reunited and it feels so good :: high point photographer

This past weekend was one I had been anticipating for months... months, people. Each year or so, a group of my girlfriends from Belmont University and I try to plan a girls weekend, and finally, after nearly two years since our last ​reunion in the Outer Banks, we were all together once again at my house here in North Carolina.

​It's crazy how much our lives have changed in just four years... Christina is engaged and officially a doctor, Claire will be married and graduated from P.A. school by the end of the year, Megan has already been through grad school and is an academic advisor at a university half way across the country, and Kaley owns her own business and is an aspiring country artist. We all have different dreams and we're each in different places in life and geographically, but somehow, we always manage to pick things up right where we left off. It's a rare find to have a group of people who are invested in each other's lives for the long haul (like always having an encouraging word... or a lecture dragged out over the course of three days :) ... to give you the kick in the pants you need), and I thank my lucky stars to have such an amazing group of women to call my friends.

​The weekend was filled with cupcakes, Riesling and margaritas, some incredibly amusing wedding dress shopping experiences, sleep deprivation, road trip sing-a-longs, and mostly laughing so hard that I thought I legitimately might die. ​And finally, we got a group photo...

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I can't wait to see what the next year brings for everyone, and I'm already looking forward to the next reunion!!

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chris+leah :: married :: charlotte wedding photographer

​This weekend, we kicked off our wedding season with the wonderful celebration of Chris and Leah at the Hilton Charlotte University Place. I got the chance to know these two a couple of months ago when I photographed their engagement session, and I knew their wedding was going to be so much fun!

Leah flaunted her sense of style with some killer Gianni Bini rhinestone heels, a to-die-for 1920's style feather fascinator, and not one, but two wedding dresses. But even without all of those things, Leah would have been beautiful because her excitement to be marrying the love of her life radiated from her like sunbeams. It's always telling of a couple's personalities and relationship to hear their friends and family speak about them, and I can tell you that Chris and Leah's loved ones had only beautiful things to say about these two.

​Blue Gianni Binni wedding shoes and feather fascinator
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They concluded their epic celebration with a traditional New Orleans style second-line dance, which got everyone up and moving!​

Congratulations Leah and Chris! ​We wish you two all the best in life and love!

Venue :: Hilton Charlotte University Place
​Photographer :: Glessner Photography
​Florist :: Harrisburg Florist
​Cake Artist :: Granny Mac's Bake Shop
​Band :: 5th and York
​DJ :: DJ Flemingo
​Makeup Artist :: Ebony Beaty
​Hair Stylist :: Pure Perfections
​Wedding Gown :: Concord Wedding and Prom Center by designer Alfred Angelo
​Bridesmaids Attire :: David's Bridal
​Men's Attire :: Men's Wearhouse by designer Calvin Klein
​Stationer :: David's Bridal
​Photo Booth :: Charlotte Wedding Photo Booth 

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las vegas photo fun :: las vegas photographer

After nearly a week in Vegas at WPPI without enough free time to actually use our cameras, my roomie and I were determined to go out and snap a few photos of each other. On our last afternoon in Las Vegas, we ventured up and down Harmon Avenue, cameras in tow, discovering amazing light in back alleys behind hotels, getting escorted off private property when they caught us using their venue as a backdrop via the security cameras (watch out... we might be on COPS next week), and snapping a few photos with an audience of amused guests at the pool at our resort.

​Photographing a fellow photographer is nerve-wracking, but I'm so honored I got the opportunity to capture Dana's (of Dana Laymon Photography) beautiful style and equally lovely personality.

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