Lindsay + Joey | Childress Vineyards
Posted on January 13, 2010
Well you could say that I am just a little behind on the blogging! I thought I’d share a couple from a beautiful candlelit ceremony in the barrel room at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, NC. It was a cold and wet day but fortunately everything was held inside of the cozy barrel room and everyone stayed warm and dry.
Here’s just a couple:


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Robbie + Ebbie
Posted on October 20, 2009
Well unfortunately this was the worst weather I have ever experienced for a wedding! There was a constant drip and sometimes the rain even came down sideways! But Elizabeth was radiant! And not bothered at all by the weather. Besides the rain, it was a beautiful wedding, both in spirit and appearance. Here are a few from the day:
The beautiful bride

The handsome groom

Love the old church in Banner Elk



Beautiful stained glass = beautiful, emotional portrait

Love the creative use of pumpkins for the fall-themed reception

Reception Fun

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Trish + Robert
Posted on September 23, 2009
Erica had the opportunity to photograph a beautiful wedding at the Biltmore. She did such a fabulous job of capturing every thoughtful detail and beauty of the day. She had the opportunity to work with BobbyMark’s Designs who did the planning, design, and florals for the wedding. Biltmore is a beautiful place, but wow, did they really take it over the top!
Here are a few of the images:


Love it when Vera shows up for the party:

Peonies are my favorite and this bouquet by BobbyMark’s Designs is simply romantic.





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Beautiful, Simple
Posted on August 13, 2009
Before my trip I had the pleasure of shooting a beautifully simple wedding for Laura and Keith. They choose The Yellow House for their wedding and reception and it is just the most charming place! This bed and breakfast is tucked away in Waynesville, NC and everywhere you look you see touches of old and natural beauty. It was the perfect location for an out of town bride with only months to prepare. Laura kept details to a minimal and kept it personal by recruiting friends and family to help. For those of you looking for a way to keep it simple, take a look….she did it beautifully…


She had the cake decorated to match the invitation, which was brilliantly done. If you look closely, you will may be able to see that the invitation has seeds in them. These truly are “green” invitations because after the wedding you can stick these in the ground and wait a couple of weeks and you will have flowers! Love it!

The ceremony was touching with many smiles and tears.

LOVED having so much time with the bride and groom afterwards to take some really beautiful portraits. How many of you can say you laid back and relaxed on a hammock on your wedding day? Well I strongly recommend it…doesn’t it look great?!



Carolina Rowers…

Yeah they are telling Duke/State where they can go…love hearing my fight song at a wedding!
And a few reception shots….

Laura and Keith, thank you for letting me part of your day. I enjoyed documenting your special day!
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Laura and Justin
Posted on July 29, 2009
Laura and Justin were married several weeks ago and it was a fantastic day! I love that she made the guys were Carolina blue, even though they weren’t all fans! The reception was at Rock Barn Golf and Spa in Conover and the ceremony was in Hickory. I always love weddings at Rock Barn….it’s home for me! Here are just a couple from the day….
Nothing wrong with riding around in a Maserati on your wedding day…


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Just one and a note
Posted on July 21, 2009
For those of you still looking for a location to get married check out The Yellow House in Waynesville. I was there for a wedding on Saturday and what a beautiful location! I wanted to share just one for now.
Also, someone asked me how to get my blog posts delivered directly to her inbox and it is so simple! Just scroll to the bottom of this page and you will see an orange box that says “enter email to subscribe”. That will deliver it directly to you! That way you are one of the first to know about specials from the studio! And I keep hearing about people going on my blog and seeing little Olivia grow or the cute little boy or the beautiful wedding…etc….etc……but hey why not give me a comment?! Sometimes I feel like I am talking to myself! Just click on the “leave a comment” button at the bottom of this post and let me know what your thinkin’!

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Cute Katie
Posted on June 15, 2009
Well Katie is now married and we can finally show off her bridal portraits! Erica did these several weeks ago and they are so much fun! How could you go wrong with a bright yellow truck?
Here are a few and congratulations Katie!


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Sneak Peak :: Laura and Justin
Posted on May 28, 2009
Laura and Justin are newleyweds! They had a beautiful wedding. The reception was held at Rock Barn Golf and Spa and on the way there we decided to take some shots in their front lawn, which is always beautiful. Here’s just one….

Marie and Kyle
Posted on May 6, 2009
Saturday was my first wedding as a mommy and it felt good to get back to work!
Marie has been planning this wedding for a long time and I was excited to see all of the effort pay off…I knew there would not be a detail looked over! There are many images to share, but for now I leave you with the bride and groom…married after a year romance!
Congratulations you two!

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Biltmore by Erica
Posted on April 27, 2009
Thanks to a visit by the in-laws I have a few minutes to blog so I thought I would take advantage of it!
It is isn’t that often that Erica and I get to tag-team a wedding together, but I really enjoy it when we do! These images are from Brian and Laura’s wedding the beginning of March. For a March wedding in Asheville they were very lucky with beautiful weather. We were actually very hot! I am so happy for the two of them…it was such a sweet day and I know that there will be many to come in their marriage!
I thought that I would only share images that Erica took as I do not showcase her work enough!
The handsome groom….
(doesn’t he kind of look like Hugh Grant!?)

Shoes…LOVE ‘EM!

The couple…they decided to meet before the wedding so we walked the Estate and got some really great images!



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