First off, WOW...this weather is amazing!! It reminds me of the day Dan and I got married 5 years ago -- sunny, blue skies, crisp air -- what could be better!?! It is going to be a great weekend and I'm personally super pumped and inspired about the wedding we are shooting tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great, great weekend!!
Something else that was pretty darn amazing was Jeff and Julie's GORGEOUS wedding at Dara's Garden. It was the first of a string of weddings we've shot at new places and so it was exciting to be on the hunt for great backdrops and Dara's certainly had no shortage of great scenes. The favorite for us was a beautiful, very rustic back field that had an old barn (love), which happened to be covered in vines and yellow wildflowers (love, love), and surrounded by high and uncut grass and weeds (and anyone who has ever had their picture taken by us knows we love, love, love some high grass and weeds!). The day was mostly overcast, which was great because we could shoot any direction we wanted... Julie and Jeff were absolutely wonderful, the wedding party and families were really sweet and fun and we honestly couldn't have had a better time with this crowd. Everyone was just so happy and thrilled to be there for Jeff & Julie and it was truly an amazing day.
Here are a few details to start!
Before the ceremony, my favorite part of the day was shooting Julie by herself. If she was nervous and anxious she didn't show it one bit. Most of all Julie was just STUNNING! Julie combined with that beautiful backdrop was like a full bridal session in 30 mins. There were so many great shots from this segment we had a hard time choosing, but here are four of our favorites.
Julie and Jeff planned to see each other before the ceremony, so we had plenty of time to shoot them in this great spot.
Huge wedding party... I think there were 10 bridesmaids and 11 groomsmen, but Julie and Jeff were still 100% focused on each other ;)
Love this next shot as Julie gets ready to go to the ceremony
Guests threw rose petals as they were walking out - (love that!)
I think this one is so cute!
Magical first dance ;)
The end!! Congrats Julie & Jeff!!! Thanks so much for having us, y'all were great and we wish you all the best!! xoxox
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Even though this has been our busiest month ever I did get to spend a couple of days with my friends Michelle, Jenna, Caroline, Brad and Dan in the North Carolina mountains. Here are a few snapshots from my Instax camera....(which Dan thinks is the stupidest camera in the world -- but I think it's really fun ;))
Sarah Milkovich says:
Ummm...can I pleaseeeee come next time!? Miss you girls!
OLIVIA HANCOCK says:
I LOVE ALL THE PHOTOs. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE VIEWED.
DON'T KNOW WHICH WOULD BE MY FAVORITE, THEY ARE ALL SO VERY GOOD!!!!!!!!
jenna says:
CAn we please go back to that day? I miss all the leaves :-(
jenna says:
CAn we please go back to that day? I miss all the leaves :-(
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Woah --- yes, we've been a little slow on the blogging front but it is the Fall, one of our favorite and busiest seasons. We've been on the road almost every weekend for the last 6 weeks and with that we have tons and tons of photos that we're so excited to share. So for the rest of the year and maybe even beyond, we might be blogging out of order, differently, randomly... but hopefully it'll inspire you all the way through the winter :) Yay, we're so, so excited, we ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FALL!! :)
Meet Olivia and Matt. We met Olivia and Matt through our good friends Michelle & Christopher and this engagement shoot was actually took place the day after Michelle & Christopher's wedding (see, I told you we're going out of order, I'm saving Michelle's photos for a very special day) in beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful Banner Elk, NC -- quite possibly the most wonderful place in the world. Within the first five minutes of shooting Olivia and Matt we were completely in love. Their smiles and personalities are infectious and we are beyond (beyond) excited about their wedding next May in New Bern, NC!
Enjoy and Happy Tuesday!
What a gorgeous couple, right!?
Gosh I love the mountains... and moments like this!
The end!
michelle Lyerly says:
These are great! Olivia is beyond beautiful. Love NC mountains!
Becky McCall (Matt's Mom) says:
AMAZING PICTURES!!!! Down to my pick of 22 choices as the "BEST ONE!" What an amazing artist you are with a camera...you capture their love story so well on film......
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Her hair is amazing!!!! Definitely my favorite part!
Congrats! Everything looks Beautiful!
These portraits are gorgeous to say the least. My friends couldn't say enough about the beauty, sense of peace, love and tranquility captured in the portraits. Several people commented "WOW, this looks like a model shoot." These portraits will be treasured forever. You are amazingly talented.
You guys never cease to amaze me! The best decision I made throughout the whole wedding process was picking you guys to capture my day. I couldn't have dreamed for the pictures to turn out any more perfect. Jeff and I were talking about how amazing it is how you capture the moments that we hardly even remember happening and you turn them into a fairytale story. Y'all ROCK! :)
These are THE most beautiful pictures! What a gorgeous setting, gorgeous wedding, gorgeous new family!
You captured great moments and expressions!
These are THE most beautiful pictures! What a gorgeous setting, gorgeous wedding, gorgeous new family!
You captured great moments and expressions!