Mary Beth & Matt | 11.5.11 | Greensboro Wedding

It baffles me that over a year ago Mary Beth contacted me and asked me to photograph her wedding. The time surely has flown by, and I’m a bit sad that this day has come & gone!

I am so blessed to have met this wonderful family, and am excited to share a few of the images from your special day.  Thank you for sharing it with me!

Congratulations you two!

~Kathy

Holmes Bridal Portraits | Historic Yates Mill Park | Raleigh Cary Portrait Photographer

 

 

As you are reading this, I will either be shooting the Holmes/Gruenewald wedding, or almost finished!

It has been difficult this past month not to share some of these beautiful images from this amazing session … but here we go!

Some women are just meant to be brides:

This session took place in early October, and we were both happy that we found a little changing foliage to add the air of fall to her images.

Hello lovely:

This is my first bride, and she was up for anything …  a real sport climbing the rocks and even letting me try to pin string to her veil (more about that in a minute)!

When I booked this session I had a vision of creating a flying veil.  I brought a safety pin and fishing line with me, but it didn’t look natural.  In the end, my AWE-SOME assistant threw the veil and ran out of the frame, and we go these shots that I am VERY happy with :

Then I started playing with the reflections and snapped another all time favorite (that’s the Mill in the reflection):

Pretty little red shoes:

A more traditional image with some vibrant fall color:

 I worked her hard those two hours, and it’s pretty safe to say she was elated when I said “that’s a wrap”!!

Wedding images coming this week!

~Kathy

Happy Halloween!

Our neighborhood celebrated Halloween yesterday, which I am thankful for.

The kids are sleeping in today (no school) and we don’t have to stay up late tonight – we won’t have to experience those post-Halloween school day I’ve-eaten-too-much-candy-and-I’m-cranky blues !!

Um, yeah, I tried to crimp my hair … with my crimper from the 80’s … ahhh memories!

Hope your day is full of scary & fun!

~Kathy

Kate & John | Ritz Carlton Naples Wedding

 

This past weekend I had the honor to shoot a lovely beach wedding in Naples, Florida.  I was the second shooter with the fabulous Rachel Durik of  Savor Photography.

What made this wedding so lovely was not only the setting, but the people.  I have never met such a kind & welcoming family, and this was the first time I had met them!  Smiles all around.

 

I started my day photographing the men getting ready.  They were real sports from the minute I knocked on the door, and true gentlemen.

John received pre-ceremony gifts from Kate:

 

The men were fun to photograph, and made my job very easy:

 

On the way …

 

Waiting on his bride to come through those far doors:

 

Many couples choose to do a ‘first look’, where they see each other before the ceremony.  Not only is it a special intimate moment to experience, but it also allows a couple to take some of the formal pictures before the ceremony, making time to attend the cocktail hour!

Kate and John decided to see each other before the ceremony :

We walked to another location for more pictures:

 

Simply stunning bride!

 

It was truly a perfect day for a beach wedding.  Here’s one I snapped before the guests arrived:

 

Time for Dad to walk Kate down the aisle :

 

Beach pictures …

Let the celebration begin!

A few more details from this beautiful day:

Truly an honor to be a part of your magnificent day – Congratulations!

~Kathy

Kate & John | Naples, FL Wedding Preview | Raleigh Cary Destination Wedding Photographer

This past weekend I had the honor and privilege to work along side the extremely talented Rachel Durik of Savor Photography.  I was assisting her as a second shooter for a destination wedding at the Ritz Carlton, Naples.

Here is glimpse of the bride & groom … as she is walking towards him to see each other for the first time …

More of this beautiful bride coming soon~

Kathy