Asheville Wedding Photographer | Crest Center & Pavillion | Shannon & Mike | yah Photography by Kelli Conley

Shannon has been one of our family friends for years! I was ecstatic to find out that when Mike proposed she wanted me to photograph her wedding, and even more excited when I found out she was having it in Asheville! We had just recently been to Asheville for our wedding anniversary and loved every part of it. The Crest Center was decorated beautifully, and although she was not able to get her outdoor ceremony due to weather, the two of them had the most beautiful ceremony; and they were still able to get gorgeous pictures outdoors afterward. Their reception was also one of my favorites. Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a great time, Mike even sang some karaoke to Jesse's girl! It was such a blast photographing their wedding, and I wish them all the happiness in the world! 2014-03-21_0014 2014-03-21_0013 2014-03-21_0012 2014-03-21_0011 2014-03-21_0010 2014-03-21_00082014-03-21_00012014-03-21_00062014-03-21_0007  2014-03-21_0003 2014-03-21_0002 2014-03-21_00092014-03-21_00162014-03-21_0017  2014-03-21_00182014-03-21_0015   2014-03-21_00192014-03-21_0005 2014-03-21_0004

Asheville Wedding Photographer | Crest Center & Pavillion | Shannon & Mike | yah Photography by Kelli Conley

Shannon has been one of our family friends for years! I was ecstatic to find out that when Mike proposed she wanted me to photograph her wedding, and even more excited when I found out she was having it in Asheville! We had just recently been to Asheville for our wedding anniversary and loved every part of it. The Crest Center was decorated beautifully, and although she was not able to get her outdoor ceremony due to weather, the two of them had the most beautiful ceremony; and they were still able to get gorgeous pictures outdoors afterward. Their reception was also one of my favorites. Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a great time, Mike even sang some karaoke to Jesse's girl! It was such a blast photographing their wedding, and I wish them all the happiness in the world! 2014-03-21_0014 2014-03-21_0013 2014-03-21_0012 2014-03-21_0011 2014-03-21_0010 2014-03-21_00082014-03-21_00012014-03-21_00062014-03-21_0007  2014-03-21_0003 2014-03-21_0002 2014-03-21_00092014-03-21_00162014-03-21_0017  2014-03-21_00182014-03-21_0015   2014-03-21_00192014-03-21_0005 2014-03-21_0004

Baby Joshua | Fort Mill, SC | Newborn Photography | yah Photography by Kelli Conley

I think it is so awesome how big yet small the world is! I moved clear across the country (from CA to SC) and ended up working with Mike and Lisa at BB&T and turns out Lisa is from CA too and her and Mike lived there awhile before they moved to the Carolina's. They what is even more awesome is that when they decided to have their baby they chose me, out of all the other photographers they could have, to photograph these memories for them! When we did both the maternity and newborn session, we worked to incorporate some heirlooms that Mike had from when he was a baby. We used his first pair of shoes in the maternity session, and the his favorite stuffed animal during the newborn session. (And if you know me and my husband, we love anything vintage and with a significance so this really took the cake). Michael and Lisa are honestly the sweetest people and I know that little Joshua will be loved to the moon and back by the two of them! 2014-03-19_0001 2014-03-19_0002 2014-03-19_0003 2014-03-19_0004 2014-03-19_0005

Baby Joshua | Fort Mill, SC | Newborn Photography | yah Photography by Kelli Conley

I think it is so awesome how big yet small the world is! I moved clear across the country (from CA to SC) and ended up working with Mike and Lisa at BB&T and turns out Lisa is from CA too and her and Mike lived there awhile before they moved to the Carolina's. They what is even more awesome is that when they decided to have their baby they chose me, out of all the other photographers they could have, to photograph these memories for them! When we did both the maternity and newborn session, we worked to incorporate some heirlooms that Mike had from when he was a baby. We used his first pair of shoes in the maternity session, and the his favorite stuffed animal during the newborn session. (And if you know me and my husband, we love anything vintage and with a significance so this really took the cake). Michael and Lisa are honestly the sweetest people and I know that little Joshua will be loved to the moon and back by the two of them! 2014-03-19_0001 2014-03-19_0002 2014-03-19_0003 2014-03-19_0004 2014-03-19_0005

Fun Ideas for Your Engagement Session by Kelli Conley

For any of you who do not know, an engagement session is a photo shoot sometime after a couple is engaged. It is a good way for them to get to know their photographer better, get comfortable behind the camera, as well as get some amazing pictures of themselves in addition to their wedding photos. When it comes to engagement sessions I love to have fun with my couples. Because this session is really laid back and carefree I always make it a point to find out things about them that we can incorporate. Whether it is playing their favorite board game together, watching sports, drinking coffee, or just relaxing together. These are the things that make their relationship what it is today, and what can be more fun that incorporating that into the session. Below are some examples of things that our couples do together that we were able to come along for the ride and capture them enjoying what they love… together! 2014-03-16_00032014-03-16_0005 To see their full blog post click here.2014-03-16_0001 To see their full blog post click here2014-03-16_0002 To see their full blog post click here2014-03-16_0004

We can't wait to capture more of the things our couples love to do together in this coming year! What is something you love to do with your significant other? Comment Below.