Sarah & David's Engagement Session

I get an email early Saturday morning. "What do you think about the weather today?" Sure it looked a little iffy out that morning. Lets just wait and see. No joke it was 75° and sunny, with a light breeze, for Sarah & David's engagement session. Never trust the weather forecast!

Sarah is the oldest of 7 sisters. I'm not sure I know what that is like but I'm sure it is interesting at times! David is studying for a future in missions and will be headed to far off locations very soon! Best of all both of them will be getting married later this year... to... you guessed it... each other! Naturally this requires some photos. And photos we took! Can't wait to see you guys again at the wedding!







































Thanks again guys!

This is my Church: Cornerstone Greenville

With Easter coming up soon I wanted to take a step back and talk about something very important to me. My church.

Ever since moving to Greenville several years ago I knew I needed to find a church. A place where I could feel free. A place to meet other people. A place that doesn't just act religious and point fingers at people that don't, but a place that opens doors and accepts people in, no matter what! I'm happy to say that place is Cornerstone Church here in Greenville, SC.

Our pastor, Daniel Lovelace, just finished up a series on vision for our church. So what is that vision? It's summed up pretty clearly in the church's vision statement.

"Cornerstone Church exists to help people Encounter God, Connect with people, Equip them with God's Word, and empower them to Serve God by serving people."

Not bad huh? Well it basically comes right from Colossians 1:28, where Paul is laying out his vision for the early Christian Church.



Having attended Cornerstone for almost 3 years now I'm happy to say that this is one church where they actually put their money where their mouth is. Cornerstone Church sits right next to, and actually shares their parking lot with a Islamic Mosque. Naturally, with 9/11 and other churches threatening to burn Qurans, you would think our church wouldn't have the best relationship with them. Infact, its quite the opposite. You can checkout what our pastor had to say last year in this video on WFF4, when that crazy pastor down in Flordia was threatening to burn the Qurans. Pretty amazing stuff!

So if you are in Greenville and are looking for a church to attend I can't recommend enough that you checkout Cornerstone. It really has changed my life. Check it out Sundays at 10am at: 2701 Wade Hampton Boulevard Greenville, SC 29615 or at www.cornerstonegreenville.com .

Sarah & David Engagement Teaser

Here's a quick shot from Sarah & David's engagement session on Saturday! LOVE this one!

Twigs Tempietto Greenville Wedding | Scott & Hassie are Married!

It just got real. Like REAL REAL. Scott and Hassie's wedding at Twigs Tempietto in Greenville just confirmed it. Yes, it will be me, ME! who will be at the tempietto in just a few short weeks for my own wedding. Scary right? Well actually Scott & Hassie's wedding made me feel much more at ease. I've shot weddings at twigs tempietto before but never at night. And while twigs is gorgeous during the day it is even more stunning at night!

You may remember Scott & Hassie from when we did their engagement session downtown late last year. These guys were so much fun to work with and super down to earth. Yea yea, it's one thing to exude that during an engagement session for an hour, and its another thing to show that during an entire wedding (even when your dress gets just a wee bit dirty before the ceremony!). But yea, Hassie & Scott totally rocked it! So here's to you guys! Thanks so much for having me capture your day! Checkout some of my favorites:


The beautiful Twigs Tempietto












Lookin good hassie!


First sighting...



































The wine ceremony... I like it!




















































Thanks again for having me guys! A big shoutout to the following vendors who made this awesome day possible:

Flowers: Twigs
Officiant: Brenda Owens
Cake: Kathy & Company
Venue: Twigs Tempietto
Photography: J. Jones Photography
DJ: Ray with Life of the Party

And a special shoutout to my beautiful fiance, Debra, for helping me shoot this wedding on HER BIRTHDAY!

Hassie & Scott's Twigs Wedding Sneak Peak

Just a few quick sneak peaks from Hassie & Scott's wedding at the gorgeous Twigs Tempietto here in Greenville. I love this shot because it was right at that moment during their ceremony where a tear was just starting to form in Hassie's eye.




Yup, there is definitely lots more to come!

Featured: Wedding Planner's Survival Guide Book

You know when you get those emails that sound almost a little too good to be true? Yup, it happens to me too... But you know what, sometimes it actually works out!

And here it is! Sitting on my scratched up dining room table! A book with the first chapter written by me!


The Wedding Planner's Survival Guide - Now available on Amazon


A few months ago I got an email from Michael over at Dream Publishing. He had seen some of my work and wanted to feature me in an upcoming book on Wedding Planning. Basically he was looking for wedding vendors in a bunch of different categories (a photographer, a DJ, a hair stylist, a coordinator ect.) to interview about their specific area of expertise! The book was to be called "The Wedding Planner's Survival Guide: 10 Industry Insiders Tell You What You Really Need To Know". Trust me, I know FIRST HAND from the past year of wedding planning that it is definitely something that will stretch you in almost every way and shrink your wallet in every other way possible!



From "How do I set a budget for wedding photography" to "What types of things should I avoid when choosing a wedding photographer?", I covered it in this book. I wrote it from my personal experience to help out future brides and planners help navigate the huge ocean of wedding photographers out there. It's definitly not easy picking out a wedding photographer so I figured that since I happen to be one AND I just picked out a wedding photographer for my own wedding, I might be able to provide a small amount of insight into the process! Hopefully...



Want to see more? Want to buy a copy? Can't afford a copy but want to read it anyways? You can check it out on Amazon here! Better yet, you can even read a good portion of the chapter I wrote online! Just click on "search inside this book" and flip click to the first chapter. Later in the book there are some awesome sections on how to pick out a variety of other wedding vendors, all written by some of the best people in the industry!

While I have to admit its a huge honor to get to write in a book like this, its not all unicorns and rainbows. Now Debra thinks that since I am a published "Wedding Expert", I would be perfect to finish up the rest of the planning for our wedding! I thought the girl is supposed to take care of that stuff! Sheesh!