There’s seriously nothing like running through a field of sunflowers with your friends to make you really appreciate the little things in life. They really are the happiest flower. When I found out a sunflower field had sprouted near Wilmington, I jumped on the opportunity to get some photo sessions booked out there. Luckily, my awesome friend Sammie wanted to come with me to get some new headshots for her business (seriously go to this talented woman for all your hair needs, including wedding hair AND makeup – Samantha Hill Studio) and she brought her sweet little firecracker of a daughter with her for some mother and daughter photos, too. Photographing your friends is so much fun, it’s not like work at all. Plus any time with little Lillie is always time well spent, this girl has me laughing the entire time. Check out my favorites from our session! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Maternity Photography | Abbie & Ethan
Abbie and Ethan are expecting their first child in just over a month!! I’ve been lucky enough to know these two for awhile now and it’s SO much fun getting to photograph your friends during such an exciting time in their lives. We started off with a lifestyle session in a loft downtown, and headed outside for some rooftop and riverfront portraits after that. I love the diversity of backgrounds that can be found in downtown Wilmington – and we took advantage of all that it has to offer. We finished off at Ironclad Brewery – where these two got married (and where I met them)!! Abbie got to drink a tall glass of water while Ethan actually enjoyed a beer. Thankful for friends like these ones and I can’t wait to meet your baby BOY! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Family Photography | The Coburns
I met Megan & Brok over 3 years ago now, they were my clients back in Ohio before I moved. I photographed their wedding in 2016 and I haven’t seen them since – UNTIL LAST WEEK! They came to South Carolina for a family vacation with their sweet little girl, and surprise – a baby on the way, too! While they were nearby, they decided to make the trip up to Wilmington for some family photos. It’s always so amazing to get to see my old clients and where they are now, and to meet their little ones! As soon as we started, Megan warned me that Quinn probably wouldn’t spend much time smiling for the camera, and boyyyyyy did she do exactly the opposite! She was so happy to give me her biggest smiles in the sunshine and walk along the river and the palm trees (and stare at all the dogs and all the birds and all the horses). So grateful for the chance to see this awesome couple again! I can’t wait to see your family grow even more! – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Maternity Photography | Jordan & Bo
It’s wild to think about some of your best friends becoming PARENTS! I absolutely love my job and I absolutely love that I’ve known these two for almost 3 years now and gotten to be a part of every big moment in their lives together. From their engagement photos to their wedding day to traveling out of the country together to their super secret pregnancy announcements to their maternity photos and pretty soon, newborn photos! I can’t wait to see Jordan and Bo become parents and I can’t wait to be an awesome fun auntie to their little baby girl. We did their maternity photos in downtown Wilmington with our besties, Mary and Ben. So of course I have to add in some BFF maternity photos on here of Jordan & Mary. If you’re lucky enough to be pregnant at the same time as one of your best friends, you absolutely need to get some photos of it. You’ll see. – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Maternity & Newborn Photography | Mary & Ben (and baby Henry)
Mary and Ben were two of my very first clients in Wilmington. Mary reached out to me before I moved here, and she was one of the first engagement sessions I did in town, THREE YEARS AGO! Time is a crazy thing. And little did I know that these two would soon become amazing friends of mine, even before their wedding day. It’s a beautiful thing to get to watch their family begin, and watch their family grow by adding one more to the mix. We did their maternity session in downtown Wilmington on the DAY BEFORE they went into the hospital to stay the night before they induced Mary. The next day, sweet, happy, and healthy baby Henry came into the world. So instead of doing two separate blog posts, I’m combining both these photo sessions as a little before & after. I mean seriously, these photos were taken like 8 days apart. Mary and Ben are already amazing parents, and it doesn’t hurt that their pup, Mason, is already a great big brother, too. Thankful for people like this in my life, and getting to document all these major moments. – Allison
Read MoreBEST OF 2018 | Wilmington Wedding & Travel Photographer
Let me just start out by saying how grateful I am to each and every one of my clients and friends who supported me this year. Starting my company over again in Wilmington has not been an easy accomplishment, starting from scratch in a town where I knew no one. Now I can say that I’ve met and worked with some incredible local vendors in the industry, and luckily I can call a few of those my friends. Not only have I worked with amazing teams to make wedding dreams come true, but I’ve also had the absolute best clients. I know I say this all the time, but I would not keep saying it if it wasn’t so true. They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. There has never been a sentence so true. My job has introduced me to clients that have turned into some of my closest friends in Wilmington, it has lead me to destination weddings that take me out of the country to beautiful places like St. Lucia, it has provided me with a reason to travel even more than I do normally. It brings me to fun projects like making a calendar of attractive men and beautiful dogs, it has introduced me to local businesses that I wouldn’t have noticed before, and it lets me get out all of my creative fixes. People judge you when they hear that you went to school for fine art, but I’m here to tell you that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been and it’s all because of the opportunities that being an artist gave me. I’ve compiled a group of some of my favorite images, moments, and experiences from 2018, and I wanted to share that with you guys. If you have any recently engaged friends, please send them my way for 2019 and 2020 weddings! Thank you to everyone who made it such a great year, and I cannot wait to see what 2019 brings. – Allison
Read MoreDowntown Wilmington Portrait Photography | Leeah’s Headshots
Headshots are one of those things that I think are commonly a very posed, stuffy aspect of photography. But when I do them, I strive to do exactly the opposite. Headshots, in my opinion, don’t need to be posed in front of a green screen or in a studio as if you’re back in high school and posing stiffly for your yearbook picture. I like to put a more modern twist on them, and I actually hardly even put any of the headshot work I do on my blog, but I wanted to share these! Leeah is the sister of one of my brides from this year, and she was a bridesmaid in their wedding (Nicole & Dylan). We all had so much fun together on the wedding day that their awesome mother decided to book another session with me right after – so here we are! Leeah’s a beautiful girl with a bright future ahead of her and now she has some great headshots to use 🙂 check out some of my favorites from our session! – Allison
Read MoreFort Fisher Anniversary Portraits | Ethan & Abbie
I met these two friends of mine when I started working at Ironclad Brewery in downtown Wilmington. Ethan and I got hired right around the same time so we were the new kids together, and we all instantly became friends. Ethan and Abbie even got married at Ironclad, and this fall was the perfect time for an anniversary photo shoot. We braved the cold (okay maybe it was like 50 degrees but for us North Carolinians – that is cold – and yes, all three of us are even from Ohio) and walked around Fort Fisher with their trusty dog, the handsome little Fozzie bear! He may not have loved having his picture taken, but we loved having him there anyway. Ethan and Abbie even went out into the ocean by the end of our shoot as the sun was setting and the waves attempted to tackle them, but instead we got some great photos! I always feel so lucky when I get to do what I love and share that with my friends, so thanks for letting me take your pictures, and happy anniversary!! Can’t wait to celebrate all of your future anniversaries, too 🙂 – Allison
Read MoreFort Fisher Family Portrait Photographer | Goecke Family
Last week I got to head out to Fort Fisher right before sunset for some family portraits of the Goecke Family! I know this sweet family from all the way back in Ohio, and they were vacationing at Carolina Beach for the week. Perfect opportunity to snag some family pictures, if you ask me. We wandered around the rock beach and the beautiful wind swept trees at Fort Fisher and had a great time laughing and rock hopping (and not falling!). Thanks for thinking of me while you guys were on vacation! Here are some of my favorites: – Allison
Read MoreSunset Beach Family Photography
What was extra special about this fun family session, wasn’t just the beautiful location with the most PERFECT sunset. It was actually that I got to work with a couple who I’ve done this with before!! Randy and Ben got married last year in downtown Toledo, Ohio, when I still lived there. We did two photo sessions, and I loved every minute that I got to spend with those guys. So silly and fun and just a blast to be around. Now, a year later, they vacationed in North Carolina, just a few beaches down from me, at Sunset Beach! They invited me to their beach house one night and we got to wander around by the ocean and the boardwalk, taking some photos of Randy and Ben, as well as Randy’s sister and her family! I don’t think I love anything more than I love the colors of the sky in these photos. Thanks for having me, guys! – Allison Photographer: Allison Eding
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