Portraits in North Carolina August 25-Sept. 5, 2009

To all my awesome NC clients-- I've just booked a couple of weeks on the East Coast and look forward to seeing you! I will be available for children and family portrait sessions August 25th through September 5th. Please contact me if you'd like to get on the calendar. All sessions will be on location in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area the week of August 25th, followed by sessions in Wilmington the week of the 31st. I'm instituting the "buddy" system for the Triangle area this season as well- So if you have a friend or relative who would like to get on the calendar too you can split the cost of the session! (same location, sessions one hour apart.) I am still honoring my 2005 Raleigh prices for this week, which means the session fee is only $125. Don't know where to go? Here are some suggestions of my favorite places to photograph children and family sessions- I will likely be visiting several of these spots:

Oakview County Park, Raleigh -just off of Poole Rd. and the beltline, behind the Wake County office complex
JC Raulston Arboretum at NCSU, Raleigh -on Beryl Rd. just off of Hillsborough Street near Meredith College
Bond Park, Cary on High House Road between Cary Parkway and Northwest Maynard Road.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham *please note Duke charges a fee for use of their grounds for photography*
UNC Chapel Hill Arboretum and campus
Wrightsville Beach
UNCW campus

In home or backyard sessions are always encouraged as well. As always, I recommend solid, neutral colored clothing in coordinated tones for your family members.

Please give me a call at 919-272-4049. I look forward to seeing you all!

Wedding at Garre Winery, Martinelli Center

Kimberlee and Mark's wedding last month was absolutely fabulous. The new Martinelli Center at Garre Winery in Livermore is stunning. Theirs was the first wedding I photographed in the new building (Rilene and Lawrence's wedding in September was on the other side of the grounds- I still haven't blogged about that one!)


I photographed Kim and Mark's engagement session last summer and looked forward to this wedding all year. It's amazing how quickly that year went by!


You could tell the heart and soul Kim poured into all of the details. She was incredibly lucky to have her good friend Cheryl helping also. It came together beautifully.


One of the biggest hits with Kim and Mark's guests was the photo booth that they brought in. What a great idea! It was quite entertaining watching what was going on inside on the monitor mounted above the booth. In addition, Kim's favors were little frames the image strips could go into afterwards. The booth generated a duplicate strip to go into Kim and Mark's guest scrapbook.


Once again Mary and I had the pleasure of working with DJ Hector Duron. I always encourage my clients to book with Hector- He definitely keeps the energy up and keeps the party going. You gotta love a wedding where someone starts breakdancing.
Here's my favorite image from Kimberlee and Mark's engagement session last year. They are such a good looking couple!