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We shot Katie’s bridal portraits at their wedding venue, Rex Allen Theater and Events in Hickory, NC. We got to use the church steeples down by the river and their ceremony location with mountains in the background for her bridals. Katie’s dress fit her perfect and the long veil couldn’t have worked better with her […]

Erica and Jared got married this past weekend at the Heritage Barn in Conover, NC. The weather was perfect for their wedding day with sun in and out throughout the day, it wasn’t too hot and wasn’t too cold. They chose not to have and bridesmaids or groomsmen for their wedding, but had their family […]

Erica is a stunning bride! She chose the Providence Cotton Mill in Maiden, NC for her bridal portraits! Her dress was made for her from all the lace detail and shade of the dress. It went perfect with her hair and makeup. I am so excited for Erica and Jared to become a family and […]

I met Erica and Jared off the Blue Ridge Parkway for their engagement session this past fall. We had planned several other spots to shoot their session and quickly found out while riding the Blue Ridge Parkway that it was peak leaf week! We started out at the bottom of Grandfather Mountain and went to […]

I met Leigha and Evan at the bottom of Grandfather Mountain for their engagement session this past fall. We had plans to shoot at two different locations along the parkway, but those plans changed pretty quick after we realized it was peek leaf season in the mountains of North Carolina when we did their engagement […]

Ally and Drew’s wedding was a beautiful fall day at The Heritage Barn in Conover, NC. The weather forecast was all over the place for their wedding day! The first of the week it said rain, then no rain! It ended up be a beautiful sunny day for their wedding. We had a little cloud […]

I met Brian more than 10 years ago when his family started showing goats with my brother in 4H. I was so happy when he contacted me about shooting his and Katie’s wedding this spring at Rex Allen Events. Katie and Brian are both from the Hickory area. Katie attended college at BYU and graduated […]

I had so much fun exploring on the Blue Ridge Parkway with Keelin and Ben for their engagement session a few weeks ago! We started at Moses Cone Manor and ended at Rough Ridge. We did a few photos on the porch of Moses Cone Manor and then went down the path from the house […]

I loved getting to shoot Ally and Drew’s engagement photos here on the farm! They brought their pups Marley and Finn with them to get in on the session. At the end of the session they changed and we did some photos in their Atlanta Braves attire and it was perfect! Ally just graduated UNC […]

Stephanie choose the Historic Harper House in Downtown Hickory for her bridal session. All the architecture both inside and outside the house and gardens around the house made it the perfect place for this bridal session. Her dress went perfect with the setting! We had the whole place to ourselves! Stephanie choose to do a […]