Noelle & Jeffrey- Engagement Photos to Pregnancy Reveal! / November 14, 2023 by KlixAdmin

It all started back in May of 2021 when I met Noelle and Jeffrey for their engagement photos, capturing such an exciting season of life for them! Little did we know that here we are in 2023, capturing and celebrating yet another special and exciting season of life together!

I am so honored when my couples repeatedly choose me to capture these huge moments in their lifetime. This is what being a photographer is all about- creating connections and relationships through photography that last!

Wedding, 2022. Jade Phan Designs, The Magnolia Room, Makeup By Jenny Le, Hair By Aura Elizabeth

Photography for me doesn’t stop at engagement photos and then the wedding. I am also along for the ride of wherever life takes my clients! That can be pregnancy reveals, maternity sessions, newborn photos, or even boudoir! (Yes I do that too in case you didn’t know!)

Congratulations again to Jeffrey & Noelle! Thank you for repeatedly choosing me and believing in me to capture your big life moments. Can’t wait for baby girl Nguyen coming in March!

Engagement Photos & Why They’re Important / November 10, 2023 by Kelli Conley

Congratulations! You’ve gotten engaged and now you’re starting your wedding planning process. One of the vendors you choose to book is your wedding photographer. Some might say your photographer is one of the biggest choices you make along this wedding planning journey. They are there to capture all of the important moments of the biggest day of your life, so they will be right there with you as you’re tying the knot. It’s key to choose a photographer that you feel comfortable with and actually like, as well as basing who you choose off of their photography style.

Let’s say you’ve met/chatted with a few different photographers, either via Zoom or face-to-face, and you found one that you think is perfect for your wedding, so you book them! This is where engagement photos are key. Some photographers even include an engagement session in their packages because they’re this important. These sessions let the couple and the photographer get to know each other in a more relaxed setting. The photographers get to feel out what their clients are comfortable with, and the couple gets to see what the photographer is like in this setting before the chaos and emotions of their big day.

More often than not, it is usually the bride who makes contact with the photographer, and can be just her when meeting with them. The groom may never have met the photographer before the wedding unless you have an engagement session. This way, by the time the wedding day rolls around, you, your photographer, and your fiancé will already be comfortable around each other, and it just adds to the ease of the day!

Besides, we’re all for having another set of photos to commemorate this season of life that you’re in! It’s so exciting for the both of you, and having an engagement session captures these emotions for you to look back on forever!

Engagement sessions also gives you a chance to be more personal in your photos. You can choose to have them done doing something that is special to you and your fiancé, or in a place that is significant to you two. We also love when our couples bring along their fur babies as well! The options are really endless!

Vy & Tim | Looking Glass Falls and Black Balsam Knob Engagement Session / April 25, 2019 by Kelli Conley

This session was almost a year in the making! Vy knew she wanted some type of water in her session and we figured the mountains of North Carolina couldn’t have been a better backdrop for us! We started the session at Looking Glass Falls and ended with a windy sunset on top of Black Balsam Knob. These two were troopers in the cold, my hands were frozen after the 20 minutes we spent at the top so I know these two were freezing but would do it all over again for pictures like these!

Vasquez Rocks Engagement Session | Kasey & Trenton / January 25, 2018 by Kelli Conley

When I was out in California back in May to photograph my sisters wedding I had mentioned the possibility of trying to get some engagement pictures for her. I tell all my couples that an engagement session gives you a good idea of what it will feel like wedding day and you will know exactly what to do, think of it as relaxed practice... and it was no different for my sister. So when I land in Los Angeles, we decided that evening to drive up to Vasquez Rocks in Aqua Dulce and snap some pictures at sunset. When we got there Kasey and I were waiting for Trenton to arrive, as I was testing the light and my camera on Kasey we heard a ranger announce over a loud speaker that the park would be closing in just 15 minutes. We were so bummed, but I chatted quick with the ranger and found out that they were only closing to parked cars in the park (meaning he wanted to close the gate and go home) but if we walked back in to the park that would be just fine. So we all put out walking shoes on and headed back into the park and captured the last few minutes of golden hour with a beautiful view! Since this session was just days before the wedding, it wasn't until just a couple weeks ago that it was brought to my attention that I never fully posted these pictures! I uploaded a couple the day of their wedding, but this session was too pretty not to share more of it with the world!

Uptown Charlotte Engagement Session | Nicole and Anthony / October 31, 2016 by Kelli Conley

Can't believe this session was almost a year ago and that their wedding has already come and gone! A year passes in the blink of an eye, and I remember chatting with them about how being pregnant was, and how excited we were to start our family and now Indy is 7 months old! These two were literally so much fun to hang out with as we strolled the streets of Charlotte and danced around in Romare Bearden Park and on the rooftops of parking decks! So excited to share their wedding pictures soon!