KELLY & JOHN // MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

OUR STORY,
LOVES GLORY; OH, HOW DIVINE.

WE MELT JUST LIKE STARS IN FLIGHT
WITH FIRE AND A CRASH OF LIGHT.

:: JOHNNYSWIM ::

where do i even start with john and kelly?

not only are they amazing wedding photographers, but they are some of my absolute best friends in this crazy world! i think we've known eachother for almost... four years now? you probably recognize them from my blog and website, i've been lucky enough to make some memories with them a couple times over the past couple of years!

anyway, they flew me back up to memphis back in november right around my birthday. we celebrated, drank, ran around and chased the sun together.. and i'm not gonna lie, i think these may be some of my absolute favorite images i've ever created!

so thankful to know and call these two my family. i hope you love them as much as i do! 

if you're in the memphis area, you need to hire this dream team!
makeup: kasey acuff
kelly's hair by: emily mcelhaney

CARLA & BRETT // ENGAGED // PLAZA MIDWOOD, CHARLOTTE NC

carla is one of my oldest friends. so, when she got engaged and asked me to be her photographer, i literally couldn't have been happier for her (them)! 

she has always had the most beautiful sense of style, so when i visited their home prior to the engagement session, i saw their sunroom and knew immediately that's where we had to start. thankfully, they live a stone's throw away from the vanlandingham estate so we were able to wander around their gorgeous property! 

(i think we can all agree their house is #goals!)

xo, E

SHELBY & CHASE // WED // MORNING GLORY FARMS, MONROE NC

shelby and chase are literally some of my favorite people. 

one of my missions in booking couples is to become their friend. whether they want to be mine or not. (i'm kind of kidding.. kind of) - but with these two, our friendship was the most natural thing in the world. they are two of the most genuine, kind-hearted, gentle-spirited people i've been blessed to know and become friends with through my career as a wedding photographer! one of my favorite things about shelby and chase's day was how intentional they were about remembering and celebrating their sweet family members that had passed  - shelby had her grandfather's comb and chase wore his father's cufflinks - both were talked about, tears were shed in remembrance, and lots of laughter ensued in sharing stories! 

(not to mention, i got to shoot and hang out with the gang at morning glory farms, which is one of my FAVORITE local places to shoot. seriously. hearts of gold all around!)

anyway, i hate that i'm just now getting around to blogging their august '16 wedding, but enjoy reminiscing with me as you scroll through their day! 

xo! 

PAOLA & JACK // WED // CROOKED WILLOW FARMS, LARKSPUR, COLORADO

"…it was instinctive, the way i fell for you. like an effortless intake of breath"

GOODNESS GRACIOUS. i'm all about destination weddings. i love to travel. and i love all things west coast. although i guess colorado isn't technically the west coast (it's the southwest, if we're being specific, haha), anytime i can get close to it, i jump at the chance! 

paola and jack flew me all the way to larkspur to capture their sweet, emotion-filled, full of family and dancing day! there are so many moments that stuck out to me, but MOST of all, jack's sweet reaction when he saw paola for the first time. he just WEPT. i've shot a ridiculous amount of weddings and this was one of the few where i had a reeeeeally hard time keeping it together! between that, the gorgeous colorado countryside, random animal farm at the farm (camels, oh my!) and paola's gorgeous taste in all things decor, this was one for the books :)

enjoy!