Category archives: Personal
Grandfather Mountain Guide | Wedding & Elopement Destination
Last week, I got the itch to visit one of our favorite places in North Carolina - at Grandfather Mountain. We love that this place is so rugged, but only a four hour drive from Raleigh. Plus it's a stone's throw from our favorite spots in that area like Asheville, Blowing Rock, and Boone. With this cold front coming th [...]
Downtown Chicago Guide | Honeymoon & Wedding Destination
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Featured | Travel Article for Dar Roumana in Fes, Morocco
- Last year, I took a winter vacation to Spain and Morocco. While we were there, we photographed some small hotels and inns. One of these was the Dar Roumana in Fes, Morocco. We had a great time photographing this ancient city. The city had no cars- only donkeys- and was full of artisans and craftsman. Fes also contains [...]
Morocco Guide | Wedding & Honeymoon Destination
- Last November, I took a trip to Morocco. It was our first time in Africa, and to be honest, that made me just a wee bit nervous. But the people were so welcoming, and the landscapes so beautiful, that I soon left all my worries behind me. Morocco is rich with culture and tradition. Every morning we woke to the sounds o [...]
Spain Photographer Guide | Honeymoon & Wedding Destination
- Last November, after a VERY busy fall wedding season, I decided to catch some R & R on a nice long vacation to Spain. My sister was actually already out there studying Spanish, so we started out visiting her in Granada. Granada is a beautiful old city in the south of Spain. The city has cobblestone streets, a large [...]
Carolina Beach Guide | Wedding & Elopement Location
I have booked nearly 40 weddings for 2014. That amounts to a wedding nearly every weekend of this year. While we are super excited about that and love our jobs more than anything, we are trying to find balance with our free time by creating a mid-week "weekend" when we get the chance. This past week, I made the spontan [...]
Monarch Butterfly Reserve at Michoacán, Mexico | Honeymoon & Wedding Destination
- Ever since my first trip to Morelia, I was obsessed with the idea of returning to the state of Michoacán to see the Monarch butterfly reserves. When many people think of Mexico, they imagine Cabos San Lucas or the Riviera Maya. But Central Mexico actually has a rugged beauty full of landscapes, history, and authentic c [...]
Savannah, Georgia Historic District Riverfront Guide | Wedding & Honeymoon Destination
- On the way home from Tampa, I decided to stop at one of our favorite destinations in the South: Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is a very old town with some buildings dating back to the 1700’s, one of which is an old residence of Pirate Blackbeard. Savannah features charmingly aged brick buildings, and tall oak trees cove [...]
San Juan, Puerto Pico Photographer 's Guide | Wedding & Honeymoon Destination
- Ok, ok- I'll stop bragging about our trip to Puerto Rico- but not until after I'm done showing you our vacation photos :). Besides photographing a wedding, I had a fabulous time paddling through the bioluminescent bay, sea-kayaking to a mangrove island, surfing, paddle boarding, rock climbing behind La Mina Falls, and [...]
Tampa, Florida Photographer Guide | Wedding & Honeymoon Destination
After spending some time in northern Michigan, I was ready to mix things up a little. So we planned a last minute beach vacation, packed up the car, and headed down to the Florida Gulf coast. We ended up in Tampa and enjoyed many days of sunbathing and swimming in the warm Gulf waters. The sand there is so soft and whi [...]