WEDDING & ELOPEMENT

PHOTOGRAPHER

based in Western North Carolina

For the adventurers, the deeply-in-love, and the ones who know that weddings aren’t about the production—they’re about the people.

Caroline Ellis is a wedding and elopement photographer in the heart of Western North Carolina for couples who want their photos to feel alive—bursting with joy, honest emotion, and the kind of moments that take your breath away. If your wedding day looks like hiking to a jaw-dropping overlook, celebrating under twinkling lights with your favorite people, or embracing the unexpected with a champagne-soaked dance party, I’m all in. I’m here to capture every wild, beautiful, completely you moment of it.

Based in the mountains of Western North Carolina, but always ready for the next adventure.

Heartfelt, Timeless, & Arftul Images for the Unapologetically Present

Your friendly western north carolina wedding and elopement photographer smiling in a white dress ready to take your photos

Hi, I’m Caroline —

Lover, wife, mama, daughter, butter chicken enthusiast, avid kindle reader — I answer to many titles and names, and I’m so excited to meet you.

I value real moments, honest love stories, and photos that transport you back to a time and place that is full to the brim of emotion and memory. I love these Western North Carolina Mountains and getting to photograph weddings and elopements is by far one of my favorite things to do amidst their beauty.

Find yourself nodding along and excited for your own WNC adventure?

then I'm the photographer for you.

  • Silhouettes of a couple dancing in front of car headlights in a foggy, dimly lit environment after a mountain proposal
  • Pair of beige pointed flats with star embroidery on a wooden windowsill with ivy.
  • Black and white photo of people raising glasses in a celebratory toast at a decorated dinner table with candles.
  • Couple kissing at wedding, surrounded by guests with sparklers under a tent, festive atmosphere, night setting.
  • Bride walking towards groom for a first look moment indoors, with natural light and minimalistic setting.
  • People dancing at a party, man in uniform dancing with woman at the Hawkesdene Estate
  • Bride and groom holding hands around a wooden pillar, dressed for wedding, interior setting.
  • Black and white photo of a wedding reception with a couple dancing in the foreground, guests reacting emotionally in the background, and children holding flowers at the Hawkesdene Estate
  • Bride and groom laughing joyfully during wedding ceremony

Picture this: 30 years from now, you sit down with your children, your spouse, maybe your grandchildren — and you’re looking over your wedding photos.

You notice the tear glistening in your groom’s eye as he sees you walk down the aisle for the first time. Your grandchild giggles over how much fun everyone had, dancing the night away. Your children see a photo of great grandmother, and a tear slips down their cheek.

You look into your spouse’s eyes and remember the way you felt, the anticipation, the confidence that you were marrying your best friend, the utter joy that enveloped your soul as you said “I do” to your love, to your future, to this very moment.

I’ve built my whole business around the art of being present here in these Western North Carolina Mountains, ready to photograph all of your precious wedding and elopement memories — paying attention to the details, being the photographer who values you, valuing your story and people above all.

You are unapologetically romantic.

Alex and Rachel embraced the foggy summer afternoon on the Blue Ridge Parkway for their engagement photos.
Get married at the beautiful North Carolina Mountains
Man and woman holding hands walking through a grassy field with trees in background, black and white photo.
The WNC mountains are the perfect location for a sunset engagement photo session.

some favorite WNC moments

the kindest of words

Sunset in the valley of Andrews, NC romantically captures the essence of what it means to elope in the North Carolina mountains.

“She does not force or control moments to get a good photo, but instead, she uses her artistry and creativity to simply experience life with you and document the beauty of that life. Coming as someone who does not enjoy having her photo taken, Caroline made me forget that a camera was even around in these sweet moments of my life.”

— Rowan + Christiaan

The love between Will and Hannah was overflowingly evident in their adventure Highlands, NC elopement at Old Edwards Inn.

Caroline is absolutely the BEST!! She isn’t only a photographer - she is an artist. As soon as I got engaged, I knew I wanted her to take our engagement photos and to photograph our wedding. Caroline put us at ease and really captured who we are and our love for one another. I could not be happier with our photos!

— Hannah + Will

You deserve wedding photos that capture

the moments that matter.

Are you ready to plan your own Western North Carolina wedding or elopement and have me as your photographer?

Fill out the contact form below — don’t worry, it’s short and sweet.

Once you fill the form out, I’ll text you within 24 hours to setup a video call!

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WNC Proposal Photography Resources

Planning to propose in North Carolina? Great idea — I have some tips and locations to share!

Before you do start planning, check out my resources.