Blog - Alexandra Blackmon Photography

Mini sessions are here! I’m so excited for another year of seeing familiar faces + meeting new families and couples! {link to sign up located at the bottom} When Saturday, October 24th, with the rain makeup date on Sunday, October 31st (if we have to move the date, we will be done before trick or […]

Mini Sessions 2026

Family

The mountains are my happiest place, so I was SO excited when Clay and Rachel mentioned the possibility of doing their engagement session along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We met at Moses Cone Memorial Park, which is one of my favorites. I had such a fun time getting to know them a bit, and it […]

A Blue Ridge Engagement Session | Clay + Rachel

Engagement Session

Not many wedding days go *absolutely* perfectly. Timmy + Aubrey’s day was perfection. The best weather, a relaxed and easy timeline, a wonderful vendor team, one of my favorite venues, and truly the kindest couple I could hope for. Enjoy a few favorites from their day! Planner- Sarah Duckworth Events Venue- The Duke Mansion Beauty- […]

A Duke Mansion Wedding | Timmy + Aubrey

Weddings

There isn’t more I love than a beautiful bridal session, and Hanna’s Duke Mansion bridal session stole the show! It was a beautiful day, beautiful weather, a gorgeous location, and a truly stunning bride. While not every bride opts for a bridal session, this is a truly great time to get the whole visual for […]

A Duke Mansion Bridal Session | Hanna

Bridal Portraits

With their wedding coming up this weekend, what better time than to share a few favorites from Justin + Olivia’s downtown Shelby engagement session last year! This was a pretty cold and wet morning, but these two brought such a good attitude and so much joy. Cannot wait to see these smiling faces so soon!

A Downtown Shelby Engagement Session | Justin + Olivia

Engagement Session

I imagine shooting at the Louvre in Paris to be high on a lot of photographer’s bucket lists, and I’m so thankful it was able to happen! A stroke of luck had one of my favorite hair/makeup artists in Paris at the same time as me (lookin’ at you, Cali Stott Artistry), and it was […]

A Paris Editorial

Editorial

Ohhhh this was such a perfect day. Not only was Jamie just one of the most wonderful brides, but the weather was great when we needed it to be! Everything went smoothly, it was full of joy, and it was the most fun vendor team. I’m forever thankful that days like this don’t actually feel […]

A Terrace at Cedar Hill Wedding | Evan + Jamie

Weddings

Photographers often say that their sessions are a dream…but in this case, it’s the absolute truth. The mountains are my absolute happiest place. So you could say I was beyond thrilled when Catherine suggested a Black Balsam Knob engagement session. I’d been there previously with my family and knew how gorgeous it was, so I […]

A Black Balsam Knob Engagement Session | Trent + Catherine

Engagement Session

We are going into the archives a bit for this Lincoln Memorial Bridal Session! In April of 2022, I traveled with two wonderful industry friends to Washington DC for some creative shoots. We worked with really talented vendors to create an inspirational bridal shoot. We photographed this Lincoln Memorial bridal session in the very early […]

A Lincoln Memorial Bridal Session

Bridal Portraits

Evan and Jamie’s Charlotte engagement session was one of my final engagement sessions of 2022, and man was it a beautiful way to end the year! We not only got fortunate with the weather, but Evan and Jamie were so wonderful to photograph. Their love came across so sweet on the camera. This small session […]