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Many of you might have received this as an email - but I had a couple (hundred) emails (out of about 1500) bounce back because it thought I was spamming old client emails. So, I'm putting it here, too - while I get a little better at managing my email marketing (a tool I really haven't ever utilized and am not an expert in). The people on that email list were clients who still had PASS Galleries (my old gallery host - who I left about five years ago for CloudSpot - but have c

A blue ridge parkway session with an old friend from middle school and his sweet family, finally being blogged two years later because we have plans to update these photos this month!

This year, during peak engagement season (which typically runs from Christmas to Valentine's Day) I was hospitalized for a month and ended up having to have a small brain surgery. So, anyone who inquired at that time for a wedding (or sessions) I referred to other people (mostly because there was a chance I needed a more invasive surgery and a few months of physical therapy - the future was uncertain for me). That was Dec-Feb. Thankfully, the minimal surgery was chosen (not a

A barefoot, summer maternity session in the river with mom, dad, and soon-to-be big sister. If you're unsure of whether a family session or maternity session would work for your family in the river this summer be sure to look at how much fun their toddler is having. They were ready with towels and a change of clothes because they knew they were leaving wet. Currently, I still have availability for summer sessions in WNC and beyond. This one was in Canton, NC.

My school counselor asked if I would be willing to host a room for Canton Middle School's Career Day (the school I teach at) - and for the first time... ever, I had a reason to create an online portfolio. While I was making it, I figured the best way to showcase some of my work over the last 15 years was to create categories that the middle school kids might find especially interesting, as well as the different categories of photographs I've taken over the last 14 or so years

A lovely and whimsical wedding full of floral patterns, fresh florals, and personal touches.

On today's to-do list was "Blog" and a little note basically calling myself out for even putting it on the to-do list. But currently on...

Pink Lemonade Minis at Victoria Grace Photography's studio in Waynesville, NC, near Asheville, NC - the perfect summer portrait session.

A couple of days ago I met Molly & Ryan at the NC Arboretum to take maternity pictures with their sweet puppy (who is more like a senior...

Nikki & Blake are one of my favorite couples, ever - so when they reached out last summer about doing maternity pictures and asked if I...

Addi belongs to one of my favorite families. Her aunt, Taylor, is one of my best friends. & I met her when she was around 9 or 10 years...

First - I didn't realize I haven't blogged a single thing in 2023 (oops) until I logged on to blog Nicole & Dan's wedding. Which reminds...

These two eloped privately but wanted to take photos together to commemorate that elopement and for their announcements. When she asked...

On our third day in Germany the twins, Nick, Kate, Jannes, and I took a train from Düsseldorf, Germany to Hanover, Germany. It was about...

This magical and romantic backyard wedding near Asheville, NC was full of the sweetest details and moments for the sweetest couple.

Yesterday Caitlyn's sister, Erin, messaged me on Instagram and said, "Why should you speak when your written word has always been so...

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A Chestnut Ridge wedding near Asheville, North Carolina in Canton, North Carolina. White barn wedding venue.

Lake Junaluska sent to me... A scary swan and a cotton candy sunset. So, for those of you who haven't noticed 2021 kicked my behind, and...

I'll start by saying that for almost a week before this wedding it rained every day. Monsoon style rain. The week before that? It was...

Originally, this was going to be a roof top wedding - but Mother Nature decided she was going to cry over summer ending all day so they...

This venue is only 20 minutes from my house - and I had no idea. It was a super cute barn venue with a house a few yards away for the...

When Kayce reached out about her wedding I was so thrilled. Especially when she mentioned the venue they picked was The Barn at...

This morning I woke up to one of the first days that truly felt like fall. It was chilly and foggy and the perfect start to what I would...