I will never forget what Danielle said to me when she reached out to me about booking her wedding.  She said that I did her brother’s wedding last year and she knew she would be a nervous bride and that I had a way of making people feel very comfortable around me.  In my opinion, […]

Mark and Danielle| An Outdoor Winter Wedding at North 40 Guest House

Willie and Mallory have been dating almost 3 years but they planned their wedding in 3 weeks!  They decided to get married over Christmas vacation for a couple reasons.   Willie is a soldier in the Army and will be deployed in 2020. Mallory is from a large family (she is one of 8 kids) […]

Willie & Mallory

I AM IN LOVE!! Amy and Phillip just welcomed their newest little bundle of joy to their family! Easton Levi!  He is the sweetest little cuddle bug!  This is the first newborn session I have done so far without a heater!  I find that the heater usually puts most babies right to sleep.  Not this […]

Easton|Newborn Session

Mark and Danielle have been so much fun to work with! Danielle is the sister to one of the grooms I had last year.     They really enjoy nature,hiking and the outdoors so they loved the idea of a waterfall for their engagement session.  They brought along one of their dogs, Stella, who will […]

Mark and Danielle|Engagement Session

Melanie is such a sweet friend of mine.  Our daughters have been friend since 6th grade and it’s through our daughters that we became friends.  We look out for one another and for our girls.  Melanie and Roger wanted some family portraits of their own, but it was also important to them to have some […]

The Harris Family

Eloise just had a milestone birthday and party! This was her first “real birthday party” ever!  Of course her family has had celebrations and dinners for her before, but this time all her friends and family were invited and it was an acutual PARTY!  She just turned 80 and looks and feels wonderful!  Pam, Eloise’s […]

Happy Birthday Eloise!| A Backyard Family Session

Look at Landyn.. Isn’t she just beautiful?  Most guys don’t love having pictures made, but Chris is such a good sport and never complains.  You can tell how much he loves Landyn just by the way he looks at her. They are still in the newlywed phase and are such a sweet couple.  I just […]

Chris and Landyn|Fall Apple Orchard Portrait Session

Ryan and Casey have made a tradition of going to the Apple Hill Orchard in Morganton, NC every year with their two little boys. This year , that tradition included Ryan’s parents and his sister.   I tagged along with them to capture some portraits at this place they love so much.     This […]

The Flynt Family| Apple Orchard Fun

As you may know, I have a full time career in banking and Photography is my passion (side gig).  I work with Angie at my day job.  She has the best personality and is so much fun.  Everybody loves her!  She asked me to do some family pictures for them, months in advance because her […]

The Edwards Family| Morganton, NC

This family is so special to us! Phillip is Michael’s cousin and he was just a little boy when Michael and I got married.  Now,  he has a beautiful wife, Amy, and they have a growing family of their own! They have a beautiful little girl, Kaylee, and are expecting a baby boy very soon. […]

Amy Clontz|Maternity|McGalliard Falls, Valdese

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