Jillian Knight Photography

I’m watching ever so closely. Keeping my eye trained, attuned to your body language. I’m waiting for the moment. Of course, the kiss. Of course, the rings. The vows, the hand off. Of course. But the moment of peace. The subtle moment that refreshing peace comes washing over you as a couple. You smile and take a deep breath, often then glancing at one another as if to say “it is done”. All of the planning. The anticipation. Intentions. Anticipation. Has all led to this. Now, peace. It’s ever so subtle. And ever so lovely.

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Knowing that you felt your wishes were honored and that you saw that reflected in your complete photography collection. That your wedding photography collection truly felt bespoke and that our approach felt custom tailored to your one-of-kind event. That you felt we were attuned. All in for the experience and joyful privilege of telling your wedding story. Dedicated to discreetly interpreting subtleties and intuitively anticipating your needs and priorities.

The Amalfi coast views, the vibrant bold feminine atmosphere and the delicious handcrafted cocktails. Oh and a business run by a sisterhood powerhouse 🍹 💕

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If a piece of your heart is missing this holiday season, I’m sending you love and warmth 🤍 always knows how to say what needs to be said with just a few words and a lovely illustration 🤍

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Big love. The kind that makes you pause and take one last deep breath to take it all in before the gleeful celebration begins. As if to say “At last. I am yours and you are mine. For good.”

The sleeves. The hair. The color. She’s a vision. With a refined palette for the world’s finest peach bellinis 🍑 🥂 💐

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I don't want to lose a single thread
from the intricate brocade of this happiness.
I want to remember everything.
Which is why I'm lying awake, sleepy
but not sleepy enough to give it up.
Just now, a moment from a year ago:
the early morning light, the deft, sweet
gesture of your hand
reaching for me.
Mary Oliver

Oh do you have time
to linger
for just a little while
out of your busy

and very important day
for the goldfinches
that have gathered
in a field of thistles

for a musical battle,
to see who can sing
the highest note,
or the lowest,

or the most expressive of mirth,
or the most tender?
Their strong, blunt beaks
drink the air

as they strive
melodiously
not for your sake
and not for mine

and not for the sake of winning
but for sheer delight and gratitude –
believe us, they say,
it is a serious thing

just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world.
I beg of you,

do not walk by
without pausing
to attend to this
rather ridiculous performance.

It could mean something.
It could mean everything.
It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:
You must change your life.



Mary Oliver, “Invitation,” A Thousand Mornings

Small gestures of adoration that make up a grand wedding day tale of warmth and love🤍

🥂to Jessica & Win

An Evening to Ignite is BACK and we are honored to be a part of it this year! Along with, The Merrimon-Wynne House], and , we’re so excited to help create a fully donated event with a goal of raising $100,000+ for their 2023 charity partner, ! Blast off into the future with us and brace yourself to make a serious impact as we eat, drink, dance and raise awareness around the lack of hygiene essentials for thousands of women and girls in the Triangle area.

To learn more and purchase tickets for An Evening To Ignite, please visit the link on our story or the link in The Merrimon-Wynne House]’s bio!

Hand tied and eloquent. Fragrant but subtly so. Intentionally gathered. Together but free to dance in the hands of the bride. All of the traits of a beautiful bouquet.

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The family news that has taken me 6 months to be ready to share. Here we go.

You know that feeling? The one where you know exactly what you what to say and the word is right there on the tip of your tongue? AH! There is it.

Only the word never comes. No sound. The wrong sound. Not what I meant. And the moment passes. And it happens again. And again. And again and again and again.
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As most of you know, this is my son Graham. Graham has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. CAS is a neurological disorder that affects the brain pathways involved in planning the sequence of movements involved in producing speech. The brain knows what it wants to say, but cannot properly plan and sequence the required speech sound movements. It’s not about the muscles not being strong enough. It’s not that he doesn’t understand. It’s that the words don’t come. There’s all of these tiny intricate sidewalks (neural pathways) inside of his incredible mind. Some of the sidewalks are missing pieces. And it takes a lot of laps back and forth to pave each inch of the square foot of unlinked sidewalk. A lot (A LOT) of hard work and a lot of repetition is needed to build the neural pathways.

Prior to August of 2022, I had never heard the word Apraxia. Proactively, we took Graham for a speech evaluation ahead of his second birthday. I figured it would be good to get a head start on some speech therapy. We completed the evaluation. The SLP asked the questions, nodded, jotting notes and circling scores. 1-10. Severe. Not severe. Sounds in his repertoire. We finished the evaluation. She agreed, a delay yes.

And then.

Her best “I’m about to break really hard news to you” voice. “I believe Graham has what is called Childhood Apraxia of Speech.” She made deep eye contact, paused and looked at me as if to say “I’m sorry this load is going to be so heavy.”

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For the Seeker | You belong here.

For the once nervous for the first-date, led out the door by the best friends, cheered on as you took that optimistic leap of faith forward kind of friend.

The doesn’t miss a beat, sure of what’s right, not a thing you wouldn’t do for them, champion of family.

For the destination dreamer. Weekend airport warrior. Ready to jump on a plane for what’s next adventurer.

The soak in the moment and overcome with joy as hard work and steady faith fall into place believer of good.

The wipe the streaming tear rolling down your face, look to the sky in gratitude followed by nervous laughter kind of feeler.

For the lover of beautiful details. Meaningful traditions. In between moments. Hair blowing in the wind kind of good time soul.

Birds of a feather, you and I.

This place is for you.

This fleeting precious split second moment suspended in time in which Frank gently holds Kirsten’s face and looks in her eyes before kissing her for the first time as her husband. Wrapped in the warm glow of the June Chapel Hill afternoon light beneath a bountiful chuppah adorned with joyful fragrant blooms. In the presence of dearly beloved. The ketubah signed, the rings placed and then the kiss. The beginning of their legacy. Happily ever after.

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The look in their eyes when they step into your intentionally designed one-of-a-kind space. The love and admiration your guests feel when they enter your magnificent bespoke evening dinner space. The moment they discover that before them lies an evening of splendor and indulgence.

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I have been thinking about the topic of intentionality and slowing down. Amidst the fury of goal setting and pressure to be “better” I am left craving a slower simpler pace. In the spirit of that I am listening to a favorite TED Radio Hour episode from 2014 about happiness. The show asks a simple and powerful question:

“Do you want to do what you’re doing?”

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🥂 to another year of life on earth and grand adventures 🌴🍍

On the way 🤍

Katie & Shivam 🤍