Engagements: Nate & Rajal

Charlotte Wedding Photographer - Nathan Abplanalp (7)

Couple in uptown Charlotte
I love when I have couples who rise above challenges that pop up during engagement sessions. For Nate and Rajal’s session in uptown Charlotte, NC, we seemed to be inhibited from photographing at each and every turn by security guards. I felt like I used to when I would skateboard there, sneaking around and trying to dodge the prying an spying eyes that would keep us from making these images. We were lucky enough to have little snippets of time to take a couple images before being shooed off though. Pleading with some employees also helped as well. This is the result, beautiful images of a resilient couple who were so attentive to each other that they did not mind in the slightest all of the walking.

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Engagements: Michael & Caitlin

Charlotte Wedding Photographer - Nathan Abplanalp (8)

Couple kissing in uptown charlotte nc
I love being able to wander and find great locations like we did for Michael and Caitlin.
4th ward in Uptown Charlotte has a diverse landscape of residential, parks and restaurants.
Having those quiet streets made for a great place to wander for a bit with the two of them.

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Engagements: Quest & Jacquelyn

Charlotte Wedding Photographer - Nathan Abplanalp (15)

Charlotte Wedding Photographer - Nathan Abplanalp (15)

It was such a pleasure to travel to Washington DC to photograph with Quest and Jacquelyn. Their wedding will be in North Carolina so they decided that having engagement photos in DC as it is where they live and work. We first traveled to Haymarket, VA to photograph on Quest’s parent’s farm. The open fields, barn, and horses reflected their rustic and outdoorsy lifestyle perfectly. We then traveled back to DC to finish their session at the Jefferson Memorial. The light between the columns and natural reflectors made this one of my favorite locations to photograph at.

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