Category Archives: Engagements

Engaged! Brandon & Taylor : Charleston Air Force Base

Are you ready for an adventure? Because this session will take you on one! This session represents a few exciting firsts for me. It was my first time shooting in Charleston, my first time photographing a pilot, and my first time exploring an AIR FORCE JET! And it was amazing!  When I asked Taylor where she wanted to have her engagement session, she immediately chose the Air Force Base in Charleston. Her fiance Brandon is a pilot, so it was the perfect setting their photos. I love when couples choose a location that really reflects who they are, what they do, and what they love. Taylor wanted to make sure they had a diverse mix of photos to share with friends and family, so we began their session on Thursday in the historic district. I am officially in love with this beautiful city!

We grabbed dinner at Poogan’s Porch (which was DELICIOUS!) and then headed to bed because we had to be at the base by 8am the next morning. Getting up early and braving the heat were SO worth it, because the flight line made for a wonderfully different and unique backdrop!

Brandon and Taylor, thank you so much for inviting me to Charleston to document this special time in your lives! I can’t wait for your wedding in September!:)

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Engaged! David & Elise : Piedmont Park

A few weeks ago, I was surprised to receive an email from a young man I went to college with. I knew that he was dating one of my sorority sisters, and my initial thought was, “Why didn’t Elise just email me herself?” Then I read his message, and I got so excited. David was the one to email me because he was planning to propose to Elise, and he wanted me to be there to capture it. My response went something like this: “Yes, of COURSE I’ll pretend to do family portraits of you and Elise together while secretly waiting for you to get down on one knee. I’d love to. OMG I’M SO EXCITED.” Except I made it sound infinitely more polished and professional. Duh:)

So on a warm afternoon in June I met Elise and David at Piedmont Park with their adorable samoyed puppy to create a collection of family portraits for them to hang in their new home. And, of course, to wait for David to drop down on one knee.

Elise was so surprised to see me, because David had lied and said that he found a great deal on a photographer on Groupon. Ha! He’s so crafty.

These two are so cute and comfortable together, and their puppy is ADORABLE. Look at that face!

IT’S SO FLUFFY I WANNA DIE!! (Name that movie reference:))

Here we go.

I love that Elise’s response was to cover her face with one hand when David got down on his knee, and then to cover her face with two hands as he proposed. She was so shocked!

SHE SAID YES!!

I am so excited for these two!

David looks SO happy in this one!

Yay for being engaged!

I would like to have a moment of silence for this ring. Seriously, David, you have my respect. This this is GORGEOUS!

The happily engaged couple:)

And last but not least, when I asked Elise if she had any pictures in mind that she really wanted to have, she said she wanted a picture of her puppy with the skyline. How could I say no to this face?:)

Congratulations David and Elise! I am so excited for you, and I can’t wait for you to get married!

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Married! Jon & Savannah : Atlantic Station

This is turning out to be the best weekend EVER! This is my second of 5 shoots over the next few days, and I love it! Jon and Savannah are not an engaged couple. They’ve been married for over two years now, but I wasn’t able to do an engagement session for them at the time and Savannah really wanted to get in front of my camera. So while she and Jon were in Atlanta this weekend, they decided it was time to have a few pictures made. I am so glad that she called me, because these images are definite favorites for me! These two are adorable together. After two years, they are still giddy, giggly and completely in love, and I had a blast photographing them. I hope you love these as much as I do!:)

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