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Mr. and Mrs. Bailey | Beaufort Inn & Old Bay Market Place Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Bailey | Beaufort Inn & Old Bay Market Place Wedding

Emily and Austin won my giveaway last February and I have had an entire year to get to know them and their story. Through this whole process, I have gotten to know both of them so well, as you can imagine. Emily and I have become good friends, the kind of friend you just randomly text during your day. Because of this wonderful friendship that has been built I really wanted Taylor to meet them so I choose him as my second shooter for their wedding day. Their wedding was in Be

Savannah and Bradford | Hampton Park and Downtown Charleston | Engagement Session

Willam and Eliza | Engagement Session | Downtown Charleston

Mr. and Mrs. McDougall | Honey Horn Plantation | Hilton Head

Mr. and Mrs. McDougall | Honey Horn Plantation | Hilton Head

Honey Horn Plantation in Hilton Head South Carolina was the most breathtaking backdrop for Caroline and Zack’s wedding. The entire day was buzzing with beauty, laughter, and fun. It was a magical day, and every aspect had been meticulously planned, prepared, and set into motion for the Bride and Groom. Caroline was a vision of grace and relaxation the entire day. The ladies gathered at Caroline's mother's house at Rosehill Plantation to get ready. From the very start, everyon

Mrs. Jumper | Boone Hall Plantation

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

Mr. and Mrs. Jumper | Boone Hall Plantation | Mount Pleasant, SC

Mr. and Mrs. Jumper | Boone Hall Plantation | Mount Pleasant, SC

Goodness, I could’ve celebrated these two all week long! Callee and Alex are officially Mr. and Mrs. Jumper, and it has been a long time coming! Callee and Alex actually went to high school prom together when they were younger but didn’t start a serious relationship until years later. Callee is seriously one of the sweetest girls you will ever meet. She is always thinking about others, trying to say sorry if anything goes wrong and wouldn’t even have been her fault, and just

Mr. and Mrs. Redmond | Lake House at Bulow | John's Island

Mr. and Mrs. Redmond | Lake House at Bulow | John's Island

Sabrina and Kyle’s wedding day at The Lake House at Bulow was so fitting for these two. You could tell how much time and effort Sabrina and her family and friends had spent on making the day perfect for Sabrina and Kyle. Sabrina almost did everything herself. All the flowers, centerpieces, set up, chalkboards, favors, etc. I was honestly so impressed by her wide range of talents! When all their family and friends showed up they all jumped right in to help out and pull it all

Mrs. Redmond | Battery Park | Downtown Charleston

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

Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe | Anchorage 1770 Inn | Beaufort, SC

Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe | Anchorage 1770 Inn | Beaufort, SC

I met Leigh when she was my resident her freshman year at Wofford. I will never forget I called her name and said “LE-SESS-KNEE,” and Lesesne is a name that Wofford people should know how to say. There is even a dorm called Lesesne on campus! Good thing she’s a Wolfe now, I can definitely pronounce that! Since knowing Leigh I have seen how kind she is to everyone and how easily she can make friends with everyone she meets. Even in her Freshman year I could see her maturity so

Rosanna and Alan | Edmund's Oast | Charleston, SC

Rosanna and Alan | Edmund's Oast | Charleston, SC

Another wedding second shooting with Celia G Photographie in the books, and honestly, she was probably annoyed with how much I said “this is the best wedding I have ever been to”’ but it was true. Rosanna and Alan’s day was filled with family, friends, Charleston, good drinks, family style dinner, cake and cannoli’s, local coffee, cotton candy, dancing, late night grilled cheeses and French fries, and lastly a sparkler exit! What made their wedding day stick out to me was how

Perri and Pete | The Battery & Downtown Charleston | Engagement Session

Perri and Pete | The Battery & Downtown Charleston | Engagement Session

I met Perri actually through another couple I was shooting. Perri was the wedding planner for the couple and had joined the bride at the bridal session to help out. The bride told me Perri just got engaged too in ITALY!! On top of an amazing trip she came home with the most gorgeous rock on her hand. Perri originally thought she and Peter were going to be planning their wedding at their house in Clemson in February 2019 but plans changed they are getting married in July at th

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

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

Mr. and Mrs. Rapisardo | Oldfield Plantation Wedding | Second Shooting Celia G Photographie

Mr. and Mrs. Rapisardo | Oldfield Plantation Wedding | Second Shooting Celia G Photographie

Brittany and Marc’s day with Celia G Photographie could not be more perfect! I feel like I constantly say this with the brides and grooms I get to work with, but it is true about every single one. When Celia G Photographie offered for me to come second shoot at Oldfield Plantation in Hilton Head I could NOT refuse! Just after a week after Irma hit the low country, the Oldfield Plantation team and community came together to make sure their day was picture perfect. When Celia a

Mr. and Mrs. Winkles | Historic Rice Mill | Charleston, SC

Mr. and Mrs. Winkles | Historic Rice Mill | Charleston, SC

Logan got Winkled and the Winkles are finally wed! These two completely deserve each other. They are so kind-hearted, fun, and loving individuals. Their love for each other truly beams! They love each other so sacrificially and everyone around them recognizes it. Their day could have not gone more flawlessly. Logan and her bridesmaids got ready in a cottage overlooking the beach, jamming out to music and drinking mimosas. Like seriously?!? Does it get any better? Logan chose

Logan Gets Winkled | Old Sheldon Church Ruins Bridal Session

Logan Gets Winkled | Old Sheldon Church Ruins Bridal Session

I finally get to share these beautiful bridal portraits of Logan WINKLES! AHHH! It has killed me to have to keep these photos a secret so be prepared for it be blown up all over my Instagram. [if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG></o:AllowPNG> <o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif] [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves></w:TrackMoves> <w:Tra

Nia and Adam | Daniel Island Waterfront Park

Nia and Adam | Daniel Island Waterfront Park

I could not have been more excited to find a Gilbert native that loves Charleston as much as I did. When Nia told me she wanted to have her engagements, bridals, and her wedding in Charleston I was totally up for it. Nia and I talked about location for a long time and finally settled on Daniel Island Waterfront Park. This park could not have been better! We pretty much had the park all to ourselves, and all the Spanish moss we could possibly want. When I saw Nia and Adam I wa

Logan and Josh | Downtown Charleston and Waterfront Park Engagement

Logan and Josh | Downtown Charleston and Waterfront Park Engagement

Before this session I did some major Charleston research. I spent hours on Google maps going through streets downtown and writing down names of streets I thought were pretty, looking at other photographer photos in Charleston and finding streets they have used for inspiration, and making my husband walk the streets and route where I wanted to take Logan and Josh. Some people think my job is to just show up and take pictures, but it is much more than that. It is an experience

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