{Emily and Brandon} concord wedding photographer

Her smile is contagious and his presence is calm. Those two things alone will make for a glorious wedding day! Emily and Brandon had an amazing ceremony and reception at Saratoga Springs. Let me just tell you, if you are looking for a venue where the staff do everything, the place is gorgeous, and you are in need of a very low stress day- this is the place for you! Everything was just so relaxed under the summer sun and it was honestly one of the least stressful weddings I have ever shot. Since everything is on-site- the wedding party can get ready at their leisure while the staff set up. amazing.

Emily and Brandon have so much love for each other and the people around them just can't do anything but smile. I know you will do these same when you look at these.....and don't forget about the slideshow at the bottom.

{Cameron & Frank} washington, nc wedding photographer

Cameron and Frank had a beautiful, albeit hot, wedding in little Washington, NC. I did one of my first weddings there so it is always fun to go back and visit some of Joe and I's favorite spots when we are in town. The church they got married in is absolutely beautiful and their reception at the local country club was perfectly set up. Cameron and Frank had what I like to call "now that's a wedding party"! So many people that love them surrounded them on their day and it was fabulous to be a part of. Don't forget to click the play button on the bottom photo for a slideshow of more pictures. Enjoy!

What to wear {part 2}

As promised, here is a set of clothes designed for a family or kid sessions designed by the talented Chelsea! All of these clothes came exclusively from Old Navy. You don't need to live down the street from a designer mall to get a look that is going to look great in your photos.

Again, these What to Wear posts are just to get you thinking about what to wear to your session. Color and layers really help to make your photos stand out and have an interesting look to them. Use these for inspiration when planning your next session!!! Happy Wednesday!

DAD

MOM

BOY

GIRL

BABIES AND SMALLER ONES

Baby Love- Peyton

I have been trying to take pictures of this sweet baby girl since the day she was born! Her mother and I grew up together and between Peyton's birth and my wedding, we finally made it happen-Just shortly after her 1st birthday:) Luckily it was also just in time for her to start getting her cute little curls, too! Peyton is so precious and the camera loves her. Here are just some of my favorites!!!

I LOVE this little headband! This one came off of a friend's Etsy shop called My Early Bird and Worm. She sells all sorts of adorable hair accessories that really help to jazz up your session. I literally die over these shots of Peyton!

Perfect glowy light to end our session on. oh how I love that glow.

{Bethany & Ben} Concord Wedding Photographer

Bethany and Ben had a lovely wedding and reception in Kannapolis. Their wedding day was back when we were having those crazy storms every night- but luckily we snuck in all of their before ceremony pictures just in time. It turned out to be a crazy electrical storm, but everything went off without worry- storm and all. Congrats you two!

More blogging to come today as I play major catch up!

Family Love- The Stiller's

Sweet baby boy Andrew is really just the cutest. When those baby blues connect with the camera- hearts melt all over the world. Don't believe me- look below:)

There are still spots available at my first ever Digital SLR workshop on July 17th! Feel free to email me for more information: lindseyleelancaster@gmail.com

Happy Monday!

True Love- Sarah and Ryan

I thought Cara and Jarrod's engagement shoot was the hottest session to date...that was until I met with Sarah and Ryan for theirs. Mad Mad Mad props go out to these two for putting up with the swampiest Carolina day in history to get your picture taken. The thing about it, though, is that looking at these pictures you could never tell! They totally didn't mind loving on each other although sweat was transmitting every time. It was gross. They were gross, I was gross, it was all just gross- but the love was still flowing and it was so sweet to watch. Of course, if you are hot and nasty, having million dollar smiles to mask it with always helps. I had too many favorites, so enjoy a super long post- I got carried away a little bit. Happy Thursday!

the light loves Sarah. Ryan, not doing too bad either!