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Aug 11, 2019
1 min

Black Balsam Knob Engagement: J + J

This summer has easily been one of our favorites when it comes to the couples we’ve been blessed to connect with and their beautiful engagement sessions! We’ve literally had so many couples who were willing to get up long before the sunrise, drive a few hours, and go out for a challenging hike! The adventure vibes have been strong and by far one of the most fun and adventurous couples we’ve had the pleasure of meeting has been Jenny and JT! It didn’t matter what it was, th

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Looking Glass Falls Engagement: Tim + JD

Jenny & Joe

Apr 16, 2019
1 min

Looking Glass Falls Engagement: Tim + JD

We recently had the opportunity to connect with Tim and JD for their beautiful engagement session at Looking Glass Falls and on a 1-10 for awesomeness, these cuties totally get an 11! I knew Tim’s sister from Bootcamp and after that we soon became facebook friends too so I felt like I started to get a sense of what these two were about and on the day of their session, it was like meeting someone you felt like you’ve known forever. From the get go Tim and JD were so at ease

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Joe and Jenny

Mar 15, 2019
1 min

Bearwallow Mountain Engagement: A + C

Ashley and Chris were recently up visiting the WNC area check out venues for their big day this fall! Making the most of their time they also scheduled their mountain engagement session during their visit and it….was….awesome! Like many of the the engagements and elopements we’ve had lately, we ended up playing hot potato with different dates based on the crazy amount of rain the Asheville area has been getting lately, but thankfully we were able to find a small window wher

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Looking Glass Falls Surprise Engagement: E + E

Joe and Jenny

Jan 29, 2019
2 min

Looking Glass Falls Surprise Engagement: E + E

One of the main reasons we were called to Asheville was the beautiful blue ridge mountains! When we leave town and come back there’s a sense of excitement and amazement as we see them in the distance welcoming us home! While the mountains are number one in our hearts, the waterfalls through out WNC are easily a close second! For our new friends Ernesto and Emily, the same sense of wonder and excitement drew them into Looking Glass Falls this past November. They were trave

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Joe and Jenny

Jan 17, 2019
2 min

2018 Engagements - Our favorite photos!

The last few years we’ve always done an end of the year recap of all of the couples we’ve worked with for their wedding days! After a few years we can say it's something we look forward to. It feels like a tradition and something we intend on continuing for the future! For us it’s always a little mind blowing looking back over everything and recalling the the fun days, touching moments, and inspiring people. In retrospect, it always feels like a lot but in truth it’s only

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Joe and Jenny

Dec 28, 2018
3 min

Hawksbill Engagement Session: C + C

When the morning of Courtney and Caleb’s engagement finally arrived, we were as excited as we were nervous! It would be the first time we got to meet Courtney and Caleb in person but our nerves weren’t because of that. The rain chance was 40% for where we were headed in the mountains, and we weren’t 100% sure if the gravel roads had cleared all the snow enough to even get there. Though this may sound like a long shot, in the recent weeks it became the best chance we had!

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Joe and Jenny

Dec 19, 2018
5 min

Hawksbill Engagement Photos: A + K

Back Story In the past 4 years of exploring Asheville and the surrounding areas, we’ve discovered so many beautiful locations! During that time there have been a few that traveling to almost feels like going home because we’ve been so many times. Accessing many of these scenic spots requires a little drive on the blue ridge parkway and during the winter, the parkway is closed. Out of necessity we researched and discovered other beautiful mountain locations but some of them

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Joe and Jenny

Oct 31, 2018
3 min

Craggy Gardens Engagement: K + M

Every season brings with it the refreshing rush of change! Sometimes the change is subtle and gradual and at times it can be instantaneous. For anyone local to the Asheville area, you probably noticed how Summer seemed to all but skip fall and go straight to winter for a few days as we had an exceptionally cool beginning to October. For us, fall is a time we always look forward to. Having grown up up in Florida most of our lives, there’s just something so rewarding about

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Craggy Gardens Engagement: Hannah + Alan

Joe

Sep 17, 2018
2 min

Craggy Gardens Engagement: Hannah + Alan

Go figure, we haven’t shot much at Craggy this year and we’ve been up there 3 times in the past month! Absolutely no complaints about that! It seems every time we come up to this beautiful spot the sky changes, the weather changes, and sometimes your perspective changes. On this special evening we had the absolute pleasure of getting to spend time with Hannah and Alan! Many times when we meet a couple for their engagement session, it’s the first time they’ve been in front

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Joe and Jenny

Sep 12, 2018
2 min

Asheville Proposal: Brett + Katilin

What do middle school sweet hearts, great beer, and proposals have in common? Kaitlin and Brett! These cuties have been dating since Brett was 13 and Kaitlin was 15, and to hear him tell the story, they have been together ever since! Almost 9 years to be exact! After a recent move to NC to begin grad school at UNC, Brett told us that Kaitlin dropped everything to move there with him so they could be together. He could hardly wait to ask her to spend the rest of her life

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Joe and Jenny

Sep 4, 2018
2 min

Black Balsam Engagement Session: C + E

Last Monday we had the opportunity to meet Carly and Erica for the first time as we connected to capture their engagement at Black Balsam Knob. In the weeks prior we had been trying our best to coordinate schedules and finally on this weekday evening, the stars aligned! From talking to Carly via email in the days leading up to her and Erica’s engagement session, you could tell she was excited! In fact as we got to know these lovely ladies and we explored, their chemistry w

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Joe and Jenny

Aug 21, 2018
3 min

Looking Glass Falls Engagement: B + M

Looking for love? Then you are totally in the right place :) In fact Brianne and McCartney’s engagement was so full of it, it took two epic locations to get it all in! Okay that was cheesy, truth be told, these beautiful ladies are adventurous souls who dig nature, love each other to death, and have a passion for both of the previously mentioned that is apparent to anyone around them! They couldn’t decide between waterfalls or mountain views for their engagement session so

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Black Balsam Engagement Session: Destiney + Alan

Joe and Jenny

Jul 27, 2018
1 min

Black Balsam Engagement Session: Destiney + Alan

When you think of Black Balsam Knob, you probably think of epic sunsets, enchanting sections of forrest, and 360 degree mountain views. We think by the end of this blog, you’ll also think of the names Destiney & Alan! These cuties recently had their romantic engagement session there and we think they totally left their mark on this scenic location! From the get go when they hit us with the “this is the first time we’ve ever taken pictures together,” we knew we were going to

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Romare Bearden Park Engagement: Hayley + Dusty

Joe and Jenny

Jul 24, 2018
1 min

Romare Bearden Park Engagement: Hayley + Dusty

As anyone whose been keeping up with our social media can see, Charlotte is becoming our home away from home for weddings and engagements lately! Our most recent trip Queen City we were blessed to spend the evening with Hayley and Dusty! We connected with with Hayley through one of the past couples we worked with Megan and Andrew (thanks guys!!!) After getting to talk to her briefly about her vision for her wedding day and engagement a few weeks prior, we were on to schedu

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Brewery Engagement Hendersonville: Alexa + Dylan

Joe

Jun 24, 2018
3 min

Brewery Engagement Hendersonville: Alexa + Dylan

One thing we’ve learned as photographers in the WNC area is, if it’s meant to be, it will be! That may sound overly simplistic for some life specifics but man when it comes to scheduling a session I don’t know if something could be more true. Especially, Alexa and Dylan’s engagement session. Truth be told I sort of lost count on how many times we had to re-schedule their engagement photos (damn you weather!). Even on the day of the session we had a last minute switch up d

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Triple Falls Engagement: Stephanie & Tyler

Jenny and Joe

May 25, 2018
2 min

Triple Falls Engagement: Stephanie & Tyler

Stephanie and Tyler’s scenic engagement in Dupont may have been THE day that the seasons actually changed and boy was it a welcome transition! Now that I look back it feels like every engagement session in the past few months was cold and then boom! It could’ve been because spring finally made it’s way to WNC or, it could’ve been because Stephanie & Tyler were bringing the heat :) They chose to have their engagement session at Triple Falls in Dupont State Forrest, and it i

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Joe & Jenny

May 15, 2018
2 min

Asheville Engagement: Violet + Donald

What ended up being one of our favorite engagements in recent times was almost ‘the one that got away’. Leading up to Violet and Donald’s beautiful downtown engagement, we were stoked because it’s not often we get to venture into the heart of our city with couples. As you can imagine, most of our engagement sessions are on the scenic outskirts of town somewhere off the Blue Ridge Parkway like Black Balsam Knob or Craggy Gardens. People travel from miles around to see some

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Jenny & Joe

Jan 13, 2018
2 min

Biltmore Proposal: Kevin + Sapna

Engagement season is definitely in full swing and our most recent engagement we had the pleasure of capturing was Kevin & Sapna! Kevin contacted us about 2 weeks before his planned proposal to Sapna and you could tell he was very excited! After helping Kevin pick out the perfect location to get down on one knee, we just needed to decide on a day! They were planning to be in town for a week so in theory we had plenty of options! The only thing we had to work around was the

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Joe & Jenny

Dec 15, 2017
4 min

Biltmore Proposals: 3 in one day!!!

When it comes to most of our proposals we capture, the communications start taking place weeks and sometimes months in advance! For us, it’s one of the most exciting (if not the) most exciting thing we get to capture. For the couple, there is this moment of “Oh my God!?” “Yes!” and all the nerves that build up to it. And of course, everybody always wants to know afterwards, did she say yes? How did he plan it all out? How did you not give it away? So it’s even exciting

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Max Patch Engagement Photos: Carly + Brandon

Joe & Jenny

Nov 13, 2017
2 min

Max Patch Engagement Photos: Carly + Brandon

So one of our most recent engagement sessions at Max Patch had 3 of our favorite things! Mountain views, fur babies, and Carly & Brandon, okay so maybe that's 4! Nonetheless, we had an amazing time with this super cute couple that we've had the pleasure of getting to know and become friends with over the past few months! Once they decided Max Patch was where they wanted to do their engagement session, our excitement grew as this would be our first time ever getting to visit

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