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Cocktail Hour Some couples choose to forego a cocktail hour, and we totally get it. While it may seem like another expense with your caterer, there are many benefits to hosting a cocktail hour. They can be fun for your guests, and be an essential part of your wedding day flow! Keep reading to find […]

4 Reasons to Have a Cocktail Hour

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Wedding at Wintergreen Woods Michelle and Matthew’s Wintergreen Woods wedding was just delightful! After ending their relationship in high school, they found each other again (thank you Facebook!), reconnected, and the rest is history! Their love shines through in the looks, and the many laughs, they share! Their intimate wedding took place on a record […]

Wintergreen Woods Wedding – Michelle and Matthew

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Surprise Your Guests Everyone loves a good surprise! Why not give your guests something to talk about for years to come? Shake up the party and think outside the box. We’ve put together a list of surprises to help you make your day even more fun! Bust a Move Are you known for having two […]

How to Surprise Your Wedding Guests

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Riverfront Park and USC Engagement Session This Riverfront Park and USC engagement session is one of our nearest and dearest. While every engagement session is special, beautiful, and fun, when you are photographing your brother and his soon-to-be bride…it’s extraordinarily significant. Jason and Aleshia met in high school, and as it happens, we moved away […]

Riverfront Park and USC Engagement Session – Jason and Aleshia

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How Much to Tip If you’re like me, tipping your wedding vendors isn’t top of mind while creating your wedding budget. As the day gets closer, you still may not even realize this is customary. You might also be like I was and not know how much to tip, or when it’s appropriate to do […]

How Much to Tip Wedding Vendors

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Frank Liske Park Engagement Session This session is one of our favorites so far this year! We were very excited to venture around and start photographing couples in our new city. We decided to kick off our business here in Charlotte, North Carolina by holding a giveaway for a free engagement session. Lauren and Patrick […]

Frank Liske Park Engagement Session – Lauren and Patrick

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Incorporating Your Pet If you’re an animal lover, or just love your own furry friend, you may want to include your pet in your wedding. You might be surprised at how many ways you can do this! While you can scour the internet for an infinite number of ideas, I’ve rounded up 5 amazing ideas […]

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5 Ways to include Your Pet in Your Wedding

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Kids at Weddings We all know kids have short attention spans. Within a few minutes of sitting at a ceremony, kids will start becoming restless, and that’s the last thing we want. Read on to find out our 5 recommendations, that are simple and easy, to keep kids occupied during a wedding day! 1) Coloring […]

Kids at Weddings: 5 Easy Ways to Entertain Them

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Your Honeymoon Planning your honeymoon may feel overwhelming because you’ve been hard at work planning the wedding itself. While it might seem like another task, and one you want to put off, stick with these honeymoon tips and you’ll be fine. Just remember to start early, and do your best to stay organized! You’ve already […]

6 Tips for Planning Your Honeymoon

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Wedding Day Coverage Are you gearing up for one of the most exciting, and important, days of your life? Most couples put a lot of emphasis on the documentation of the day. In this post we are going to be talking specifically about wedding photography coverage. So how many hours of wedding photography is enough? […]

How Many Hours of Wedding Photography is Enough

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