i am finally catching up on some blogging, so be on the lookout for lots of new posts!

kristen and michael had a lovely wedding at the hotel dupont in wilmington, delaware.

kristen is an amazing documentary photographer.  she gave me a copy of her book covering the aids epidemic in africa and the effect it has on the children of africa.  it is heart-wrenching, but the photography is beautiful.  check out “i am because we are” here.

we survived the heat wave that was hitting the north east on their wedding day and managed to get some beautiful images without melting.  : )

Who:  Candice + Jimmy •  soon to be featured in a commercial for e-Harmony!  We can all say “We knew them when….”

Where: Lowndes Grove • Charleston SC

Florals: Scott Jones from American Floral

Planning: Murphy Weddings

I had fun with Candice’s shoes!

Ahhh.. the light!

Thanks for shooting this one with me Jesse and for hanging in there for our crazy drive home!

i thought my schedule was crazy until i met elizabeth and jake!  somehow they managed to fit in planning a fabulous wedding at the beth el synagogue and the carolina inn while beginning their careers in medicine!

dress:  callie tein at modern trousseau

flowers:  steve taras

music:  the headliners

the first look

hooray!  we did it!

there are not words to describe the hora and shtick (which i had never heard of and can’t really describe!) that went on at this wedding.  lets just say there was 30 minutes of pure energy and entertainment!

perfection= lydia and andrew’s wedding

asheville, nc is an awesome town for a destination wedding.  the venue was a super cool spot in the heart of downtown for andrew and lydia’s celebration.  all of the hard work that the couple and their friends and family put into the details made the event gorgeous and special.

this vintage suitcase was lydia’s grandmother’s.  so cute!

the hotel indigo was the perfect hip location for getting ready.

andrew’s dad is a real joker.  he actually ordered his very own bubba teeth from the internet that mold to his teeth so he can eat and drink with them….don’t ask!  anyways, i saw a pack of teeth at the mast general store in asheville and knew that andrew and his dad would get a kick out of them!

the shannon whitworth band of brevard played beautiful music during the ceremony and the super deluxe live band from charleston rocked the dance floor!

lydia grew succulents in a variety of different silver containers, her sister made the floral centerpieces, her aunt did the flowers (grey flower tower), andrew’s family made the aisle markers, andrew’s yaiyai made baklava for the treat boxes and so on and so on!

congrats guys!

Fun people + a beautiful day on the river- what’s not to love!

Erin’s sister and wedding planner extraordinaire, Lauren, did all the amazing florals and planning- great job ladies!

Extra special THANKS to Lindsay for shooting this one with me!

Lovely happy people, gorgeous location, AMAZING dress, perfect planning- This one might go down in the books as one of my favorite weddings ever!  Extra big THANKS to Whitney from Dove Wedding Photography for shooting this one with me.

SO many posts coming up… here are a few that I’m working on!

this wedding gets a thumbs up for so many reasons.

first off….thumbs up for a super nice bride and groom with amazing and supportive families and friends.

thumbs up for gorgeous locations:  first presbyterian church and the proximity hotel

thumbs up for an extremely photogenic bride, groom and wedding party (made our job easy peasy, thanks to dad for taking so many photos of mari growing up!)

thumbs up for amazing food (print works bistro) and wedding coordination at the proximity hotel (jewel hussner took great care of the guests AND the vendors!)

thumbs up to good tunes (wally west’s big band) and great details (plants and answers)

getting ready.  love mari’s shoes!

heading to the church

the first look

perfect billowing veil

party time!

Who:  Adeline + Marc – super cool med students from Bklyn and medical missionaries to Haiti

Where:  The Wainwright House • Rye NY

Dress: Watters

Flowers:  Linda Baldwin

DJ: David Nazario

Food: Corner Stone Caterer

Photos:  Me! (duh)  and a very big THANKS to Bentley Waters for shooting this with me!

be prepared for lots of smooching in this post!

ginny and alex had an amazing wedding at the millennium center in winston-salem.  the millennium center is such a cool venue!

the ceremony was in an old courtroom and vintage post office boxes were a cool backdrop for some detail shots.

ginny was lovely in her vera wang dress and the flowers by green bee floral designs were gorgeous.

alex was looking dapper.

i warned you!  i told you that there was going to be a lot of kissing!

i love the vintage feeling of these two shots.

joe bunn’s dj service kept the dance floor packed.  the margarita’s and tequila shots helped too.  ; )