4.9 out of 5 stars and 23 reviews
4.9
(23)Serving all of Eastern, NC and Beyond!
About this vendor
Wilmington, NC’s go-to wedding photography choice is Keepsake Memories Photography, a husband-and-wife team that looks forward to telling the authentic story of your special day. The duo is also available to travel for marriages outside The Port City.
Carl and Michelle from Keepsake Memories Photography share a love for photography and aim to bring a fresh approach to capturing those unforgettable moments from your once-in-a-lifetime event. The romance-loving and creative pair enjoy participating in weddings and freezing those special memories in time. They use a candid and fine art hybrid style to snap stunning pictures you’ll cherish forever.
Keepsake Memories Photography mixes digital and film shooting and uses as much natural light as possible to keep the authenticity of the moment. The pair are also fans of a softer, romantic photography method to ensure all the small details, stolen glances, and loving kisses are captured for you to look back on. Some of the services on offer include social media sharing possibilities, printed proofs, and digital files, to name but a few. The married couple also shoots engagement sessions and rehearsal dinners, as you desire. Contact Keepsake Memories Photography today to learn more.
Details
Business Attributes
- Veteran-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2018 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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4.9
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This sweet husband and wife *dream team* made us feel so special during our engagement session and wedding photography. We felt like we were with friends, which really helped us to...
relax and enjoy having our picture taken. Michelle and Carl work so perfectly together and compliment each other's creative strengths allowing them to capture some truly beautiful and intimate photos. My favorite thing about working with this duo is that they used both digital cameras and film, which makes for a really cool outcome. Not only did they drive up from Jacksonville during a hurricane to be there for us on our wedding day at the Grove Park Inn, but they had our photos ready for us super fast afterwards! Thanks Carl and Michelle!
I am so happy that I chose keepsake memories for our wedding photographers. Michelle and Carl are absolutely amazing at what they do. My husband and I aren’t very comfortable in fr...
ont of the camera but they eased our worries and we had a wonderful time. Some of my best memories of that day were sharing that special time during the bride and groom portraits with my husband. The pictures came out so beautifully and my entire wedding party gushed about how much they loved Michelle and Carl. If you are in need of a great wedding photographer, please don’t hesitate to hire them. You will not regret it.
You will not regret choosing Keepsake Memories Photography. Michelle and Carl are easy-going, honest and have an eye for absolutely STUNNING pictures. I took one look at their port...
folios while talking to them at a bridal show and knew they’d be able to capture exactly what I was looking for in my wedding photos. My future husband had no say in this whatsoever, and after the wedding he said to me, “They were my favorite. I would hire them again. They didn’t make me feel awkward and I think our pictures are going to come out awesome.” (and he NEVER tells me when I’m right!) Michelle and Carl: you killed it! We are so thankful for you and your talent, and Preston & I are very hopeful we’ll see you in the future!
Michelle & Carl are amazing at what they do! My husband and I could not have asked for more professional & friendly photographers the day of our wedding. Even though we ran into a ...
few hiccups with our wedding timeline, Michelle & Carl were extremely helpful and flexible. We were still able to get the shots we wanted, as well as some extra shots that turned out amazing. We could not be happier with our wedding pictures, which turned out even better than we had hoped for. We are glad that we opted for Keepsake Memories Photography, as we wanted to make sure our big day was well documented. The extra metaphorical icing on the cake was that Michelle & Carl finished editing our photos and sent them to us within just a few weeks of our actual wedding date. While, we were willing to wait for quality photos, it was very nice to have their amazing shots sent to us in such a quick manner. I would highly recommend Keepsake Memories Photography.
Michelle and Carl were awesome to work with! They listened to exactly what we wanted and our photo's came out amazing! If I were going to do it all again I would certainly pick the...
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My husband and I had such a wonderful experience with the photographers, Michelle and Carl. They made the whole process from engagement photos, pre wedding, ceremony, and reception...
so comfortable and we were so pleased with how all of our photos turned out. I highly recommend them for any wedding and engagement photo sessions!
BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS!! This couple made my wedding day so special! I felt as though I was working with a friend rather than someone I hired. Michelle helped me out so much that day a...
nd I am forever grateful! Her and Carl are so sweet and make you feel comfortable. They were willing to work in the rain and the photos turned out GREAT! I screamed in excitement going through them. Thank you SO much for everything!!!
My fiancé & I were so very lucky to work with Michelle for our engagement shoot. I'm planning my wedding at home in Indiana, while working around my fiancé's crazy busy work schedu...
les in North Carolina. The first thing on my engagement photographer checklist was for them to work with my ideas & to know of great places to shoot at, since I am not yet familiar with NC. Michelle was nothing shy of that. Aside from it being VERY easy to fall in love with her work online, she had wonderful suggestions & made sure to make my dream come true through our photos. We had ONE weekend to work around, and unfortunately the weather that weekend was not on our side. But Michelle worked with all of our schedules & thought outside of the box in order to get our sessions done that weekend. Amazing with communicating through the phone & emails! She told us after we were done shooting (at 9:30 at night on Sunday, woah!!) she told us that we should have our photos within 2 weeks. It hadn't even been a week when I received almost 100 beautiful photographs. Our family & friends are STILL raving about how fantastic they turned out. Michelle & Keepsake Memories Photography will always be my first go to photographer in North Carolina!
I absolutely loved working with Michelle and Carl! First off, Michelle is amazing with returning emails. I never waited more then 15 minutes for a response. Second, they both are s...
o great at what they do. They both had so many creative ideas for pictures during our shoots. Also, I don't think you could find a timelier photographer. I received my pictures so quickly after, while many of my friends did not receive them for 4 months. I would 100% hire them again.
We worked with Michelle and Carl for our engagement photos first. They really took the time to get to know us and make us feel comfortable before throwing us in front of the lens. ...
This experience made the wedding day so much easier (especially for a groom who doesn't really enjoy pictures). Our photos could not have come back any more perfect. Michelle and Carl work together to create such beautiful images and seem to bounce ideas off of each other to come up with new and creative shots that you just don't get from a single photographer. We are so grateful to have our many wedding pictures to help us relive our day. Thanks for everything!!
Michelle and her husband are the absolute best! We couldn't be happier to have worked with them. Extremely professional and kind. We got amazing pictures of our special day and cou...
ldn't have asked for a better team to work with. They are fast and know exactly what positions and pictures work best. Also during the reception they gave us our space.
love, love, love! This couple is seriously they best! Not only did they have to work with two people who hate pictures, but also in the cold! Michelle and Carl, make taking picture...
s a breeze. We are still in awe over our pictures and find a new
one to love everyday. It is also good to know that we have found photographers for life!
They say a wet knot is stronger, in my experience i am praying that is true. I had the pleasure of having Michelle and Carl be my photographer for our wedding and bridal portraits....
The day of my bridal portraits it was raining fairly heavily and I was unable to reschedule. Michelle found a very cool cotton mill that allowed us to take pictures at. She even shot photos of me in the pouring rain. When I got the photos back I could not have been happier. They were stunning, fun and the backdrops (brick walls, ivy and stairways) she chose were complimentary to my personality and dress. Then our wedding day a hurricane decided to join the party. Carl and Michelle made the 3 hour drive to my location in rain and flooding and braved the storm with us. They were one of the few that did not cancel on us. They went above and beyond for our wedding day and We could not be happier with the service and photos they provided. If you want a photographer who will be willing to handle anything your wedding day may throw at you then look no further. You will have wonderful photos and memories to treasure with Keepsake Memories Photography.
I cannot say enough about how warm, friendly and professional both Michelle are Carl were photographing our wedding! Right from the beginning when we talked to them and then met t...
hem, we felt like we were in the hands of seasoned experts, and felt totally comfortable shooting with them. Michelle is excellent at giving direction, and I never felt like we were “posed” – all of our shots felt natural to us and I really credit that with their expertise. I’m so glad we chose them to capture all of our special moments and photograph our day!
Carl and Michelle were wonderful! From the planning stage, to the day-of, and post details, they were attentive and made every effort to capture our day perfectly! We love our phot...
os and know that we will cherish them for the rest of our lives. Thank you both so much!
Keepsake Memories is customer focused and willing to work with you. During our big day Carl and Michelle were there onsite and on time to the event! Leading up to the event they of...
fered other services and provided fantastic engagement photos. While photographers aren't perfect, both Carl and Michelle sure try to please their clients and worked with us throughout the process leading up to the wedding!
We absolutely loved Michelle and Carl! They were so easy to work with and our pictures are perfect. We would highly recommend!
So nice and easy to work with! Offer discounts for Sunday weddings. Organized, truly wants to make your day special! Very talented!
The service at the last moment was a very fulfilling experience. My hat's off to Natalie and her photograhic talents.
Carl was a wonderful photographer! He caught beautiful moments in a wonderful fashion. I can't wait to get my prints!
Lovely Photos! Did an excellent Job! Highly Recommended!
Michelle traveled to New York for our wedding at no additional cost. This I loved! Because we live in North Carolina it was going to be very hard to get a photographer in NY, and b...
e able to take engagement photos, ect. So getting a photographer from where we live, to travel to the wedding for free was ideal. She does an amazing job at capturing 'the moment'. There are so many beautiful pictures from our engagement shoot and wedding. And so many pictures from both, she gives you a lot of pictures and you get rights to all of them! The lighting has been an issue at both, but it worked out. Our engagement photos are "back-lit" according to my husband. And because she was not a fan of the coloring at certain spots in the wedding, she made almost all of our photos black/white. But she is currently in the process of switching them back to color at my request. She does what you ask of her, and she has very affordable packages, and a very artistic eye for shots. She did a wonderful job.
Michelle is an awesome photographer and is very personable and easy to work with!An excellant value-we had 8 hrs of coverage for $1400. Highly recommend!
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