North Carolina Wedding Photographers

Michelle Elyse Photography is a fine-art documentary and editorial wedding photographer team known for elegant, natural imagery and a calm, reassuring client experience. Michelle Elyse leans into available light, body language, and fleeting moments, with work that blends portraiture, candid coverage, and scenic detail. The studio serves couples seeking weddings, engagements, rehearsal coverage,… Read more

Anna Marie Photography is a wedding and lifestyle studio based in Raleigh, North Carolina, working in both digital and film to document love stories with a moody, nostalgic edge. Anna Marie's approach blends candid documentary instincts with just enough quiet direction to let each story unfold on its own terms, preserving the in-between glances, the messy hair, and the raw emotion that make a day… Read more

Donnell Perry is a Raleigh, North Carolina wedding photographer with a photojournalistic approach, working behind the scenes to document candid emotion and genuine connection. Mentored by some of the top wedding photographers in the Raleigh-Durham area, he developed a reputation for working with light and raw emotion in ways that make each wedding feel distinct.

Mylina Russell is a Raleigh-based wedding and family photographer with a focus on helping couples and families display the images they love in their homes. Active since 2017, she works with clients across many of life's milestones, from weddings and anniversaries to newborns and annual family portraits. Mylina's approach blends the expected posed portraits with the candid, in-between moments she… Read more

Taylor Parker photographs weddings with a documentary, hands-off approach that leans into the unplanned, in-between moments. Their work is candid, nostalgic, and film-inspired, with a focus on intimate weddings and family-style celebrations where the day feels like home. Taylor describes the goal as creating heirlooms that can be passed down for generations, and working with Taylor is framed as… Read more

Laura Memory is a Raleigh-based wedding photographer and videographer, specializing in candid, documentary-style work for romantic and adventurous couples. With a background in sports journalism and a genuine love of people and storytelling, she and her husband Drew bring warmth, connection, and a relaxed energy to every wedding day. Their approach is less about posing and more about presence,… Read more

Katie of The Lilac Lion Photography brings a genuinely unique perspective to wedding and portrait work in Charlotte, North Carolina. A former zookeeper, wildlife rehabilitator, and animal rescue worker, she spent years nurturing living things before channeling that same care into documenting the people and love stories that matter most. Warm, enthusiastic, and deeply invested in her clients,… Read more

Joe Payne has been documenting weddings across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and the wider North Carolina region since 2008, with more than 300 celebrations to his name. His approach blends unobtrusive photojournalistic storytelling with refined fine-art portraiture, creating images that feel both honest and beautifully composed. Couples consistently describe his work as unique, artistic, and… Read more

Daniela Guerrero is an Asheville-based wedding photographer working in a fine art film style that feels editorial, cinematic, and candid. She blends digital with 35mm, medium format, and large format film, creating intentional imagery shaped by presence, connection, and heritage-rich storytelling. Bilingual in English and Spanish, she works with couples who want a human-centered experience and… Read more

Amy Kolodziej is a Charlotte-based wedding photographer offering a luxury experience for couples across Charlotte, Ballantyne, and Columbia, with destination work spanning Asheville, Charleston, Hilton Head, Annapolis, and the Dominican Republic. Classically trained and equally at home with film or digital, she follows her intuition to create honest, emotionally charged images, often finding the… Read more

William Avery Photography is a Charlotte-based wedding photography and videography studio founded by Will Taylor in 2015. The team serves couples locally and travels worldwide, with a relaxed approach focused on documenting genuine moments as they naturally unfold. From intimate elopements to traditional celebrations, William Avery Photography creates a comfortable space where couples can be… Read more

John Branch IV found his way to wedding photography through music production at Berklee, five years with Apple, and audio post-production work in New York. That background shaped something most photographers simply cannot offer: genuine people skills, the ability to read a room, and a calm, adaptive presence that couples consistently say made their wedding day better, not just their… Read more

Jessica Leigh Photography is a faith-based husband-and-wife wedding team in Durham, led by Jessica and Levi. They describe their work as honest, artful storytelling, with an emphasis on the real moments, big belly laughs, quiet prayers, tears, joyful celebrations, and the in-between. They take a limited number of weddings so each couple gets personal attention and calm guidance. Engagement,… Read more

Alexandra Blackmon is a Charlotte wedding photographer specializing in film and hybrid photography. She leans into a nostalgic, natural, clean style and creates heirloom images that help families relive a season of life long after the day has passed. Her work centers on making clients feel comfortable and at ease, with coverage for engagement sessions, bridal portraits, and wedding days.