lauren + ben // wedding . fuquay-varina nc

We were very excited to be a part of Lauren & Ben's gorgeous wedding this fall at [ Highgrove Estate ]. Loved the Southern charm of this plantation-style house in Fuquay-Varina.







Nothing like Burger King & mimosas to get the day started off right. ;)



Lauren made such a gorgeous bride!



Loved this staircase!





Lauren & her dad waiting for their big entrance into the garden for the ceremony:




Ben's first moments with his beautiful bride:






We had a few minutes to take some quick shots of the bride & groom after the cermony, so took advantage of all the great spots around the house for photos of the newlyweds.






With the help of her fantastic vendors (& wonderful mom!), Lauren put together a beautiful tent reception out behind the estate with flowers by [ Victorian Seasons ], cake by [ Ambrosia Cake Creations ], delicious in-house catering by [ Highgrove Estate ] & music by Allen with[ Island Sound ]. We also had the pleasure of working alongside the awesome team from [ McInnis Videography ] - really nice guys!





Dinner was seriously amazing - definitely the most impressive in-house catering we've had in a long time!






Lauren & Ben made their getaway in this awesome red Mustang. Not every couple is so lucky to have a friend with such a great car (& who is also willing to be their chauffeur for the evening)!



Lauren & Ben - it was a pleasure being a part of your big day! Thank you for everything!!

venue:
ceremony + reception . [ Highgrove Estate ]

vendors:
hair + makeup : [ Jamie Warzel ]
florist . [ Victorian Seasons ]
DJ . Allen with [ Island Sound ]
caterer . [ Highgrove Estate ]
cake . [ Ambrosia Cake Creations ]
videographer . [ McInnis Videography ]

michele + raphe // engagement . durham nc

We had such a great time at Michele & Raphe's Durham engagement session this fall! I'm not sure if you can get much cuter or sweeter than these two. We can't wait till the wedding next spring!!


Our first stop was at [ Duke Gardens ]. This red bridge was so fun!










We made sure to take some shots in the [ Pergola ], where Raphe proposed. What a perfect spot!





Since Michele & Raphe are Duke alumni, we shot all around the campus, including the gorgeous [ Duke Chapel ].



Uh-mazing late afternoon light - loved it!







For the last part of our shoot, we headed over to downtown Durham to catch the very last rays of sunlight. LOVE all of these shots in front of this awesome door we found.



Raphe looking super fly. Can't get enough of this hat - awesome!











For the film shooters out there:
square format photos // Portra 400NC
black & whites // T-MAX