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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kiersten and Jesse had their wedding planned for May at the beautiful Broken Arrow Farms. They’ve had a little change of plans due to our stay at home order for the Covid-19 virus. We shot their engagement session a few weeks ago here on the farm. They choose to bring their pup along to a […]

Tiffani & David were married at the beautiful NC mountains at Sky Retreat in Purlear, NC. We shot Tiffani’s bridals at the beginning of June before I went on maternity leave at the Historic Murrays Mill in Catawba, NC. When she got out of the passenger seat of her Jeep in her wedding dress I […]

I met Katie and Paul in Lincoln county near Laboratory Mill where we walked down to the river to do maternity photos before they get to meet their baby boy next month! Katie looked gorgeous in both her maternity gowns! The black gown fit her so well and looked perfect with both the greenery and […]

Stephanie and I met and became friends years ago while in school at CVCC. She contacted me months ago about photographing her and Michael’s upcoming wedding at Warehouse 18 in December. We shot their engagement session here on the farm Memorial weekend on one of the hottest days in May! Michael’s kids tagged along for […]

Tom and Alyson have known each other for years and competed against each other all through the years from 4H judging contests to collegiate contests. They started dating several years ago when Tom came back home from college in Arkansas. We have felt like Alyson has been family since she started dating Tom and are […]