Author archives: photosbymichelle1
Outdoor Wedding at Highgrove Estate | Fuquay Varina, NC wedding with Keagan + Tyler
- High School Sweethearts Married in Raleigh, North Carolina Keagan and Tyler’s wedding at the Highgrove Estate in Fuquay Varina was actually a destination wedding for the couple and everyone there. Keagen and Tyler live in South Carolina, but were looking for an outdoor wedding venue that fit their style,[...]
Primland Wedding in Meadows of Dan, Virginia | Kathryn + Charles
- A luxurious wedding at Primland Resort. Full of mountaintop vistas, opulent flowers, and glamorous details. This summer I had the joy of photographing Kathryn and Charles beautiful wedding at Primland. Primland is a luxurious mountaintop resort just a stones throw from the North Carolina border. It's locat[...]
Luxe Montauk Beach Wedding on Long Island, New York | Sam + Kevin
- Glamorous beach wedding at Gurney's Montauk resort on Long Island. Full of joyful candids and elegant details. "I can't speak highly enough about Shelley! After chatting with Shelley once, I knew I needed her photographing our wedding weekend. Shelley is kind, caring, thoughtful and unbelievably talented[...]
Colorful Autumn North Carolina Wedding | Priscilla + Tommy
- A beautiful outdoor wedding in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Full of colorful flowers and bohemian vibes. Priscilla and Tommy traveled up to North Carolina from Florida this past Autumn for a lovely little wedding amongst the colorful leaves. The two of them, along with their ama[...]
Summer Outdoor North Carolina Wedding | Erica + Jackson |
- Earthy bohemian wedding. Full of elegant candids and heart felt memories. Erica and Jackson were married last summer on a beautiful North Carolina farm. These two and all their guests traveled from out of state to marry and celebrate here in the lush green North Carolina scenery. I’m so in love with the[...]
Moody Autumn Engagement Session | Caroline + Kyung |
- An Earthy Outdoor Wedding Venue near Greensboro and Raleigh A lot of times, I select the spot for engagement sessions. But this time, Caroline picked out a spot, and I have to say it was a pretty epic find. I had never been to Timberlake Earth Sanctuary. In fact I had never even heard of it before. But no[...]
The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve | Raleigh, NC Wedding with Maddie + Sam
- Beautiful wedding day at outdoor Raleigh wedding venue The Meadows Maddie and Sam’s wedding at the Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve in Raleigh was incredible. They lucked out with one of those perfectly cool Spring days. However, we did get a surprise April shower in the middle of their vows! All of us agr[...]
Biltmore Estate Wedding at the Conservatory | Maria + Andrew
- A classical wedding at the Biltmore Estate House and Conservatory Maria and Sam’s wedding at the Biltmore Estate was one for the books for sure. This day involved several different locations on the Biltmore Estate House and Gardens. First we started getting ready at the Inn at Biltmore Estate where we [...]
Cary, NC Engagement Session| Annie + Dario
- Cary, North Carolina Engagement Session. Cary Wedding + Elopement Photographer. These guys really are the cutest. Annie and Dario had their engagement session in my beloved town of Cary, North Carolina in the fall. To start out, we met up at their house to capture some memories on the beautiful deck in the[...]
2019 Wedding Photography Highlights | Raleigh, NC + Destinations
- A year review of wedding photography in Raleigh, North Carolina and Destinations Its fun to look back over the year and review all the lovely weddings I’ve photographed. It took me two whole days of sitting down at my computer to sift through the images. Looking back through these photos, I fee[...]
Wedding Full of Pampas Grass and Starry Skies | Sarah + Scott
- North Carolina Editorial Wedding Photographer This was such a beauty of a wedding. Sarah and Scott, and all their families drove up from Florida to North Carolina for a beautiful autumn destination wedding at The Ridge wedding venue. Being the outdoor lovers that they are, these two chose North Carolina a[...]
Wedding Tips to Help the Day Go Nice and Smooth
- Here are some wedding day tips to help your day go smoothly and to make the most of your cherished photographs. I've photographed well over 200 weddings since I first started in 2010, so I figured sharing this information might make your life a little bit easier. When I photograph, I love to ta[...]