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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

Since moving to North Carolina and getting to experience the beautiful Appalachian mountains, I’ve dreamed of getting a couple to explore the Blue Ridge Parkway with. When Mallory & Peter came along, it quickly became clear that they were going to be the perfect couple to realize this dream with their engagement session. Daniel & […]

Blowing Rock Engagement Session – Mallory & Peter

A silly moment in the mountains of NC during Mallory & Peter's engagment session. Photography by Mabyn Ludke.

What is an Engagement Session? One of my favorite parts of the whole wedding photography experience is our engagement sessions! It’s good quality time that we crave with our clients. It’s a session prior to your wedding that allows us to see how you interact. We also learn about your hopes, dreams, and desires, and […]

How to Create your Dream Engagement Session

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!

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