Wedding & Elopement Photography — The Blue Ridge

Photographs that read like letters home from the mountains

We are a two-person studio in downtown Asheville making quiet, honest wedding photographs — fog on the parkway at first light, your grandmother's hands around a coffee cup, the field after the last dance. Collections from $3,200; elopements from $1,900.

The Collections

Three ways to be well remembered

Every collection includes two pre-wedding planning calls, a custom timeline drafted around the light, a full-resolution online gallery with personal printing rights, and the two of us rooting for you the whole way through.

The Laurel

$3,200

  • 6 hours of wedding-day coverage
  • One photographer (June or Theo)
  • Custom light-first timeline consult
  • Full-resolution online gallery, 400+ images
  • Preview gallery within one week
  • Finished gallery within 8 weeks

For the small, unhurried wedding — a backyard in Weaverville, a ceremony at the courthouse and supper after.

The Heirloom

$6,500

  • 10 hours of wedding-day coverage
  • Lead photographer + second shooter
  • Engagement session, location of your choosing
  • Handbound linen heirloom album, 30 spreads
  • Full-resolution online gallery, 800+ images
  • Matching parent album at half price
  • Priority editing — finished gallery within 6 weeks

The whole arc of the day, finished as a book your children will argue over someday. The good kind of arguing.

A 30% retainer and signed agreement reserve your date. Finished galleries are delivered in 6–8 weeks. Travel is included within 3 hours of Asheville.

Elopements

Two people, one ridgeline, no audience

Elopements are half of what we do. We have stood with couples at Craggy Gardens before sunrise, in the Joyce Kilmer old growth in the rain, and on a porch in Hot Springs with a borrowed dog as witness.

Packages from $1,900

Elopement packages start at $1,900 and cover two to four hours with one photographer, growing from there — add hours, a hike, a second sunrise location, or dinner at a long table afterward. Every package includes help with National Park and Forest Service permits, location scouting, and sunrise and sunset timing for your exact date.

You will also receive our Blue Ridge elopement planning guide — thirty pages of overlooks sorted by season, a leave-no-trace shortlist, officiants who will drive up a gravel road, and where to find biscuits afterward. We keep weekday dates open year-round for eloping couples, even in October.

Plan an elopement

The Photographers

June & Theo Marlowe

We met fifteen years ago in a Boone darkroom — June was printing portraits of her granddad's tobacco barn, Theo was hogging the enlarger — and we have been photographing together ever since. June shoots the quiet things: hands, letters, the mother of the bride breathing in the hallway. Theo climbs on chairs at receptions and knows every overlook on the parkway by milepost.

We photographed our first wedding in 2014, opened the Beacon Hollow Lane studio in 2019, and have made pictures at just over two hundred weddings and elopements since — nearly all of them within these mountains. We work slowly, stay late, and believe the best photograph at any wedding is usually of someone who doesn't know they're being photographed.

Home is West Asheville with a freckled pointer named Biscuit, a garden that grows mostly dahlias and regret, and shelf after shelf of other people's family albums rescued from estate sales. We'd be honored to make yours.

Questions, Answered Plainly

Frequently asked questions

How far in advance should I book Willow & Pine Photography?

Most couples book us 12 to 18 months before their wedding date, and popular October Saturdays often reserve at the early end of that window. If your date is sooner, write anyway — we keep a few weekday and elopement dates open each season.

Do you charge travel fees?

No travel fees apply within a 3-hour drive of Asheville, which covers most of the Blue Ridge region. Beyond that radius we prepare a simple custom travel quote, billed at cost with no markup.

How much does wedding photography with Willow & Pine cost?

Our three wedding collections are $3,200, $4,800, and $6,500, and elopement packages begin at $1,900. Every collection includes a full-resolution online gallery with personal printing rights.

How do we reserve our wedding date?

A signed agreement and a 30% retainer reserve your date; the balance is due 30 days before the wedding. Dates are held only once both are received.

When will we receive our photos?

A preview of 40 to 60 images arrives within one week, and the complete gallery is delivered in 6 to 8 weeks. Elopement galleries usually arrive in 4 to 6 weeks.

Do you photograph elopements as well as weddings?

Yes — elopements are half of what we do, with packages starting at $1,900. We also help with overlook permits, sunrise timing, and small-town officiant recommendations across western North Carolina.

The Studio

A small room on Beacon Hollow Lane

Our studio sits above the cobbles of Beacon Hollow Lane in downtown Asheville — one long table, a wall of albums to leaf through, and good coffee from next door. Come sit; bring your Pinterest board or don't.

Visit

Willow & Pine Photography
14 Beacon Hollow Ln
Asheville, NC 28801

Phone: (828) 555-0151

Hours

Studio visits are by appointment.

Monday – Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: usually at a wedding

Where we work

Based in Asheville and serving the Blue Ridge region and all of western North Carolina. Travel is included within 3 hours of Asheville; farther afield, we'll send a custom travel quote billed at cost.

Inquire

Tell us about your day

Write us a few lines — your date if you have one, the place if you've found it, and anything you already know you want remembered. We answer every inquiry personally within two business days.

This portfolio demo doesn't actually send mail — in real life, you'd hear back from June within two business days. Prefer the phone? (828) 555-0151.