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Mr. and Mrs. Page | Morningside Church & Cleveland Park | Spartanburg, SC

Morgan and I connected through her mom who works at the bank I bank with. She noticed my passion for my job and asked for me to meet with her newly engaged daughter. When I met with them it was probably the longest meeting I have had with a bride. We hit it off immediately and enjoyed talking about all aspects of wedding planning and really connected throughout the conversation. At the meeting she told me that Austin is in the military. Just that morning they had gotten word

Mr. and Mrs. Hinson | Lions Gate Manor | Spartanburg, 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

Leigh and Jay | Engagement Session | Cleveland Park and Wofford College

Leading up to Leigh and Jay’s engagement session I was so excited for a couple reasons 1. We were going to take photos at one of my favorite places in the World, Wofford College. 2. I knew how well-dressed Leigh and Jay were going to be because Leigh has such a classy and adorable fashion sense and 3. Leigh and Jay are absolutely precious together! But when the weather was calling for snow 2 days before that engagement session I thought for sure Leigh was going to want to res

Sarah and Lee | Engagement Session | Waffle House and Glendale Shoals

I am finally sharing a blog of the infamous Waffle House engagement session! Many have asked "Why Waffle House?" And here’s the story: Cato and Sarah have known each other since high school, but only had to date a short while before knowing they loved each other and wanted to get married! I still remember Cato sitting in Taylor and I’s house talking about if he saw Sarah at church he was going to get the nerve up to ask her on a date. Cato also knows how much of a social medi

Cato and Sarah | City Range Proposal

Cato is my husband’s best friends, and about a week before he proposed he called me and asked me what I was doing next Sunday. I told him that I had something that evening but nothing the rest of the day. All of his response was “we can make that work.” I kept asking “why? Make what work? What is going on?” and in true Cato fashion I had to beg before he told me. He was going to propose to Sarah and wanted me to be there to take pictures of it! And, turns out my husband knew

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.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson

People that know me know there is nothing I love more than family. Having your family around you and supporting you on your wedding day makes things even more special. Chris and Cami’s day was full of family! In the morning, it started out with Chris’s mother asking if everyone if they want any breakfast, his aunt keeping me company outside when I was taking detail shots, Cami’s mom putting on her dress, her sister helping with her hair, and Chris and Cami’s little girls help

Mrs. Anderson

CamiJo is now Mrs. Anderson, so I can finally share these! Some things you would never know about this bridal session: 1. It was pouring down rain most of the time, and when there was stops in the rain we ran out to get some pictures 2. CamiJo is wearing tennis shoes (LOVE THAT) 3. We had to stick a white blanket under her dress outside so it wouldn't get wet 4. CamiJo did her own hair (isn't it adorable?) 5. There was a wedding reception going on about 100 yards away 6. She