Cami & I had so much fun at David & Megan’s New England Destination Wedding in Fairhaven, just outside Boston, earlier this year. So I thought I’d share a few pages from the layout of their new Storybook that we just finished designing. We’ve used a number of different design programs over the years…from good old Photoshop to You Select It to Soho Styler and more. But by far our favorite new tool is FotoFusion by LumaPix. Enjoy…
I have had such an honor getting to know Lisa & Clay over the past year. Their wedding last weekend will stay with me forever! Lisa is a teacher here in Charleston. Clay is a speech therapist. So they both have a huge heart for helping kids. They are both such genuine, sweet, and compassionate individuals…you couldn’t find a more adorable couple! When I first met them, they’d been dating about a year. Their friend Lizzie gets props for inviting Lisa to join St. Michael’s where they met. And their friend Charlotte had the honor of introducing them. Clay picked her ring out on his own (it’s GORGEOUS!) and totally surprised her by taking her up to the church bell-tower right at sunset and proposing to her. I’m a hopeless romantic at heart…so stories like this really get me. J
The wedding day was absolutely perfect. My good friend and fellow photographer, Kellie McCann, joined me on the big day. We met up with the girls at The Marriott where they were getting ready. The ceremony was at the beautiful and historic St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. Afterwards we did wedding party photos at White Point Gardens on The Battery. And finally we ended back at The Marriott for a rockin’ reception. Check out the music video with some of my favorite shots at www.chrisandcami.com/blog. Then head over to www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com to see the rest of their wedding gallery.
CONGRATULATIONS Lisa & Clay! You guys are AWESOME! May God bless you as you begin this new journey together…
Tara & Will were married on a gorgeous day overlooking the marsh at the beautiful Daniel Island Club. Tara is from Aiken but moved to Charleston. Will is from Florida, but moved to Charlotte. Even though they’ve been dating for like 3 or 4 years now, Tara & Will have never really lived in the same place. They will start their new life together in Charlotte after the wedding…finally together in the same town! J
Check out their Music Video below at www.chrisandcami.com/blog, then head over to www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com to see the rest of the photos in their Online Gallery.
CONGRATULATIONS to Tara & Will. You guys were AMAZING to work with and I’m SO happy for you both!!!
Hi Chris, Today is Aaron and I’s third anniversary. Can you believe it? I wanted to thank you once again for the memories you captured for us that will last forever. Thank you again for being our wedding photographer! We loved working with you!
~ Kelly & Aaron
Last weekend I had the privilege of photographing Heather & Josh’s wedding at Boone Hall Plantation for our good friends Bill & Kelli Nixon. The ceremony was held at the rustic Cotton Dock. What a cool venue for a wedding! I arrived early, as usual, and noticed the decorators were draping these long, silky, white sheets over the huge wooden rafters. Seeing those rafters gave me the idea to mount a remote camera from one of the rafters to get this cool angle. In the first photo you can see the D300 with 10.5mm Fisheye super-clamped to the rafter looking strait down. The second shot is an image from the remote camera, which I fired with a set of PocketWizards. Fun Stuff!!!
Ashley & Josh were married last weekend in a beautiful Destination Wedding on the pure white sands of Destin, Florida. (Check out their Music Video at www.chrisandcami.com/blog.) I went for a walk on the beach the morning of their wedding and the turquiose waters of the Gulf of Mexico stretching as far as the eye could see! They had rented a gorgeous Spanish mansion across from the beach which was transformed into the perfect reception site. Between the dramatic architecture of the mansion, the amazing scenery on the beach, and how beatiful Ashley looked in her flowing white wedding gown…the whole day was like visual candy to my camera! Top that off with how genuine, friendly, and full of life all their friends and family were…well…let’s just say I had a BLAST!!! J
I first met Ashley at Whitney & Ryan’s wedding on Seabrook Island last year. So a HUGE “thank you” goes to Whitney for introducing me to Ashley! Whitney was also a bridesmaid in Ashley’s wedding, so it was great to see her again and catch up. (After watching the Music Video, head over to www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com to see the rest of their Online Gallery.)
Ashley & Josh honeymooned in The Bahamas before returning home to Dallas, Georgia. I tip my hat to Ashley as she is a 4th grade teacher there…I have the utmost respect for teachers and think they should get paid what lawyers get paid! CONGRATULATIONS to Ashley & Josh…you guys ROCK!!!
Several years ago I photographed Jody’s sister’s wedding. So I was truly honored when Jody and her Mom decided to hire us to photograph HER wedding too! If you’ve been following the blog, you’ve already seen Jody’s beautiful Bridal Shoot and Jody & Gerald’s fun Engagement Shoot. So I knew before their wedding day arrived that THIS was going to be an awesome wedding!!! J Enjoy the slideshow below and then head over to www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com to see the rest of their images.
Jody & Gerald have been together for about 3 years. They actually met at a NASCAR race…how cool is that?!? They were married at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. Debbie at Country and Lace did a great job on the bouquets and flower arrangements. Their reception was held at the picturesque Charleston Yacht Club where Claire did a wonderful job keeping everything organized. Believe it or not, Jody’s dad actually handed Gerald the keys to his new red Dodge Charger so they could drive to the reception in STYLE! Dale must like his new son-in-law an awful lot! The reception was full of energy and excitement. Eddie “L” from Pro Wedding Entertainment did an amazing job as always. And the folks at Beyond Expectations kept the food stations fresh and tasty.
Some of my favorite images came at dusk when Jody & Gerald joined me for a little walk out on the docks to create some dramatic images with the sunset and the sailboat masts in the background. After the sun went down and we turned to head back in, a gorgeous moon was rising in the east! Serendipity is a beautiful thing! CONGRATULATIONS Jody & Gerald. You guys are THE BEST!!!
Kathryn & Mack flew all the way from Texas to tie the knot at the gorgeous Grande Dunes Ocean Club in Myrtle Beach. Mack is originally from here, so it was a joyful homecoming for him! I had the pleasure of working with the always AMAZING Elizabeth of Grand Occasions, as well as my favorite florist in the world, Mark Gladden of M Gladden Designs. It was the most beautiful day you could imagine. I had gorgeous light to work with. And Mack & Kathryn were so IN LOVE and IN THE MOMENT!!! It was such an honor capturing all the excitement of their day for them. Go to www.chrisandcami.com/blog to check out their fun Music Video. Then visit www.chrisandcami.com/zenfolio to check out the rest of their photos!
My good friend and fellow photographer, Robbin Knight, was covering Lisa & Justin’s wedding with me last weekend. (www.chrisandcami.com/blog). Like me, he’s another big fan of using every trick of the trade, including wireless technology, to cover all the angles and get our clients something unique and different. So between us we had as many as 8 remote Nikon SB-800 strobes AND a remote Nikon D300 firing at the SAME TIME!!! The strobes were being fired via RadioPoppers and the D300 was being fired via PocketWizards.
For our bird’s eye view of Lisa & Justin’s Horah, Robbin used his 96” ShureLine pole, normally used to hold a remote flash, but that we had modified to hold my D300 with a 10.5mm fisheye. He triggered the camera with a PocketWizard, which fired the on-camera SB-800, which told the RadioPopper to fire all the remote SB-800s. Meanwhile, there I am in the crowd getting the “inside” view with my Nikon D3/14-24mm combo, triggering the same remote flashes via a RadioPopper mounted on my SB-900.
It’s always so much fun working with Robbin. We had a BLAST!!! Plus Lisa & Justin couldn’t have been more fun to work with…
Lisa & Justin had an UNBELIEVABLE wedding last weekend at The Marina Inn At Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach. Check out the crazy slideshow at www.chrisandcami.com/blog. Then head over to www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com to see the rest of their photos!!! J
