I've moved! Onto bigger and better things!!!

You can find me here now www.emilyalane.com

I know, I have been very MIA over here.  Things have been busy with finishing up wedding season and really getting full swing on our house rebuild.  (we're rebuilding our home that got pretty well served when the tornado came through in April)  I'm also planning a total overhaul of this here blog when I finish up my weddings.  Expect it around the end of the year.  Yay!!

Here's a few of my favorites from a session as of late.  Brandon's mom bought my gift certificate donation to the big bad ball last year and gave it to them for Christmas.  yay! We had a lot of fun and I'd like to give a shout out to this couple or braving the 100 degree temps and the swamp like humidity that is the south this time a year.  

This is a big set! I couldn't help myself.  I just love this couple so much so it was hard not to share a lot.  Sean was one of my high school classmates at The North Carolina School of the Arts.  When he and Sarah asked me about being a part of their wedding day I was beyond excited.  It's such a beautiful experience to photograph the weddings of people you know well.  
I've known Sean since he was 16- and he's always had a place in my heart.  It's been awesome to see him in the last few years really grow.  Through graduating college, finding his faith, meeting his life partner, getting accepted into graduate school and committing his life to helping others through his clergy work he's become quite an inspiration to those around him. 

Sean is awesome, it's no surprise he found himself a woman who is funny, kind, super smart and, well, I don't need to tell you- beautiful!
Thank you guys so much! It was such an honor to be a part of this day. 

Sean's sister in law Hannah does Sarah's hair. 

Sean and Sarah read letters from one another.

Gift from Sean's Dad. 

One of my favorites from the whole day!!! Sarah's Mom reacting to her in her dress.  So sweet!!!

Sean's Dad doing a reading at the ceremony. 

Everyone signs the marriage license! I love this. 

Ring Sean made for Sarah and proposed with.  beautiful!!!!

Love this shot Erin caught.  Not sure what I am telling them but I think it proves that I am indeed as funny as I fancy myself. 

I realize this shot might not excite everyone like it does me.  I just love it! The lighting is so great.  I felt lucky!!! 

Isn't Sarah's brother a cutie!!! I think so! 

We forgot to tell the Limo driver it was time to go.  The car door is locked.  It's funny. 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!
Love to you both!!!!! 

Just a few photos of my nieces taken last weekend. 

Here's a few photos I captured of the lovely Sean and Sarah just a few weeks before their wedding this past Saturday.  They just wanted to get some fun pictures together and to kind of loosen up in front of the camera before their big day. 
Can't wait to share the wedding photos with you in a few weeks.  This wedding was maybe of of the most touching weddings I have ever been to (of course I am a little biased since I've been friends with the groom for 12 years) but I've been floating on air since this ceremony- something about being around a group of people giving love so freely has brought me such a sense of peace these past few days. 
So congratulations to a couple I love so much.  I am lucky that Sean has found himself such an awesome lady who I now get to count among my friends.

We disappeared.  Just for a few days.  Right smack in the middle of a work week.  We needed it.  We needed to honor Ernie turning 30 and honor what's important to us.  Right now what's important is

staying sane through this post tornado house re build.  It's exciting and totally irritating all at the same time.

appreciating the beauty that is this great state

eating good food (and lots of it!) 

drinking good drinks (and lots of them)

and remembering how much we enjoy each other's company.  Though we've never forgotten this it's nice to not have any distractions.

Shelley and Phillip were married in New Bern in a beautiful water side ceremony. Love this couple.  Super sweet bride (who knows how to have a good time) added to fun groom, who doesn't mind having his photo taken.  Toss in a laughing and dancing bridal party with some proud parents and you've just made a beautiful wedding (and a photographers dream)
Thank you guys for letting us be a part of this day.  We had such a great time and loved documenting this group.   

getting that dress just right. 

Shelley's bridesmaid gets teary seeing her in her dress. 

Shelley decided she wanted to see her dad before it was time to walk out.  She knew they'd both start crying and she wanted to get it out of the way.  
LOVE this series...

and the bridesmaids react to Shelley and her dad. 

Shelley get's her Dad straightened out before the photos. 

bustling the dress.  Always some of my favorite photos. 

Shelley and Phillip between shots after the ceremony.  Love this photo- gives us a glimpse of a little silliness. 

The band, The Rubberband  was seriously a great time. 

oh guys, what a great day and what an honor to be a part of it.  I hope we captured your day just how you remember it. 
(and to Phillip's Dad- who is also a photographer, I hope we didn't disappoint.  It's nerve wracking to photograph for other photographers)  

Love to you both- and to your wonderful families!! Hope you had an awesome honeymoon!!!