about Being a wedding photographer and family/child photographer in Asheville, Black Mountain, Marion,and Morganton is such an honor! Autumn Olive Photography also photographs at destination locations. My name is Cristen and I am the photographer and owner of Autumn Olive Photography. I love the mountains of Western North Carolina and all the outdoor activities the mountains have to offer! I am originally from Illinois and moved to North Carolina for school. I miss my family back in Illinois, but could not be happier being a photographer here in the mountains of North Carolina!!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! Have a wonderful day!





This summer, Autumn Olive Photography had the opportunity to photograph a sweet little girl before her first birthday in Morganton, NC!   She was such a happy little girl!! :)







I love photographing children here in Marion, NC and these two were a blast to capture!!!  SUCH * CUTE * KIDS!!! :)







I love shooting newborns!  This little guys was up for the whole session but was so darn sweet!! :)  Be on the lookout for a massive amount of blog posts coming up!!  I have been so busy and not had a chance to blog much these days!!! :(







Autumn Olive Photography had the opportunity to photograph a wedding in St. Joseph, Michigan (which is very different from the mountains of Asheville, NC)!  It was so beautiful though and the weather held out the whole time!  The amazing wedding planner, JODY VANBOGELEN, of The Organized Partner made sure the whole day went off with out a hitch! The details were perfect and Matt and Sandy even surprised their guest with a special “first dance”! I have no idea how they had time to go to dance lessons with Sandy being in med school, planning a wedding, and training for a marathon!!  Makes me exhausted even thinking about it! :)

Thanks Matt and Sandy for allowing us to be part of your wedding day and I hope you enjoyed your honeymoon to Europe!








Autumn Olive Photography had the honor of photographing this family on their farm!  Such a beautiful family and we are lucky to call them our neighbors!:)

This is my favorite one! I love seeing the pasture, the sun, and the pollen in the air!! :)







Autumn Olive Photography photographed this family in Asheville to celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary!  Asheville was a destination location for this family! :) It was great meeting you all and CONGRATS!!







As always, life has gotten extremely busy and I am overwhelmed with all the love and work I have received!  Unfortuantly, with more work comes less blog posts!  :(  Be watching for the next couple weeks as I get caught up (right before I am even busier with this years weddings)!!  But, what can I say…I LOVE BEING BUSY AS A BEE…. :)

And, my little girl turned one this past week, so of course I had to share a pic ;)







Photography and babies are some of my favorite combos!! :)







Prom photography, Morganton, NC

What a fun and beautiful couple to capture before their big night out! :)







Morganton, NC wedding Photographer

It was such an honor to be part of this very special wedding that took place at the Morganton, NC old courthouse! :)





















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