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rachael & billy are married!

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in case you missed the hilarity of rachael & billy’s photobooth- do yourself a favor and click here! it really is only fitting that we posted the fun and the silly before we blogged about rachael & billy’s whole wedding day beacuse after spending just one second with them you realize that they really are all about fun. when they’re together they laugh so hard that their eyes crinkle up and sparkle as they look at one another. we had dinner with them just a couple of weeks before their wedding and we talked about all kinds of things- photography, pets, marriage, family- lots of serious sounding things- but we found ourselves constantly smiling and laughing through every conversation. :) it’s so wonderful to know these two!

to back up a little, i met rachael in high school- she was just one year ahead of me and, if i remember correctly, i met her my very first day of school! at dinner we relived some moments i’d completely blocked out of my memory- and together we tried to explain them to matt through our laughter. :) we played soccer together, doodled through the same statistics class and were reprimanded by the same speech and debate coach (you see why i blocked those moments out completely, right??). but what i remember most about rachael from high school is just how real she was with everyone- she was kind and honest and fun and funny. she’s always been surrounded by a wonderful group of friends and when i showed up on her wedding day i was happy to see (but not at all surprised!) that they’ve all stayed really close. it made for a fun and comfortable day- and some awesome images!

billy and his family are greek orthodox and his mom made sure they incorporated some special greek traditions into their wedding day- everyone had fun with it!

matt and i couldn’t help but laugh when we saw the next two images taken at almost the same time while we were shooting separately- clearly our 5 year anniversary is approaching and we’re becoming more and more alike! ;)

just stunning:

see what i mean about the smiling and the sparkling eyes?? it makes me tear up to see a groom so happy:

the sun couldn’t have been more perfect as we stole rachael & billy away for a few couple portraits- like a dream:

pretty sure these two will have exactly this much fun every day for the rest of their lives, so sweet!

 rachael & billy, thank you so much for having us! we really loved spending the day with you two and your friends and family. we wish you the best! :)

rachael & billy: the photobooth!

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i’m a firm believer in the old (cheesy-ish) adage, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ for example, this first set of images lets you know right away what awesome friends rachael & billy have- ready for huge amounts of fun and silliness and celebration from the moment they arrived! we can’t wait to share their wedding with you soon!

rachael & billy’s wedding had a vintage travel theme and they made sure the props fit right in:

overall winner:

 …wedding to follow! :)

alyssa & charles are engaged!

By | Engagement Sessions | 4 Comments

matt & i are often contacted by couples who’d just like a day shoot and sadly, we are rarely able to find the time between weddings and engagement sessions to make it happen. it’s always hard to turn anyone down but when they respond asking if we’ll have any time over the next TEN months- we always mention february! there are a hardcore few who are totally cool with that and alyssa & charles are at the top of the list!

so two weeks ago, matt & i found ourselves grabbing some coffee (for hand-warming and drinking purposes) and scouting around downtown greenville for some locations to shoot alyssa & charles- they’d given us a few adjectives to define their shoot but in the end they left it up to us. we started at a location suggested by a friend and from there ended up just prowling around behind buildings and picking our way through empty lots. it’s really amazing to work with other artists- both alyssa & charles are artists, themselves- because we all come into a shoot ready to make art. they trusted our direction and sweetly and consistently ROCKED every location! it’s always a little intimidating to create images for creative people but also so rewarding! without further ado:

who’d have thought we’d find some green in the middle of february!? yeay! and even more exciting? alyssa & charles were happy as clams to climb up the hill and make this shot happen. i tried to climb up to get some closer shots and it, well, didn’t go so well. three cheers for clients with good balance, haha!

guys- the SUN was out!

we had a blast shooting with the fabulous light and capturing the dark clouds that threatened us. then as the sun sank lower the golden light was even more of a beautiful contrast with the clouds- even though we were technically done with their shoot and had plenty of images to deliver, there was no way we were going to miss these last shots!

my fave:


alyssa & charles, you guys are awesome for braving the february chill to make some pretty pictures with us! thank you so much for trusting us to capture these- we wish you guys the best!