Category archives: Engagements
Sulene + Grayson | Lake Lure and Chimney Rock NC Engagement
- We LOVE Sulene and Grayson! Josh first photographed Grayson a few months back while competing in a mountain biking (and unicycling) competition at Crabtree County Park in Raleigh. Josh captured the speed of the race in Grayson's photo. Plus, he made a lasting impression on anyone who saw him mountain unicycling on the [...]
Stephrod +Cale | North Carolina Mountains to Sea Engagement
- I have known Steph (aka Stephrod as I call her) since my freshman year of college out at Northern Illinois University. We have been coworkers, roommates, and most of all, very good friends. I remember the very first time she introduced me to her friend Cale and I immediately thought to myself that he was "the one" for [...]
Sarah + Roger | Grayson Highlands VA Engagement
- For their engagement session, we took Sarah and Roger on a little adventure at our favorite hiking spot Grayson Highlands. Grayson Highlands is a state park in Virginia located not too far from Damascus. We love this park for all of its bald mountaintops, giant rocks, and of course, wild ponies! We met up with Sarah an [...]
Olivia + Sean | Historic Downtown Hillsborough Engagement
- Where do I even begin with these two love birds? Sean had actually contacted me about photographing him and his now fiancé before they had even been engaged. He was getting ready to pop the question and knew it could happen any day- he was just waiting for the perfect moment. Sean asked Olivia to marry him while playin [...]
Dhatri + Deepak | Durham Engagement Session
- Note: We've expanded! Please visit our Raleigh-Durham based company Michelle Elyse Photography HERE Dhatri and Deepak were so much fun to photograph! These two are tying the knot this December in India and wanted some engagement photos for their Save the Dates. For their session, we met up at the beautiful and ever-co [...]
Sarah + Caleb | Hanging Rock State Park Engagement
- Sarah and Caleb are awesome! These two are adventurous, outdoorsy, and totally laid back. Sarah and Caleb are planning a wedding for this August, and wanted their engagement session to reflect their love of the outdoors. Josh and I did a little happy dance when they told us they wanted to go to Hanging Rock State Park [...]
Merritt + Damian | Engaged
- For Merritt and Damian's engagement session, I headed out to Elm City NC to meet these two love birds on Merritt's family homestead. Elm City is located just outside of Wilson, about an hour away from Raleigh. It's a very rural area, full of open fields and riverscapes. Merritt and Damian chose to have their engagement [...]
April + Tony | Engagement in Beaufort
- April and Tony are an adorable couple who have been together since high school. They originally contacted us to photograph their wedding in Raleigh, but decided that they would also like to have us photograph their engagement session in Beaufort. April’s family owns a house near the coast and she and Tony love to getaw [...]
Cathy + Jonathon | DC Engagement
- Cathy and Jonathan are a super sweet couple who live up in DC. They wanted us to come out for a visit so we could incorporate some of their favorite spots in their engagement session. Also, so we could all get to know each other a little better before flying down to Puerto Rico to photograph their wedding in March (Yay [...]