Hmmm where to start.

Lynne and I went to high school together. We were/are friends. We played soccer and I think we played the same position (which meant she played and I sat the bench!) She even had me over for Christmas dinner in high school. THEN she dated my ex boyfriend and I was mad at her for a while. Something terrible happened and said boyfriend ( lets call him Drew) was in a car accident and didn’t make it. We became close again. Its strange how close death can make you feel towards someone else. She knows exactly how I feel about Drew and she feels the same I am sure. I think because of him we’ll always be close even if we dont talk that often, because of that link. That bond we have. Anyway, because Ive known her for T E N Y E A R S now! I figured I’d show a few old school Lynne and Hilary photos. Unfortunately I cant find any of my old albums to scan in pre 06 stuff from high school but there’s a few fun images from after 2006 I dug up. Oh, and in the photos there’s a few other beautiful ladies in the photos those are also Drew’s ex girlfriends. We’re all friends. LAHM.

Green was Drews favorite color.

This is us with Drew’s beautiful mama Esther.Ok ok. Now for the good stuff.

Ben and Lynne met at summer camp. They were both counselors. He is funny and she is very smart (I’m sure he’s smart too) I think they are a great pair together. Ben is going to school in North Carolina at South Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Lynne is a kindergarten teacher (and I cant imagine her doing anything else but teaching.) I would want her as Jack’s teacher cause I bet she’s awesome and comes up with all sorts of fun things to do. Since Ben is studying in NC it made sense for Lynne to come up to NC for photos since I was going to be there too. It also worked out pretty good in timing so I’m glad she could fly up. This was my first time meeting Ben and I like him. He made myself and Lynne laugh and he’s a lot taller than I anticipated. I like him. We started out at his college because well, it’s pretty.raleigh wedding photographyRaleigh engagement photography

Quick photo of us all. :)raleigh wedding photographysince I liked both.Raleigh engagement photographyI am not sure what I love about this last one. But I do love it.

Ali | Bridals! | Olympia Wedding Photographer

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

 I have been looking forward to last Thursday for a very long time. She is just such a wonderful person. One of those people you really want to be around. I got to spend ALL day long with her and we had an awesome time. We met up in Greensboro to do her boudoir session and her bridals followed afterward in a local park. I love how Ali was totally up for anything from the classic to the quirky.Olympia Wedding PhotographerBride carrying Pin Bouquet

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Recently I entered a few of my photographs into a photo contest held by The Wedding Photographic Society and surprisingly two of them got 2nd place! WOOTIE WOOT!2nd Hilary Mercer(2)This one got 2nd in the Artistic category!2nd Hilary Mercerand this one got 2nd in the Framing category!

Congratulations to all the winners! Go see them all h e r e

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Sarah and Todd are getting married in June here in NC. They might look a little familiar as this was their second engagement session with me. Their first was in an antique store. It was a pretty awesome session. But, they also wanted something outside too so we met up here in Smithfield and had some fun. It rained a LOT the day before so it was a little muddy but we did what we could. It was an absolute gorgeous day.20110410-DSC_063620110410-DSC_067920110410-DSC_0713

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Sarah has awesome skin… I know.. thats a random comment but still.. true :)20110410-DSC_087220110410-DSC_090020110410-DSC_0918

Brie just got back from a tour in Afghanistan. Like seriously, she got back like last week.

Then he proposed.

Now they’re moving to England.

Thats going to happen pretty soon too.

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So we couldnt figure out a good way for them to stand.. so they just turned around.. :)20110308-DSC_615720110308-DSC_617720110308-DSC_620220110308-DSC_621220110308-DSC_633720110308-DSC_629120110308-DSC_6345And of course I had to get a few shots of that pretty ring. Ed did an awesome job didnt he?20110308-DSC_635220110308-DSC_6354