ashley + justin // wedding . sparta nc

We were excited to shoot Ashley & Justin's wedding in Sparta - our first ever wedding in the mountains. Ever since I traveled up to see the wedding & reception site with them back in April, I had kind of this fairytale vision of what the wedding was going be like. I'm happy to say that all my expectations were met, plus some. :)

Between the hike through the woods with the guys, the ceremony at the adorable old church in the hills, the reception right on the river (bonfire included), & beautiful mountain overlooks as backdrops for the bride & groom portraits, we got the whole small mountain town experience we were looking for.










During the guys' walk before the wedding, Justin saved a baby deer from some dogs!





Ashley & Justin decided to see each other before the ceremony which is always awesome. It gave us plenty of time to shoot lots of group shots & photos of the bride & groom.






There were a million places I would have loved to stop along the way to the reception, but this sweet field & overlook definitely did the trick.





The reception was right on the banks of New River on the North Carolina state line - you could look across the water & see Virginia.















I wish I could post more of Ashley & Justin's wedding awesomeness, but I've probably posted too many photos already - I guess I'll call it quits for the night. ;)

patrick + linda // wedding . durham nc

I shot Patrick & Linda's wedding recently with my new friend over at [ Phipps Photography ], Greg Phipps. It's always fun shooting with someone new & getting to see how others approach the same situation differently - a great way to share ideas & learn from one another.

The wedding & reception was at the [ Greystone Inn ] in Durham. Beautiful place, gorgeous natural light, & a fabulous couple - can't ask for much more than that! Glad I was able to tag along. :)