What inspiration...

Last night we got the chance to go to Asheville and hang our with a bunch of great photographers at Regina Holder's studio for the Asheville Pictage User Group meeting. When we first got the call and were asked to speak to the group, we were totally honored and humbled. I mean these are our peers, whom we respect so much, and they wanted to hear about our approach to wedding photography! What a compliment that was! Well, as usual we probably talked way too much, but hopefully we were able to to provide some type of insight and/or inspiration to these amazing photographers.
It made me stop today and take a look at all of the different photographers websites from our area. I don't do this often because I really try to find my inspiration elsewhere and don't want to get influenced too much by what other people in our area are doing. I have to tell you that as I looked through so many different websites today, I feel for each of you brides! There are some great photographers in this area! I am honored to be associated with so many of them. It inspires me to reach even deeper and work even harder. I can't wait for our next shoot! So excited to keep growing each and every day!

-Craig

Field and Mountains Engagement Session

Last week we shot the engagement session of Kayla and Mike. They both are from Walhalla (where Craig and I live), so we were super excited when they requested to do the shoot locally. Although we live in Walhalla, we rarely get the chance to shoot here because most of our clients are in the Greenville area and beyond. We started off the shoot at a new outdoor wedding reception venue that is being built (I hope to post more info about the facility when it is ready). It had the most amazing 180 degree views of the mountains...it was stunning! Then we finished up in the field in front of our house (nice thing about living on a farm)...which I just loved!

Kayla and Mike will be married in just a couple of months...and you could tell how excited they are. Both had the biggest grins and could not stop staring at each other...they were soo cute!










Lindsey's view...





Craig's view...





















My fav of the day!





Love these too!









The one's from our front yard...or should I say, jungle?!?





Craig's view...





Lindsey's view...





Left - Lindsey's view / Right - Craig's view









Lindsey's view...





Craig's view...

Table Rock Wedding

Ok, let me start off with apologizing for the delay in this post. One of my very dearest friends on earth was married June 21, and we had the honor of documenting their extraordinary day. I'm about a week behind in my blogging because this wedding has taken me forever to get through. I found myself pausing to stare at Rachel's amazing expressions, and at times having to stop to wipe tears from my eyes. So bear with me...this may be a long one!! Rachel and I met in newspaper class when I was a freshman, and she a junior in high school, and we have been the best of friends ever since. She is amazingly creative and unbelievably funny, and without a doubt the most genuine and compassionate person I have ever met. I feel honored to be friends with a person like Rachel, and I don't think that my words can ever express how much I think of her (pausing again to wipe tears from my eyes). Rachel is the oldest of five children and is the first to be married, so as you would expect this was a very emotional day. And Tim is such a wonderful man, with an incredibly warm and welcoming family...it was our pleasure to be there for them. I am so happy that Rachel has found the love of her life, no one deserves it more!


As Rachel gets the first glimpse of herself in the mirror, Hannah (Rachel's sister and maid of honor), who was helping Rachel get dressed began to cry. At that moment, she leaned over and hugged their mother! This was one of those priceless moments I was so glad I was there to document!





The face of a father as he gives his daughter away gets me everytime!













I just love Rachel's expressions!

















Lindsey's view...





Craig's view...

















Craig's view...





Lindsey's view...





After they left their reception, we were able to steal Rachel and Tim away for a few minutes to do a quick shoot before the sun went down...I love these ones!





Lindsey's view...





Craig's view...













Craig's view...





Lindsey's view...