I have had the honor of photographing this awesome family annually for 6 years now!! Each fall, we choose an amazing location to go play. This year we revisited to the NC Arboretum, which is one of our favorite places in any season and has a million ever changing backdrops to work with. With the Winter Lights displays still set up, we were treated to over-sized insects and flowers plus *unicorns* that were so much fun to work into their fun family photos. You can feel the love between them all - and I am so so lucky to get to capture them together!! I could gush forever about these four, but I think the photos will say more than words can.

Getting to photograph chapters of my clients (friends) lives is just the best! Creating an archive of family photos to have to look back on as the years fly by seems like the best gift I can give. Preserving memories by freezing moments in time to cherish forever is my goal. I look forward to helping to create timeline albums, prints, and wall art to be lived with so they can enjoy be enjoyed off the phone or computer. Let's create new family heirlooms that can live on for years to come!

Photography: Camilla Calnan Photography

Location: North Carolina Arboretum

Amanda and Kevin celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary this past fall! Despite the crazy times of COVID, we made our annual session happen and I was ecstatic to capture the love and celebrate such a happy occasion. I have been shooting from behind a mask, staying further away than usual since last March, adapting to the times, making efforts to take any precautions needed to keep everyone safe while shooting. Needless to say, it was a bit different shooting this year, but truly thankful we were able to make it happen! It has been such an honor to be their photographer from engagement to wedding to annual anniversary portraits. This year, we visited a north Asheville park on a surprisingly blustery day then continued onto the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Biltmore Village. The Bohemian is a boutique hotel that is full of amazing art, inside and out, and is always a stunning place to visit. A one of a kind venue for one of a kind people - it was truly the perfect backdrop to capture these adorable anniversary portraits for these clients that have become dear friends. It means the world to get to capture chapters of a couple's story over the years!! Wishing Amanda and Kevin many many more happy anniversaries!!

I hope you enjoy getting to see some of our favorites from the session. If there are milestones or occasions you have been putting off memorializing with photos, please get in touch. I would love to help capture portraits of those you love to share with the family and friends that you have not been able to see as much this past year. Especially during these crazy times, it is even more important than ever to preserve these fleeting memories and share photos with our favorite people before more time flies by. Please do not hesitate to reach out; I would love to be your photographer!

Photographer: Camilla Calnan Photography

Location: Grand Bohemian Hotel, Biltmore Village, Asheville, NC

Morse Park in Lake Lure is a spectacular location for family photos - and has lots of space for little ones that need room to play. This sweet family was such a pleasure to capture together on a gorgeous day in the mountains of western North Carolina. I absolutely love when people that I have photographed at their friend's wedding reach out about family portraits the following year. This one was extra special as the mom was a bridesmaid in one of the most wonderful couple's wedding - and was pregnant with their adorable daughter on the big day. We had so much fun playing around the lake and stopping occasionally for a few photos before continuing on our adventure.

My ultimate goal is to preserve these fleeting moments, the relationships, the personalities, the love, and the magic that exists in a family. Truly thankful for every chance to freeze time by photographing people experiencing that love together. Join us on our fun fall portrait session at Lake Lure's Morse Park!

Photographer: Camilla Calnan Photography

Location: Morse Park, Lake Lure, NC

Haley and Chris chose their favorite getaway destination, Asheville, as the location for their intimate mountain wedding.  They wanted to have a small gathering of friends and family for their celebration, so they opted for a small, mid-day ceremony and then headed to a brewery together.  It is our honor to get to share some of the engagement and wedding day photos from a perfect mountaintop ceremony and a few New Belgium brewery photos before they headed in for their wedding-day tour.

I always adore when we are able do an engagement photo session with my couples so they get to experience being photographed together and gives me a chance to get to know them a bit more before the wedding.  Thrilled that this adorable pair opted to go play as their engagement session on a rainy day in the River Arts District.  After that session, I knew this couple's Sky Mountain wedding would be a blast and it did not disappoint!

Their day could not have been more spectacular.  Sky Mountain has one of the most beautiful views of the downtown Asheville area.  This private residence hosts small gatherings - and the owners are the nicest people, having worked hard to create this picturesque event space.  It is always magical up there - and everyone feels lucky to get to visit.

There was so much love on that mountaintop that day!  After a casual lunch with the most spectacular view, we captured a few portraits then headed to New Belgium for a few more photos before we parted.  It is so wonderful to see a bride and groom embrace how they want to enjoy the day and it was my pleasure to get to help make their vision happen.

Wishing the best for this wonderful couple!

Ceremony Venue: Sky Mountain Events
Reception at the New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville
Photography by Camilla Calnan Photography

Photography by: Camilla Calnan Photography
Wedding planning and flora by: An English Flower Cottage
Venue: The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa