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Ricky hearts Jenn

by Brooke on February 7, 2012

These two are adorable!! He proposed to her at her mama’s home on Christmas day, she didn’t even know he was coming to see her and he showed up with a ring! And a beautimus ring at that, good job, Ricky!!! He adores fishing and boats so the farm was perfect!

We are super excited to welcome Candace Owens to our team of photographers! She is an amazingly talented painter and artist as well as a mom to two awesome kiddos who we adore! She has been second shooting with us for a year now, here are some of her images from this shoot. She has a mind full of fun ideas and from her painting background understands light and color in a way that most don’t. I love seeing her view of the world. Thank you for sharing it with us!

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Ryan and Ida introduce {Nyla Blue}

by Brooke on November 18, 2011

Welcome to the world Ms. Nyla! I was very very excited to meet you the other day! I know that Ida and Ryan are just overjoyed to welcome you to the world! As we all are. Holding her, I was swept away to those precious first days with all my babies. Makes me want another one…. I loved holding her and cuddling her and watching her trust in the world around her. I am blown away by the love in that house! So sweet, I’m pretty sure I teared up many many times! Thanks Ryan and Ida for having me there, it means the world to me!
I have picked out several of my faves from her session… I hope you all enjoy them!

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Amy {hearts} Ted 10.15.11

by Brooke on October 19, 2011

Yet another absolutely perfect, gorgeous October day! Amy and Ted were so so happy and we had such a beautiful day at The Sanderling! I always enjoy when brides and grooms decide to have a “first look”. It is always so emotional and wonderful. Everything about their day was emotional… the ceremony, the first dances… the reception. I had so much fun, thanks you for having me there to capture your beautiful day! I’m so honored. Here are some of my faves.

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Jeanne {hearts} Steve 10.08.11

by Brooke on October 11, 2011

I had the pleasure of photographing my dear friend Jeanne’s wedding on Saturday! This wedding was absolutely a blast! From the fun before the ceremony to the cocktail party and through the evening with the rocking band! I have known Jeanne for years and I was just as caught up in the emotion of the day along with all of the other guests. The love and support that were surrounding she and Steve was just incredible. Here are just a few of my faves from their beautiful day! Enjoy…

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Amanda {hearts} Fernando

by Brooke on September 11, 2011

This fabulous couple got married 4 years ago in a courthouse and decided to have a wedding ceremony (vow renewal) here on our beautiful beaches. Jay Bowman was the awesome preacher man who led a beautimous ceremony, he is such a hoot! And there were tons of super toot munchkins everywhere. One of my fave pics is of the little blond angel! We played at the beach after the ceremony with all the family! Enjoy some of my faves! Congrats you two!

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Lance hearts Alicia | The Sanderling

by Brooke on August 15, 2011

This was such a fantabulous day! The Sanderling is one of our favorite places to shoot and they had tons of our favorite vendors!
Renee Landry Designs was the master mind behind the decor and florals, phenomenal job lady!!

Nannette with The Proper Setting was the incredible planner and coordinator, she kept everything on time, made sure it all ran smoothly and did a great job with setting everything up.

Jay Bowman was the wondersum preacher man, in his ceremonies you feel like he has known the couple all of their lives as they are so personable and sweet. To honor family members who had passed away the couple through beautiful roses into the ocean during the ceremony, talk about a tear jerker! They also had a beautiful sand ceremony- one of our favorites!

Great Cakes was the phenomenal pastry chef! They had 2 cakes, one that has lights in it which was a photographers dream and another beautiful and super yummy multi layer cake with lots of different flavors!

Ocean Atlantic Rentals provided the beautiful chairs and pews, I’d never seen anything like these before! The pews on the beach added such a special touch!

And who better to keep everyone’s fanny’s shakin’ than the wondersum George Wainwright! The crowd danced all night and the bouquet and garter toss were perfection, thank you George!!!!

We have couples ask us what we document at weddings, how we shoot… we want to show you a huge example of this.

Here is a great way to see how we shoot and what we are looking for when we are at your wedding.

We are always looking for that wonderfully sweet candid moment, or a funny moment (the groomsman yawning during the ring exchange… heehee), You never know what is happening behind you, so we are always on the lookout!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE your details, they are the small beautiful things that make your day one of a kind. We try and capture all of your different styles… we just loved the colors, and the flowers of this wedding… and can’t you just taste that yummy food? We always try to keep things super duper fun so that everyone is having a great time!

We adore lots of giggling, nuggles, and sparklers. Enjoy!

Here are some of Carrie’s favorites that she took throughout the day, we love having 2 photographers at each wedding to capture all the emotions from 2 different perspectives!

You can’t have sparklers in Duck or at The Sanderling but you may always go back to your beach house for fun sparkler portraits!

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Destination Weddings A List Photographer

by Brooke on July 25, 2011

We are excited to be one of Destination Weddings and Honeymoons A List Photographers! There are so many fabulous photographers that were chosen and it’s an honor to be listed among them.
At any stage of planning your wedding, this magazine is a must have! It gives such great advice and ideas and is specifically for brides who are getting married away from home, however faraway!

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Austin hearts Chrisie | The Whalehead Club

by Brooke on June 14, 2011

I met Austin + Chrisie at Johnny + Shannon’s wedding last June. It’s always such an honor and treat to work with my clients friends- referrals are the biggest compliment!
Austin + Chrisie came to see us at the wedding expo in January, they were sooo excited and you could just see how in love they are! We’ve been sooo excited about their wedding ever since and when we got there on Saturday it was like we were old friends. The couple, their family and bridal party were so fun and willing to do anything and everything!
Their ceremony was nothing short of breathtaking. Not only was the location, couple, decorations and day gorgeous but they had their friends sing their vows- I was in tears, happy tears, but tears none the less. It made me want to run home and tell John how much I love him and appreciate him. It was such a moving ceremony.

Here is a list of the fabulous vendors:
Planner/Coordinator: The Proper Setting
Location: The Whalehead Club
Florist: Bells and Whistles
Video: Baldwin Video
Hair/Makeup: Bombshell Studios
Caterer: Redsky Cafe
Cake: Just Desserts
Officiant: Rev. Shirley Anne

Holy smokes- their decor was soooo detailed and phenomenal, delicate vintage everywhere!

Chrisie and her family (old and new) are so close, everyone’s best friends!

Here are two of the mamas getting ready to get her dressed. So sweet!

The “I Do” in the hanger makes this photo!

They had the neatest guestbook, everyone wrote on fabric and then it will all be made into a quilt!

This sweet beebster wanted to hear the music and fee the vibrations from the speakers, it lulled her right to sleep!

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A Vintage Picnic with Kate + Peter

by Brooke on May 29, 2011

These two had the most unique and fun wedding at Pelican’s Landing in Corolla. Brilliant Weddings did a great job helping plan and coordinate their day!
She wore her great grandmother’s dress from the 1920s, vintage lace- amazing!!! They had a super fun photo booth, beautiful paper flowers for their “picnic” made by Renee Landry Style and chocolate covered strawberries on their champagne glasses! Her father dressed up for each one of his girls births, for Kate’s he wore the glasses with the nose and mustache, so as a secret, when he gave his toast, all the guests put them on, hilarious!!

She had the tootest wedding apron and towel to keep her dress from getting spills! All brides should have one- they are perfect, stylish and fun!!


Welcome to the Silly Goose PhotoBooth!!! Everyone had a blast!!

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Ashley {hearts} Brooks 5.21.11

by Brooke on May 25, 2011

There are just some moments that are so perfect that you can’t even describe them! This day was one of those! The bride and groom, their bridal party and their friends and families were all so incredible! Ashley and Brooks are two of the sweetest people I have had the honor to meet! I really had so much fun playing with them on the beach and at their beautiful beach house! Here are so many of my faves from their wondersum day! I hope you enjoy.

Thank you both so much for having me come and play with you! We have been waiting a long time for this day!
~Carrie

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