jamie :: bridal portraits :: durham wedding photographer

I hope all of you had a fabulous Labor Day weekend! Ours was filled with yard work, housework, grilling burgers, and best of all, the beautiful wedding of Justin+Jamie at the Weir-Jordan House in Greensboro.​

I'll be posting some images from their celebration later this week, but I just couldn't wait to share photos from Jamie's bridal session earlier this summer. We traveled to the gorgeous Duke Gardens in Durham, NC, and despite getting caught in a torrential downpour just miles from the venue, the evening turned out just lovely. The garden setting was absolutely perfect for this bride's classically elegant look, and I'm thrilled to share with you some of my favorites from the session...

Watch out for photos from Justin+Jamie's wedding on the blog later this week!​

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Venue :: Sarah P. Duke Gardens​

Hair+Makeup :: Julie Latimer + Lauren Ladd - Chakras Spa​

Dress :: David's Bridal​

Floral Designer :: Lisa Kestler - Flowers by Candlelight​

lily :: bridal portraits + bridesmaids' luncheon :: mississippi wedding photographer

I know many of you are anxiously waiting to see photos from Adam+Lily's beautiful south Mississippi wedding this past weekend, and there's good news and bad news:

The bad news is that you'll have to wait to just a couple more days to see more photos of the lovely couple. Patience, people... patience.

The good news is that today I'm sharing a few images from our mini impromptu bridal session and her lovely bridesmaids' luncheon.

The weekend of these bridal portraits and their engagement session was the first time I had ever met Lily. I'd heard Adam talk about this amazing girl he was so in love with for months, and with all that chatter about how great she is, he'd set my expectations pretty darn high. But you wanna know what? Lily lived up to every single great thing Adam had to say about her. The girl has got it all... she's gorgeous, kind, funny, a great cook (anybody try the cinnamon peach ice cream at the reception???), and we chummed it up just like old pals.

And considering my use of the word "chummed," which I've never said before in my life, I've obviously been watching wayyy to much of the London Olympics. But I digress.

I'm so glad Lily and Adam found each other, and even more excited to say that I've gained a way awesome new friend.

Doesn't she look AMAZING, y'all? I'm in love with this dress by designer Mori Lee from Mimi's Bridal and her birdcage veil was constructed by none other than her groom.

On the morning of the wedding, in true southern tradition, Lily had a bridesmaids' luncheon with all the closest ladies in her life. The tone was fun and relaxed and featured some amazing food catered by Marilyn Fuquay of Laurel.

Here's a peek at their invitation suite created by the incredible Lucky Luxe Couture Correspondence with artwork by Adam...

As a gift to Lily's bridesmaids, Adam created these amazing pieces of art, all cut from the same painting. Be sure to check out his work here.

Watch out for more photos from the wedding later this week!

ashley :: bridal portraits :: high point wedding photographer

Ashley is probably one of the most lovely, kind, and talented young ladies I have ever met. She sings, she dances, and now, she's a schoolteacher, too. She and her new husband, Evan, found me earlier this year in their search for a wedding photographer, and I'm so glad they did! They were married this past Saturday at a beautiful ceremony at Friendly Avenue Baptist Church, followed by a reception at Cardinal Country Club in Greensboro.

I met up with Ashley and her sweet mama, Connie, and sister, Kelly (by far one of the best maids of honor I've ever seen... she did everything she could to make sure her sister's bride experience was a perfect one and owned that MOH title!) a few weeks ago at a beautiful farm property out in the back roads of High Point, NC for Ashley's bridal portraits. Ashley was such a trooper trampling through the fields in her wedding dress and willing to do anything to get an amazing shot.

Ahhh... I am just in love with this session. It's so romantic, and Ashley was the PERFECT subject!

I love these crochet Toms... aren't they just adorable??

Isn't she just gorgeous?! Seriously Ashley... you look STUNNING!

Watch out for photos from Evan+Ashley's big day on the blog later this week!