Jaime+Kayleigh | Engagement | Pender County, NC

25 Jun 2012•Engagement

This will probably be my biggest engagement post to date. Epic location + Cool peeps + perfect light always equals gold. Kayleigh had her mind set on shooting in an oat field; and after the first potential field was already harvested, we had to do a little exploring. After almost giving up, we chanced into a perfect open field of oat, in a secluded location with some corn fields across the street. Perfect. I have all ideas they were probably going to cut this oat field down in the following fews days. These guys are long-time homies so shooting with them was nice and easy going. Can’t wait to possibly shoot their wedding in 10+ years lol.

Bill+Stephanie | Wedding | Halyburton Park Wilmington, NC

23 Jun 2012•Wedding

I shot Bill and Stephanie’s wedding at halyburton park last weekend. It was my first time shooting there and they really went all out to make it a beautiful, beautiful event. It was a shorter wedding, only about 6hrs of shooting time, (I usually clock closer to 10 hrs) but somehow I still managed to collect as many images as a full day ordeal. I’d have to attribute that to the many details that Stephanie payed very close attention to, including coozies, napkins, corn hole sets, the lanterns and lighting, etc were just exceptional and really made it a fun affair to shoot. Here are a few of my favorites from the day!

Aaron+Marcy | Anniversary Session | Fort Fisher, NC Photographer

21 Jun 2012•Family Portraits, Portraits

I had a 4 Year Anniversary session with Aaron and Marcy last week down at Ft Fisher. I have a lot of people request Ft Fisher as a shooting location because its variety of beautiful scenery within walking distance. This fun couple was vacationing from Tennessee and wanted to get some photos to document their 4 years of marriage. Our session was actually the exact date of their anniversary. Anniversary sessions aren’t something you hear of often, but they are a great idea and ensure your photo albums stay up to date. I’ve been busy the past few weeks, but I’m finally getting caught up on editing. These past couple months have been shooting/downloading/importing/processing/exporting/uploading/dvdburning and repeat. I had a wedding this past weekend which will be up first inline on the blog, then two epic engagement sessions this week which will be next, so keep an eye out. Enjoy these for now!

Alex+Kristin | Wedding | Cameron Art Museum Wilmington, NC

15 Jun 2012•Wedding

I shot Alex and Kristin’s wedding a couple weekends ago at the Cameron Art Museum. This would be my first time shooting at this venue and the place is fantastic, as the photos show. You’d probably recognize these two from their engagement session a few months back at Ft Fort Fisher, my wife has known Alex for sometime; we first met Kristin at our wedding last September and we’ve grown to be good friends. You got yourself a keeper Alex! We wish you guys the best! Here are a few photos.

Orry+Lauren | Wedding | Southport, NC Photographer

14 Jun 2012•Wedding

Southport Community Center Wedding. Here are some photos from Orry and Laurens’ wedding in Southport / Oak Island, NC a couple weekends ago. If you follow the blog, you’d remember these faces from their engagement session a few months back. This wedding was a blast. We started out on Oak Island where Lauren & her bridemaids were preparing for the big day. Just down the road, Orry and his groomsmen were doing the same. The ceremony was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Southport, NC. This was my first time photographing a catholic wedding and it was BEAUTIFUL! The church was fantastic and even though the ceremony was a little longer than what I’m used to, it gave me the opportunity to get even more photos! The reception was held at the beautiful Southport Community Building, located in historic downtown Southport, overlooking the water. The reception can only be summed up in a few words, these folks know how to party! I also had the pleasure of working with videographers Josh and Patricia from Reel Weddings (http://www.thereelweddings.com/). The do great work, check out the wedding trailer from Orry and Lauren’s wedding, http://vimeo.com/43747931. Here are a few images I captured from their wedding day! Enjoy!

Nick+Andrea | Engagement | Southport, NC Photographer

1 Jun 2012•Engagement

Here are some photos from Nick & Andrea’s Engagement Session in Southport, NC. This happy couple are from New York and decided to get their Engagement photos done here in the beautiful warm and sunny location of St. James Plantation in Southport. This development (which is enormous by the way) has four golf courses, four club houses and a marina with access to the ICW. It’s retiree paradise. We explored around The Reserve Club for a bit then ended our session down at the Marina. Here’s a few of what we got.

Patty+Tatiana+Natalie | Wrightsville Beach, NC | Family Beach Portraits

31 May 2012•Family Portraits

Had a good time shooting these portraits for Patty the other day on the south end of Wrightsville Beach, NC just before sunset. The weather is warm and the ocean is warming up! It must be summer! Go ahead and book your portrait session for the summer! Dates are filling up fast!

Lila’s First Birthday Party | Wilmington Event Photographer

30 Apr 2012•Newborn, Family Portraits

I had the pleasure of shooting this little cutie’s first Birthday party a couple weekends ago. The minnie mouse theme was a hit with the handmade decorations, favors and themed snacks put together by her mother Katie. She wasn’t a big fan of the cake but she sure is a chocolate lover!