Merry almost Christmas, friends! It’s hard to believe we’re already wrapping up the year – and an incredible year, at that! As I prep for Christmas right around the corner, reflect on 2017, and prepare for 2018, I keep coming back to all the things I’m thankful for in this business and life. Every year […]

Mary Helen & Fisher first reached out about their engagement session without specific details in mind about their wedding day. When we began chatting, I knew from the start that their wedding was going to be special, wherever they had it, because what was most important to them was enjoying the weekend with their closest […]

On a warm summer evening in Charleston dancing the night away at a wedding reception, this couple’s sweet love story began. But that evening wasn’t just any old evening. It was July 9, 2011, exactly 5 years before the date Allison & Mike would tie the knot and dance the night away at their very […]

There are some wedding days that you could just relive 10 times over. Madeline & Andrew’s effortless romance and playfulness made for a day that her Matron of Honor described as “straight from Madeline’s childhood dreams.” And truly, it did feel like a dream! The band introduced “Have I Told You Lately That I Love […]

I always know I’m going to love a wedding day when the couple is a referral from other sweet couples & friends of mine. When Jordan reached out and led with, “Abbey & Scott sent me!” I was immediately excited to get to chat with her, and quickly I knew we would get along quite […]

Weddings that perfectly represent my couples fill my heart with so much joy! When Jessica first reached out to me for a Wednesday evening wedding in March, I was excited to hear about what she and her fiance had planned for their intimate ceremony in Augusta, GA. As they began planning their wedding, their initial […]

This year was one for the record books, friends! As I sit down to reflect on what an amazing year it was, I can’t help but get a little nostalgic and teary thinking about the people who made it so very special. There are people who have believed in Lauren Carnes Photography from the beginning – […]

Any time pets are incorporated into an engagement session, I’m sold. For Hannah & Brandon’s Athens, GA engagement session, we began with a little apartment session complete with the most precious, beautiful-eyed kitties I’ve ever seen. To top it off, we strolled through North Campus which was blossoming with the most gorgeous blooms! So glad […]

Haley & Sean’s wedding day was as lovely as they come. Full of sweet moments, family love and lots of dancing, these two were such a joy! And other than a drizzle for about 20 minutes just before the ceremony, the rain stayed away for us – it must have been on account of the […]

If you offer me the chance to explore the Goat Farm Arts Center on a sunny Sunday afternoon with couple as kind as it is gorgeous, I’ll take that offer as quick as I can. That’s how this afternoon with Caroline & Davis looked for their engagement session. With so many amazing spots to photograph […]