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Ali & Stu have a tradition of escaping to the mountains of North Carolina every year after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday season. They travel all the way from Jacksonville, FL (my hometown) to Blowing Rock, NC because it is one of their favorite places to getaway together. Last year, I photographed them for […]

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Connell Family Adventure in Blowing Rock, NC | Maternity Photography | Boone NC Photographer

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“ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAR!” Harper belted out at the top of his lungs from the safety of his Daddy’s arms. It was pretty comical because just a few seconds earlier we were playing the tickle game and he was giggling so hard, but once I got out of reach he just roared as ferociously as he could. I […]

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Johnson Family Adventure at The What Fir Tree Farm | Family Holiday Photography Session WINNER | Boone, NC Photographer

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November and December are, undoubtedly, the busiest months for families looking to have the perfect photo captured for their annual holiday card or easy gift-giving. I send out a handy email with tips to help prepare my clients for their family photos a few days prior to the date we are going to take family […]

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11 Tips for Taking Awesome Family Holiday Photos w/ Wayfaring Wanderer | Boone Photographer

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Meet the Snider family! They were the winners of the “Share the Wander” photo contest I did this month. To WIN a family photo session with me all they had to do was share an image from any family adventure and post it directly to the Wayfaring Wanderer FB page along with a sentence or two […]

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Snider Family Adventure | Short + Sweet Family Photography Session WINNER | Boone, NC Photographer

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“You must have the patience of a saint!” Alyce proclaimed. “I promise you, it’s not the first time I’ve had to deal with something like that! It happens pretty often.” I assured her. We both couldn’t help but laugh as we recalled the full-body tantrums that their two-year-old toddler, Kelby, was having during our family photo […]

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Remove Holiday Stress w/ Short + Sweet Family Photo Sessions | Boone & Blowing Rock, NC Photographer

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I had so much fun doing family portrait photography and engagement photography last year during the fall and holidays that I wanted to offer Choose Your Adventure Sessions again this season! It’s not something that I can do throughout the year as often as I’d like even though I get many requests for family photos. […]

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Portrait Photography for Adventurous Folks | Boone & Blowing Rock, NC Area Photographer

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“Blueberries! I see blueberries!”, Everett began to shout and point from the lofty view on his Daddy’s shoulders. “Where?!”, the rest of us asked puzzled. Between the four of us, we hadn’t yet spotted the wild berries, but as we continued to walk closer to the area he was leading us toward, he became more […]

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Pennington Family Adventure at Valle Crucis Park | Boone NC Family Photographer

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I had the pleasure of photographing this fun-loving family last week when they reunited for the first time in many months. Debbie and her family live in Colorado while the others reside here in North Carolina, but they stay close and keep in touch through regular Skype sessions and facetime chats.  I hear that it’s […]

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Hersey Family Reunion Adventure on Lake James, NC | Boone NC Photographer

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“I haven’t reached my daily number of hugs yet today,” Grayson proclaimed, “but I’m almost there!”  I was so intrigued when he shared this that I prodded him for more information. I responded, “You mean to tell me that you have a HUG QUOTA to meet every day?!” He proudly countered with a resounding, “YUP, 12 a […]

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Scott Family Adventure on the Blue Ridge Parkway | Boone, NC Family Photographer

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You just returned home from another super awesome family vacation where you laughed and played and enjoyed each other’s company all the livelong day! The entire trip couldn’t have been any more perfect even though you experienced a few hiccups here and there (of course). Your #1 goal was to soak up as many of […]

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No More Boring Family Photos! | Choose Your Adventure Family Photography | Boone, NC Photographer