Blog | Alex Hope Leaphart Photography

Mrs. Howard | Hopeland Gardens | Aiken, SC

Mrs. Cato | Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve | Spartanburg, SC

It is special when you get to spend a beautiful day getting to know the heart behind one of your best friends bride to be, and that is exactly how the day was for Sarah’s bridal session! I am ecstatic to finally be able to introduce Mrs. Cato to you all! Sarah, her mom, and I met up in Hatcher Gardens. Y’all this place was magical! From the budding Summer flowers, to the butterflies flying all around, I felt like I had just stepped into a fairy tale. Not only was beauty radia

Mrs. Manditch | Furman University Rose Garden | Greenville, SC

Being an outdoor and natural light photographer, of course my job relies heavily on the weather. Naturally I have about four weather apps on my phone and watch the radar like I am a weather man. For Ashleigh’s bridal session there was no rain in sight but when we showed up to the session the thunder roared and then started to downpour. Ashleigh took it like a champ though and we were able to capture some amazing photos in Furman’s rose garden quickly before we headed inside a

Mrs. Jumper | Boone Hall Plantation

Callee Jumper has a nice ring to it! Callee and Alex are officially married and y’all can check out their blog here, which means I can finally share Callee’s Boone Hall Plantation Bridal Portraits. Y’all no one could prepare me for how beautiful Boone Hall was going to be, ANDDD nothing could have prepared me for Callee’s dress!! Her dress was a classic all white trumpet dress with a mesh train attachment. It was two completely different looks with it on and off, and it was c

Mrs. Benton | South Carolina State House | Columbia, SC

How has it already been a week since this lovely lady became Mrs. Benton!?! I am so excited to finally share her bridal portraits at the South Carolina State House, and I mean she was a show stopper! Stacey came to her bridal session with her mother, mother-in-law, and cousin. They were all an incredible help from blocking sun, to holding her dress down during wind, to helping with the veil. Also, the best thing about them being there was they just kept gasping at her beauty.

Mrs. Redmond | Battery Park | Downtown Charleston

Hello Mrs. Redmond! Sabrina is another bride I hadn’t met face to face until her bridal session. Going into her bridal session I was thinking about Sabrina telling me that she really didn’t like taking photos. My goal was for her to feel differently about photos after the session. I wanted her session to feel like a breath of fresh air to her and to be able to make her feel confident and loved. My mom made the road trip with me to Charleston and Sabrina’s parents came with he

Mrs. Stevens | Seibels House and Gardens | Columbia, SC

So let me go ahead and tell y’all this... Tori’s bridal session was 3 days before her wedding! Tori was coming into Columbia from Texas for her wedding and there was no other time we could get together and to do it! Also, Tori’s bridal session was the first time I ever got to meet Tori in person! We have skyped, talked on the phone, and texted and just from our conversations knew how sweet Tori was, but it wasn’t until I met her in person I fully understood how authentic, kin

Mrs. Jinnette | Rainbow Row and Waterfront Park | Bridal Portraits

I am excited to be able to share Mrs. Jinnette’s bridal photos! Back in October we met in downtown Charleston to capture Rebecca and her beautiful blush dress. We started at the Waterfront park amongst the trees and pretty water. We then moved to Rainbow Row, where her dress stood out amongst all the bright colors. Seriously, her dress looks like it should be a part of those pastels! Her mom and sister were there with us to help with all those layers of tool and to gawk at he

Mrs. Tittle | Horse Bridal Session

She is now Mrs. Tittle! It has been so sweet getting to know Nevada through talking with her, facetiming her, her bridal session, and now her wedding. She is so detail oriented and I completely love it! She made sure she matched from her cowboy hat all the way down to her turquoise and brown boots! She made all the detailing on her hat, her bouquet, and so many decorations for her wedding! She was such a fantastic DIY bride. I love that because I was one to! When a lot of swe

Introducing Mrs. Norris | Marriott Downtown and Cleveland Park Bridal Portraits

I am just bursting with joy to share these bridal portraits. Jenna is not only simply beautiful on the outside, but she also has a heart of pure gold. She has dated one of my husband's good friends for the past few years, and it has been so great to get to know her better. I want to share three things I have learned about Jenna. 1. She is competitive and athletic. She probably could beat almost any guy any day in Soccer. (maybe including her new husband) 2. She loves sweets.