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May 30, 2009 Wedding|Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Rachel and John were married on May 30, 2009 at the Wake Forest Baptist Church.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from their beautiful day…

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I like this moment before the ceremony, during the getting ready…
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Rachel’s shoes.
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Rachel and her brother Daniel are very close, so I love this family portrait.
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Right before the ceremony.
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Congratulations Rachel and John! Looking forward to your post-wedding session!

May 16, 2009 Part II |Barclay Villa| Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Here are a few more images from Kathy and Ryan’s beautiful wedding at Barclay. See post below for more images.

Their beautiful cake( and definitely the tallest we have ever seen!) created by Not Just Cakes

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A few more of Kathy and Ryan…

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During the first dance.
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During the Persian knife ceremony.
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Thank you Beth  and Rusty for second shooting part of this wedding with us( photo and video).
Congrats again Kathy and Ryan! Slideshow coming soon!

May 16, 2009 Wedding Part I | Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Kathy and Ryan had a beautiful wedding with some amazing details at Barclay Villa on May 16.

They had a traditional Christian ceremony outside followed by a Persian ceremony inside.

Here are some of my favorite images.

The setting…

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Getting ready…
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Kathy’s custom made shoes which she wore all night!
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Some details. Flowers by Flowers on Broad Street
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The guys, who were a lot of fun!
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The girls….
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Love these moments during the ceremony.
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Some from the Persian ceremony.
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I will add some more images in the Part II post! Check back soon to see those images!

Congratulations Kathy and Ryan! It was such a pleasure to be part of your day! We really had a wonderful time:)

May 9, 2009 Wedding | Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Another great wedding, this time at Shady Wagon Farm, my first time there.

Here are some of my favorite images.

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When I saw this field, I knew I wanted to use it and was so happy that they were up for it!
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When Will first saw Lisa…
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Like the shadows in this one.
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Husband and wife!
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More field:)
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Right after formals, during cocktail hour, a thunderstorm rolled through. The sky before it started pouring!
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Love the reflection and movement in this one.
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I always love when I get to see past clients. I shot Maribeth and Dave’s wedding in July of 2004.
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Congratulations Lisa and Will!

May 2, 2009 Part II|Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Here is Part II from Holly’s and Matt’s wedding. Scroll down 2 posts to see Part I.

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Most of our business comes from referrals and it is always so great when we get to see previous clients at weddings:)
There were 4 AMLT couples at Holly’s wedding( Including them ) :)
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Here are Jenny & Ethan at their July 26, 08 wedding:
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Megan & Kimmy at their September 6, 08 wedding:
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And Amber & Tom at their October 18, 2003 wedding:
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Congratulations Holly and Matt!!

Thanks to Beth for second shooting this wedding with me!

Lara & Rey - Engagement Photographer

I met Lara & Rey last month in Deerfield Beach, Florida for their engagement session while we were there for Easter. They are getting married in Puerto Rico in September and I can’t wait for their wedding! I will also be scheduling limited sessions while I am in Puerto Rico, so email me if you are interested so I can save you a spot!
Lara and I went to college together and reconnected through facebook:)

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 Here are some of my favorite images from Lara & Rey’s engagement session:

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May 2, 2009 Part I|Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Holly and Matt were married on May 2 on a beautiful day!
It was a very happy and emotional day and there are lots of images that I want to share.
Since there are so many, I will be doing 2 posts!

 Here are some of my favorite images from the day:

The ceremony location:Hillyer Memorial Christian Church

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The guys :)
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Love this moment between Holly and her mom right after Holly finished getting ready.
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And this one..when her father saw her for the first time all dressed up!
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I like this one - as the girls were getting ready for the processional.
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When Matt first sees Holly walking down the aisle.
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Love this one , caught right after the ceremony.
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The beautiful flower girl having a snack after the ceremony with her Grandaddy:)
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Another post coming soon with some more images in the Part II post!

Kathy’s Bridals - Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Kathy got married a week and a half ago so I wanted to share some of her bridal portraits.

We did her bridals out at Barclay Villa where she had an amazing wedding that I can’t wait to share with you!

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April 25, 2009 Wedding| Raleigh Wedding Photographer

Kristyn and Derrick were married on April 25, 2009 at Barclay Villa.

It was a beautiful day and they worked with some great vendors.

Venue: Barclay Villa
DJ: Greg with Joe Bunn DJ’s
Cake: Sweet Memories Bakery
Flowers: Dutch Iris Florist

Here are some of my favorite images from the day.

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Congratulations Kristyn and Derrick!

Kathy & Ryan - Raleigh Wedding Photographer

There were a lot of sessions from the fall and Christmas time that I didn’t get to blog.Here is one of those sessions:)

Kathy and Ryan’s engagement session. They are getting married this weekend and I am very excited and looking forward to their wedding. They will have a wonderful celebration combining their cultures and will be having a Christian and Persian ceremony. Looking forward to sharing those images with you after the wedding. And also some from Kathy’s bridal portrait session!

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