Some wedding days feel like a true escape — quiet, intentional, and grounded in presence. Jackie and David’s mountain top wedding at Sky Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains was one of those days. Surrounded by sweeping views and endless sky, their celebration felt less like an event and more like a carefully crafted destination wedding experience in the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a destination wedding photographer in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I’m constantly inspired by couples

Every day I drive by this little farm stand ( Farm Fresh Farmer's Market ), and every time I think how fun it would be to get a couple and a camera in there. Well… once the pumpkins and mums made an appearance, so did we! Grabbed some of my favorite people and pregamed for fall - in 90 degree heat and all. Thanks for being my muse Casey and Chad, for this Cornelius couple's photographer. *** More couple sessions over on Instagram > @dani_nicole_photography Want to see more of

Irene and George's wedding day, spent in the mountains at Running Cedar Springs was on the most perfect of fall days. This intimate celebration was exactly what this couple had dreamed ... complete with private vows cliffside, laughs for days, flash tattoos for themselves and their guests, lots of time spent for portraits, matching and personalized Vans, and so many other small touches that made their day rawly authentic to them. They also stayed glued to the hip throughout

Fall colors were showing off this night, as I walked around The Bowl with one of my favorite families, trying everything to get a smile out of baby Sloane. Those were slim pickin’s, but leaf hunting, mulch crawling, and pineapple snacking were the hits of the night. This was a lifestyle session classic, as a Charlotte family photographer. *** More family sessions over on Instagram > @dani_nicole_photography Want to see baby Sloane as a newborn? Check her sweetness out here !