While photographing Mary & Gary’s intimate service at St. Luke’s Chapel, I had the pleasure of working with Doug Farmer of Charleston Wedding Officiant. He did such an AMAZING job that I asked him for his contact information to put on our Recommended Vendor List. If you’re getting married this year and need someone to perform the service, I HIGHLY recommend calling Doug! He’s an eloquent speaker, very professional, and takes a personal interest in making your ceremony about YOU. Who knows, you might even have a little fun!!!

Tara & Matt’s wedding was my last one for 2008. And what a WONDERFUL CELEBRATION to end the year on! Tara & Matt came to us as referrals from Robbie & Kelli Irvine…two of our favorite clients EVER! And Robbie and Matt are cousins. So I knew we were going to have a lot of fun together. Plus Tara was STUNNING in her bridal portraits that I photographed earlier this year. So I knew what a beautiful bride she was going to be on her wedding day. All of my preconceptions came true last weekend. It was an AWESOME day!

Tara & Matt held their ceremony at Sunrise Presbyterian Church on Sullivan’s Island. Their reception was at Alhambra Hall. It was just a fantastic experience, capturing all the joy and excitement of their day…and being in the presence of the love and commitment these two share with each other. What an HONOR! Congratulations Tara & Matt…

From our family to yours…we wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and PEACE in your hearts and lives throughout the New Year!!!

Seth & Katelyn have known each other for quite a while. In fact their families are neighbors. So Seth is literally “the boy next door”! They’ve been dating for about six years now and have a BEAUTIFUL relationship together. I CAN’T WAIT to photograph their wedding this summer! While they’re back in town for the Holidays, we met up downtown and had a really neat time creating some gorgeous images that reflect their feelings for each other.

It seems we’ve gone to more Christmas Parties this year than ever before! I LOVE IT!!! Cami and I have a wonderful group of fellow photographers in town that all get together about once a month for lunch at a local restaurant. We all chat about the latest technology, share inspiration and ideas, and just support and encourage each other in our art. We always have a great time! For our December meeting, Kate McKinley was kind enough to open her beautiful home and have us all over there. She really went all out…it was an AWESOME party. Here are a few snapshots. I hope you’re all having a wonderful Christmas Season as well…br /br /a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiV5rkqrI/AAAAAAAACs0/KSY3HWUNGNM/s1600-h/081216-0001.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281634222654925490″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiV5rkqrI/AAAAAAAACs0/KSY3HWUNGNM/s400/081216-0001.jpg” border=”0″ //a div align=”center”emCami taking a break from helping Kate set out all the food./em/divdiv /divdiv align=”center”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiQLJm7qI/AAAAAAAACss/jXgriKuXy38/s1600-h/081216-0004.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281634124265090722″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiQLJm7qI/AAAAAAAACss/jXgriKuXy38/s400/081216-0004.jpg” border=”0″ //a emRod amp; Tara’s beautiful daughter giving us span class=”blsp-spelling-corrected” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_0″ukulele/span lessons. /em div /divdiva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiP2KUIwI/AAAAAAAACsk/5eJ4PdnbDFI/s1600-h/081216-0007.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281634118630908674″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiP2KUIwI/AAAAAAAACsk/5eJ4PdnbDFI/s400/081216-0007.jpg” border=”0″ //a div align=”center”Rod snuck this one of me while playing with my D3…sneaky!/divdiv /divdiva href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiP_J_7KI/AAAAAAAACsc/YxoTOeZ6_bg/s1600-h/081216-0008.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281634121045503138″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiP_J_7KI/AAAAAAAACsc/YxoTOeZ6_bg/s400/081216-0008.jpg” border=”0″ //a div align=”center”emAndy looks a little span class=”blsp-spelling-corrected” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_1″mischievous/span to me!/em/divdiv /divdiva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiPnIO7MI/AAAAAAAACsU/FKvonHhKHxY/s1600-h/081216-0009.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281634114595646658″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiPnIO7MI/AAAAAAAACsU/FKvonHhKHxY/s400/081216-0009.jpg” border=”0″ //a div align=”center”emCindy with her new “right arm”, Stephanie./em/divdiv /divdiv align=”center”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiO–cYlI/AAAAAAAACsM/nZO8GOCiGtg/s1600-h/081216-0011.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281634103817167442″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JUm00NS-SIo/SUwiO–cYlI/AAAAAAAACsM/nZO8GOCiGtg/s400/081216-0011.jpg” border=”0″ //a div”span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_2″Mahmood/span having a good laugh…at span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_3″SOMEONE’s/span expense I’m sure.”/div/div/div/div/div/div

Mary & Gary had a romantic, intimate destination wedding at St. Luke’s Chapel in downtown Charleston this week. They came down from Wisconsin for a quiet get-away and to share their vows with each other. It was just Mary & Gary, Missie the planner, Doug the officiant, Gregory the guitarist, and myself. They are such a neat couple that they made us all feel like family by the end. I really enjoyed spending a few hours with them creating these beautiful memories they’ll be able to enjoy for years to come. CONGRATULATIONS you guys!!!

It seems we’ve gone to more Christmas Parties this year than ever before! I LOVE IT!!! Cami and I have a wonderful group of fellow photographers in town that all get together about once a month for lunch at a local restaurant. We all chat about the latest technology, share inspiration and ideas, and just support and encourage each other in our art. We always have a great time! For our December meeting, Kate McKinley was kind enough to open her beautiful home and have us all over there. She really went all out…it was an AWESOME party. Here are a few snapshots. I hope you’re all having a wonderful Christmas Season as well…

Rod & Tara’s beautiful daughter giving us ukulele lessons.

Rod snuck this one of me while playing with my D3…sneaky!

Andy looks a little mischievous to me!

Cindy with her new “right arm”, Stephanie.

“Mahmood having a good laugh…at SOMEONE’s expense I’m sure.”

I had a lot of fun photographing Julie & Howie’s Engagement Session. They are both as easy-going as I am. And they’re very excited about their up-coming wedding. We had a GORGEOUS day to work with, culminating at the beach on Seabrook Island with a dramatic sunset. But as we turned to head in, we saw this HUGE moon rising in the east. It was my old friend SERENDIPITY…and we took advantage. Later I found out the moon was closer to the earth that day than it will be any other time in it’s orbit! How cool is THAT?!?

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Paul & Jeff at Glasspro on this really cool shoot. Jeff just came back from the international competition in Germany where he WON the WORLD TITLE as the best auto-glass installation specialist ON THE PLANET! Pretty cool, huh? He had previously won the National Title here in the US. They’re a great group of folks at Glasspro. So if you need your windshield replaced, give them a call!

Our Sunday School class at Ashley River had a CRAZY 80′s Christmas Party! It was HILARIOUS to see all the hideous 80′s outfits. We had Bessinger’s BBQ…THE BEST in town. Plus everyone brought tons of other munchies and sweets. Entertainment included designing our own Christmas tree ornaments, fun fellowship, and several guessing games. I won the jar of Hershey’s kisses and traded it for the jar of Peanut M&M;’s…my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE candy. So if you’re looking for ideas on what to send me as a stocking stuffer…there you go! Hehe!!! (You can see more pictures on my Facebook Page.)