Anorda Photography

ion from our wedding planner (shoutout to Carolina Love Events for the hookup!) and we ended up signing up for an Engagement shoot, Wedding Photography & Videography and also an Adventure shoot. To be honest, my husband and I are not natural photo people, I think we can be accurately labeled as awkward turtles but Sam & Nick made it such an easy going experience from the very get go of the engagement shoot and I think we were honestly shocked to see these relaxed, glamorous, carefree shots of us just being ourselves - Sam just captured this essence and her intuition for where to go and lighting is mind blowing. Nick was even kind enough to help us make sure our dog could join in the photos (but stay a good boy behind the scenes when he wasn’t in the photo). We were so glad we did the engagement photoshoot because by the time we got to the wedding it was like greeting old friends when Sam & Nick arrived and there were absolutely no nerves about having our entire day documented. Once again they somehow managed to be everywhere at once and capture everything, the intimacy of the ceremony, the endearment of the quiet moments between bride and groom and AMAZING photos of friends and family enjoying the wedding on the dance floor. It has given us such enjoyment to look at these photos that couldn’t have been a more perfect encapsulation of the most magical day of our lives. You can literally feel the love and excitement emanating from every photo - I swear even the detail shots of rings and shoes look unequivocally alive thanks to Sam’s incredible attention to light and shadow. And Nick’s videos are so good they make us (and all our family) tear up because they are so sentimental but also focused on the movement and joy of the day and the moments, big and small that really were the most memorable. He even managed to catch the exact moment my husband and I “cheers-ed” our glasses and his lime fell into my drink! Seriously, no detail was missed or went unacknowledged in the highlight reel. Our video is quite literally perfect. In fact, we loved it so much we went back and asked if we could add on full length footage of a couple of moments like the ceremony, first dance, dad speech’s etc. All of which were also perfect. And we’re not done yet! We’re catching up with them in a few weeks to put back on our dress and suit for an adventure session against the beautiful mountains of North Carolina and even a waterfall. Also as a bonus, their contracting / payment process and photo website delivery is super simple to use which was really helpful for us at a time where we had so many irons in the fire. So if you’re looking for an incredible wedding photography and videography team (and frankly just wonderful people) that cover the Charlotte & Western NC area we couldn’t recommend Anorda enough. We are so grateful to have had the privilege of working with them!