Behind the Lens
Crafting the remarkable luxury of an approachable yet refined experience ... like the feeling of being barefoot, while wearing high heels.
I'm a straightforward romantic, with a Southerner's warm welcome, historian's worldview, and a penchant for nostalgia.
While pursuing photography in my early days, I completed a Masters Degree in History (emphasis on Historic Preservation and archives), This framework allowed me to see how the tangible, visual remnants of our own histories, as well the environment we surround ourselves with inform memory.
This worldview, paired with a love of design is such a core part of my identity outside of weddings, and hopefully gives you more insight into my personal life, and home.
I am humbled to be recognized for my "side quest" (as my friends call it) into interior design which has been featured in the incomparable publication, Garden & Gun, for my OWN home, completed in 2023. Take a peek into a little of our lives here.
My home near Asheville, NC
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"I think when you invite someone into your home, you invite them to yourself."
Oprah Winfrey
I adore beautiful things (guilty!), but measure my worth on the healthiness of my soul, and I am equally as proud of a well timed joke as I am of any of the many accolades I've collected. I am a woman of deep, restorative faith in God, who champions inclusion and equality. I happily work for all clients of every faith, sexual orientation, and race. I am a free spirit, spontaneous adventurer, and an enthusiastic wife and mother who works hard to cultivate the perfect balance between sophisticated and approachable. With a formal education as a professional Historian, and a long-standing career capturing legacies in front of my camera, I have come to see that photographing each wedding is my own mark on History. In another life, I would have loved to have been a comedian, or a therapist - but I like to think I incorporate both of those skills into my work as a photographer.
Who I am
about perry
Sunday: the reason I APPRECIATE clients who are sure about what they want.
Shawn: The reason I UNDERSTAND clients who don't love the camera.
Ireland: The reason I LOVE
clients who march to the beat of their own drum.
My mother-in-law's cooking. A close second would be my favorite sushi and truffle fries. To me, any meal that includes good conversation makes it a great meal.
IV. meal
My husband, Shawn (who is the reasonable to my picky), and our two sweet-yet-boisterous little girls, Ireland (10) and Sunday (7). They are the reason I have a special place in my heart for mothers on wedding days. We work daily to raise them with an appreciation for beauty, and the gumption to do hard things when life isn't beautiful.
Our sweet Ragdoll cats, Twinkles and Fancy, along with the 6 miniature horses and 2 donkeys that call our pastures home.
V. humans
VII. PETS
Interior Design, nature, needlepoint, books (I've read 30 in the last 6 months!), picnics on riverbanks, the Great British Bakeoff, crime documentaries, and football.
III. pastTime
Too many books, Impractical footwear, bold lipstick, fresh flowers, spontaneous trips, original artwork, mixing patterns, the overuse of exclamation points, and expensive furniture.
II. guilty pleasure
Since we named our firstborn Ireland, I'd say that takes the cake as my favorite destination. I also love Banff, the California Redwoods, and the Grand Tetons. In Autumn there's no where I'd rather be than my sweet Burnsville, NC - our hidden jewel of beauty & hospitality in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
I. Places
When clients let go and truly feel the day in front of my lens. There's a connection that comes from being with people in these moments that fills my soul.
VI. part of my job
my favorite things:
