The beginning of my year started off with traveling to the beautiful Hilton Head, South Carolina. Destination Wedding, you say? Uh yeah!! =) I had never been able to go to this area before, so nonetheless I was excited to see what the fuss was. Well, Hilton Head is a beautiful town. I loved the […]

Last year I got to photograph the beautiful and talented Miss Whitney Sharpe, she was introduced to me by a mutual friend, Amanda Perna. Amanda is a fashion designer and I was lucky enough to photograph her spring line, in which Whitney was the model for. It was an awesome experience to get to shoot […]

We always start the year off with huge plans, and huge goals, and sometimes we are lucky enough to fulfill them, and other times…well, life get’s in the way of those list. But nothing to be ashamed of, or mad about, because everything happens when it’s supposed. I am a firm believer in the “if […]

This wedding is really special to me because Claire is someone who I’ve gotten to document over many years. We met through my sister in law and lucky for me, the Murphy’s have been family friends that have adopted me in. Their daughters Katie and Claire were great friends with my husband and his sister, […]

Sascha and Kristen are a true definition of what “meant to be”, means. After a brief meeting in Kentucky, there lives took them two different paths, but Love hand another story to tell. After working with missionaries and dealing with school obligations, these two’s stars finally aligned in North Carolina. What grew from text messaging, […]

Halloween with kids, is I think the epitome of Halloween. I’ve never carved a pumpkin until today! Our niece and nephew live just over the bridge in Wilmington, and we were lucky enough to spend the evening with them and their parents while they carved some pumpkins. I didn’t realize how messy and involved carving […]

Being a Wilmington, NC photographer means, I live in a very small coastal town filled with too many people 🙂 Just kidding 🙂 But, really it is a small town with a lot of people moving in.. So, how  and why did I get here? Actually, for the most part moving to this area was […]

Wynwood Walls Photo Shoot As a photographer I get to put on many hats, I’m an editorial photographer, wedding photographer, portrait photographer, product photographer, senior photographer, lifestyle photographer, and even sometimes dabble in fine art photography, and family photography. So, you really don’t just become one specified photographer, only if this is your sole goal. […]

As the days approach of leaving my 20s behind, I have to admit I am a bit nostalgic. I am reminded of my age when I see the youth of today carrying their cell phones everywhere they go. They are almost made now with a velcro type of friction on their hands that allow them […]

Let’s talk about Sarah and James..all it took was a chance on love that started with a church group meeting. From the moment they met, true love was already written in their love story. No one plans on how you meet your soul mate, or what is said first, or even how the first feelings […]

Wrightsville Beach played host to my first wedding of the season. Unfortunately I was not prepared for the weather that came with it. As a photographer your dream for an outdoor wedding has shade! And when I mean shade, I mean clouds, and not bright skies.. It was a socrechaa (in my best Bostonian voice […]

The complete photo collection of the Worth Avenue Fashion Editorial Stylist and Designer: Amanda Perna Clothing: The House of Perna Model : Cheryl Soell Hair and Makeup: Jessica Mead Photographer: Paula Stauffer [Florida Commercial Photographer, Florida Lifestyle Photographer, Florida Wedding Photographer] Set Assistants: Solomon Strul and Hannah Victoria Snyder   Full Collection of the images

I’m not quite sure how to feel about this other than, jumping up and down in excitement! This couldn’t have came at a better time and point with my photography business. I had submitted this wedding about six months ago, and when doing so.. You are just playing the waiting game. The Knot, replied immediately […]

For the Full Collection Visit here   One of the things I love most about being a photographer is the opportunity to travel. Luckily, for me, I am part Floridian, New Englander, and now Carolinian. So with that being said, if I have the opportunity to go back to my “roots”, I take it! I […]

Driving through Wrightsville beach on a Sunday at 6pm, I thought to myself, “hey it’s not going to be crowded at this point in time”.  Boy, was I wrong. I had planned for an evening shoot with a mom and her children this particular evening. I had a vision of fine art black and whites […]

Sometimes, your lucky enough to meet that one person..that makes you so happy you question if it’s reality.  I’m lucky enough to have shared all my first with this guy, never have I ever had to endure the heartbreak of dating, and breaking up, or not knowing if someone likes you. It’s always been this […]

Southport, NC Photographer-[Engagements..] James loves the way Sarah’s hair frames her face, how Sarah is kind, patient, and loves him even at even his goofiest state. Sarah loves the person that makes her laugh, the person that thinks of her when she’s to busy to think of her own self, the person that reminds her […]

As a photographer, photographing a destination anything is a dream. And with this dream comes a ton of emotions that follow.  I was approached by my friend, Amanda Perna to shoot her destination wedding. Throughout the many months of her planning she changed her destination and venues several times. I followed her journey and than […]

As I continue to grow as a professional, I have realized that delivery is everything when you are “delivering” your brand to a client. I want them to feel the same emotions they felt on their special day when looking back on their photos. With this said, I recently decided to offer this type of […]