Grayson and Kristen | Grandfather Mountain Backpacking Engagement
- I had an awesome time backpacking Grandfather Mountain with Grayson, Kristen, and their dog Lucy Goosey. Even with a 20 degree low, relentless wind, and climbing on all fours over icy rock with a 40 lb pack, Grayson and Kristen were in high spirits. It was a truly rugged experience and definitely the most challenging b [...]
Jess + Jessie | A Free-Spirited Joshua Tree Elopement
- I just can't stop thinking about this whole day. Last month, Josh and I flew into LA to photograph a wedding in Long Beach. We love everything about California, and took this opportunity to clear our calendars and spend some time out on the west coast. While planning my trip out there I started talking t [...]
Windy Day at Dungeness Spit | Washington
Dungeness Spit is located on the Olympic Peninsula in the town of Sequim. Its a small park that juts far out into the bay. Actually, I say its small, but there is a fair amount of hiking available here. There is a lighthouse at the very tip of Dungeness Spit you can hike to . It’s 10 miles round trip over [...]
Hoh Rainforest Elopement Location Scout at the Hall of Mosses| Washington State
- Hoh Rainforest Elopement Location Guide at the Hall of Mosses Curious to see and learn more about The Hall of Mosses in the Hoh Rainforest? Go ahead and have a look through this article to scout out the location and see the gorgeous, magical scenery. How perfect would it be to say I do under one of these tall trees ju [...]
Rainy Day at Lake Crescent | Washington
The first day back from Seattle after our engagement session, we decided to have a little look at Lake Crescent. We had heard a few people say really good things, and the photos online looked really pretty, so we figured why not check it out? We started our hike from the Lake Crescent [...]
Camping on Olympic Peninsula | Washington
- As you’ve probably figured out by now, we made it to Washington State! We had a backcountry skiing engagement session planned with our couple Kim and Kevin just outside of Seattle, so we used this time off as an excuse to take our camper along the West Coast. While in Washington, we chose to camp just outside of Ol [...]
Shelley's Top Wedding Day Tips
- Having spent some years photographing weddings, I've learned a thing or two about what works well when planning for your wedding day. I feel it would be a disservice not to share some of this advice. Here are a few of my most helpful tips in making sure your wedding photos turn out great: &nb [...]
Melanie + Alex | Homestead Engagement
- Melanie and Alex met up with us this winter for an engagement session at Alex’s family homestead. They live and work in California, but came back to North Carolina to visit family for the holidays. Their awesome wedding planner, Sarah Shumay of Sweet Sarah Bell connected us and we are just so [...]
Asheville-Seattle Cross Country Road Trip
Here it is: the grand voyage. The big trip that I had been looking forward to since this summer. Making a cross country road trip in the middle of the winter may not be everyone’s first choice, but as wedding photographers- its the time we have off. Though we had an engagement session in the Cascade mountains [...]