Hello, I'm Julie, the founder and co-creator of Magnolia + Ember.

My husband, Colin, and I share some of the most intimate days in a couple's life with them. By trade, we are a photo & video team planning adventure wedding experiences, but our passion comes from a place far beyond the landscapes. Our energy and internal worlds are the lifeforce behind our work. We are ceremonialist with a gift of intentionality and presence.

Myself, I'm an overly detailed storyteller, and these are my personal stories that are too long for an Instagram caption. Moments that have shaped the core of M+E.

You deserve to know who you’re spending your elopement day with.

November 15, 2024

Hurricane Helene brought chaos and change into the lives of so many people. Asheville and surrounding areas on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina became impassable. For us, and Jackie and Dave, this meant a last minute change of elopement plans. In only 4 days, we pivoted, crafting the adventure of a lifetime in Vermont.

No matter how an elopement unfolds, we know that we are always given exactly what is meant for us. Rather than expectations, we chase our intentions and how we want to feel during an experience, and that is what drives the creative process of helping couples plan adventures. Our job as your photographers is not only to capture the day, but guide you into being fully present. Connection is the fundamental principle of our art.

October 31, 2023

Get an adventure photo + video team who will camp all night in high winds, sleet, and below freezing just to be the first ones on the mountain for your sunrise proposal as dawn paints the sky!

Jose’s surprise proposal to Deanna was a perfectly executed dream come true. We planned the experience with one main goal… keeping the moment an actual surprise! Emailing between two countries and zero phone calls, we created a detailed plan A and alternatives for various weather conditions so we had the best chance at not blowing our cover for his very important question.

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