Derek + Maria Avery Wedding | May 26, 2018

“Brianna did our civil wedding pictures last May and we absolutely loved both her and her work. My husband’s cousin who had seen her shooting pictures at another wedding referred her to us. Brianna’s approach of just blending in with the guests and capturing candid moments was exactly what we were looking for. The pictures show our style and the whole vibe in the small and intimate wedding we had. We will treasure them forever!

She is also really easy to work with, she came to the rehearsal and stayed from the beginning till the end to familiarize with the place and wedding party. She is super responsive over text and email and provided our photos sooner than what we expected. In person, Brianna is really kind, friendly and she really took the time to listen to what we wanted.

End-to-end, we couldn’t have had a better experience with her. I would totally recommend Brianna for anybody looking for a relaxed, artistic and clever photographer! ”

— Maria Sabatte Avery (bride)

Believe it or not, this beautiful backyard summer wedding was actually the first wedding I've ever shot! Maria Sabatte Avery's cousin had seen some film photos I had taken at a friend's wedding and told Maria about me, so one night I get an inquiry to my website. My first inquiry, too! I was stoked beyond words and then met up with Maria at Front Porch Cafe here in Kill Devil Hills.  I was nervous as could be bringing in my amateur portfolio. But after Maria loved my style and decided to book, I was so excited to be able to shoot my very first wedding. Results? IT WAS AMAZING!! Derek and Maria are such beautiful humans inside + out so shooting their wedding was a breeze! I even ended up going to the rehearsal which helped me to figure out the different angles, where to stand, etc. (which I highly recommend doing because it helped so much!)

Needless to say, the whole night was just perfect. They even trusted me to shoot film photography for their bride + groom portraits and those photos turned out amazing! {Check them out here} I was honored to be able to shoot both Derek + Maria's rehearsal and wedding. Looking forward to shooting more weddings/family portraits/styled shoots for 2018-2019! Affordable prices. Email briannadiggs5@gmail.com or use the contact form on the website if you or someone you know may be interested. Take Care!

xx Brianna Diggs

{All digital images shot on my dad's Nikon D3}

Outer Banks Snow Daze

Living on the Outer Banks in the dead of wintertime can be quite the challenge...especially when there's a bunch of crazy snowstorms that keep on pounding the island.  I used to love the snow but lately it's been hard to handle. BUT, that being said, I was fortunate enough to have good friends that had 4 wheel drive and were able to venture out in the cold when the roads were nothing but ice! Here's some photos from the first snowstorm of the season...featuring my old coworker Ben Hitchcock (check out his photography!), Forest Davis, and my neighbor Troy Murphy.

xx B Diggs

{Nikon F100. 2 rolls unknown ISO's in color} *The first few photos look differently because it was before I adjusted the exposure*

Bri + Bri Hawaii Trip 2017

Sitting back to write this blog post, I can hardly believe the trip Bri Vuyovich and I won from Billabong's #SummerGivesOn Instagram Contest! With Megan Haynes, Carly and Cindy from Billabong to thank... this was literally the trip of a lifetime! EVERYTHING was amazing.  {Two best friends from the little ol' Outer Banks take on the island of Oahu!} We stayed two nights at the Royal Hawaiian (Pink Hotel) in Waikiki and three nights at Turtle Bay Resort.  Although we were only there for 5 days, we woke up early every single day and packed in as much fun as we could. From the helicopter tour (with doors off!), to surfing in Waikiki with the Billabong girls, the launch of their New Wave Collection (so great)... then exploring the North Shore, eating fresh fruit and poke almost every meal...and having Iggy Pop play at the Billabong house -- we had an insanely cool trip! Here's some film highlights from Bri (Diggs) + Bri (Vuyovich). It's always been a dream of mine and Bri's to travel to Hawaii together... so thank you to Billabong Women's for making dreams come true!

xx B Diggs

{Nikon F100. 16 rolls of all different ISO's in color, switching off between me & Bri}

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