suzanne and thomas; 2010 graduates, UNC!

meet the lovely suzanne and the dashing thomas, who are now officially "doctors of pharmacy." and who also happen to be friends of mine. :)





we made sure to visit The Old Well, aka the really important place where you MUST take pictures at UNC's campus. The University of North Carolina is known for The Old Well--and fortunately we didn't have to wait in line to take pictures at it like I did later that week!



I love it when I get to capture the "couple things" that a pair of people do--and suzanne and thomas? they hold pinkies. awwww.





they graduated just a few short weeks ago--and a few days after we took these pictures they got ENGAGED. in PARIS!!! I could not possibly be happier for them!





I cannot WAIT to shoot your wedding next summer!

karen + rich = married! kernersville wedding photographer

this was such a fun wedding--it was my first of the year, which is a treat in itself, but I also got to document two of my friends getting married!

it was a bit of a stressful day--Rich hails from England, and that volcano with the unpronounceable name threatened to spoil their hope of having all of their family in! But nearly all of them made it in on the first flight to RDU (which I thought was particularly interesting since the purchaser of this ring took the first flight OUT of RDU to London!) It was certainly a joyous occasion, and I knew they would rock the pictures--because they did such an awesome job at their engagement shoot last fall!

he looked handsome.


she looked breathtaking.


and they had a lot of fun!

there were lots of beautiful details, too!

want to see more from their fabulous day? Well....I waited until my first wedding was complete to announce this, but you can see them all at MY NEW WEDDING SITE! check them out under "recent weddings!" I am so excited to have it up and running!

Congrats again, you two! I will always remember your wedding anniversary (it's a week after ours) and I wish us both many, many happy years!

ryan, beth and addison: raleigh newborn photographer

it was a joy to work with sweet little addison and her kind parents, ryan and beth. it is clear that they are so excited to have a family of three!





addison was so curious about everything going on--she didn't want to miss a thing! and she just looked absolutely precious!





she and her daddy love to share sweet little kisses...


I'm looking forward to next month--I can't wait to see how she has grown and changed!

jenny & jacob: durham family and child photographer

isn't little jacob just a peach? he was in SUCH a good mood and just smiled and smiled and laughed!



and he has gotten VERY good at sitting all by himself!



the gardens were GORGEOUS and I just love how these turned out!

shadi, michael and adrian: durham family photographer

the sky might've been ready to open up at any moment, but the colors were vivid and the flowers were in bloom!

shadi, michael and adrian are a beautiful family!



and adrian was so delighful! he really enjoyed all his daddy's attention!



this family had a sweetness about them...






and I just LOVE this one--the colors, the smiles, the awesome forsythia in the background--it's just fantastic!



hooray for springtime!