I live in Charlotte, North Carolina with my wife, Sabrina. She’s a co-founder of LookLove Beauty, if you need wedding hair and makeup artists

This is a pretty common question and, ironically, I have to say that not having shot in a particular place, or venue, is probably the best-case scenario. Why? Because I love traveling and find it wildly inspiring so being in a new place sparks all of the good creative juices. If you have more questions, I'd be happy to help, but don't worry... having never been is a good thing.

I try to edit my weddings in a way that will look good forever. My photograph are neither "dark and moody" or "light and airy". I like rich colors, contrast, and clean skin tones that are true to the day. My images mimic the look and quality of film because it stands against the test of time.

Engagement sessions can be scheduled anytime during the week, Monday through Thursday (mornings or evenings) and on limited Fridays depending on availability. I do not schedule engagements on weekends due to weddings and other events.

Ultimately, it’s entirely up to you. I want you to be comfortable and will chat with you so you understand the goal of the shoot. I also have a little guide that I send out to help you or I can put you in touch with a personal stylist upon request. Two weeks before your shoot I will typically ask you to model your outfits in the mirror together and text me the looks so that I can make sure everything works for camera.

Absolutely 100% yes. All are welcome here and that will always be the case.

Sure do! I have all of the pertinent liability and equipment insurance.

I often try new cameras and tools to capture the day, but really appreciate the “less is more” approach so that I’m more like a guest and less like a “photographer”.

I currently shoot with Leica M, Q, and Sony professional cameras.

The only way this would happen is if something happened completely out of my control (act of god, severe illness, death, etc), but in this scenario I will absolutely do my best to help find a replacement photographer to who I trust and has a similar visual style. If I can’t make it, your money will be refunded.

For engagement sessions, I recommend scheduling a primary date and a backup just in case we get poor weather. Sunny and cloudy days are perfect fine. Heavy wind, rain, or cold can be challenging, but also sometimes these days can create magic if you’re open to embracing what comes. I think the most important element to this is dressing appropriately for the season and day-of weather. An open mind and natural curiosity goes a long way.

That being said, if the weather is harsh enough that it would make for a terrible experience or I could potentially destroy my camera gear, we can totally reschedule!

On destination engagements, the backup date would be the next day. For instance, if we plan to shoot in the afternoon and need to cancel, we’d shoot the following morning. Or if we plan to shoot in the morning, but the weather is clearing by the afternoon/evening we’d delay a few hours.

I will remove obvious blemishes or anything temporary (bruises, cuts, etc, or we can keep it in if you want), but will not alter the way you look beyond that.

Please let me know if you are self conscious about yourself in any way so that I can be mindful while working together.

Above all else, we’re not after perfection in every photo, we’re after emotion and real life… joy, tears, laughter, surprise.