made to
Family and Wedding Photographer
in North Carolina
In 2016 I graduated with a college degree in Exercise Science and a month later I bought a new camera and a subscription to Lightroom and started my journey into professional photography. I'm so glad I never used my degree and instead turned my hobby into a career that has connected me with so many different kinds of people I wouldn't have otherwise met. Since starting my business I have lived in 4 different cities, 2 different states, and have had 2 children. As my life ebbs and flows my work continues to evovle too. But my love for capturing families and weddings in an authentic way has always stayed the same.
After three years in the wedding industry, we decided to move from our home.
In 2019 we moved away from Wilmington and moved to our dream city, Asheville. However God had other plans. Brandon's company eliminated his position in March 2020 (can you guess why?) and that led us to Washington DC.
I spent most of 2020 and 2021 traveling back and forth from Maryland to North Carolina. I was completely burnt out and exhausted. Wanting to still serve wedding couples in North Carolina, but not travel so much, I launched Authentically You Weddings. I led AYW for five years and had a very small team (2-4) associates that knew and loved my couples as much as I did! But then in 2025 we decided to move back home to Wilmington to be near family. Between moving, starting a part-time job and raising two littles, we decided to close AYW. Although I'm sad to see that chapter close, I'm excited to have the time again to step into my personal photography business again in the town I first started it!
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I have always loved photography! Even since middle school I've been that girl with a camera in hand documenting her friends and surroundings. Since then I have photographed over 100 weddings and have had two photography businesses. I do photography very part-time now so I can focus on my family. With me taking a limited amount, I can give each shoot and wedding my full attention and creativity; which I love! Outside of photography, you can find me with my family, taking a ballet class, working one of my part-time jobs (admin assistant and TA) or out antiquing/thrift shopping looking for the next piece of home decor I'll eventually get around to hanging up/displaying.
photographer, mom of littles, admin worker, and teacher assistant
Hi, I'm Erin!
