All of us in Chattanooga woke up to a big surprise last Saturday.  The ground was COVERED in snow!  We don’t get snow very often, so it was a real treat to wake up to white, clean snow everywhere.  I was so excited I posted on Instagram that I’d love to do a last minute […]

Engagement photos in the mountains

Winter Engagement Session in the Snow: Crystal + Jon

Engagements

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I was thrilled when Lydia and Jason chose this location for their engagement session. I was even more thrilled when she said they were bringing their dogs.  You know how much I love dogs!  I love this couple so much because they are so easy to work with and Lydia and I both share a […]

Sope Creek Trail Engagement Session: Lydia + Jason

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I love it when engagement sessions bring in a piece of the couple’s real life!  In fact, Kathryn and Elliott kept saying this is exactly what they do in their kitchen all the time.  The love cooking and cuddling together!  These two are TALENTED TOO!  My favorite part of this session was getting to see […]

Lifestyle Engagement Session: Kathryn + Elliott

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I love a Tennessee River Place Wedding!  This venue is so different from any other place in town.  The views of the river and the gorge are amazing and the Spanish style house gives me all the european vibes I’ve been dreaming about!  The patio has, hands down, the best lighting in all of Chattanooga.  […]

Tennessee River Place Wedding & Styled Shoot with Real Couples

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My life is pretty simple.  I spend my days at my “day job” as a pharmacist on top of being wedding photographer in Chattanooga.  Then I spend my evening doing one of a handful of things: Shooting/Editing/Business Maintenance or walking/cuddling my dogs with my husband.  As 2019 was drawing to a close I really wanted […]

My Little Family!

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Proposal at Taft Point

I have so much to be thankful for in 2019, both personally and professionally so I decided to do a Sarah Larae 2019 rewind!  Kind of like Youtube Rewind, but better.  I met all my photography goals and met so many amazing people!  My goal every year is to grow as a person and I […]

Sarah Larae 2019 Rewind!

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I have been to Disney World more than a few times in the last 5 years, but this is the first time I’ve taken the time to blog my trip!  This is also my first Disney trip in October!  This time I went with my best friend Holly and 3 of her 4 kids.  We […]

Our Disney Trip 2019!

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Christmas Wedding Ideas

The shoot was hosted by Styled Shoots USA and P. Chevalley Artistry and they knocked it out of the park yet again.  Christmas is my favorite time of year and I was so excited to participate in this shoot.   Brittany and Jeremy slayed this shoot didn’t they?  They are a real life couple and simply […]

Gardens in the Gorge Wedding: Christmas Styled Shoot

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Im so happy you are planning a wedding in Chattanooga!  I was born and raised in the Chattanooga area and I love my city. I lived in Atlanta for 3 years, traveled around the world and I can honestly say I love living, loving, and working here. 90% of the weddings I have shot have […]

Chattanooga Wedding

Five Tips for Planning a Wedding in Chattanooga

Wedding Planning & Tips

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White Farmhouse wedding

Building a campfire is a key life skill, especially if you ask Kristiana.  She believes it to be so important she was adamant the man she married had to know how to build one. Ian had already bought the ring, asked her family, but he was still nervous about being able to build this campfire!  Thank […]

A White Farmhouse Wedding in the Country: Kristiana + Ian

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Love Stories

A wedding with candid moments and an editorial style at The Conservatory at Blackberry Ridge

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Blackberry Ridge

The Conservatory

Caty & Simon got married at her grandmother's private estate inside the Sandestin resort in Florida.  They fell in love chatting by the water so it only made since they say their vows here too.

Florida

Sandestin Resort

It's not every wedding that starts with a luxury car in a venue styled like a tuscan villa and ends with karaoke and fireworks!  This wedding was EPIC!

Howe Farms

The Woodlands