Wedding and Portrait Photographer

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 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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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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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

Couples

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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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One of the many things I love about photography is cheering my clients on as they celebrate milestones in their life. For Brooke and Braden that milestone is a pretty big one. They will soon be welcoming their sweet baby girl into the world. Brooke and Braden are such a sweet and beautiful couple and […]

8/06/2022

Sunset Maternity Session at Wrightsville Beach, NC | Brooke + Braden

Portraits

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WOW! where to begin on this dreamy couple! During Shelby and Cooper’s session, right away, I could see how in love they are with one another. When Shelby and I were chatting over email. She told me this will be their first time getting professional pictures done. As their session began, I knew straight away […]

7/01/2022

Dreamy Couple Portraits at Wrightsville Beach, NC | Shelby + Cooper

Couples

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Finally, a beautiful sunny day! To be honest, I felt like every time I had a session it was either a high chance of rain or it was a cloudy day. In North Carolina, you have to work around the crazy weather that she brings. Anyways…I was so excited when I saw the forecast would […]

6/07/2022

Atlantic Beach, North Carolina | Lauren + Caleb | Couple Session

Couples

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Sunday evening had scattered storms but that didn’t stop this couple from having their beach session and let me tell you I was SO HERE for the stormy clouds and their playful spirit! Watching Mackenzie and Seth show off their love for one another was so special! The way they make each other laugh is […]

5/10/2022

Beach Adventure Session | Wrightsville Beach, NC | Mackenzie + Seth

Couples

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