American Tobacco Campus Engagement Photos  – Abby and Phil The American Tobacco Campus is one of those places that pretty much doubles as a photographer’s playground. When Abby told me they were looking for a very Durham vibe to their engagement session, obviously the American Tobacco Campus came to mind, and shooting there at night
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How to plan your Engagement Session in Raleigh or Durham Your engagement session is coming up quick, and surprise! You’ve never done an engagement session before. Yayyy new things. Now before getting too far into it, it’s important to mention a few things. 1- Your engagement session is not your wedding day. While an engagement
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Ramapo Valley Reservation Engagement Photos | Kathryn and Charlie While I eagerly await to head back to Full Moon Resort to shoot their wedding day, I was excited to meet Kathryn and Charlie at Ramapo Valley Reservation to take some engagement photos. It was where they had their first date, and they allowed pets to
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How to hire a professional Raleigh Wedding Photographer A quick look at weddingwire.com will tell you that there’s roughly 56 pages of wedding photographers that service Raleigh, NC. Now granted that’s more than just the people with ‘Raleigh Wedding Photographer’ on their website, but it’s also quite a long list of names. To get started
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Copper Ridge on the Neuse Wedding – John and Julie are Married! This is my first time doing a Copper Ridge on the Neuse Wedding, and despite a little bit of rearranging, everything worked out perfectly. I met John through doing Kayla and Cody’s engagement and wedding last year, and can’t say enough about how fun
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Ocean City beach Proposal – Anthony and Becca are engaged! When Anthony reached out to me to fly up to shoot his Ocean City beach proposal I couldn’t have been happier. I shot his cousin’s wedding, his brother’s wedding, and have gotten to know the family well, so I was thrilled to be able to
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Yates Mill Engagement Photos – Haley and Kristian are Engaged! This is my first time taking Yates Mill engagement photos, and despite North Carolina summer being in full effect, the light was amazing. I had a great time hanging out and getting to know these two and loved seeing them interact with each other! Who
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Amber and David got Married at Riverside Weddings by Clore! It’s very rare I don’t do an engagement shoot with a couple, so showing up at Riverside Weddings by Clore and going straight into a wedding day without actually meeting a couple in person is always a little unnerving. Within about two minutes of officially meeting
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The Grandview Wedding Photos – Jacki and Brad: Married! While this is my first time doing Grandview Wedding Photos, Jacki, Brad and I have crossed paths quite a few times. After their engagement session in Hoboken, I’ve definitely been looking forward to the big day and everything went wonderfully, from perfect weather, to a gorgeous
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Conservatory at Sussex County Fairgrounds Wedding Photos – Jessica and Frank: Married! The last time I did a Conservatory at Sussex County Fairgrounds Wedding, was in 2013 for Josh and Jamie’s wedding and although I don’t live in NJ anymore, I was happy to be back. The staff did remarkably, and I can’t say enough about
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Biltmore Estate Engagement Photos - Jana and Joe are Engaged! After doing some Biltmore Estate Engagement Photos last year with Lauren and Jonathan, I was super excited to head back to Asheville, NC. It’s a gorgeous location, has some great food ( looking at you Luella’s BBQ) and to say it’s an easy spot to do an engagement
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Pullen Park Engagement Photos – Katie and Nate: Engaged! The plan was to take some Pullen Park Engagement Photos and then go to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh to take a few more pictures after that. The museum was closed and Raleigh was under a flood warning but we rolled with it
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Downtown Raleigh Engagement Photos - Shanna and Darrus: Engaged! For as long as I’ve lived here, I haven’t actually done Downtown Raleigh Engagement Photos until this shoot, and I’m really sad it took me so long to do. I had a great time walking around with Shanna and Darrus and had a great time grabbing pizza with
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Leslie Alford Mims House Wedding Photos -  Stephen and Mel’s Styled Shoot with Stand Out Events I’ve gotten to do bridals at Mims before, but I hadn’t gotten to do Leslie Alford Mims House Wedding Photos until this shoot. When Dre from Stand Out Events gave me the vision for a night time styled shoot, which
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Check out Hannah and Frank's Village Creek Landing Wedding Photos by Raleigh Wedding Photographer Dave Shay on the road in St Simons Island GA