On December 16th and 17th, Santa came to Spruce Pine and spent the afternoon on both days at Any Christmas to visit with kids and have photos taken!
We set up our photo booth at The Pizza Shop for their Re-Grand Opening night…here’s a few from that evening:
I had a wonderful time (after I discovered there are two roads of the same name in Avery County) doing family portraits for this family in celebration of an 80th birthday.
Sara & Adam’s wedding was my last wedding of the year and my final trip to Florida. Here’s a few of my favorites from their wedding.
I had another fantastic engagement session while we still had some color on the trees. Miranda & Curtis are an adorable couple…who laugh a lot. I love it. Really, really love it. Here’s some of my favorites from their session…
Our first photo from the session also became one of my favorites. And I can’t decide which I like better…the color version, or the chocolate version.
Aren’t they just perfect together? This is another one of my favorites.
And, I know, I have a lot of favorites. But I love this one too.
Thank you, Miranda & Curtis, for choosing me to be your photographer! I look forward to your wedding.
I had so much fun photographing Rachel & Scott’s engagement session! They had an idea in mind and it was fantastic! Check out this setup they brought along:
I was super excited about their mock picnic engagement session…it was perfect!
And, Scott can really play the guitar. And he was really serenading Rachel.
I love fall. And to get an engagement session done during the fall with these beautiful leaves…well, that’s just a treat for me. This one is one of my favorites – because of the leaves in the air.
Thank you, Rachel & Scott, for choosing me to be your wedding photographer! I look forward to your wedding day.
It’s always nice when a former bride calls me to do photos again later. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of photographing a 1-year anniversary (a year after I photographed their wedding). This time I got to do a maternity session for one of my favorite brides, Holly. Her engagement session was fun…her wedding was beautiful…and her maternity session was FABULOUS! Now, I would have linked to her engagement session as well…but I just discovered as I write this that I failed to even post her engagement session. That’s what happens when I have a lot going on…I forget to post things on this blog. So, here’s a few from her engagement session:
Oh, and you can’t tell here…but we were getting eaten alive by bugs while trying to get this shot:
And here’s her amazing maternity session. I really enjoyed creating these for her…
Now, this one is my absolute favorite of the entire session:
And I love it equally in black-and-white as well:
And some more favorites from her session:
Thank you again, Holly, for having me photograph your maternity session!
The Harris High Class of 1961 held their reunion at the Vance Toe River Lodge in Plumtree on October 15th. It was my first time at the Toe River Lodge…and I must say it is quite impressive. Not only is it beautiful and quaint at the same time inside…but the staff and owners are just amazing!
The reunion was a lot of fun and here are just a few photos from that evening.
Jessi & Hampton were married on October 8th. But before I talk about the wedding…I have to say:
As most of you know, I have worked with Yuliya Callahan for quite some time now. She has been a second shooter on many of my weddings and I have had the pleasure of being a second photographer for some of her weddings. I’m sad to say, that Jessi & Hampton’s wedding was the last time I will be working with her…that is, unless she comes up to North Carolina for a mountain wedding. (Hint, hint, Yuliya). So, for all my Florida followers…if you need a photographer, please see Yuliya. Not only does she do great work…but she’s easy to get along with. I just adore her.
Now…back to Jessi & Hampton’s wedding. Before we went to the hotel to meet Jessi, we stopped off at Orange Park Presbyterian Church (where the ceremony was to take place) to see what we had to work with. While we were there…we found these:
The we headed over to the hotel to meet Jessi for hair and makeup. And, like all brides should be on their wedding day, Jessi was all smiles.
There was the emotional letter from Hampton to Jessi. Only they know what it said…but I think it’s awfully sweet when couples do this before their ceremony. It does mess up the makeup a bit, though.
There was also a small boutonnière mishap.
It was a very rainy day and I really loved the way the church windows looked from the inside.
The way they look at each other says it all. Doesn’t it?
Jessi had plenty of help keeping dry…
The groom’s cake. Hampton is a Legislative Correspondent with the United States Senate. Maybe he’ll be President some day. Then I’ll be the one who photographed the President’s wedding (as if that will be important). You just never know…
And the grand entrance!
Everyone got on the dance floor. And I mean everyone.
The cake cutting was cute…mostly because of the facial expressions.
Hampton’s parents:
And Hampton’s dance toward Jessi to remove her garter was great!
And the end of a fantastic evening:
Jennifer & Tim were married on September 3rd in Jacksonville, Florida. We started at Beach United Methodist Church…
We did some shots of the guys while we were waiting on Jennifer to arrive.
Something happened that made everyone laugh – and I can’t remember what it was!
Jennifer arrived shortly after and I was super happy with her choice in shoes (I love pretty, colorful shoes)! Plus, her dress was gorgeous.
Getting ready – tons of smiles.
The ceremony was beautiful…
The reception was at Mayport Naval Base and we had a little time before they had to be at their reception…
And then on to the party!
The DJ (DJ Thundercat…who was absolutely the most AMAZING DJ I’ve worked with in my 5 years of doing this) had the crowd busy and laughing with fun games.
And there were some touching words…
And there was cake….beautiful, beautiful cake. It was on the table…but ended up on faces. And check out this awesome shot Yuliya got of their cake…love it.
When the sun started setting, we all broke away for a few more photos on the beach…and look at how beautiful these two are!
And there wasn’t a dull moment the rest of the night…this was a great reception!
Thank you, Jennifer & Tim, for choosing us to photograph your wedding! We had a great time!
There is no better feeling that getting the request from a former bride to do 1-year anniversary portraits. First, it’s a compliment. I mean, I’m 3 states away and while I’m in Florida for a wedding I get to see Tara & Jacob a full year after I photographed their wedding. I love it!
Second, it’s nice to see things are still going strong for them, especially in a world where marriages end so quickly. So congratulations, Tara & Jacob!
Third, I sure like visiting with my clients…but I hate calling them that because I have become quite friendly with them. All of them. So, I’ll say I sure like visiting with my friends-that-I-also-photograph.
Now, here’s some from their 1-year anniversary photo session. And I’m in love with them all!
Tara is just so gorgeous! So easy to photograph!
And I love the way Jacob was looking at Tara in this one.
[Behind the scenes...there was some initial discomfort with having chicks placed on Jacob. It was pretty funny.]
But then he relaxed and all was well.
Here’s a few photos from the Bowman High School Reunion Classes of 1951-1955 in Burnsville. There were some wonderful people there and I really enjoyed helping to document this event!
Yes, I was asked to dance. And how could I turn that down? The only problem is….I can’t dance. So, I mostly moved around, looking slightly ridiculous, while I made crazy faces. This is one of the few that doesn’t show my extremely crazy face (you know, the one that I reflexively make whenever the camera is pointed at me).
Have you ever thought you did something…and then come to realize that you really did NOT do it? Well, that’s what happened to this post about Megan & Justin’s wedding. I thought I had blogged about it…but guess what? I didn’t. So here it is!
Megan & Justin were married in Lake Lure, NC at Rumbling Bald Resort – which is a beautiful location for a wedding.
Megan has the cutest facial expressions!
Isn’t she adorable?!?! I loved photographing her!
Isn’t this the MOST amazing location to get married?
I still can’t get over just how beautiful Megan is – she was a model bride!
The love in this family was so heartwarming. It’s not something you see everyday.
Sneaking a peek. 
And I just love the look on the ring bearer’s face!
Oh, and can ALL wedding kisses be like this, please? {love}
If all married couples looked at each other this way, there would be no divorce.
And their first dance was fun to watch – because they know how to dance!
Congratulations, Megan & Justin! It was such a pleasure to photograph your wedding. I wish you both a long and happy marriage!
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And there are more. Plus, we add more to this gallery every week. Keep checking to see if you find the one you can’t live without!
Kimmie and James were married on July 9th at Springmaid Mountain in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It sprinkled on and off during the day – but no real rain and the day turned out absolutely perfect for a wedding.
And wasn’t her dress absolutely gorgeous?
And her boots were awesome!
Plus a cute Mickey Mouse watch given to her for the wedding by her grandmother.
Now, there was a swinging bridge that we used – and I’m glad we did. I didn’t even know it existed – so thank you goes to my lovely assistant, Mollie, for pointing this out. And yes, the bridge actually swung. And yes, my nerves were shot.
And my wonderful assistant, Mollie, with the bride. (They are friends).
This look says it all.
Thank you, Kimmie & James for choosing me to photograph your lovely wedding!
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