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Welcome to the blog. Here you're going to find everything from heart-warming marriage stories, to beautiful images of our clients. We want to invite you into our lives.

Should you Hire a Wedding Planner?

While planning our wedding, I thought that I could do it myself. I am a detail-oriented person and was even an event planner for the admissions office at my university in college, so I could handle it, right? Wrong.

October 25, 2021

For Brides

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FOR BRIDES | Who to Invite to Your Wedding

Okay brides-to-be, I’m talking to you. Some of you may have realized already that forming a wedding guest list is a difficult task. Here are some practical tips to help you decide who you should invite to your wedding.

September 30, 2021

For Brides

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FOR BRIDES | Should You Hire a Wedding Videographer

We’re photographers. Photography is our part-time business. It’s a hobby and it’s also become something that consumes a large part of our lives. Honestly, we see photography as one of the most important and meaningful investments when planning a wedding. You’ll look back on those photos for years to come, so you want them to be done well.

September 23, 2021

For Brides

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FOR BRIDES | First Look Vs. Traditional Aisle Reveal

I’m a little biased on the issue of “first look vs. traditional aisle reveal”, because I have experienced a first look, first hand! It was the absolute sweetest, most cherished part of our whole day and we wouldn’t trade that memory for anything in the world. It was so intimate and emotional. And I will never forget his tears as he told me to twirl for him in front of those great big, beautiful church steps and columns.

September 18, 2021

For Brides

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FOR BRIDES | Wedding Day Details

I’m a sucker for details. And bridal shoes. Details can say so much about a bride and her style. Wedding day details can capture so much more than we realize, if we only stop to take note of them! Here are a few fun details from my own wedding that I shot this past weekend! 

July 1, 2020

For Brides

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Our Top 5 Honeymoon Destinations in the USA

We work with a lot of couples who decide to take a delayed honeymoon. There are many reasons for this. Whether you’ve just started a new job and don’t have much vacation time, you’re an accountant getting married during tax season (oof!), or you just want to save up more money for a longer out […]

May 27, 2020

For Brides, Marriage

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Destination Wedding Photographers

Let’s talk about travel! As we mentioned in our recent blog post about our 2020 goals, one of our goals is to do more weddings AWAY from South Carolina (no offense SC, we love you, mean it). Now we don’t mean photographing a wedding in Greece or Italy (but, if you want to get married […]

January 30, 2020

For Brides

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4 Gift Ideas for Engaged Couples

Christmas is almost here! AH! Just one week! It’s crazy how quickly the holidays creep up on us. It seems like every year, it goes faster and faster.  We’ve finished all of our shopping, hopefully, you have to. We know how crazy it can be trying to buy for EVERYONE on your shopping list.  I […]

December 18, 2019

Marriage

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Getting Married in Anderson, South Carolina: Complete Guide

Are you getting married in the Anderson, SC area? Yay!! Congrats! If you’ve read our blog before, you know we LOVE Anderson, South Carolina so much. It’s where me and Mitchel met, it’s where we went to college, and it’s where we bought our first home. We love this community. One of our goals at […]

July 4, 2019

For Brides, Venues

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FOR BRIDES | Family Formals

One big part of the wedding day is family portraits. As wedding photographers, it’s one of the most detailed sections for us. When you’re dealing with a lot of people, we want to ensure we get pictures of all your loved ones. These are pictures you’ll look back on and cherish for years. Family portraits […]

October 3, 2017

For Brides

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