Kati + Matthew's Wedding. Sneak Peek.

Kati and Matthew tied the knot the Saturday before Christmas at the beautiful Studio B in downtown Greensboro. Here's a quick peek at their street-side romantics!

Tressy + Colin. Castle McCulloch Wedding.

I hope that everyone has been enjoying their holiday break! I know I have. Jonathan and I got to travel to Colorado and California earlier this month to hang out with friends and do a session with mibelle photography... I love the way everything turned out! We also spent time with both sides of the family, our church, Daystar, had it's very first Christmas eve service, and we got about eight inches of snow on Christmas day! It has really been a great month and we've been noticing more and more how incredibly blessed we are. I hope that it has been the same for all of you! I'm super excited about the upcoming new year and all the stuff that will be going on. I'll be launching a new website and blog sometime in January, and hopefully have a few more little surprises for everyone. Keep checking back for more details!

Tressy and Colin got married way back in October but I didn't have a chance to blog their wedding. So here it is now! It was an incredibly nice fall day and our bride and groom, the wedding party, and all the parents and guests were so relaxed... it was great! Tressy and Colin did a first look before the ceremony so we had plenty of time for romantics and family portraits before the sun went down.

The details . . .
Venue : Castle McCulloch. Jamestown, NC
Bride's hair/makeup : Carla White
Catering : Catered Affairs
Cake : Maxie B's






I love this ruffle on the back of Tressy's dress. It added a nice classic touch!











I am so glad we had so much time to do photos before the ceremony. It gave Tressy and Colin time to relax in front of the camera and we got tons of great shots!









I also had time to do a few shots of Tressy alone, which I *loved*. Isn't she gorgeous?









Colin and Tressy walked each other down the aisle during the ceremony... so cute!











There was a short cocktail hour after the ceremony while the reception was getting set up. I think it's great when the bride and groom get to hang out with guests in such a casual setting.



We also stole a few more minutes for some portraits in the dark.



When I talked with Tressy before the wedding she told me how much she loves silhouette photos, so I made sure that we got a few!

Elisa + Josh. An Engagement Session.

Josh and Elisa's engagement session was my last for 2010 - unless someone else wants to brave the below freezing temperatures that have now settled on NC!

I have been blessed with the most amazing couples this year. They've been fun, sweet, kind, and totally in love which makes my job easier :) I'm so excited to see what 2011 has for me! I'll be shooting one more wedding this year, the week before Christmas, but before that I'll be in front of the camera with my hubby for a change! It rained the entire day of our wedding so we're packing up our wedding outfits and leaving tomorrow morning to visit the West coast and have an anniversary session done with the amazing MiBelle Photography. I interned with MiBelle in my very first years of photography and got tons of amazing experience (including this wedding). They are definitely the reason I felt prepared enough to start my business right out of photography school. I can't wait to see them again!

Now, I think Elisa and Josh have the coolest story... they met at my wedding! Josh is Rachel's younger brother and Elisa played violin while we all walked down the aisle. Many people try to take the credit for setting them up together but seriously, if I hadn't gotten married and invited them... ;)

Really though, I love these two. Even if you didn't know them, you can just tell that they were made for each other! They are both really sweet and sentimental so they brought along lots of props to tell their story...



Josh and Elisa explained to me that the night they exchanged phone numbers at a bonfire, they were both bitten by a snake! They brought Elisa's pet snake, Joey, for a few shots.









The roses that we hung on this door were from Josh for their 6 month and one year anniversary. I love that Elisa kept and dried them!







They love having fun together. . .



Elisa painted these cute canvases with their soon-to-be-shared last name!









We found this awesome park on the side of the road while driving to Burlington. It looked like it was still under construction but we took advantage of this crazy walkway arch. Love the colors!









Elisa was so excited about shooting at this carousel in Burlington but when we arrived at the park, they had just closed! Thankfully, the man in charge was willing to turn off the alarm, turn on the lights, and reopen the carousel so we could shoot there for just a few minutes.



One more outfit change and we stopped in downtown Burlington to shoot with the street lights. . .



I think these black & whites look like they're from an old movie . . .

Kayla + Chris. A Fall Engagement Session.

Ok, completely unrelated to this post . . . it's snowing right now! I love living in North Carolina. It was still in the seventies in mid-November, our leaves changed and looked amazing, and now it's snowing! I think we get the best of everything :) This is extra fun because our puppy, Luke, has never seen snow. He's so confused! It's adorable watching him look out the window while I work.

Now, on to Kayla and Chris' engagement session... They are getting married in Ohio next year but are both living in NC right now so I had the pleasure of shooting their engagement pictures!



Aren't they cute?







I hardly ever use a wide angle lens while shooting portrait sessions, but it just seemed right for this situation.



This is the "you're getting married!" face. Chris is extremely excited to marry his lady :)















Kayla and Chris are sweet and romantic...



But they are also silly...





I love the color of this truck we found downtown!













After we played downtown, we stopped at a park to find some fall leaves. Kayla originally wanted to get married in the fall but the dates didn't line up, so we made sure to get lots of nice fall color in the photos!





We had to break up the serious, romantic shots with a leaf fight. Kayla got a free shot at Chris . . .



Kayla and Chris got a free shot at me . . .



And Chris got an even better free shot at Kayla. . .



But they kissed and made up . . .