Megan and Paul: Engaged!

Hi, Amber here again :)

I love engagement sessions. I love having the opportunity to learn about people. I love listening and watching as they share a bit about who they are... and more importantly, as they show me how they love. I didn't become a photographer because I liked people... I thought I'd be one of those distant, fly on the wall types. But somewhere along the way, I fell in love with people in love. I became addicted to learning relationships. I... started liking people?

...well, at least definitely Megan and Paul. When I climbed out of the car at the Botanical Gardens and started towards Megan and Paul... and they met me halfway with giant smiles... I knew I was in for a treat. And they did not disappoint! This was seriously one of the easiest sessions of my life. They showed me their love in a bigger-than-life kind of way. Anywhere I pointed my camera, I was certain to capture it! Love like theirs makes a job like mine a piece of cake.

Without further sentimentality... a select few images from their session.















(Huge thanks to Ian (again!) for hanging out with us on this shoot!)

Megan and Paul, I'll be in touch soon! I can't wait to hang out at the Biltmore Estate in October!



hugs,

amber

Ansley and Jason... Married!

Amber here :)

A couple of weeks back, I had the opportunity to spend a spectacular Saturday with Ansley and Jason. You might remember Ansley and Jay from their super fun engagement shoot at the Biltmore Estate... the session in which their adorable pug, Elmer, stole the show. Well, I don't think anyone stole the show from Ansley on her wedding day.

We started off the morning pretty low-key. Bridesmaids brunch... hours of primping... and then suddenly, I was standing in awe of the finished product. Ansley was absolutely breathtaking.











Meanwhile, Jay and his groomsmen were taking Asheville by storm. They had opted to add a second photographer to their package, so my dear friend Ian had the pleasure of running all over town with the guys. I think they might've had just a bit of fun :)









A few ceremony images...





Just as the ceremony ended, a storm hit! There was supposedly 0% chance of rain that day... but apparently someone predicted that one wrong! Thankfully, it passed quickly, leaving absolutely beautiful light in its wake.



(I was standing in a downpour for this image... we weren't sure if it was going to stop. The minute I captured this, the sky cleared!)



And from that point on, the light was amazing.









We returned for the reception, and I must say, I don't think I've ever seen Lioncrest look so beautiful. It was completely transformed. I love these amazing floral details created by Studio Flora Diva that Ian captured while I was running around shooting portraits.







The reception was an awesome party. There was so much emotion to photograph. It was wonderful to be in a room filled with people who were so alive, and so obviously in love.









Huge thanks go out to Melissa and Becca from Asheville Event Company. They completely rocked my world at this wedding. Everything was perfection!



I always consider it a great day when I have the opportunity to photograph alongside of Paul and Holley Jackson from Four Season's Films. Ansley just recently sent me the movie trailer from her wedding... it is absolutely gorgeous! Watch it here:)

Ansley and Jay... you guys managed to crawl right up into my heart and made yourselves right at home there. I can't wait to see you again soon, and give Elmer a giant hug! I hope you enjoy your slideshow.

(here's Elmer's one chance to steal the show!)



much love

-amber

Janet and Thomas at the Bohemian!

Amber here :)

There are a lot of people in the world... good ones, bad ones, dumb ones, funny ones... Sometimes I think I must be the luckiest girl alive, because even in the midst of ALL of those people, the most amazing ones always seems to pick me to photograph their lives. That's how I feel about Janet and Thomas. I can't imagine two more amazing people. We connected immediately at their engagement session, and have had a wonderful relationship since!

I was blessed to have my friend Ian hanging out and shooting with me for the day. It was SO nice to have a second shooter to provide a second viewpoint of the day, and to help me be in two places at once. At this wedding, we needed that often. It was a crazy busy day!

We started off the morning at the salon with Janet and about three thousand of her family and friends.

From there, we moved to the amazing Grand Bohemian (possibly my new favorite place to photograph... there's SO much character!) to spend the rest of the day leading up to the Ceremony.

I love getting ready images...

These shots prove that having two shooters is amazing. I love seeing two perspectives of the same moment :)

I love how good Thomas was in front of the camera. He was awesome!

And Janet was just stunning. I cannot get over how beautiful she is!

The ceremony was perfect. The weather was beautiful. I hadn't had the opportunity to photograph at The Ramble at Biltmore Forest, and I was pleasantly surprised at how lovely it was. Digital Video Memories captured the ceremony for Janet and Thomas as well, you can watch their ceremony highlight video here.

The new couple... Janet and Thomas are insane about each other, and it shows in every image!

Loved the light and the atmosphere in the Bohemian for the reception. We had SO much fun shooting in there.

LOVED the party atmosphere!

A final image of the lovely couple. I'm so proud to have experienced this day with them!

Huge thanks to the amazing Tara Jordan for pulling off an incredible event. She was a pleasure to work with, as always!

Another huge thanks to Ian for working so hard and providing so many amazing images. I can't wait to shoot with him again!

Janet and Thomas, thanks SO much for letting us hang out... We enjoyed you guys SO much! I hope that you love your slideshow.

much love

-amber