Lori and Hassan became engaged in December 2010 in downtown Raleigh and contacted me shortly thereafter for photographs. We weren’t sure how the weather was going to pan out in January, but they had a beautiful morning! It was sunny and blue skies all the way. However, it was also ridiculously cold. :) And extremely windy. :) And nobody was shaking more than their little dog, Wrigley, who came with us for the session! But all three of them were troopers and we got some beautiful pictures traversing downtown Raleigh! They are a gorgeous couple with a great sense of style and it was so fun getting to know them. :)

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Little Wrigley! She was a super good sport the whole time. She was with Lori and Hassan when they got engaged on the Capital Building lawn, so it was only fitting that she was there with us. Maybe she can be the ring bearer at the wedding! :) I vote yes.

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We were shooting outside the capital in this little awesome doorway when the security guard saw us and waved us inside and out of the cold! Of course, we all had to go through security which took forever, I had to be inspected with a wand, and both my and Lori’s boots set off the metal detector, but all and all we were happy to be inside for a few minutes. ;)

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Thank you so much, Lori and Hassan! You are a beautiful couple and I had a great time working with you!

HORRAY! I am so happy to announce that we’ve won the Bride’s Choice Award for 2011, our second year in a row. :) This is all due to the wonderful reviews from my wonderful clients and fellow supportive vendors. Thank you all so much! Below is the press release from Wedding Wire:

2011 Bride's Choice Awards

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Carolyn Scott Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Photography!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Carolyn Scott Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Carolyn Scott Photography for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Carolyn Scott Photography is among the very best photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.weddingwire.com/carolynscottphotography.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

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Horray for love! Listed above are the sale prices for our portrait sessions. Our Sweetheart Special sale can be used for anyone you love: engagements, pets, family portraits, etc. Buy a session for yourself or others! Use the contact button to the right hand side of your screen to e-mail me and book a session. Clients must book before February 14th to get the sale price, but may use their session anytime this year. However, session space fills up very fast, so please book your session in a timely manner. And remember, there are lots of cool photography gifts in the a la carte ordering menu to give to friends and family. :) Thank you!

*Note: If you are a member of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, you get an extra 5% off!