Rebecca & Ryan

A destination wedding in the mountains of Banner Elk, NC at Overlook Barn

Rebecca and Ryan were unequivocally smitten with one another and it was truly amazing to see and document. They married each other on top of a mountain at the most gorgeous wedding venue— Overlook Barn. You could see the rolling blue mountains in the background, feel the nice breeze in the wind, and see all of the nice plush clouds directly over them at their ceremony location. To say it was a perfect day was an understatement.

It was a small wedding, but big in emotion and heart. Rebecca and Ryan’s closest friends and family members came in from all over the country to see these two tie the knot. They brought so much love with them; it was an honor to see and be a part of.

They chose to do a first touch instead of a first look. I loved the simplicity of this—they shared a sweet prayer with one another and laughed and cried happy tears while holding each others hand. This, by far, was my personal favorite moment of the day. But, to be honest, there were just so many to choose from.

The day finished off with toasts, champagne, first dances, and a dinner fit for a king. In my opinion, it was as fabulous as weddings come.

Congratulations, Rebecca and Ryan! Wishing you so many years of love and happiness!

Special thanks to all of the vendors who made their day possible.

Venue // Overlook Barn
Florist // Bouquet Florist
Catering // Gadabouts Catering

I can not express to you how lucky I am to have the clients that I have! Not only were Justin and Sarah willing to hike around all of Blowing Rock, they were willing to start before the sun even rose! Seriously?! Like, pinch me! If you've ever done a portrait session with me then you know how much I adore that morning light! Sarah and Justin never obliged and were the best to collaborate with!

We started out the day at the beautiful Manor at Moses Cone. Being a photographer from out of town I had to do ALOT of searching and asking friends of where the perfect places would be. All of them said the Manor was absolutely gorgeous, and I could not agree more! After that we visited a few state parks, and found our way to the Viaduct--one of Justin's favorite places!

At the end we even got some beautiful and sweet images with them and their dog Winchester. When I say that I have never met a more well-behaved dog, I mean that! He was all so grown up from the last time I met him [which was when he was a puppy], and it made my heart sing when he became the best little pup in our session.

Please enjoy some of my favorite portraits from an all around great couple. Congratulations Sarah and Justin!