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Traveling North Carolina wedding photographers for the classic fun-loving Bride or Groom, portrait photographers for high school and college seniors, families, and kiddos, and full of resources that we’d love to share with you, so you get the most out of your photography experience with us!
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Our philosophy is simple. We create beautiful images for you to relive your special day today, tomorrow, and forever. They are the moments and looks that you'll want to cherish forever... the ones that you'll frame in your home for years to come.
wilmington, nc
We were so lucky to be able to book our engagement and wedding photography with Riley-Payton and Matt. I don't even know where to begin describing how great our experience was. Both of them took time to discuss all of our wants and hopes for the pictures of our big day and then they made it happen with perfection down to every detail. They are a wonderful team and make the daunting process of getting all of these photos actually become fun. Professional, punctual, and creative are just a few words that only begin to describe these wonderful people. The one thing that truly sets them apart is how much they care about the people they work with. They make it personal and you truly fell how much they care, not only about their work, but about you as well. They made our wedding day spectacular and had us laughing and having fun the entire time! Truly one of the best photography experiences you will ever have!
-Jared I.
"They made our wedding day spectacular and had us laughing and having fun the entire time! Truly one of the best photography experiences you will
ever have!."
wilmington, nc
I don’t even know where to start. Riley Payton and her husband Matt are a dream team when it comes to photography. My husband and I used them for both our engagement and wedding and we could not have been more pleased with them. Being that they had never shot at our venue they took numerous trips down before to test out the lighting as well as working up some epic shots! They made the whole experience easy and relaxed. I never once felt uneasy or pressured for time. Riley Payton takes the time to sit down with you and draw out the entire day so it goes exactly the way you want it to!! She asks your wants and needs and then executes them beyond what you can imagine!! If you can’t decide who to use, I would not hesitate or look any further! Not only are they extremely professional during the process but have become amazing friends along the way!!! We will ALWAYS use them for further photos and I will absolutely recommend them to everyone I know!! Thank you a million times over Riley Payton and Matt!!!
-Jessica I.
"We will ALWAYS use them for further photos and I will absolutely recommend them to everyone I know!! Thank you a million times over Riley Payton and Matt!!!"
claysburg, pa
Riley-Payton and Matthew were a dream come true for our wedding this past October. I found them while in search of the best bargain photography I could find. I quickly learned of all the value I would get by hiring Riley-Payton and Matthew and decided to spend the extra money. I cannot tell you how happy I am that I did that. Riley-Payton was so personable, answering every single question and thought I had when planning our special day. She may have put as much time into reassuring me about my day as she did actually photographing it! Her kindness and skill went far beyond simply taking and editing photos. She made sure I felt comfortable in my own body, giving me a few posing tips and paying extra attention to certain areas during editing, recommended I get specific umbrellas when we thought we would be having a rainy wedding, helped create the day-of schedule including all details, even well before she arrived on scene. She and Matthew arrived the day before and were there for our rehearsal to see the venue and make a plan for how to best capture our memories the next day. We now have beautiful, creative, artistic images that provoke so many memories and emotion- all without feeling like our day was focused on Only photography. I know that my husband and I will keep in touch with these amazing people for years to come and will gladly hire them for all formal pictures in our life time!
-Jessica L.
"I know that my husband and I will keep in touch with these amazing people for years to come and will gladly hire them for all formal pictures in our lifetime!."
claysburg, pa
Our wedding photos would not be anywhere near as stunning if we had used anyone else. Riley-Payton and her husband Matt a were incredible, they provided a calming atmosphere as well as having an amazing sense of humor. My wife and I were so lucky to have met and hired them. Our photos turned out like something you’d see in a magazine, we’re so grateful!
-Aaron L.
"Our photos turned out like something you’d see in a magazine, we’re so grateful!."
Rohrersville, MD
My husband and I got married in February 2021 and unfortunately had a terrible experience with a different photographer who was inexperienced and unprofessional. Therefore our wedding photos were awful. I cried every time I looked at them, and the whole experience really put an ugly dark cloud over our special day.
But then we met Riley-Payton and Matt! Riley-Payton, after hearing our story, offered a one time service of hand editing our images in an attempt to salvage them and we were BLOWN AWAY! I swiped through the gallery at least 5 times because I was crying so much I couldn’t see them fully! They are way more amazing than we ever expected these photos could be. Then we did a wedding reshoot where Riley-Payton and Matt gave us the wedding photography experience that we deserved on our original wedding day! From laying in the wet grass in a white shirt to get a shot, to helping pin on my husbands corsage, they truly did it all.
I would recommend working with this team a million times over. They not only saved our once in a lifetime images and gave us even more amazing ones through our reshoot, but they also became great friends through the process. 1000/10 recommend working with this amazing team!
-Marina E.
I would recommend working with this team a million times over."
