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old salem bridal photographs • • • emily: teaser

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:55:03 +0000

Emily will be marrying Brandon in just over a month, but until then, here’s a teaser photo of her cute rhinestone and ribbon wedding shoes from her bridal session in Old Salem. Can’t wait to post the rest — she’s a gorgeous bride!

bridal photography winston-salem • • • lara

admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:32:16 +0000

I’ve been dying to post this bridal session of Lara we shot back in September, but had to wait until she and Todd were married today so he couldn’t catch a glimpse of his beautiful bride pre-ceremony. Lara is outgoing, friendly and gorgeous; all of which exuded during her bridal photography session, which she worked like a pro! I had such a hard time narrowing these images down to our favs to blog. We can’t wait to share images from their wedding day!

natural bridal makeup • • • bella upstyles co.

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:02:32 +0000

After we did the style shoot with Bella Upstyles Co. for their portfolio, we all realized that, while many of the looks they styled were gorgeously fashion-foward and dramatic, we neglected to include a completely natural look. So, because we thought it was important to show that Ashley, Priscilla & Emily can indeed do a more-natural hair & makeup style, they asked me to be their model. I’m a pretty simplistic and natural person when it comes to my style, hair and makeup; so much that I didn’t even have my makeup professionally done on my wedding day (and I sooo wish I had now seeing the difference it makes in the photography!). It was a shock to see myself close-up after they had finished, just because I’d never seen myself so done up before, but it quickly grew on me and think it photographed beautifully-natural. And total props to Higs for doing a great job directing his clumsy wife who only knows life behind the camera!

winston-salem hair and makeup • • • bella upstyles co.

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:04:15 +0000

Meet the girls of Bella Upstyles Co.: Priscilla, Ashley & Emily. They’ve created a full-service traveling hair and makeup team and are the talented masterminds behind the hair, makeup and styling this gorgeous style shoot we posted a few weeks ago. We had the pleasure of taking some promo photos for the girls and the industrial area of Winston-Salem provided the perfect backdrop.

Meet Emily…

…Ashley…

…and Priscilla.

Not only are they talented, but they bring so much energy and laughter to any situation! I loved photographing the happiness and friendship between them!

I love the contrast of these two images because they so perfectly reflect the personalities of Emily, Priscilla & Ashley: fierce and sexy, immediately followed by uncontrollable laughter!

Aren’t they gorgeous??

Check out the Bella Upstyles Co. Facebook page!

proximity hotel wedding • • • danielle & jon: part two

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:10:30 +0000

After Danielle & Jon were married at The Proximity in Greensboro, we stole them away for a Just Married session on the hotel grounds. I love Just Married sessions. So much of it is about the interaction between the couple, and with these two, they wouldn’t have been able to hide their happiness if they tried! Combine that with two types of super-fabulous light and voila! A beautiful Just Married session!

Brenda McLamb from The Proximity Hotel provided beautiful centerpieces for the reception.

Their three-tiered wedding cake with brown ribbon and orchids was a beautiful creation of Maxie B’s in Greensboro.

Daneille & Jon paid a huge amount of attention to the details of their reception. One of my favorite things was their “Northern Love meets Southern Love” dessert table, which really added a personal touch about the couple. Danielle comes from a very Italian family in New Jersey and Jon’s a good ol’ Southern boy. Representing Danielle’s heritage & the North: Italian Cream Cupcakes, Canoli, Tiramisu, Eclairs, Big Apple cupcakes, and mini-New York Cheesecakes. And to represent Jon & the South: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, mini-Pecan Pies, Moravian Sugar Cookies, Key Lime Cupcakes, Red Velvet Cupcakes and Lemon Bars. It took everything in me not to drool on the desserts as I photographed them.

This wishing tree allowed guests to write a personalized message and wish to the couple.

Their religion is an incredibly important part of their lives, love and marriage, so we wanted to acknowledge that for Danielle & Jon. I love that we were able to use the personalized Bible that Jon gave to his bride on their wedding day to do so.

Danielle & Jon had such a sweet first dance.

I love these images of Danielle & her father during their dance.

Away they go!

Congratulations Danielle & Jon!!

Location: Proximity Hotel
Florist: Brenda McLamb, Proximity Hotel
Entertainment/DJ: k2 productions
Bakery: Maxi B’s, Ganache Bakery, Dewey’s Bakery and Krispy Kreme
Hair: Updos Salon (Kernersville)
Make-up: Make-up Art by Jenny