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A portrait + wedding  photographer for couples that are madly in love and joy filled families.
   

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Based in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Sweet family time Who wouldn’t want to spend a beautiful morning with the Haddon and Horton family down in Southport, NC. The Haddon’s and Horton’s were so sweet to meet and to capture their family altogether for a wonderful weekend. They celebrated birthdays, visited Oak island, and cherished all the sweet moments together. Sneak Peek […]

11/01/2022

Family Portraits at Waterfront Park | Southport, North Carolina | The Haddon + Horton Family

Families

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Sweet little memories Brooke and Braden welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Paisley, on September 29th. Her newborn session was held in the Walter’s home in Paisley’s nursery. Their cozy home session was filled with many sweet cuddles, little toes and lots of cute outfits for miss Paisley. Brooke and Braden are very smitten with their […]

10/26/2022

Lifestyle Newborn Portraits | Wilmington, NC | The Walter’s

Families

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A beautiful October evening What a dream these two were! Deirdre and Charles were so much fun during their couples sessions at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. It was a perfect October evening. The weather was warm with a nice cool breeze, plus it’s the off season so there wasn’t a lot of people on the […]

10/25/2022

Dreamy Couple Session | Wrightsville Beach, NC | Deirdre + Charles

Couples

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Hello baby bump It was so sweet meeting the Brennan family. They traveled from New York to spend time with family in Oak Island, North Carolina. While in the area, Krystle reached out to me to plan a family/maternity session on the beach. We planned for a beautiful fall morning out on the beach of […]

10/23/2022

Sunrise Maternity + Family Session | Oak Island, NC | Krystle + Jo

Families

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Home Sweet Home I love a good cozy home session. They are so relaxed, plus you don’t have to worry about any one in the background (even though as a photographer, I like to add a little magic into my editing style to make those people disappear 😉 ). Home session are so special. Your […]

10/20/2022

Fall Family Portraits | Sims, North Carolina | Deans Family

Families

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Alexandria and Owen are one of the most adorable couples I have met. We were all connected through our weekly community church group in Burgaw, North Carolina. Which is the same place Alexandria and Owen’s story starts as well. Through a couple of years they both attended the same community group in their hometown. Last […]

10/19/2022

Topsail Engagement Session | Topsail Beach, NC | Alexandria + Owen

Engagement

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A month ago Layla reached out to me about doing a modeling session so she can build her portfolio up. I was so on board! Her session was so much fun! We got to be creative together and I loved working one-on-one with Layla through the whole process. The weather at Fort Fisher was so […]

10/15/2022

Fort Fisher Model Session | Kure Beach, NC | Layla

Portraits

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I love working with couples who have not had pictures done before. Why? You may ask. Well let me tell you… I feel like everyone expects it to be awkward and uncomfortable. In all realness, there’s nothing to be nervous about for your session. Madi and Erick were getting their pictures done for the first […]

10/09/2022

Sunny Fall Portraits on Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina | Madi + Erick

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I couldn’t help myself to think of the song by Kacey Musgraves “Golden Hour” during Lindsey and Ryan’s engagement session. We literally got a taste of every bit of the sunset colors that evening in Topsail Beach, North Carolina. From golden yellow to cotton candy skies, It was so beautiful! Lindsey and Ryan’s story starts […]

10/03/2022

Golden Hour Engagement Session | Topsail Beach, NC | Lindsey + Ryan

Engagement

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Vacations are always such a sweet time for families to get together, have fun and relax. It’s also a pretty good time to gift the parents with a photo session! What’s better than everyone together at the same time. It makes for the perfect opportunity for updating family portraits. The Boyle family was so so […]

9/11/2022

Boyle Family Beach Portraits | Oak Island, North Carolina

Families

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