My Philosophy is this—grabbing Genuine moments with a good mix of traditional portraits, like this one! I guide all my couples through every pose and use prompts that get their personalities to shine throughout their gallery. 
Update: ❌❌CLOSED❌❌ 🥳🥳🥳GIVEAWAY TIME! 🥳🥳🥳 In honor of Mother’s Day Minis, and I’m giving away one (1) MINI SESSION (15 minutes spot) to one (1) lucky winner!!! YAY!! 😍 You must follow the rules to enter. I will check. 1. Repost this photo on your feed or stories and tag me! Extra entry if you screenshot my story and repost! 2. Tag 3 friends in the comments section that you think would also want to join in on this giveaway! Remember that each separate comment is an entry so tag them separately:) 3. The more tags, the more entries! Keep entering. Woohoo! YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A PARENT TO ENTER. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. ALSO YOU CAN GIFT THE SESSION TO FAMILY/FRIEND! You have 2 days to enter. Winners will be announced on my stories and feed on Thursday at 9am. If you’re a winner, I’ll verify that you followed all the rules first, so no cheating 😉💕 GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!! 🥰🥰🥰 
How was this 5 months ago!? Elopements are one of my favorite things to shoot! The cool thing about them is that they are technically easier to plan than a venue wedding because you get to focus on you two and that’s it! No guest count list, picking venues, or stressing over numbers :) While there’s many things that go into planning an elopement, I made a list of the top 4 most important! 1. CHOOSE YOUR DREAM LOCATION AND ROLL WITH IT. No buts and ifs! If you have a dream location, don’t settle for less, ELOPE THERE. Remember you only get this moment ONCE! That’s it, so, make it a good one. 2. COORDINATE CEREMONY WITH SUNSET TIME. First thing you should do is Google map your location and check what time the sun will be behind the mountain, horizon there etc. Sometimes we get lucky but other times, you’re facing East so you’ll have to get married at the crack of dawn for a look like this photo! It would suck to show up and realize the sun is setting the other direction. 3. LOOK UP LAWS/FEES IN THE AREA. Every location is different depending state/country! Make sure you are up to date on the laws in the area where you want to elope, the customs/the way marriage license work etc. Imagine you travel and have a ceremony, only to find out you can’t legally get married because you didn’t do xyz. 4. PICK YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER WISELY. Make sure you find a photographer that has experience. Also, make sure you vibe with them and feel 1000% confident that they will capture your day the way you envision! #mongollonrim 
Happy V day from Charli (and grafton) to you!!! Of course my son did not want to participate but oh well haha 😂 ❤️ 
The most emotional moment at every wedding is walking down for the last time as fiancees, first look or not! p.s this is not the first time they saw each other. They had a first look where they shared tears, laughter, and read their vows privately. But if you do decide on a first look down the aisle, it’s super simple to capture both you and your babes reaction with 2 photographers :) here’s a what I found thought; the most genius reaction is at a private first look, because no ones is holding any tears back!!! Haha 😛 opt for one, you won’t have regret it. 
Oh man today’s weather is SOOOO NICE. It’s perfect for warm fuzzy blankets and hot cocoa by a fire and I love itttttttt. Who else loved winter rain??!