The Carolina Inn Wedding – Colin and Katie are Married! A Carolina Inn wedding has such an elegance about it, and everything came together perfectly for Katie and Colin’s wedding day. Check out some of my favorites images from the day below and read some of their story at the bottom of this post! About the
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Raleigh Engagement Photos – Virginia and Jim are Engaged! Doing engagement photos in downtown Raleigh is something I’m enjoying more and more. Pair it with how much fun it was to hang out and get to know these two, and it was about the best way I could spend an evening. Super excited for their
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Full Moon Resort Wedding – Charlie and Katty are Married! I haven’t been to Full Moon Resort for a wedding in a while, so I was excited to head back up for Charlie and Katty’s day! I spent a little time before their wedding hanging out at their rehearsal as well, and the experience was
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The Parlour at Manns Chapel Wedding – Jon and Jaime are Married! The Parlour at Manns Chapel is a wonderful place tucked off some backroads in Chapel Hill and it was the perfect location for these two to say their “I Do’s” surrounded by family and friends. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Jon and
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Crystal Coast Lady Wedding Wedding – Andrew and Janelle are Married! So I was excited about this wedding on the Crystal Coast Lady for a few reasons. Despite finding out after the fact that Janelle has horrible taste in NFL teams (fortunately Andrew turned out alright), the way she described her wedding, I knew they would
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Grand Canyon Travel Photos – Shay Family! I knew I was headed out to Las Vegas for WPPI, an annual convention where wedding photographers from across the world meet to talk shop, learn, and spend far too much money, and I was excited because I knew a bucket list item of mine would be within
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Boylan Bridge Engagement Photos – Jon and Jaime are Engaged! After a long week in Portland, I was a bit jet lagged, and tired of being cold, so I can’t tell you how happy I was to find out that it was going to be a warmer day for Jon and Jaime’s engagement session at
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The Stockroom at 230 Wedding – Madison and Ralston are Married! About the Wedding: Venue: The Stockroom at 230 Photographed by  Dave Shay Photography Planning by Unveiled Design and Events http://www.unveileddesignandevents.com Hair styled by Silverceiling Beauty: Tiffany Make-up styled by Silverceiling Beauty: Liz Floral arrangements styled by The Wedding Woman http://www.theweddingwoman.org/ Entertainment provided by All Events DJ Catering provided by Rocky Top
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All Saints Chapel Wedding – Kristian and Haley are Married! My favorite takeaway from my most recent experience at All Saints Chapel is that Kristian and Haley like each other. Like really. They do. They have fun, they flirt, and most of all, their friends and family all see it and support them all the
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Backyard Wedding – Nathan and Katie are Married! After doing this daring couple’s engagement session in the middle of a flood warning, I knew their backyard wedding was going to be an incredible time rain or shine. Fortunately, the rain held off, and from campfires to karaoke, there was plenty to do to keep warm at
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Preserving your memories with a Wedding Album Even with my career as a photographer, I find myself lacking in physical copies of the moments that are most important to me. They’re on my Instagram account, my facebook page, and of course, the pictures are safe… but more times than not they’re not present. I’m not
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The Preston Woodall House Wedding – Mary and Brandon are Married! When I got to The Preston Woodall House for Mary and Brandon’s wedding, things were different for me as a photographer. Moments have been a big deal to me this year. Finding the heart of a wedding day, and telling the story has been
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A New Adventure – Dave Shay Photography and Tave Running a business is probably the hardest thing I’ve done with my life. I’ve written this post about six different ways, and I think there’s something to be said for just being honest enough to say that running a business is exhausting. Running a business servicing
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Biltmore Estate Engagement Photos – Brandon and Caroline are Engaged! I don’t think I’ll ever grow tired of working at The Biltmore Estate. From being able to escape to downtown Asheville for some incredible food, to sitting out on the lawn and just taking in a masterpiece of design, it just always makes for a
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Gardens on Millbrook Wedding – Jennifer and Brian are Married! I’ve been looking forward to Jennifer and Brian’s big day at Gardens On Millbrook for a while now. After spending so much time on the road, any time a venue is only fifteen minutes from the house, it makes the day a lot easier. It
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