Jennie and George met at Georgie’s cousins wedding and quickly hit it off and we are so excited to be apart of their special day in a few weeks! Jennie and George wanted their engagement photos taken at her grandfathers plantation in Moncks Corner, and what a beautiful day it was!
Ashley and Doug were married in December, and I love how they incorporated a Winter Wonderland into there wedding! Harborside East is in Mount Pleasant and is the perfect location for anyone who wants wedding guests to enjoy the evening overlooking the Ravenel Bridge. In lieu of a cake Ashley bakery created a beautiful table full of small desserts like cupcakes and pies and they also had a an outdoor open fire pit for roasting s’mores! We enjoyed working with Event Drs. and they did a fabulous job making this Winter Wonderland come to life. OK Florist did an amazing job creating some beautiful creations of plum, silver, and white flowers for the ceremony and reception.
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 Class, which is a pioneering educational experiment for the most needy of our society designed to fight the cycle of poverty by providing higher humanities education to those who would never otherwise have that opportunity. Click here to see the larger picture!
The Clemente Players!
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 toast, that this bride is the happiest and kindest person he knows. Jesse hit it big on this one.
Three Lions Club on Daniel Island is quite a find! The venue provides several different adjoining rooms with posh furnishing where guests could gather and have conversation, but the flow and dancing happened very organically. Good choice!
This wedding was a particular pleasure to be a part of, as Jesse and Liza and I went to High School together. So it was great seeing some of my old friends and classmates.
The album is now posted! Click below to see the entire wedding album!
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* “maybe one day” kind of dream….this year it will be REALITY! Words cannot express how excited I am (we all are!!!!)
So tonight, while we wish you all a very Happy Valentine’s Day….we are packing our bags and counting down the minutes.
Here are a three pics I took while touring Vegas about this time last year:
Southern Bridal Expo….
If you are going to be attending the wedding show tomorrow at the Charleston Convention Center….come by our booth and say hi! We will all be there with bells on!
Nathan, Mell and I will be leaving directly from the show to the airport for Vegas. 🙂
And if you call or visit our studio this week, be sure to send all your extra kudos to Steve for holding down the fort for us!!!!
Rebekah and Korey’s wedding, at Summerall Chapel and the Citadel Beach House is now posted on our site!
We had the pleasure of photographing Rebekah and Korey’s military ceremony at Summerall Chapel. This was a happy first for the studio in that, while Korey is a distinguished Marine, he is not an alumni of the Citadel — but Rebekah is attending Grad school there. Summerall is of course one of our very favorite church settings in Charleston for photography, and the Citadel Beach House is one of the nicest (and well lit) venues that provide for both a beach reception and a large, in-door reception hall.
This classic couple was surrounded so many happy friends and family. You could tell that their parents were so proud. I love being around that sort of thing.
Stay tuned for the Full album to be posted later this week!
Summerall Chapel has some of the most elaborate stained glass in all of Charleston.
I think Korey is most proud of this one.
Kaitlin and Robert got married 5 years ago on January 3rd, 2004 at Summerall Chapel. Their wedding was one of the first weddings I shot after taking over the Studio from my dad, and their album was the first flushmount storybook ablum that we produced by special request for Kaitlin. That storybook was the forerunner for our entire present album product line. So Kaitlin and Robert are a big deal for us around here (I still have a picture of her haning in the studio!).
Robert is finally back from serving our country in the Middle East, and they came to downtown Charleston to stay at the French Quarter Inn, where they stayed their honeymoon night.
AND THEY BROUGHT COLLIN, their 10 month-old little boy.
So of course we did a family portrait shoot right there at the Inn. It was great to see them again, especially on such a special day. Here are a few of the shots:
We did quite a few shoots downtown over the holidays, so I thought I’d post some previews from a few of them. This one is baby Grace who is getting regular portraits for her first year. We went downtown to Waterfront park for this shoot. Did very well and is getting to that age where she has a lot of great expressions. Happy New Year, Grace!
When the light is right, this is a great spot for a real Charlestonstonian picture.
When you’re 18 months old, your legs are made for walking and running, but sitting still makes you cranky. Rocks are one of your favorite toys, and your photographer has to be ready for your split second adorable poses. Darby was no exception, and Nathan and I had the pleasure of photography her family recently around Waterfront Park in downtown Charleston. Thank you so much for playing outside with us! Here are some of our favorite shots from the shoot:
Darby on the go with her rock
You can't cross the street without holding someone's hand, but you can definitely sit in it with your parents for a fun family shot.
Darby and her family were so fun and willing to try different things like this.
The best way to end a day downtown is laughing and playing in the grass. This is one my favorite shots from the day.