North Carolina

I believe that photography is a beautiful act of listening and storytelling. I value the responsibility of making honest images that reflect the truth in the relationships, moments, and emotions that I'm honored to witness. I make it a priority to get to know my couples so that I can create something authentic that will be a part of their heritage forever.

I believe it's an honor to be able to capture the intimate moments, the quiet, unseen minutes, the loud happiness, the beautiful details, and the love that permeates the entire space.

I was a divorce attorney.
I had brain surgery.
I became a wedding photographer.

Long story short, I was a college journalist who thought I needed to go to law school and be a successful attorney to be a successful person. If not for a brain tumor I would likely still be miserable practicing law. But that cancer diagnosis (and removal! yay!) completely reset my priorities and I returned to my cameras, finding that photographing weddings brought me SO MUCH JOY.

What I learned is that our time is truly valuable. And not just from a productivity/hustle culture perspective. From a "this life is amazing and it's really fucking short" perspective.

Because life is fucking short y'all. And we should be embracing every magical moment and we should be loving the hell out of our people. And yes, we should be working hard, but we should be joyful, not miserable. And we should be capturing that joy as often as possible so we can remember it for as long as possible.

So yeah. Capturing the magic of joyful lives is what I'm all about.

One half of Party of Two Photography: a husband and wife wedding photography team based in Charlotte, NC. We love getting to know our couples personally and creating photos that capture their unique personalities in a creative way. Our motto is "Work Hard, Party Hard, and Take Killer Photos!"

We work as a husband and wife team photographing other husband and wife teams. We have cats. We care about artistry, authenticity, and craft beer.

We're Charlotte Wedding Photographers that thrive on creating personal relationships with people over business relationships, and cannot WAIT to make badass photos for you.

Our mission is simple: Take great care of our clients and deliver amazing and bold photographs that reflect emotion, and bring them back to their wedding day.

13 years and over 500 weddings later, I'm still in love with this job. Real-life moments and human connection are what drives me to create images that truly matter to the people who are in them.

Because an image that captures your soul will always mean more than a photo of your shoes...

If you're into real, raw, once-in-a-lifetime moments, let's talk!

A wedding day is packed full of emotion and the moments you spent the last year planning fly by quickly. With over 10 years of experience as a photojournalist, I specialize telling your story by finding those special moments that make your day unique. Nothing gets me more excited than seeing raw emotion pouring out of the photos I make. My mission is to tell visual stories for my clients with high caliber, documentary-style photography and to create meaningful artwork with professionalism and enthusiasm.

We are a studio of photographers dedicated to delivering gorgeous images that stand the test of time and capture raw and real emotion.

I am the other half of Chad Winstead Photo & Film. We blend beautiful natural light and our expertise in off camera lighting while capturing all of the wedding day moments like a fly on the wall. We also capture beautiful and timeless portraits for our couples to hang on their wall. We have a passion for creating magical photos in any condition or setting throughout the entire day.

I began photographing weddings in 2003 with my wife, Kate. I am a documentary and surf photographer, and nothing about traditional wedding photography appealed to me. So, right away I made the decision that I would photograph the way I wanted to by photographing real moments, creating bold and artistic portraits, and making images that were truly unique and worthy of celebration. Right away my perspective seemed to translate with clients. So, I ran with it, and 14 years later I'm still photographing weddings and continuing my documentary and surf work. Every day is filled with a thousand photographs, and yet, every time that I pick up the camera I learn something new about light, perspective, composition, people, and life. Finding Fearless Photographers and attending Foundation Workshop in 2016 changed my life because for the first time I was around a group of photographers who shared the same desire for intentionality, authenticity, creativity, and professionalism. I'm grateful that Fearless is a community where we can collectively pursue making the best possible photographs, push limits of creativity, and honor the beauty of the unrehearsed moment.