Sweet Summer Wedding

Erin and Jacob had the perfect intimate summer wedding complete with peonies, pies (3.14 Pies to be exact - yum!), and breathtaking views of the saltmarsh creeks in this gorgeous, private, Awandaw spot. Such a sweet couple and loving family - Congratulations Erin and Jacob!

- liz

Congratulations Brandon and Brittany!

These two tied the knot on Saturday and we were so happy to be part of their day. It was a BEAUTIFUL wedding, so many great people, lots of love, and a ton of fun. Hope y'all are having a blast now in Jamaica, mon :)

Look for a sneak peek of their wedding photos soon!

- liz

Meredith + John: An Upper King Affair

I heart Upper King. Especially on a gorgeous day in May, with a beautiful bride, in one of my favorite churches, and with a great group of people! The girls got ready in The Francis Marion Hotel, then we walked the half block down to St. Matthews Lutheran Chuch for a gorgeous ceremony, then on to the Charleston Visitor's Center Bus Shed for the party.
















What a great night – we wish Meredith and John lots of love and happiness in their marriage!

- Liz

Lily of the Field

We are so happy with how this shoot turned out. The weather was perfect, the location – perfect, and the bride, Lauren – gorgeous of course, and she was such a trooper!

This was a fun little adventure – we had to take a bit of a hike out to the field, and Lauren only had her gorgeous teal Louboutins, which we would absolutely not let mingle with a mile of gravel, not to mention the pain that would be incurred by Lauren's feet. So, after a charade of Chinese fire drill-like shoe swapping where I gave Lauren my flip flops, Kip gave me his shoes, and he walked in his socks (what a gentleman), we finally made it out to this little field of dreams...








Her beautiful bouquet (I LOVE the peonies!) is from the amazing Beth LeonGuerrero of WildFlowers, Inc.

- Liz

Step 1: Meet with Wedding Planners, Step 2: Feel Stress Melting Away…

Confession:

yes, I am in the wedding industry.

yes, I am always the one telling our brides "relax, don't let it stress you out."

...and yes, I have to admit, I was getting just a bit overwhelmed last week.

Ok, fine, so I was totally stressed out. I have to book my venue, I have to figure out my guest list, choose my florist, cake designer, photographer (yikes), answer a million questions: band or DJ, brights or neutrals, bridesmaids or no bridesmaids? Anyone who's planned or is planning a wedding knows it's a big job.

Instantly we knew what we needed to do.

We met with Creative Extraordinaire Candice, a.k.a. The Motivator and the budget-savvy and witty Erin, a.k.a. The Organizer of Yoj Events at their fabulously colorful and inspiring office on Spring Street downtown...

(yes, Kip was there too, behind the camera...of course) We had so much fun laughing, talking, getting to know each other that I didn't even realize we had planned our next steps, figured out a budget, narrowed down the look I wanted, set up meetings with vendors – and I didn't once feel stressed!

Dear Brides,

A) You should get a wedding planner, STAT. I can't tell you how much it will change things for the duration of your wedding-planning life, relationships, and personal sanity.

B) I highly recommend talking to these amazing ladies!:

Yoj Events

(www.yojevents.com)

47A Spring St.

Charleston, SC 29403

P: 843.614.3413

Email: info@yojevents.com

Sincerely,

Liz (and Kip)

Oh the Places We’ll Go (or Have Already Gone): venues, venues, venues…

As you sit prepared to go to tackle your first planning initiatives with your green tea, stack of bridal magazines, and laptop at hand, you are probably thinking the same thing we have been…what type of wedding do we want? Beach?...Church?...Waterfront?… Downtown?...

We thought we’d provide some inspiration and show you a few great ones we’ve shot in the past...

Friends, Family, Flowers and Folly (Beach) – A Beach Wedding:



Gorgeous setting, right? Makes me want to head out to Folly Beach! Next stop, downtown...

- Kip and Liz

A Sneak Peak at Hugh and Meredith's Wedding at St. Philips Church and The Mills House

Drum roll please..., And here it is!