Last week, Teresa from Sucre Lulu contacted me asking if I might be interested in checking out  some of her accessories. If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I don’t typically do product reviews unless it’s a product I’ve paid for and used personally. Nonetheless, I agreed and she sent me two hair clips and one large hair clip/pin – within a few days, I received a package. To be perfectly honest, although my hair is long, I’m just now getting used to the idea of using accessories in my hair (headbands, clips, etc), so I...

Last weekend, we attended an event called Raleigh Wide Open. I teased you with one of my SOOC shots on Saturday, but haven’t had a chance to process the photos until now. There were thousands of people downtown and tons of activities…from food, to street performers, exhibitions, retail shops and music. We really enjoyed listening to the music – this band in particular had incredible soul. The lead singer managed to get the guy on the left to get up and dance while she played. Meanwhile, this little boy danced with his mother. As we walked away from the band, I heard kids...

Just before we went on vacation last week, we went to a Jack and Jill shower for our friends Caroline and Jason. I was honored to photograph the event (I also shot their engagement photos for their Save-the-Date cards) as it was a perfect reflection of their lives…just a bunch of happy people, celebrating love and life! I thought I’d share a few shots with you (you’ll have to trust me that there were happy people, but I’m not sure all those happy people want their face on my blog). Check out this cake that one of their friends made for them. It looked so perfect that...