A girl and her dog - Grayson & Dixie!

This afternoon, I will be meeting up with Grayson again for her college graduation session on the campus of UNCG where she'll be graduating in May.  Its hard to believe she will be graduating from college, as I've known her for nine years now - since she was in middle school at St. Pius! Grayson has become such a lovely young lady & she's always a pleasure to be around. 

Its been a long time coming, posting these photos of Grayson from late last summer.  Somehow my crazy fall schedule got in the way & I never got around to posting them - until now! We got together on her parent's farm, Three Oaks Farm, out in Gibsonville, as she needed a head shot for her debutante listing. Towards the end of her session, we did some fun portraits of Grayson with her sweet dog, Dixie. Many of these are my favorites!

This afternoon, I secretly hope that Grayson includes Dixie in part of her session!  We will be doing some "cap & gown" shots as well as some informal fun shots around campus. Stay tuned for photos coming soon. This time, I won't wait so long to post them. And in the very least before her college graduation!  

all images © elizabeth larson photography 2015

family session on a family farm: gibsonville portrait photographer

last week i posted the importance of scheduling a family session and hope that many of you will consider making that happen.  and now that i am on that very subject, its about time i posted a session of a very special family whom i absolutely adore.  jane, randy, and daughters detgen & grayson are not only great friends, they just happen to be the most wonderful landlords i could ask for!

late last summer just before their youngest daughter, grayson, headed off for her first year of college we made a date of it. we got together on a beautiful warm evening at their family farm, three oaks farm.   jane admitted that she was a little nervous to be on the other side of the camera, but not long into the session everyone was having such a fantastic time!  jane has since told me how pleased they are with their pictures. we are already planning for another family session -- once grayson returns home from college for the summer!

gibsonville, north carolina wedding: lauren+todd 05.14.11

its unbelievable that may has already come and gone and that we documented so many amazing weddings last month. lauren and todd's was the second out of four and what a wonderful day it was!

you may remember lauren and todd from their e-session last summer. i've known this couple for about four years now, as they were my former neighbors. before they moved to their new home two summers ago, they invited me over for a cookout one evening. lauren just happened to mention if a wedding was in the future, i'd be hearing from them. so when they did become engaged last winter, i got the phone call i knew would come someday {and i was thrilled to have their date available}!!

the day preparing for their wedding was a lot of fun. i went to the church early on to take some shots long before the rain came, then over to the hayloft where their evening reception was going to be held for some interior and exterior shots of this fabulous restored 1940's dairy barn. my last stop was at three oaks farm, to see my friend jane putting together the fresh flowers she selected from the farmer's market, wholesale nurseries, as well as her own garden. and then i made my way back to the chapel in time for the late afternoon ceremony held at their church, which is located out in the beautiful countryside not too far from my home.

the reception afterwards at the hayloft had such a rustic feel to it, which suited the couple perfectly! the scrumptious buffet style meal was delicious, they had a wonderful band, and i personally enjoyed the cupcakes very much. i simply loved how the lemonade, sweet tea, beer, or wine was served in mason jars! the wildflowers were also placed in mason jars alongside tea lights and twinkling white lights. guests were treated to gourmet chocolates in the shape of dog bones, courtesy of lauren, todd, and their sweet pups.

we really loved being a part of this wedding, we felt like family! i received the sweetest email from lauren earlier this week thanking us for making their day extra special. the newlyweds are back from their honeymoon in mexico, settling in their home with their menagerie of critters ♥

ceremony: apple's chapel

coordinator, floral, + design: jane brown, three oaks farm

reception: the hayloft

catering + wedding cake: cherlafay

cupcakes: the bride, her sister, + mother

music: the mason lovette band

wedding favors: once upon a chocolate