Every bride is beautiful on her wedding day. I honestly believe that. I also think beauty can be attributed to happiness. Happy people attract others to them and brides are like magnets. Not only is she “the one” to her husband, she’s the centerpiece of the day to everyone else. Wedding guests stand as she makes her way down the aisle and she spends months or more making sure that what she’s wearing will be gorgeous, help illustrate who she is and be memorable years later.

We love bridal portrait sessions, because they give our brides a chance to be on their own, pulled away from the day and the sentiment (and the crowd) and able to show off their dresses. Be it outside, in a private home or studio, these are some of our favorite bridal portraits. All of them appear timeless.

From a less romantic, more technical angle (pardon the pun), we try to capture brides showing off not only their personalities, but aspects of their gowns. Mermaid dresses, full ball gowns, laced or open backs, traditional necklines, trains, cathedral veils, cowboy boots, jeweled hair accessories – all of those specifically chosen elements should get their moment in the spotlight. We discuss all of this with our brides and do our best to feature them.

And then there’s the location. Some brides have their portraits taken in a studio setting where lighting can be controlled, but also as a throwback to the portraits of their grandmothers and great-grandmothers. I have to say, I find these to be so beautiful.

But we live in an area so replete with gorgeous views and venues, that often brides have their portraits taken at or near the spot where they will say “I Do.” So we work to incorporate not just the details of the gown into shots, but the setting as well. Outdoor bridal portraits give us opportunities to incorporate twilight, greenery, budding plants, ancient trees, waterfalls, private farms, mountain views and everything mother nature brings to the table.

Here comes the bride. And here comes bridal and wedding season. We CANNOT wait!

We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs,engagements and weddings, brides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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