Welcome to the

carolyn allen PHOTOGRAPHY

 JOURNAL

C.

August 1, 2017

The first looks has become likely the most debated aspect of a wedding day. Photographers generally support the idea, while brides often hesitate, favoring that moment that every girl has dreamt of her entire life – seeing her groom’s face when she walks down the aisle. Personally, as a photographer, I will never try to […]

Whether spending a day on the water scalloping or an afternoon hiking through the woods, Kyle and Nikki love to be outside! So it was only appropriate that their engagement photos we taken in the great outdoors. After our first session turned out to be like most summer afternoons in Florida (ie: rainy!), Kyle and […]

I could cry as I type this… Maddie and I have known each other since high school. We became friends in one of those particularly tough seasons when the perfect person walks into your life at the perfect time. After high school, life happened and we lost touch. She went South; I went North. But, […]

The Hay family of 3 is about to become a family of 4, and little Audrey is going to be a big sister. I love getting to photograph maternity sessions with older siblings. It’s a sweet time for families to remember what it was like before their newest bundle of joy came into the world […]

One of the first things Josh and Courtney told me when we met was that they NEVER take photos of themselves. “Seriously!” They said, when I looked at them like they were crazy. “It’s not uncommon for us to come back from a vacation and have one MAYBE two photos of each other.” They proceeded […]