Engagement Session  |   Shannon + Daniel  |  June 30, 2020 We’d been looking forward to Shannon + Daniel’s Engagement Session for a while now! Even MORE so, because Shannon is sisters with Miranda who is also a TLJ Bride (see Miranda’s Engagement HERE!) and was a bridesmaid in Rebecca’s wedding a year ago (see her […]

NC Beach Engagement Session  |  Jordan + Derek  |  June 26th, 2020 I can’t even tell you guys how BIG I was smiling the whole time I edited Jordan & Derek’s Engagement Session!!! The JOY on their faces, all the laughter, and their pure happiness was a DREAM to photograph!!! :) After several tries to […]

Beach Engagement Session  |  Kimberly & Alex  |  June 22, 2020 First of all, I want to publicly say a big “THANK YOU” to Kimberly for her amazing work on the front lines these last few months. Her unit at Duke Hospital has been the primary COVID-19 unit, and she’s been working 60+ hours a […]

Maternity Session  |  Katie + Matt King  |  June 7th, 2020 How special is it that I could photograph my best friend’s Maternity Session? After being friends for over 13 years, we’ve been through so much. I’ve had the honor of photographing her seaside Engagement Session with Matt (click HERE to see) her beautiful Bridal Session […]

3rd Anniversary Session  |  Angela & Cameron  |  May 25, 2020 I love to shoot “just for me” about once a year…. where I can plan the location, color scheme, outfits, etc. It feels so good to be creative just for the sake of “creating”, rather than the pressure of capturing someone else’s dream session! […]

Our [second] bathroom renovation  |  Tiffany &  Phillip  |  April/May 2020   Hey friends! It’s been a while since we’ve posted a home renovation blog! If you’ve missed seeing some of our other home reno posts, the kitchen renovation blog can be found HERE, and the fancy room reno can be found HERE!   When […]

Engagement Session  |  Lindsey + Daniel  |  May 12, 2020 It’s always EXTRA special when we get the honor of photographing a past TLJ Bride’s sister too!!! We met Lindsey and Daniel at her sister Courtney’s wedding (click HERE to see it!) and one of my favorite wedding memories happened when Lindsey prayed over Courtney […]

Beach Engagement Session  |  Samantha + Ty  |  May 9th, 2020 We are BACK, friends!!!! After over TWO MONTHS of not being allowed to work due to the craziness of COVID-19…. Samantha and Ty were the absolute PERFECT couple for us to get back in the swing of things and photograph their love!!!! :) It […]

Blue Ridge Parkway Bridal Session | Angela Jeane | May 6th, 2017 This session tops ANY other for the simple fact that it’s my little SISTER’S Bridal Portrait Session!!! What an honor to be able to photograph my sister as a bride! Angela dreamt of having her bridals on a mountain field with a mountain […]

The Scariest Blog Topic EVER: MARRIAGE!!! Someone suggested I write a blog post about MARRIAGE, and WOW I really wanted to skip over it and move on to something lighthearted. First of all, I want to be clear that Phillip and I are no experts!!!! We struggle weekly I can promise you that! (HELLO, two […]