The past 3 weeks have been some of the busiest & most wonderful of my career. I don’t even know where to begin, ya’ll. Six off-the-charts inspiring shoots & a week spent in my new favorite place on earth.. Haiti. My mind is still reeling with the beauty of Haiti and its people. Would you believe I’m already planning my next trip back & slowly but surely learning Creole ? It’s been said that once the Haitians find a place in your heart, you carry them with you always. I lived it, my friends, and can tell you without a doubt…whoever said that was right on. I studied Anthropology in my college days & there is a common theory among Anthropologists that you have to completely immerse yourself in a new culture to fully understand your own. Pretty sure there’s some truth to that theory…all I know is, I learned more from the Haitian people in 5 short days than I have even had a chance to process. Cannot wait to share the images and stories with you. First blog installment coming up later this week…

In the meantime, there’s lots to catch up on. The week before flying out to Port au Prince, I shot 5 sessions. Crazy? yes. Wonderful? you betcha. Sari & Aaron were the first of those sesssions. They flew in from Boston for their engagement shoot & after looking at the weather for Sunday afternoon, we made the quick decision to move the shoot to Saturday. Good call on our part because the day of the shoot couldn’t have been more gorgeous… and Sunday was a mini-deluge. Sari is a special bride to me…I shot her sister Jodi’s wedding waaaay back in 2008 & have had my fingers crossed that I would be shooting Sari walking down the aisle one day too. Wish granted..I’ll be flying to Boston to photograph her & Aaron tie the knot in an apple orchard. How dreamy is that? It’s sure to be one of the most stunning events this fall.

Loved spending the afternoon with these two. They are so in love they managed to make a parking lot full of cars look extraordinary. Proof that its not the surroundings that make an image…its the people. Always, always the people. Sari & Aaron, thanks for sharing your hearts with me. Can’t wait to do it again this fall…

These two. Just wow. We had never met before this session last Friday & I have to tell you, they kinda blew my mind. There’s an ease about them, and a soulfulness that I was instantly drawn to. Erin is a stunning ginger, with buttery flawless skin that’s a dream to photograph. She’s one of those rare people whose heart shows through in every image. She & Nick share a quiet sweetness and a connection that’s undeniable. On this blustery March afternoon, Spring was trying to make an appearance & we took advantage of the golden light that’s slowly making its way back to NC. Loved everything about this session…most of all the two people in each of these frames. You’ll be seeing more of Erin & Nick this fall. Their Georgia wedding is sure to be one for the record books…

About a week ago, I flew to New York to meet Tiffany & Danny for their engagement session. If there’s one thing I’ve learned through the years of traveling for shoots, its not to plan for perfect weather. The minute you allow the visions of perfect sunsets bouncing off the water to enter your mind –that’s the moment a typhoon will hit. Call me crazy, but that’s one of the things I love most about this job. In all of its wonderful unpredictability, life finds a way of creating a scene better than any I could imagine. So I just show up ready to roll with the punches.

Its always the unexpected images that tend to be the most spectacular, the most unique & the most filled with life…because when things don’t go exactly as planned, we’re faced with a choice: get bogged down by the details, or find a silver lining. Lucky for me, Tiffany & Danny are glass half full kind of people. They trudged through a mini monsoon on the day of their engagement session & made the most of every minute. There were moments of uncontrollable laughter as we tried to squeeze the 3 of us and my backpack full of gear under one umbrella. All the while, getting completely soaked…

I wouldn’t change a thing about this session. The rain created scenes the sun never could, and the resulting images are so very them. I hope that every time they look through these images, they’re reminded that they can weather anything with the right perspective. Tiffany & Danny, thanks for helping to create one of my favorite engagement sessions of all time. I will trudge through the rain with you guys any day of the week…can’t wait to work together again.