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Best of Weddings 2021

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Destination wedding & portrait photographer fascinated by stories & people. This blog is the home for some of my favorite things — from weddings, engagement sessions, branding & more personal things. 

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Hi! I'm Hope!

It was so hard to choose what images went into this blog post because I love them all so much! I’m also including a couple of styled weddings in here as well.

Diving into all of these images almost made me well up & cry all over again. I’m not sure that I’ll ever tire of weddings, & hearing all the love stories.

Enjoy looking at all of my favorite images from this past year’s weddings.

This photo right here. This moment between Morgan & her aunt that practically raised her was just too precious!!

I love this photo of Ben & his groomsmen just all relaxed & laughing at what his bride, Morgan, had said right behind me.

This photo right here pretty much sums up their friendship. (Also this photo was their idea.) It’s so funny to see what the groom & groomsmen come up with up.

I love this sweet stolen moment. ^_^ The looks you aren’t aware of happening on your wedding day.

This toast was extra special. The grooms brother couldn’t be at the wedding so he ZOOM’d in to give them a toast.

This series of photos makes me tear up everytime I look at them. This is Meagan’s grandpa who was also the officiant for the wedding, & she wanted to have a first look with him & her dad.

You can just feel the joy, excitement, & the emotions.

Even though the wedding venue accidentally double booked weddings on this day, we still found a place where we could have their first look in private. And it was the sweetest moment.

This black & white photo is my absolute favorite!! I just love the joy on Meagan’s face!!!

I don’t care what anyone says…..hands down…..this was the best wedding trend. I’ve seen a lot of trends come & go in the wedding industry, but this by far is the cutest!

I loved all the hidden details of this wedding day. The top right photo was a gift Meagan gave to her dad, & the bottom photo was actually the something blue stitched into her wedding dress.

This feels like such a hidden moment, an us against the world moment.

These girls, I swear their friendship is right out of a coming of age movie. They have been best friends, literally forever, & share a notebook full of special moments.

I love these quiet little moments, where the rest of the world feels quieted.

I love how Amanda wanted to just make extra sure her daughter knew how loved she was. She even gave her, her own little camera to capture how she saw the day.

Okay…..come on….now how cute is his Secret Service outfit? The badge even says Ring Security.

This moment right here. Chris also wanted to make sure Amanda’s daughter felt so loved during the wedding. *Grabs tissue*

Llamas! I mean there were llamas! Ahhhh!!!!! If you’re wondering why they look famliar it’s because these are the same llama’s that roam down the main street of Mt. Airy on the weekends.

I’m so glad I have clients that trust me & my visions for images. 🙂 It allows me to be creative & create some amazng images on the wedding day.

Fun fact: Amanda’s daughter helped design some of this cake. I think somebody has an eye for design.

This whole Gilmore Girl inspired shoot was a dream!

I love how this dress moves. It makes this black & white look so nostaglic.

I love slightly blurred movement in images. It makes the image come alive & feel so romantic!!

My friend Tiffany of Humle Jade Co. put together this beautiful, intimate boho bridal session.

This dress is just sooo beautiful!!!!

And that wraps up another fantastic wedding year!

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