I had so much fun photographing Graham’s 1-year old Cake Smashing 4 years ago. So when Whitney & Logan called to schedule Dawson’s Cake Smashing photo shoot, I was super excited! 🙂
We had a blast photographing family portraits on a gorgeous morning at a beach on Isle of Palms. Eventually we wore the little guys out and decided it was time to feed them some sugar. This is always my FAVORITE part!!!
Congratulations, Dawson…you’re a “Big Boy” now! 😉
I had another AMAZING family portrait session with the Evans gang this year!
For something different, we decided to do a sunrise session…which was GORGEOUS!!! Being on the east coast, sunrise is the only time we get to actually have the sun on the horizon in the photos. We lucked out with some dramatic clouds. Plus there was hardly anyone else on the beach that early…so we had it ALL to ourselves!
I loved everyone’s enthusiasm and we all had a blast creating these summer memories for this wonderful family! 🙂
Hailing from Ohio, our old stomping grounds before moving here, I had so much fun hanging out with the Martin Family on Kiawah Island last night!
This was their first time vacationing to the Charleston area…and their first time being professionally photographed all together as a family! What an HONOR for me to be a part of their first family beach portrait session!!! I hope the experience didn’t hurt tooooooo much. 😉
Many thanks to Amy for organizing everything. You have a lovely family. It would be a real treat to photograph you guys again any time!!!
Maniesha & Travis are so in love!!! It was an honor to be a part of their beautiful wedding yesterday morning at Boone Hall Plantation. It was a simple, elegant affair in the picturesque courtyard behind the plantation house. The touching ceremony included God’s Knot, for “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Many thanks to Cori of Reynolds Treasures for bringing all the details together!
Hailing from Colorado at the moment, Maniesha & Travis have traveled all over the country. As a heavy equipment operator, Travis gets job opportunities both near and far. Being a travel-junkie myself, I love that they are getting to see the world together. Even their adorable son, Dallas, seem to be taking it all in stride! 🙂
After the ceremony we had a fun time exploring the plantation property, photographing beautiful images along the way. Stay tuned for more awesome images of these two in Parts 2 and 3 of their epic elopement to Charleston!!!
Visiting from Ohio, Kristin’s family thought it would be really cool to have her Senior Portrait Session in a unique and different setting than all her friends back home.
So we scheduled a 3-location shoot for her that included Folly Beach, downtown Charleston, and the Old Sheldon Church ruins. Many thanks to her brother, Andrew, for coming along and providing a lot of good laughs!
CONGRATULATIONS, Kristin! You’re a beautiful, talented young lady…we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!!!
It’s hard to believe…but it’s been TEN YEARS since the Nester Family began their annual tradition of coming to Charleston for the 4th of July!
I had the honor of photographing Suzanna & Jeffrey’s awesome wedding at Charleston Place Hotel in 2006. And each year, the whole family takes time out of their busy schedules to gather together at a beach house for the holiday week. CONGRATULATIONS Suzanna & Jeffrey…it’s been a pleasure being your photographer, and your friend!
This year found the Nester’s back at a beautiful place just off the beach on Seabrook Island. Sadly, Suzanna’s brother and his family couldn’t make it this year. But they had an AWESOME excuse, as they recently welcomed a new little one into their family. Congratulations Tyler & Meghan! Another big congratulations goes out to Uncle Ron and Aunt Nancy, at the birth of their daughter Megan’s first-born! We missed you guys…but look forward to having you all back next year! For now, here are some picks to let you “absentee” family members see all the fun you missed out on this year…HA! 🙂
Let’s raise a toast to ANOTHER fabulous 10 years of crazy Nester Family Portraits!!!
Summer is a time for vacations, for flip-flops, for families, for fun, for sunshine, and of course…beaches. I had the pleasure of combining ALL these elements a few days ago with the wonderful Gilligan Family!!!
We scheduled their family beach portrait session on Kiawah Island to coincide with the cooler temperatures, less crowded beaches, gentle breezes, and of course that beautiful soft evening light of “golden hour”. It was so much fun hanging out with this crazy crew! Since I have three brothers of my own, I felt right at home with the friendly ribbing Ryan and Kevin were dishing out. 🙂 Plus, Emilee and Reagan were absolutely ADORABLE!!!
Many thanks to Debbie for organizing everything, and allowing me to feel like part of their family for an evening…
It’s always so much fun when our good friends, Chris & Vicki Stein, come back to Charleston for a visit! Although they’ve moved away, they are still near and dear to our hearts.
While they were in town on vacation this week, Cami & I met up with them for dinner, a fun photo shoot, and a relaxing evening on the back deck of their beach house. We were blessed with an INCREDIBLE evening of mild temperatures and a DRAMATIC sunset sky!!! Those colors are not enhanced in the slightest!
We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the country…and to have such wonderful friends as the Steins.
Here are a few favorites from a fun family portrait session at White Point Garden this weekend. We LOVE the Roberts family to pieces, and always look forward to their wonderful portrait sessions!!! 🙂
The Martins are one of my all-time favorite families! They are so fun, friendly, and willing to open their hearts to let a perfect stranger like me feel like I’m actually PART of the family. 🙂
Instead of doing the usual beach portrait session like we’ve done in the past, they decided to do something different this year. Driving all the way downtown from their vacation week on Kiawah Island, we met up at the historic White Point Garden. Also known as Battery Park, this is one of the most picturesque parks in Charleston!
In an interesting twist, this was my first portrait session with an absent member taking part in the photo shoot…through Facetime. Joey had to work and couldn’t be there in person this year. So the kids rang him up and made sure he appeared in a shot or two!
As always, we had a BLAST! Until next year…you guys ROCK!!!
