Elyssa explains

Engagements

The Kivii Life

Weddings

Blog Party

welcome to the

The Full Post  »

Raleigh Wedding Photographers – our 2018! It’s still January y’all so I’m rolling this out in time, but there’s a reason it took most of the month for me to get this done: 2018 was our busiest year yet. We worked with dozens of couples and this is just a smattering of the images we sent […]

New Years Eve Wedding at Merrimon Wynne

Engagements, Weddings

Raleigh Wedding Photogs – Year in Review

January 29, 2019

The Full Post  »

Anthony & Samantha’s JC Raulston Arboretum Engagement Session All the laughter. That’s what we witnessed at this JC Raulston Arboretum session. Samantha & Anthony have a contagious great attitudes, so John & I had a blast creating their engagement photos. We met up the day before the triangle got blanketed with snow, so it was […]

JC Raulston Arboretum Engagement Photos

Engagements

JC Raulston Arboretum Engagement

December 14, 2018

The Full Post  »

Heidi & Keith’s Downtown Durham Engagement Session I first met Heidi & Keith at The Love Party Wedding Expo in August, and then when John & I met them for beers at The Glass Jug, we knew these two were our type of couple. They love Durham, from all the delicious coffee to the hometown […]

Downtown Durham Engagement

Engagements

Downtown Durham Engagement

November 14, 2018

The Full Post  »

Laura & Charlie’s North Carolina Fall Engagement Session Spoiler alert: kitties at the end of the post! Laura & Charlie wanted to incorporate fall colors into their engagement session and I think we nailed it! We met at Lake Crabtree Park earlier this week, and even though the colors have seemed late in coming this […]

North Carolina Fall Engagement

Engagements

North Carolina Fall Engagement Photos

November 9, 2018

The Full Post  »

Stephanie & Roscoe’s Nerdy Chapel Hill Engagement Session I love Chapel Hill engagement photos, I love the opportunity to play in the rain, I love nerdy things, and I love cats, so this was a pretty great way to spend an engagement session. Roscoe & Stephanie live in Chapel Hill while Stephanie works in her […]

Chapel Hill Engagement

Engagements

Chapel Hill Engagement – Geek Love!

November 7, 2018

The Full Post  »

Holly & Jonathan’s NC State Fair Engagement Session Holly saw the NC State Fair photos we did with Sarah & Josh last year (btw those two get married in 2 days!!!!!), and when she and Jonathan were wandering the fairgrounds this past weekend she decided she wanted some midway engagement photos as well and reached […]

NC State Fair Engagement Photos

Engagements

NC State Fair Engagement Photos

October 19, 2018

The Full Post  »

Caitlin & Juan (& Levi) at the Grove at McCormick Farms I’m blowing up the blog this week with Tara & Mike and then Carly & Nick and now these two, but what can I say, it was a busy weekend. We met Caitlin & Juan at their wedding venue, McCormick Farms, for a quick walkthrough […]

Cows crash engagement session

Engagements

The Grove at McCormick Farms – Engagement Session

October 16, 2018

The Full Post  »

Laura & Rita’s Durham Engagement Photos We first met Rita & Laura at Alicia & Jon’s wedding in the mountains this summer, and learned they also hailed from the Bull City. When they reached out about us photographing their wedding – which is also going to be in the mountains, but this time in Tennessee […]

Same-Sex Engagement Session, Durham, NC

Engagements

Durham Engagement Photos

September 24, 2018

The Full Post  »

Downtown Durham Elopement portraits for Haley & Bryan The actual downtown Durham elopement happened a few weeks ago when Haley & Bryan walked to the courthouse from their condo (living downtown is magical!), but we’ve been waiting for the sun to come out for some portraits to commemorate the marriage. And boy, did we get […]

Downtown Durham Elopement Silhouette Durham Skyline

Engagements, Weddings

Downtown Durham Elopement Portraits

August 10, 2018

The Full Post  »

Doggos, color bombs, and paddle boarding: fun engagement photos for CJ & Alex If I know one thing about our clients, it’s that Kivus & Camera couples love fun engagement photos. If I know one thing about myself it’s that I love puppies! So this was obviously a great session. I headed out to East […]

Color bomb engagement photos

Engagements

Fun Engagement Photos in Greenville, NC

August 8, 2018