Are you still alive??!!

Posted on May 30, 2008

That is what message my friends leave on my voicemail and probably what most of you are thinking! Yes, I am still alive! Just traveling, shooting, meeting some really fun people and cute babies, sitting in front of my computer, etc, etc.

Anyway, thought it was about time to share again so I picked out a few favorites from a recent Biltmore Wedding. Jaclyn looked beautiful and Perry was so much fun! The day was coordinated by Nicole Riley of Verge Events, so I knew it would be a perfect day! The flowers were arranged by Blossoms at Biltmore Park.

Here are a few:

Kristy + Matt

Posted on May 6, 2008

I am plowing away through my huge deficit of photographs, but *knock on wood* things are working properly again!

Before all of the craziness began, I was so excited about this image from a wedding at Childress Vineyards a couple of weeks ago. I thought I would quickly share it and get back to work! See you when I crawl out from under the pile!

Lunar Eclipse

Posted on February 21, 2008

Last night we had a lunar eclipse from about 8:30 until 11. Unfortunately it was cloudy during the really dark part of the eclipse, but at about 10:30 we were able to see the moon. Here is a shot of it and although the moon looks pretty normal here, I thought the cloud strokes gave it a dramatic effect.

Lindsay + Nate

Posted on December 4, 2007

This weekend I got to hang out with my newest friends Lindsay and Nate. They are originally from Michigan and just moved down to North Carolina. I am so glad to have the chance to get to know them! I think I will stay in shape if we keep hanging out! Our first outing was a sprint up Grandfather Mountain (we didn’t realize they closed the trails so early!). And this afternoon we hiked around River Bend Park. Here are a few from the afternoon.

Outside Girl

Posted on December 3, 2007

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You may remember this picture from a couple of blogs ago….

Well she got married this weekend so I can finally share the images! We had so much fun shooting this bridal session. We started off at Rock Barn Golf and Spa and shot a few pictures around the course. And closer to sunset we moved to a field that had already been harvested for the winter. There were so many great colors there…browns, gold, greens…and her bouquet added a lovely pop of red. The field was just off of a major road so we had many honks, congratulatory cheers, some warnings (i.e. “Don’t do it!”), and then some that just didn’t even make sense (”Hey, outside girl!”). So much fun!

Here are a few favorites from the day:

Many congratulations to you both!

My New Obsession

Posted on November 27, 2007

www.etsy.com

I love this website! It is a collaboration of literally thousands of artists and crafty people. There are all kinds of arts and crafts to choose from and finding the perfect gift is simple. There is a featured artist page, a page to search for something by color or region, and a gift buying guide. I hate going to malls and fighting crowds and I love to support artists pursuing there passion so this is the perfect site for my Christmas shopping. And if you are leary of buying from a complete stranger, every artist’s page has a rating to let you know how pleased other customers have been with them.

Last week I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with baby Graham and his mommy and daddy. His dad is a fellow Tar Heel, so it is always fun to talk sports with him. (At least now that basketball season has kicked off!) Graham is just the happiest, easy-going baby anyone could ever dream of having and we had so much fun! Here are a few shots.

The Collins Family

Posted on November 8, 2007

Last week I met the Collins Family at their beautiful home in Charlotte. It was their first time doing family pictures since their new baby girl was born so I was honored to be the one to document the moments! We had fun, but little M was not so sure of me and my big camera! Here are a few images:

She is already a daddy’s girl.

As sweet moment of them just being them.

She didn’t want to smile, but she loved sticking her tongue out at me!

I love this family portrait.

Julie + John

Posted on November 7, 2007

A couple of weeks ago I shot a wedding with my friend Regina at the Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte. It was a beautiful wedding. Julie was just gorgeous inside and out. She kept thanking us for being there and was just so pleasant the entire day.

Just look at how happy she was.

And the kids in the wedding were just adorable. The little girl really loved the camera and gave me her model pose every time she saw the camera pointed her way!

The exit from the church.

A moment after the ceremony as a new married couple.

And you can’t have a greek wedding without lot’s of dancing! Julie is not greek, but picked up on the moves quickly!

More smiles from the bride as she tries to keep up.

How do you say no….

Posted on November 1, 2007

to this face?!

Seriously….I don’t know how mom does it! I had the pleasure of hanging out in the woods of Rock Barn the other day with the Auten boys. We had a session last year about this time and they have grown so much and look so different! You would think taking pictures of three boys would be challenging, but they are the sweetest boys! It really wasn’t hard to get them to stand together…and….dare I say?…..HUG! Big brother opened his arms wide and the two younger snuggled in real close. They are really are as sweet as they look in the pictures!

Here are a few more:

See you next year at the crooked tree!