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Welcome to my photography blog! Here's where I post up-to-date news about what's happening at martha manning photography as well as new images from the most current weddings and photo shoots. Please contact me anytime by sending an inquiry to martha@marthamanning.com or call the studio at 919-928-3511. I'd love to hear from you!

So that you know a bit about me...I began my photography career back in the mid-90's while earning my undergraduate degree in Technical Photography from ASU. I went on to receive a graduate degree in Photography in Vancouver, BC while continuing to capture weddings in a photojournalistic style. With the unique experience of photographing weddings across North America, from Vancouver to Florida, I am available worldwide to cover weddings, events, and portraits.

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Carolina Inn Wedding {Chapel Hill Wedding Photographer}

Jamie and Sean’s December wedding was a lovely time thanks to The Carolina Inn and all the fabulous vendors.  Here are some details of the day.

Fresh Affairs provided beautiful flowers for all the bridal party, the church, and the Old Well Room at the Carolina Inn.  Gorgeous!

And these two are now some of my all-time favorite photographs.  I love how it shows Jamie’s fun attitude about the whole day -she enjoyed every minute!

I managed to get one serious photograph of Sean.  He is hilarious.  With the sense of humor that these two have, their marriage will be beautiful!

Sweet Memories Bakery created another masterpiece!  Well, two actually (notice the groom’s cake).  I love the candlelight in this shot.

Simpsound DJ kept everyone dancing all night!

All the best to you, Jamie and Sean!

Chapel Hill Magazine

We found a nice surprise this morning on the Chapel Hill Magazine blog from yesterday’s Carolina Inn bridal showcase!  It was a wonderful event.  Thank you all for coming by our display.

WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2011

Yay!  Thank you to all of my wonderful clients out there!  Here is the press release announced today, awarding us in their Bride’s Choice Awards for 2011…

Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, NC– January 25, 2011 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Martha Manning Photography LLC has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Photography!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Martha Manning Photography LLC stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Martha Manning Photography LLC for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Martha Manning Photography LLC is among the very best Wedding Photographer within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

The Washington Duke Inn’s “Once in a Lifetime” Event

It is an honor to be a part of this wonderful event at The Washington Duke Inn again!  Registration begins at 12:30 tomorrow, January 16th.  Please click *HERE* for registration information.  Please visit our seminar on wedding photography and meet Christina and I at our display table.  We would love to hear about your wedding!  There is also a special giveaway from Martha Manning Photography during the raffle -see you Sunday!

Here are a few from a recent wedding at Duke Chapel and The Washington Duke Inn…

Carolina Inn Bridal Showcase

January 30th is the big day for this wonderful event at The Carolina Inn.  I love being a part of this every year and was honored to find that they picked one of my images to showcase on their registration page (see it and register *here*).  So fun!

Portrait Sessions

As we get ready to launch our brand new web site, I’m reminded of all the wonderful portrait sessions we’ve done.  The studio space is a perfect setting, along with some special spots just outside our doors that I’ve found over the years.  Here are just a few (plenty more to see on the new site. Can’t wait!).

Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Photographer {Thanksgiving}

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I cannot let it go by without saying a big THANK YOU to all my wonderful clients.  You inspire me!  Here is a look at some recent weddings and events of 2010.

A beautiful Carolina Inn wedding with Kristine and Wilton…

Tina and Kevin’s romantic wedding at Fearrington

A timeless scene for Katie and Chris’  wedding at The NC Museum of History

Lindsay and Chris’ fun wedding at the wonderful 1705 Prime

The Prestonwood Country Club hosted Lindsey and Harry’s elegant wedding…

And something completely different…covering the pre-game festivities for ESPN Magazine at the NCSU/FSU game was an honor and a treat!

A Carolina Inn & Fearrington Wedding Weekend

Here are a few from last weekend’s fun weddings.  I have so much to blog from all my summer weddings (and it has been a fun-filled, wedding-filled summer here at the studio!) and I don’t want you to miss seeing all the great people I’ve worked with.  Autumn will be full of blogging!

Here are two beautiful locations, two fabulous couples, all in one weekend!

Susan & Bobby at The Carolina Inn…

Jennifer & Nate at Fearrington…

Fearrington Village Wedding Photographer {Tina & Kevin’s Wedding}

Here are a few from this lovely wedding at the always-inspiring Fearrington Village.  More to come soon!

All the best to you, Tina & Kevin!  Looking forward to seeing you again!

Bridal Portrait made The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!!!

Haha!  This cracks me up!  Emily and Kyle’s engagement session was so much fun.  And then came Emily’s bridal portrait session on Meredith’s campus, which was a blast as well.  But now, the ultimate treat…Jay Leno shares a quick glance at Emily’s bridal portrait last night on The Tonight Show!  What??!!!  Yep, that’s right…check it out here around 2:50 minute mark:

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/headlines-continued/1246629?__source=tnt

If you look *real* closely, you can see my photo credit on the newspaper announcement he shows.  Of course, this has nothing to do with my photo and everything to do with names and Emily’s beautiful smile, but still, hilarious!  Emily, you are one famous woman now!

Here is the real thing as well as a few from the sessions.

To see more of Emily and Kyle’s wedding, visit the fabulous Swank Photo Studio blog.  Stacy of Swank Photo Studio captured their wedding perfectly!