Wedding Photography at Sunrise Presbyterian on Sullivan’s Island and Reception at the Sand Dunes Club

Lauren and Joe got married at Sunrise Presbyterian on Sullivan’s Island last weekend.   Sunrise is one of the prettiest churches in the area, and has a great Hurricane Hugo story.  The Sand Dunes Club is a phenomenal venue right on the beach, that can easily host well over 150.  It’s a great place for […]

Wedding Photography Preview at Trinity United Methodist Church and Hibernian Society Hall

Wedding images of Katie and Zach on their big day with the reception at Hibernian Society Hall and the ceremony at the recently-restored Trinity United Methodist Church in Downtown Charleston, SC.

Courtney and Rodney’s Wedding at Central Baptist Church and Seawell’s in Columbia, SC

Courtney and Rodney had one of the most well done “Grand Event” I’ve attended in a long time.  400 guests requires lots of planning, and they pulled it off in an elegant, classy, and very fun way.  (Oh, and Courtney is GORGEOUS!).

Sienna’s Sweet 16 Photo Session at the Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Sienna recently got her braces removed and is going to turn “sweet 16” next month. What a great time to celebrate with a portrait session! She braved the VERY early morning (also known as sunrise) to come to the Old Sheldon Church Ruins for her session. Here’s a few of my favorites:

Wedding Photography on Folly Beach, SC

Update: the album is posted!  check it out! Mike and Holly were VERY insistent that they wanted to be featured on our website, and Holly is such a diva for the camera, that we got a phenomenal collection, which I’m very happy to share.  The rain threatened that day, right after the ceremony when we were supposed […]

Engagement Shoot on the National Mall

In August, Mell and I had the opportunity to travel to Washington DC to meet some of our clients for a shoot in their home neighborhood —  The National Mall and the Capitol!  We walked around for a couple hours, but here’s a few highlights 🙂

Heather and Chris’s Wedding at Dunes West Country Club in Mt. Pleasant, SC

Update:  The album design is now available to be viewed!  Check it out. Heather and Chris’s wedding was held under the Oaks at the Charleston area venue, the Dunes West Country Club, which boasts one of the most spectacular sunset views in all of Charleston (good sunsets are relatively rare on the east coast). We […]

Uncle Jim, Dairy Farmer

I grew up in upstate New York, where my mom’s family have been dairy farmers for over a century, raising Jersey’s and a few Holsteins. My brother an I used to spend our summers at the farm helping mow hay and other chores, but mostly we swam in the pond and rode the ATV. Uncle […]

Wedding Photography at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC

The aquarium is such a fantastic place to be a wedding photographer! There are endless possibilities with the luminecent tanks and unique architecture. Adair is a Marine Biologist, so the Aquarium was the perfect venue for her!

Ansley and Madison’s wedding in Cameron, SC

Held at a lovely country Church in Cameron, South Carolina, Ansley and Madison’s wedding was a pretty big deal. The new Orangeburg Country Club event venue hosted their reception, and they did a phenomenal job.

Bride’s response to seeing her wedding album and surprises for the first time

Matt was so kind to share this video of his very excited wife seeing her wedding album and surprises from our studio for the first time.  This video is almost as good as being there.  Thank you Lauren and Matt!!! You two rock!

The Cast and Crew of the Clemente Players!

I had the pleasure of photographing  the cast and crew of the Werewolf’s Curse, Hair today Gone Tomorrow.  They are currently in rehearsal for their performances the first weekend in April.  They are the Clemente Players, directed by Dr. Sharon Willis (pictured in the front).  All proceeds of the play go to benefit the Clemente […]

Zeb & Maggie’s Album!

I am so pleased to share with you….. Maggie & Zeb’s album design! Check it out here: http://charlestonwedding.com/#/cass/

Maggie & Zeb: Summerall Chapel and The Citadel Beach House

This past Saturday, I had the honor and privilege of photographing the wedding of two very dear friends, Maggie & Zeb. We have all known each other since my family and I moved to Charleston when I was only 13 years old!!! Maggie and Zeb had an incredibly beautiful and fun wedding. I can’t say […]

Jesse and Liza’s Wedding at St. John’s Lutheran Church and Three Lions Pub

Click here to see the wedding album! Jesse and Liza were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church–a historic beauty nestled in a hard-to-find alley in downtown Charleston.  The group had a great time and we had lots of opportunity for some creative portraiture. Liza is a DELIGHT. The best man, Brian, captured it in his […]

Vegas or Bust!

It is time for me (Valerie), Nathan, and Mell to say GOODBYE to Charleston for a week and say HELLO to Las Vegas for the annual WPPI conference! WPPI  is the largest professional photographers’ event in the country, and it is held in Vegas every year. After yeeeeeeears of attending WPPI being only a *sigh* […]

Emily & Eric = so in love!

As promised in the {sneak peak blog entry} here are the rest of Emily & Eric’s engagement pictures! Their super fabulous engagement book design is hot off the press! CLICK HERE (it will open in a new window) (Take note of your favorite…and vote at the bottom of this post!) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 […]

Rebekah and Korey’s Wedding Album Posted!

Rebekah and Korey’s wedding, at Summerall Chapel and the Citadel Beach House is now posted on our site!