These guys were like please please please come outside!!

We tried to get the family cat in on some shots. After this brief appearance the cat disappeared!

This took an act of congress to get. Poodles have an uncanny amount of energy by the way! They were everywhere!



Up in the tree house. One of my favorites of the day.

I got up in the tree house too!

Finished up with a snack in the kitchen! Thanks for the cupcake guys!

So let’s jump to a wedding. This was actually Rob and Tania’s wedding. I get asked quite a bit about weddings and are any of them any different. There’s never a time when when a wedding feels like a repeat. That is mostly because the couples are so different.

This wedding was a little different though. It was at a mountain home which was absolutely beautiful.

About everything was handmade, including the house. Here’s Tania making Margaritas for the wedding. She actually let me sample and i can remember them being very potent, I recommended she decrease the alcohol so nobody would pass out before it was over.

Here’s Aunt Toni preparing some of the food. They were incredibly nice people! Tania invited me back around Thanksgiving and I plan on hitting up the rehearsal site for some still motion star photography. Very exciting! I actually met a few astronomy buffs that had a bunch of super cool telescopes but it turned out to be a little cloudy.



Here’s Tania getting ready.

A few of my favorite shots before the wedding. We actually had to dodge about 3 different rain clouds that day.


Tania’s dad walking her down the isle.

These guys dated around 14 years.

All time best dressed award for one of the uncles.

This is a first. I tried to get everyone’s photo at the wedding.

Here’s a few creative shots and a nice portrait on the stairs.



Found two soon to be heart breakers running around at the wedding.

Two cupcake thieves nibbling a little too soon.

Uncle Mark cutting the cake. Yep….he cut the cake!

Rob and Tania had first dibs though.

These guys were over the top with fireworks excitement. South Carolina’s fireworks laws are a lot more open than other states. So, I finally figured out why there are so many fireworks stores in South Carolina.

Not the greatest fireworks shot but it was free handed!

Make sure you check out the photobooth video on the facebook fan page! These guys had a blast with it!

Katie was absolutely beautiful. She reminded me of the leading lady in the movie Pearl Harbor.

Fresh out of the curlers!

I dropped in at the hotel Ryan and the guys were getting ready at.

Everyone was amazed the ties weren’t real. I guess I need one because I’m gonna tell a little secret…I cannot tie a tie. True story! Well I learned to tie an okay one from necessity when I waited tables. I can’t list tie tying on my mad skills resume!

I got an email the other day asking if I only take candid shots. Even though I prefer candids, I take all kinds, especially when there are 8 guys in a hotel room.
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I arrived at the Corley Mill House and found Katie relaxing.

Seeing if she could get a sneak peek of Ryan’s arrival.




Ryan’s sister actually did Katie’s makeup. She did an excellent job!

Katie coming down the isle with her dad.

Super wide shot of the ceremony.

Ryan’s dad reading a scripture during the ceremony.



The long awaited kiss.


See, I do take formals! I encourage clients to keep it reasonable so we have plenty of creative time for the fun shots that focus on them. Ryan and Katie actually did their creative time a bit later in the day when the light wasn’t so harsh.

The first dance. They actually danced to a song Ryan wrote for Katie.




Here’s the best man, Brian, giving his speech. We were actually talking at the hotel about Macs vs PCs. Truth is, I actually use both.

Here are some of the photos from our creative session.







Garter and bouquet toss from the balcony/terrace.

How that garter was in focus is a bit of a mystery on this shot. Kinda cool. If you want to see who caught it check out the video at the bottom.

It’s the big exit…..great job with the bubbles!




Here’s a shot of Katie and Ryan in the car. There is actually a pretty cool still motion sequence in the video at the end! Congratulations you guys! Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day.

Here’s the video! It’s a lot of photos so be prepared!

This makeup artist actually emailed through my website. She didn’t type her email in correctly so I never could email her back. I have received quite a few submissions where I couldn’t email the people back. Careful people!







The rooms in Legare are really nice as you can tell!







Here’s Chasity with her sister helping with the dress. Brandi let me borrow her Iphone several times to check the weather. I’ve moved up to an Iphone now.







Keep it together Chasity!







Trying to get that perfect shot.







Bling Bling! On a side note, the first wedding I ever shot had the biggest ring I’ve ever seen in my life. I can’t even post it because it doesn’t even look real. It had an actual album of the whole design process. This was probably my fav for 2009 though.







The day you have always dreamed about….finally here!







Sean in the study taking a break from the Alabama game that was on.







Almost there.







Probably my favorite shot from 2009. Now on the intro page to my website.







Chasity on her way to see Sean for the first time!







Alabama eventually won the championship and I swore Florida would.







Sean’s dad looking on.







Doesn’t get any better than this!







You may kiss your bride!







At the front gate getting a few shots after the rain settled down.







These guys really did a great job and they were really easy to work with.

Taking the Canon 5D Mark II to it’s limits! Great pose Chasity!







First dance shot!







Having a good time yet?







The food was amazing too. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.







They not only threw a wedding…they had a party!







Insert favorite song here.

Should be releasing a new package sheet soon for 2010 that will have two huge changes.  Can you say rockstar?

This is Maysa whom I photographed not long ago.  We started the shoot out pretty traditional and went a little a crazy with it by the end!  That’s exactly who I love working with, people that let loose and let me be creative.  Congrats to Maysa and Brad on their new beginning!