We are photographing so many engagement and bridal sessions lately for our upcoming weddings. I am loving meeting all of the happy couples! Keila and Piotr are definitely one of those happy couples! We probably laughed for most of the session; they are a blast to be around! We had a few equipment issues, but the show must go on right? All in all, this was a super fun evening!!! We are looking forward to their upcoming wedding at Carolina Colours. ...okay, I am just itching to say it, "sweet love on a roll" is the best--I'm just loving it!

We just photographed Carissa & Pete last Saturday evening at Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach and will be photographing their wedding this Saturday in New Bern! Carissa and Pete were super fun and relaxed! We are really looking forward to their wedding!!!

We loved Stephanie the first time we met her; she is just so happy and fun to be around! Her bridal session was no different, we all had a blast! Pam DuVal, wedding planner for Promised Hearts, came along to assist Stephanie with her dress and veil (way to go that extra mile Pam) as well as her sister, Lisa. We wandered around downtown New Bern and photographed in some new areas. We even took some twilight images around the front gates of Tryon Palace (these were Stephanie's favorites)! All in all, a great evening. I've been waiting for her wedding so I could post these and not chance Thomas (the groom) seeing her in her dress pre-wedding. So, yay, the day has finally come!!!

Another wonderful engagement session. We photographed Lindsey and Brad in downtown New Bern and had a fun time with the happy couple! I have to say that Lindsey and Brad (under Lindsey's guidance ) were amazing at naturally posing themselves! They made John and I feel as if we weren't working hard enough! They may have missed their callings as models because it really was that easy; they just knew how to pose themselves to look great! All in all, a wonderful, fun (and easy) session with a great outcome!!!

We just had the most awesome maternity session last week! Alexandra and James were so wonderful! I am thrilled for them; I just can't go on enough about how great it is to photograph such a sweet couple. Our goal was to convey their love for one another and for baby Magana through their photographs!

John photographed Chris last week at Atlantic Beach. They had planned to photograph in downtown New Bern until John found out that Chris likes to surf. I love these portraits because Chris (or his parents) didn't try to change who is he for the photo session! He dressed in his normal clothing and brought along his surfboard... senior parents take note... it's okay to choose one dressy outfit for your child, but please, please, please let them choose the others. After all, don't you want a portrait that captures who your child is right now and reveals the essence of his personality?

Our newest engagement session... Jennifer & Oz! We had a fun time photographing in downtown New Bern and are so excited to also be photographing their wedding this October. We stopped in at Almond Tree Cafe on Middle Street for some ice cream and great photo ops (of course we were mostly all just excited about the ice cream) and kept photographing into the evening.