The Byrd family came all the way from Cary, NC to vacation at Wild Dunes for the first time. They usually vacation on the coast of NC, where my family does too, in the Morehead City area! Such a cute and beautiful family of three and Laura’s sister too! Have you ever seen such a…
Colleen, a close friend and incidentally my very efficient realtor in Raleigh, NC, telephoned me at the beginning of 2013 and said, “Jennings, I’m getting married and I know this is last minute for a June wedding, but I want you to be my photographer!” I had a second to ponder, but said “Yes!” with…
In December of 2012, Sara Kathryn called me to schedule this special family session! It was going to be her mother’s birthday present. I grew up right across the street from The Rolands. Sara Kathryn and I have been friends since 3-year old class. Needless to say, I love being around them all especially since their family…
Taylor and Adam met on a blind date, Tarheel meets Yellow Jacket. Their engagement really caught my attention, since they were engaged in the Blue Grotto in Capri. Her love of Italy was just one of the many things I loved about Taylor! During our time speaking over the phone( I never met her until…
Today I wanted to blog about something other than my photography. I want you to meet Andy Hopper (video), my brother in law. He is a super talented Chef and co-Owner of Chefs 105 in Morehead City, NC, along with Kevin Brighton. Recently he has been competing in the Fire on the Dock series of…
Last weekend I drove up to Debordeiu in South Carolina to take pictures of a group of girls I have known since they were born. My sister, Bennette (can you even guess which one she is?? Hint: orange) and her friend Molly had the idea to have me come capture a few hours of these…
Happy Easter weekend to everyone! I thought this was a perfect Easter blog posting! Oh I just love this family! Pender and I have known each other for sooo long through family Christmas cards, but really only became best friends in 2004 and it all revolved around the Panthers playoff game. Since then I have…
The moment I walked in the door of the Roland house at Uwharrie Point, I was hugged by each child & adult. Immediately I felt welcome. You will see some familiar faces in this 18 person shoot, The Shearins and The Edmunds. I was very excited when Debbie asked me to be a part of their annual family…
Ya’ll, now this client and I go way back to first grade at Irving Park Elementary school in Greensboro, NC. Bett and I were the best of friends growing up. As time goes by you go to college and have families, and so when she sent me a message over facebook that she wanted a…