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My Best Friend is Pregnant My best friend came home in October so she could visit before Christmas.  It wasn’t anything out of the normal because she normally comes home a few times a year.  So one evening me and Lyza took off up the mountain to spend the afternoon with Michaela and Fred.  When […]

Personal

Michaela + Fred | My Best Friend is Pregnant | West Jefferson NC

Laze L Farm Photography | My best friend is pregnant | West Jefferson NC | friends together

Family Farm Wedding Blake and Clara are some of our closest friends and we have been waiting on their wedding day for SO long and we are glad that it is finally here.  If you haven’t seen their Engagement or Clara’s Bridal Pictures be sure to check them out first and read a little bit […]

Couples

Blake + Clara | Family Farm Wedding | Catawba NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Family Farm Wedding | Catawba NC | bride and groom kissing after the wedding

Western Equine Session Ashlyn came out to the farm for a fun western equine session! For her shoot we used my old horse Gus.  He is the best horse when it comes to portraits.  He doesn’t care what you do, you just put him there and he stands there. Ashlyn is a kick booty barrel […]

Equine

Ashlyn Wettengel | Western Equine Session | Taylorsville NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Western Equine Session | Taylorsville NC | cowgirl and her horse

Farm Bridals Clara! Thats all I can say.  There is no one like her and she has a heart of gold.  Her and her soon to be husband Blake, our some of our best friends.  These two have been sweet hearts for over five years and all of that was long distance.  So to say […]

Couples

Clara | Farm Bridals | Catawba NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Farm Bridal Portraits | Catawba NC | bride in a soy bean field

Farm Session Parks and Destiny just got married this past May so they haven’t been married to long.  I know Destiny from our church and she is one of the nicest outgoing people.  Parks is a little bit more reserved but can still cut up with the best of them. These two came out to […]

Farm Session

Destiny + Parks | Farm Session | Taylorsville NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Farm Session | Pregnancy Announcement | Taylorsville NC | couple with their dogs

How they met Cody and Cody (yes they have the same name) but everyone refers to them as Mr. Cody and Mrs. Cody so no one gets them confused.  These two first met when Mrs. Cody went out to Oklahoma to follow her dreams after to college to work with horses.  She was working on […]

Couples

Cody + Cody | Family Farm Wedding | Hudson NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Family Farm Wedding | Johnny Wilson Farm | Hudson NC | groom dipping the bride

Western Equine Session One afternoon it was a beautiful fall day and I had a cancellation for a photoshoot.  So instead of wasting an awesome day, I hopped on social media and put out a model call for someone that was available that evening.  I had been needing some new shots for my podcast The […]

Equine

Payton Bush | Western Equine Photography | Taylorsville NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Western Equine Photography | Payton Bush | Taylorsville NC | cowgirl hugging her horse

Visitors to the farm I love when little kids get to come to the farm.  They get to see the cows and horses and experience what life is like.  Their little faces light up and it just melts my heart! Their smiles, squeals and pure joy are the best part of the day.  I can […]

Farm Session

Young visitors to the farm | Taylorsville NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Farm Session | Taylorsville NC | a little girl leaning against a gate

Molasses Making Molasses making is becoming a lost art.  It takes a lot of work from growing the cane, stripping it, cooking the molasses down to canning it.  Our good friend Aaron has grown up around molasses making his entire life.  As a little boy he watched his neighbors do it and every year he […]

Personal

Molasses Making 2019 | Hiddenite NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Molasses Making | Hiddenite NC | cooking molasses

High School Rodeo The Dixie Classic Fair rodeo in Winston Salem, NC is always one of my favorites.  This rodeo is really cool to photography because right behind the arena is the fair.  You see these huge ferris wheels and merry go rounds and it just makes the rodeo really cool. This was the first […]

Equine

Dixie Classic Fair | High School Rodeo 2019 | Winston Salem NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Dixie Classic Fair | Highschool Rodeo | winston salem NC | roping a calf

Jeff & Courtney I have always dreamed of shooting a wedding in Montana, and when Mary reached out about her daughter getting married and she wanted me to come and shoo the wedding I was so excited.  Jeff & Courtney are definitely the outgoing couple I have ever photographed.  There was honestly nothing that they […]

Couples

Jeff + Courtney | Montana Wedding | Billings Montana

Laze L Farm Photography | Camelot Ranch | Billings Montana | bride and groom first kiss

Sunflower Farm Session When I drive by a field of sunflowers it is one of the most beautiful things! When Jenna said she wanted to do her family pictures in the middle of the sunflower field I was totally on board.  Willow and Hattie are some of the funnest kids.  Hattie will always keep you […]

Farm Session

Galiher Family | Sunflower Farm Session | Taylorsville NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Farm Session | Taylorsville NC | family jumping into the creek

Truck Bed Farm Session Travis and April have been married for several years but wanted to change it up for their family pictures this year and do a few in the back of the truck.  I love when people come up with fun ideas! We started with the two of them in the bed of […]

Farm Session

Travis + April | Truck Bed Farm Session | Statesville NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Truck Bed Farm Session | Statesville NC | couple in truck bed

  1.BREATHE – you just got engaged and you are so excited! But don’t forget to breathe and enjoy the moment. 2. DON’T start planning your wedding right away. 3. Sit down with your fiancé and WRITE down what both of your dreams are for the wedding. 4. Create a PINTEREST board from these ideas. 5. […]

For Clients

5 things to do after you are ENGAGED

Laze L Farm Photography | 5 things to do after you get engaged | ring shot of bride and groom

Farm Engagement Session Clara and Blake have been together for well over 5 years and in that time they really haven’t even been in the same state because Clara was in grad school for her masters degree and PHD.  They wanted to do something fun with all the years of schooling so we used a […]

Couples

Blake + Clara | Farm Engagement Session | Catawba NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Clara + Blake | Farm Engagement Session | Catawba NC | couple giving piggy back rides

The Western Way Podcast As many of you might know or not I started a podcast called The Western Way Podcast.  I wanted a place to share about people in the western lifestyle that have amazing stories to tell.  I love to talk a lot and I love the western way of life so I […]

Equine, The Western Way Podcast

The Western Way Podcast

Laze L Farm Photography | Western Lifestyle | Equine Session | Taylorsville NC | cowgirl riding in a field

  Black and White Equine Session I have always wanted to do a photography session in complete black and white.  I started thinking I needed to find someone with a lighter colored horse that would contrast really well with the light.  Sam has a gorgeous OTTB that happened to be perfect.  We picked an evening […]

Equine

Sam | Black and White Equine Session | Troutman NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Black and White Equine Session | NC Equine Photographer | Troutman NC | a girl sitting in a field with her horse

Cowboy in the Making JB is the CUTEST cowboy I have ever seen and when his mom suggested a cowboy branding shoot I knew that it would be perfect for him! Butt Butt (the pony) was the perfect addition.  All he had to do was stand there look cute and let JB brand him.  JB […]

Farm Session

JBs Branding Birthday | A Cowboy in the Making |Lenoir NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Little Cowboy Birthday Session | Lenoir NC | a little cowboy and his pony

Cowboy in the Making JB is the CUTEST cowboy I have ever seen and when his mom suggested a cowboy branding shoot I knew that it would be perfect for him! Butt Butt (the pony) was the perfect addition.  All he had to do was stand there look cute and let JB brand him.  JB […]

Farm Session

JBs Branding Birthday | A Cowboy in the Making |Lenoir NC

Laze L Farm Photography | Little Cowboy Birthday Session | Lenoir NC | a little cowboy and his pony

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