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NC State Engagement Photography :: Markee and Dave http://sweetlifephoto.com/blog/2011/03/26/nc-state-engagement-photography-markee-and-dave/ http://sweetlifephoto.com/blog/2011/03/26/nc-state-engagement-photography-markee-and-dave/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:33:38 +0000 Elizabeth Myers http://sweetlifephoto.com/blog/?p=1734 Full disclosure: I was raised a Carolina Tar Heels fan. When I was growing up, NC State was Carolina's big rival, not Duke, as is more common today. But when I decided to go to college at Meredith, I remember my uncle, himself an NC Sate alum, telling me that living in Raleigh meant I was going to have to learn to pull for State. Naturally, I scoffed at such a ridiculous notion. Of course, he was right. You just can't live in Raleigh for four years and not gain an affection for the Wolfpack. Yeah, I switched sides. My grandmother still hasn't forgiven me.

 

One of the best things about living in Raleigh now is going back to State's campus (and yes, I spent quite a bit of time there when I was a student at Meredith) for engagement sessions. It is one of my most favorite places to shoot. Some might say the university isn't as picturesque as UNC or Duke, but I beg to differ: the bell tower, the Brickyard and of course, the Free Expression Tunnel, rank right up there at the top of my list of great photo locations in the city. Frank and I met up with Markee and Dave, one of our fabulous October couples, for their engagement session this Fall. Here are just a few of my favorites.

 

NC State bell tower and brick yard photo

Dave and Markee on the NC State campus

Markee looking at Dave

Dave looking at Markee

 

 

 

This is the image Markee and Dave chose for a gallery-wrapped canvas.

 

Markee and Dave's canvas shot

 

 

Markee and Dave, we'll see you when the leaves are vibrant again...on your wedding day!

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I met Kristin at the wedding of Jen and Adam back in June (which is soon to be featured here on the blog). She is the talented stylist responsible for helping Jen to achieve maximum glow on her wedding day. I was like a little kid when she asked me to photograph her wedding to Amin this October at Highgrove. (Pecan chicken, here we come!) Amin is a brilliant numbers-guy who graduated from NC State and has a fantastic smile.

Here are just a few of my favorites from their engagement session.

 

Kristin and Amin brought their dogs for a few shots in the beginning of the session.

Those pups were so well-behaved they could have come out of Central Casting.

 

 

Kristin and Amin and the dogs by the arch

 

 

 

On the steps of the bell tower

 

 

If you graduated from NC State, it's kind of a done deal that you've got to have a photograph in front of the bell tower.

 

 

By the bell tower

 

 

 

The colors of the leaves on campus were at their peak. Kristin just happened to have on a gorgeous teal sweater.

Blue + orange = complementary colors = beautiful backdrop for photographs!

 

Under the colorful Fall leaves

 

 

 

By the holly bush

 

 

 

Loooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeee.

 

Kristin and Amin on the fire escape

 

 

 

Kristin and Amin on the bridge

 

 

 

Dreaming beneath the leaves

 

 

To: Whomever painted the colorful graffiti at the free expression tunnel at NC State

From: Me

Re: THANKS.

 

 

Laughing in front of the graffit wall

 

 

By the free expression tunnel

 

 

Hands down, favorite.

 

By the graffiti wall near the free expression tunnel

 


Kristin and Amin, we cannot wait for October 2. It's going to be awesome and we're so excited we get to be there!

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