Oh, my heart for these two! NZinga and Kevin brought so much energy and love to their downtown Raleigh engagement session! I, honestly, could not keep my eyes off of them. So contagious, vivacious, and just all around sweet people in general.

These two live not too far from the wondrous streets of downtown, so we thought it would only be appropriate to photograph them in their natural habitat--of course when they are not traveling! Both have their eyes set on Guatemala for their wedding next April and just the imagery they were giving me when talking about it makes me so giddy. I am so happy for these two and have been over the moon about the magic we made during their engagement session! 

One of my favorite images is that of them inside the cutest little bar, Bittersweet. Seriously, that light is my jam and they were all about being in the moment. If you ever get the chance, go visit this place! 3 items the place specializes in: cocktails, desserts, and coffee. All 3 of us had a great time here at the end of our play date!

It is not every day that you get to photograph this kind of beautiful family. On top of it all, they brought their adorable pets (both cat and dog). Eek! Oh my word, they were the cutest thing I ever saw! You may remember Kat and Mason from their anniversary session with me last year. Each year we do a photo shoot around the time of their anniversary. This year, we included Kat's parents.

It was a beautiful day! I am so excited to show you these images. I think the best part about this session was actually photographing an actual cat in family portrait style! Also, Kat's parents are the sweetest! Love love love the images I captured of just the two of them! All in all, this was a great day and was so excited to do this for them!

Enjoy!

It is with great pleasure to show you Cathy & Eddie's portrait session taken right here in Raleigh, NC at one of my favorite venues- JC Raulston Arboretum. I can not get over how cute these two look together! Seriously, it is just so sweet to see two people so in love after all of their years together. This is what makes my heart beat. Here are a few of my favorite portraits of just the two of them. Enjoy!

Special thanks to the ladies at Make Up For Your Day for the beautiful styling. 

This session...

This session, ya'll! It, literally, speaks to my soul. I say over and over again that I have the best clients in the world and I don't think I could have spoken truer words.  When I was photographing this session I kept saying "this is epic, the only word is epic," because it is pretty darn epic. Garrett and Diana have this contagious energy, full of love, laughter, and a bit of modern day romanticism. I could not resist myself, we made beautiful images that I hope they cherish for years to come. 

We could not have picked a better day for their engagement session! We set the scene at the Eno River State Park in Durham, NC set later in the day for that gorgeous golden hour light. The day was good to us. Not only did the sunlight hold up for us, the weather was more than ideal. It was the epitome of every photographers dream day. 

Needless to say, I am extremely excited to be photographing their Greensboro wedding later this year.