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Banner Elk, NC: Holly + Tyler's Fun Summer Engagement Session in Downtown Banner Elk

Holly and Tyler are high school sweethearts and such a fun couple! They call themselves โ€œweekend warriors,โ€ and love taking weekend trips to the mountains to explore and get away for a few days! One of their favorite places to visit is downtown Banner Elk, North Carolina, as itโ€™s just a hop and skip over the TN/NC border and just far enough to get away for a few days. When Holly told me about their trips, I figured it would be the best place to take their engagement photos since itโ€™s so special to them! I cannot wait to photograph their wedding in June!

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Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023: Behind-the-Scenes Moments of Katy Sergent Photography

Goodbye, 2022โ€ฆ

Wow, guys! Itโ€™s been an incredible year, to say the least, and I canโ€™t believe a new one is just around the corner!

At the end of every year, I tend to get a bit sentimental and emotional looking back and thinking of all of the amazing things accomplished, places traveled to, new people met, and memories made. This year was no exception! 2022 has been a bit of a rollercoasterโ€” definitely been one of the busiest but also most rewarding years in my business yet. All in all, Iโ€™m just so incredibly grateful.

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Johnson City, TN: Kelsey + Eric's Cold Winter Lakeside Engagement Session

We met up back in January for Kelsey and Ericโ€™s engagement session while they were in town visiting their venue. At the time, they had planned on getting married in May, but thanks to Covid, they had to reschedule their big day for September. Because Kelsey and Eric were in town for a brief weekend, we had to squeeze in their engagement session on one of the coldest days of the year, but these two were troopers and dressed for the occasion.! We explored one of our local lakes here and were even lucky enough to get some snowflakes. They even brought their two dogs Kona and Bailey (who I absolutely love)!

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The Waterstone Venue: Ashley + Logan's Rustic Navy and Coral Outdoors Wedding

This day and this couple. I have been dreaming about Ashley and Loganโ€™s wedding day since I met Ashley for coffee and it was truly magical! Logan and Ashley became husband and wife at one of the newest venues in our areaโ€” the Waterstone Venue! Even though it was mid-September, their day was partly sunny and almost 90 degrees! The day was humid and hazy, but that didnโ€™t keep Ashley and Logan from having the most amazing wedding day!

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Blue Ridge Parkway: Ashley + Logan's Breathtaking Windy Mountain Engagement Session

I kicked off the year with Ashley and Loganโ€™s engagement session, and let me say- we started with a bang! Iโ€™ve wanted to shoot on the Blue Ridge Parkway for a few years now, and when I first pitched a list of locations to Ashley, I was silently hoping theyโ€™d pick the parkway. Needless to say, they made my parkway dreams come true! We had a blast laughing and hiking up to the view! I just love how these two make each other smile and laugh constantly. They are absolutely perfect for each other and itโ€™s so easy to see just how much they care one another.

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Your Wedding Day: 5 Reasons Why You Should Have a First Look

Day-of timelines are pretty important for planning your wedding day, and that includes deciding on having a first look or a more traditional timeline. From a photographerโ€™s perspective, and having been a bride myself, I am personally a huge fan of first looks! My husband and I decided to do a first look for our own wedding and it was the best decision. We have never regretted it! With wedding season around the corner, I thought Iโ€™d share my top 5 reasons to why you should consider having a first look on your wedding day!

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Appalachian Mountains: Kaity + Kyle's Sunset Engagement Session at the Beauty Spot in the Unaka Mountains

Kaity and Kyle drove from Middle Tennessee to meet up with me at one of my favorite mountain locations- The Beauty Spot. Located in the heart of the Unaka Mountains, the Beauty Spot always lives up to itโ€™s name and this night was no exception! When we first arrived, the sun was out, but dark clouds loomed over the mountains headed our way. We shot for a while, always keeping an eye on the clouds. Eventually, the clouds passed right over the Beauty Spot, but thankfully not even a drop of rain fell! We finished the evening laughing, getting to know each other, sharing stories and enjoying a bright pink sunset on the bald.

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Limestone, TN: Kayla + Aaron's Rustic Fall Engagement at the Millstone

Kayla and Aaron are getting married at the Millstone in Limestone, Tennessee this coming Spring! We jumped at the opportunity to catch the last bit of Fall and explored the grounds of the venue for their engagement session. It was unseasonably warm, so we were able to spend the whole evening there just laughing about Aaron's top 5 pizza toppings and chatting about wedding details! When the sun faded, I got on Spotify and played 'Perfect' and let them dance under the patio lights! It was a magical way to end our evening!

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Boonsboro, MD: Our Appalachian Trail Proposal at Annapolis Rocks

Andrew and I's proposal-aversary is on the 26th, so I thought it would be fun to share about our own adventurous proposal! Andrew proposed to me at one of my favorite places (ever) on the Appalachian Trail- Annapolis Rocks. The outcropping overlooking Boonsboro has a special place in my heart for a lot of reasons- it was the perfect place to propose. This is our story!

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