I met up with Jeremy and Carrie this past Saturday in Downtown Raleigh to do their engagement shoot. I must say they were one of the easiest couples to work with. I always want my bride and grooms to have a good time and for the most part pretend I'm not there, and that's what they did. They couldn't keep their eyes off each other it was adorable! I can't wait for their June wedding!

Melissa and Trey

Yesterday Adam and I finally made it down to Wilmington to shoot my best friend Melissa and her fiance Trey. We were supposed to do it last weekend but there was a festival so we had to wait. I was very nervous to see the out come b/c Melissa and I went to photography school together, it's always scary photographing another photographer. Here are some of my favorites, Melissa is so very photogenic so it was hard to pick just a few!

My favorite from the day.

It's been way too long!

Needless to say I am waaaaay behind on my blogging! Appropriately today I'm blogging about food. Today I am starting the Daniel Fast, all I'll eat for 2 weeks is fruits, veggies, beans, and nuts. I'm eliminating all artificial anything from my diet and eating only things from the ground. This is going to be tough for me because I pretty much live on processed foods and have never done a strict diet. I'll keep you updated on how starving I am and my outcome!

So last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing the Cystic Fibrosis Master Chefs event. They had 6 that's right folks 6 courses and amazing appetizers that night. It was a great event and I know it raised lots of money for CF. Here are a few pictures from the night.

I'm on a roll!

So today I went to my local camera store to get a new lighting set up for my weddings. I had every intention on getting that and a macro lens for ring and detail shots, well over an hour later I leave with a traded 17-40 4.0 for a 24-70 2.8. I'm pretty stoked even though this meant spending way more money than I planned on! More light means better reception shots, HOLLA! I've almost finished building my new set up and I'm pumped! I'm headed to Wilmington tomorrow to do an engagement session of my best friend Melissa and her fiance so be on the look out for some pics from that shoot soon! Have a great weekend!

Alisha's Bridal Portraits

Today I did the beautiful Alisha's bridal portraits. This was my first shoot with my new 5D and I must say it lived up to all of the hype I have heard about it! Of course, there will be no dress shots, just one gorgeous head shot...

Great Strides

As most of you know my niece Sophie has Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is a non curable lung and digestion disease. Research to find a cure is NOT funded by the government so events like Great Strides are VERY, VERY important! If you don't know much about the disease I encourage you to go to www.cff.org to learn more. I am walking for Sophie this year as I did last but I am not going to collect under my own name just under my sister and her husbands. This is their link, please donate if you can and for every donation over $50.00 I will give you a free portrait session! Thanks for your time and support.

Now I'm off to bed so I'll be ready for this busy week I have ahead of me! Thanks again for your time and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, I know I did(see above photo for proof:))

I'm in L.O.V.E.

I love love love my new camera! I am taking some photo's tomorrow and will update my blog tomorrow night for sure! I have just taken a few photo's around the house today and already know it's going to be a wonderful wedding season with my new baby! Who would have thought you could love an inanimate object but I'm in L.O.V.E. Straight up. I'll see you tomorrow night with my new lovely, beautifully colored photographs!

Guess what I'm getting...

Yes I'm finally catching up with every other wedding photographer in the world, I'm getting a Canon 5D. I'm so super pumped that I finally got to order mine yesterday from B&H! I couldn't resist 2 day air for only $10.00 more. I will definitely be taking it out for a test drive as SOON as it hits my front door tomorrow so be on the look out for some new and improved photos. HOLLA BACK!

On a more serious note. Tricia (CFhusband.blogspot.com) got her lung transplant last night into early this morning! Please be praying for her as she is now walking the hardest part of the journey, recovery. Also pray for her family and the family of the donor.