How is it already Wednesday, ya’ll? There was a point on Sunday that I thought I’d have these previews up that evening, but we’ve stayed very busy this week. But ya’ll, Sammy Jo and Tom’s sneak peeks are worth the wait. We had an amazing time celebrating these two on Saturday at a new-to-us venue, The Maxwell. Everything about the day was absolute perfection.

Sarah and Matt’s wedding day has been on our calendar since 2021. Which means we spent a lot of time anticipating this day. And ya’ll, it did not disappoint. In fact, it was hands down one of the best and easiest weddings we have ever been a part of. We love smaller wedding parties, an intimate guest list, and large open spaces. Sarah and Matt’s wedding day checked all of the boxes. And we hit Golden Hour for the bride and groom photos perfectly.

Will and I hope all of you had an amazing Valentine’s Day. We spent the morning volunteering at the animal shelter before taking one of the doggies out for a lunch date. We finished our evening with sharing crab legs with our cats. Did you know that a small amount of crab meat is safe for cats? I’m sure glad, because they love it. And we adore seeing them so happy. In some respects, Valentine’s Day seems like a silly holiday, but I really do enjoy celebrating all kinds of love.

Word on the street is there’s a big game today. Fun fact for you all… I literally can’t even tell you who is playing. I don’t know who will be playing the halftime show. Will and I couldn’t care less about sports in general. Baseball is the only sport I even understand. We have some bridal portraits this afternoon, so that feels like a good excuse not to even turn the TV on for the game. So there you go. Now you know.

Let’s throw it back to the height of our fall season when we met up with Caitlyn and Trace on an overcast afternoon to capture their engagement photos. Caitlyn grew up on a farm and we were thrilled to see some of her favorite spots across the property. I know I’m blogging Caitlyn and Trace’s wedding experience with us all out of order, but I hope you’ll enjoy a glimpse into their engagement session!

New Year’s goals. One of mine was to blog more. I’m obviously off to a bad start. And the other was to write less, share more photos. Well I can already tell you that’s going to be hard to do. When we have clients as amazing as Caitlyn, we want the world to know just how blessed we feel. Caitlyn had a perfect day back in October for her bridal session. We love that she chose to do these at Tryon Palace.

So tonight, I’m going to let the photos from Caitlyn and Trace’s wedding speak for themselves. But I’ll leave you with the words that will always come to mind when I think of their big day - color, love, joy, happiness, people (lots of them!), and elegance. Caitlyn and Trace, thank you for trusting us with your big day. You were the bright light that our January needed!

Guys, it’s already the middle of January! How did that happen? I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. I don’t love the uncertainty of January weather, but it gives us beautiful sunsets. And every day that goes by brings us a day closer to my favorite time of year - spring/summer. But the older I get the more I’m learning not to wish my life away. To soak up every day as it comes. To find the beauty, even in these long sometimes miserably cold January days.