supposed to have shot at had a full fledged fashion show going on where we were to shoot. Can you say major boo-boo on their part. But nothing like a little challenge to throw my...

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First S-town Studio Bridal

So psyched that my studio is working for itself and one such client came my way as a passerby. Kathryn and her Mom were strolling the streets when they stumbled upon my studio. We were actually in the middle of a Vintage Vixen session so I had to ask them to call me so we...

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Darling Delia

It was a gorgeous 70 something day as we, Lacey & I visited for the first time The Sutherland(a fine wedding venue) in Wake Forest, NC. Delia is my September 26th (also my anniversary & a great day to get married!) bride for this year and what a doll she is. Her smile will warm...

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Duke Gardens Deluge

Nothing like a little rain for a bridal session. Well . . . alot! What started out as a glam bridal session quickly transformed into a Trash the Dress session, but without worry. Jessica’s already married and just wanted to try out a bridal session with me. She came by way of referral from my...

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Just Jenna

It’s her again. This is now the third appearance of Jenna on my blog and she’s anything but ordinary. She first came to me by way of her engagement session. Then she came highly glammed up as one of my vixens. And here she is again, 3 months shy of her wedding date and looking...

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Knock-out Nicole

Well, my gorgeous May bride took me up on the option to host her bridal session at the newest venue in Clayton, NC Falcon’s Hamlet  which this past weekend also played host to the wedding of DJ Mike Morse and Lindsay Frahm. The gorgeous day, albeit blustery, proved to be a hair challenge, but in...

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Old World Beauty, Ashley

My December 6th bride has the ability to ‘bring it’. Before Ashley’s bridal session she had casually mentioned to me that she wasn’t interested in any traditional style pictures and boy does that perk my ears up. That to me says, ‘FREEDOM’. Have fun with me! I warmed up to that fact right away, that...

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Mary, Mary, not so Contrary!

It was a gorgeous Summer evening. I planned it that way. Not really, but I can tell you this that the Summer sunlight is gorgeous around 6:30. It’s warm. It’s glowy. It wraps around and envelopes the subjects you shoot. I love it. And you throw in the backdrop at Rose Hill Plantation and Conference...

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