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Hi, I’m Mabyn,
your camera-wielding, LOTR-quoting, boba-loving hype woman who believes showing up as yourself is the real magic. Around here, we talk business, creativity, confidence, and the messy middle of building something meaningful, with a little humor and a lot of heart (and probably a book reference or two).

I was standing in a dark parking lot half elated half terrified with what I was about to do. My heart was racing, my palms were sweaty, and I was questioning myself even as the words came tumbling out of my mouth, “So…You want to do this again?” The awkward pause that followed felt like […]

How to Beat Insecurity & START!

Looking Glass Falls & Black Balsam Knob Double header weekends are tough. When Monday morning rolls around, my body aches and it takes extreme effort to focus my mind on the tasks at hand. On Saturday I second shot a wedding with a friend. Sunday Daniel & I prepared for Liz & Nathen’s Black Blasam […]

A Magical Black Balsam Knob Engagement with Liz & Nathen

Pisgah National Forest engagement session with Mabyn Ludke Photography at Looking Glass Falls

I still remember my mother caressing my hair as I sobbed on the floor of her tiny sewing room. My dress didn’t fit, she didn’t know how to fix it, and it was 2 weeks away from my wedding! How was I suppose to get married without a wedding dress? It wasn’t just the dress […]

4 Tips for a Stress Free Wedding Day!

  You may recall a sweet little wedding nestled in the Appalachian mountains about 45 minutes from Asheville that Daniel & I shot last summer. Jenna & David are worship leaders and they contacted us to shoot their incredibly sweet & beautiful Burnsville, NC wedding. After most weddings, I send a few photos to the […]

And the Winner is… – Burnsville, NC Bridal Expo

Burnsville, NC Wedding Photographer Mabyn Ludke Photography

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