best of 2014 | weddings, engagements, and bridal portraits

Whew! Just where did 2014 go?! I blinked and another new year rolled around. It's hard to believe it's January 1st... a time to reflect, a time for fresh beginnings, and a time to anticipate all the adventures that lie ahead and those we leave behind.

Over the course of this past year, I had the opportunity to work with so many wonderful couples. I know I say this every year, but I feel so incredibly blessed to call this my job. To spend my days creating tangible memories for families to relive one of the most meaningful days and times of their lives and one day, leave as a legacy of love to their children and grandchildren - that, folks, is a dream. It's my deepest wish that the moments we capture are more than just a piece of paper in a frame or a book - I hope they light people's hearts on fire, give them hope, and above all, let them know they are deeply loved.

It's always so much fun to look back on the images we've taken throughout the year, and these were a few of my favorites from this year's engagement and bridal portrait sessions and weddings...

We started out the year with Ann Marie and Austin's Boone engagement session, complete with playgrounds, App State pride, and pickup trucks to create a collection of photos that was uniquely them...

Next up was Halley and Greg's beautiful spring wedding at WinMock... these two were so much fun to be around, and we loved getting to work with one of the sweetest planners around, Jamie of Southern Celebrations...

Summer brought the sweet wedding of Gina and Matthew - an intimate celebration filled with so much love...

We also had the chance to photograph our first ever Nigerian wedding - Chika and Joseph's celebration weekend began with a traditional African ceremony. Don't you just love all the bright colors?!

Day two was filled with even more fun... the photo below of Chika with her father surrounded by family is one of my favorites.

July and August were filled with beautiful bridal portraits, starting with our giveaway winner Annie at the O.Henry Hotel in Greensboro...

...followed by Ann Marie at Old Salem...

... and finally, Aksana at Spring House Restaurant in Winston-Salem...

Ann Marie and Austin's wedding was overflowing with smiles, laughter, and happy tears ...

... and Aksana and Chris had a lovely wedding at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens in Kernersville, surrounded by friends and family from across the globe...

For our last three weddings of the year, we headed to the great state of Tennessee. We kicked off the fall celebrations with Jordan and Joe in Nashville... aren't they the cutest?!

Rob and Lauren wanted a fairytale wedding at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville and that she received thanks to the planning and design of Kelly Dellinger Events... seriously though, is she not Cinderella?

It was such an honor to finish the 2014 wedding season photographing one of my best friends... Christina and Lucas said "I do" at the secluded Butterfly Gap Retreat in Maryville, TN. I'm such a sucker for a First Look...

As the leaves turned, I headed up to Hanging Rock State Park with Kristen and Ryan for this beautiful fall engagement session...

... and we ended this fabulous year with a trip to D.C. to photograph Jen and Jon in their chic Dupont Circle apartment...

To our dear readers and clients: Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your ongoing support, referrals, and friendship and for entrusting us with the most important times in your life! It means more than you could possibly know. Cheers to another fabulous year!

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