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Reggi Sistare is a barrel racer from South Carolina that travels and trains horses.  He was visiting Danielle’s barn to host a barrel racing clinic and I got to come for one of the days to take pictures.  He rode several different horses that day and it was so cool to see him working horses and […]

Equine

Reggi Sistare | Barrel Racing Clinic | Statesville NC

trainer with horse

 I thought it would be fun to let social media design a photo session.  Danielle agreed to be the model and I gave Instagram the choice of Vintage Cowgirl or Modern Day Cowgirl and they chose Vintage.  I also let them pick the horse that they wanted us to use and they picker her blue roan, […]

Equine

Danielle | Equine Photography Session | Statesville NC

girl in vintage lace dress with blue roan horse

I had been really wanting to do a Western Wedding Styled Photoshoot at Ellendale Farms because it is absolutely gorgeous! Savannah and Trey were amazing models and the dresses I rented from Lael Rentals.  Everytime I walk into the barn at Ellendale Farms it is just jaw dropping.  From the huge white ceilings to the […]

Couples

Savannah + Trey | Western Styled Session | Ellendale Farms – Taylorsville NC

cowboy couple with horse sitting on ground

I don’t know how my little cousin is already getting married.  Teagan has always been like my little sister. Growing up, we rode horses together. I’m a little sad, but so excited!  She has turned into an amazing woman, and Nelson is a cool kid. I also know he loves Teagan with everything that he […]

Couples

Teagan + Nelson | Engagement Session | Taylorsville NC

couple sitting on hill snuggling

Delaney wanted to do her bridal session at the farm and I was so excited. I first met Delaney when she started dating Lane and we got to know each other during carriage season.  She is so much fun and her bridal gown was so gorgeous. I think my favorite part of her bridals were […]

Couples

Delaney | Western Bridal Session | Taylorsville NC

bride holding flowers looking down at flowers

I first met Laura when she came to a mini session that we held at the farm. She was so much fun to work with during the couple of sessions we’ve gotten to do together. When she asked me to do a session with her and Tyler, I was so excited! Laura and her family have a […]

Farm Session

Laura + Tyler | Farm Session | Statesville NC

cowboy and wife riding into the sunset on a hill

 I was so excited when Anna asked me to do her senior pictures here on the farm.  Anna is so much fun to work with and always totally down for whatever! Anna brought her boyfriend, Caleb and we did a few of his senior pictures also.  It was the perfect spring day with a lot […]

Senior

Anna | Graduation Session | Taylorsville NC

senior girl in black and white

I thought that it would be fun to open up the client closet and invite people in to do a fun mini session where they could pick an outfit or two and do some fun portraits here on our farm. I had so much fun with each person and we even had a family come and […]

Farm Session

Client Closet Mini Sessions | Taylorsville NC

teen girl in black dress loping up hill on horseback

This was the first time that I had ever got to meet Bailey because she was the winner of a giveaway that I did.  We had to reschedule a few times but finally got together to do a session and I was so excited.  When I was talking to her about what kind of pictures […]

Equine

Bailey | Equine Session | Charlotte NC

girl sitting with dunn horse at lake edge

I was so excited when I got to head to Ellendale Farms for the Spring Wedding Vendor Event they were putting on.  There were so many cool vendors and going around to meet all of them was so much fun.   If you haven’t heard of Ellendale Farms, it is a beautiful farm located in Taylorsville […]

Couples

Wedding Vendor Day | Ellendale Farms | Taylorsville NC

crowd at vendor event

The second session of the day that I got to do with Danja was with Julia and Grant.  They were the absolutely sweetest family and I was so excited to photograph a western family out in Colorado.  It’s so much fun getting to photograph in different locations and see so many new places.  It really […]

Western Lifestyle

Julia + Grant | Western Family Session | Colorado

western couple with horse and baby boy

I have always wanted to work with Danja from Danja Barber Photography.  She has always been a huge inspiration to me.  I absolutely love her work and love her as a human as well.  The opportunity opened up for me to go to Colorado and do a one on one session with her. During the […]

Western Lifestyle

Jodie + Brooke | Western Fashion Photoshoot | Colorado

2 blonde cowgirls posing on wood fence in western fashion

I was so excited to visit Colorado again and I had been friends with Tiara on IG for a few months and we planned to meet up in Greely with Becca and do a fun photographer meetup. It is always so much fun meeting new photographers and getting to do a photoshoot in different towns.  And Danja […]

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Tiara + Becca | Photographer Meetup | Greeley Colorado

red head in fur coat in front of old truck

Sam is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet.  I first met her a few years ago when she was one of my sponsored riders.  We hit it off instantly and became good friends.  Back then she was still living in NC but she wanted to chase her dreams and head out to Colorado.  […]

Equine

Sam | Equine Session | Smoke Creek Quarter Horses – Bennett Colorado

girl in long fur trimmed coat in the snow with appaloosa looking back

I had so much fun with Britney and her horses.  We started out with a really cool old car in the middle of the dirt road.  It was really cool to learn about the old car and to do fun portraits with it.  Then it was off to take some pictures of Britney riding her […]

Equine

Britney | Equine Session | Mt Ulla NC 

cowgirl on sorrel at sunset

I was so excited to photograph Abby and Colter’s wedding.  It was a cold winter day and we all froze but it was absolutely beautiful.  Everyone snuggled up with blankets to keep warm so we had to shoot fast and head back inside.   The wedding took place at the beautiful River Creek Lodge in Statesville, NC.  […]

Couples

Abby + Colter | Wedding | River Creek Lodge – Statesville NC

bride and groom kissing after first dance

I was so excited to do Adam and Bambi’s engagement session. I’ve known Bambi for several years, and we always have so much fun during carriage season. We started out on the rocks beside the barn doing a few pictures with Adam’s guitar. Then we took off out in the pasture to catch the sunset. It was such a […]

Couples

Bambi + Adam | Engagement Session | Taylorsville NC 

guy playing guitar to girl with light behind them

Emily + Elias came to the farm for their engagement session.  It was the perfect winter/engagement session.  It was sunny and just starting to warm up.  We had fun walking around the farm shooting in so many different places. Here are a few previews from their engagement session!

Couples

Emily + Elias | Engagement Session | Taylorsville NC 

couple kissing on mountain top

Emily + Elias came to the farm for their engagement session.  It was the perfect winter/engagement session.  It was sunny and just starting to warm up.  We had fun walking around the farm shooting in so many different places. Here are a few previews from their engagement session!

Couples

Emily + Elias | Engagement Session | Taylorsville NC 

couple kissing on mountain top

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