Allen + Caitlin | Engagement Kernersville Paul J. Ciener Botancial Gardens

What better way to spend an afternoon, but with two people in love! Say hello to Caitlin and Allen! They live in Virginia, but while stopping in North Carolina to attend a dear friends wedding, they wanted to do their engagement session. The day was stunning and the location was a perfect fit! Caitlin is a horticulturist, so it is only natural that they would choose a picturesque location like the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens!  October can't get here fast enough. Caitlin and Allen desire  that the new Japanese Gardens that are being built will be done by October to have their ceremony there. How fitting for these two who met at NC State campus in a Japanese class?! To cute! These two love everything about being outdoors and they were so much fun to photograph. Allen had us laughing through the session and Caitlin just beamed when she was wrapped up in his arms. 

Sara and I can't wait for October!  The beautiful weather, gorgeous colors and this fabulous couple! Enjoy!

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Caitlin really loved the large succulents that the Garden had.

One of our favorites of Caitlin!

Even with a bit of a damp ground they didn't mind one final shot.. One of our favorites!

Leave some blog love for them in the comments below and happy Friday!

Justin and Kimberly | Engagment Session

I love when I get the chance to photograph my family or close friends. My daughter-in-law Christina's sister Kimberly got engaged, so when she asked me if I would photograph her wedding, I was just so excited. Recently we got together to do their engagement session, on a stormy cloudy day, at their family's home. Justin was amazing through the session, thinking up ideas and being so comfortable in front of the camera. First, he brought over his motorcycle for us to use, then said "what about my horse?" So off he went to get the horse, but the best moment came is when he stated how he wished he would of thought about getting an old truck... not 20 seconds later, his friend drove up with his truck. So with dark storm clouds, a girl, a bike, truck and horse, I think we got it all covered. Can't say thank you enough for letting me photograph your session, just 6 weeks until the big day!

Romantic Duke Gardens Engagement Session | Sara and Jake

So when does an engagement session become so close to your heart? When it's your daughter and future son-in-law's, meet Sara and Jake. It is hard to believe we are only 339 days away from Sara's big day. Lots of planning and changing are going on here at the Robinson household and through the blog I will be sharing with you many stories about the events that lead up to their wedding. When Sara asked me to photograph the session at Duke Gardens, I was honored. Sara truly wanted very romantic photographs. So together we created a storyboard of images we would do and then off to Duke Gardens the three of us were. It was a perfect evening that blessed us with beautiful light and amazing sun so we could get these gorgeous sun flare photographs. Words could never express how much I love my girl, but I know the photographs do. Sara and Jake <3

Kathryn and Ben | Engagement Session Burlington

Kathryn and Ben... The day started out with so much rain and fog that I thought for sure we wouldn't be able to photograph but while mother nature made us wait,the afternoon proved to be a beautiful time for their photographs. Here are a few from their day...

Graham, NC Engagement Session | Peter and Linda

She walked across the stage as they announced her name, excited that she was graduating from college and accepting her degree. At the other end of the stage he was waiting for her, with a bouquet of flowers and a ring. When she began to exit the stage, and walked down the steps, there in front of hundreds of people, he dropped down to one knee and proposed… she said yes!

They met each other nine years earlier through their best friends (who are now married) but sometimes, life makes you wait. Wait they did, even though they knew they liked each other they waited until they got the chance to be together. So when they started dating Peter and Linda said to one another that they were going to be married by Leap year. That year is this year. “Peter jokes and tells me that he only has to get me a present every four years, but you know how that one is going to go,” Linda says with a smile. So their promise to each other will be fulfilled as they take the leap next Wednesday February 29th,at the Rigmoor House, in an outdoor nighttime ceremony. Linda says "If it all seems like a fairytale, it simply is."






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