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!

Downtown Engagement Session | Amanda & Anthony

When I first met Amanda and Anthony I was a little concerned. It was barely 50 degrees out and there they are dressed like its 75! Yup, Anthony was in shorts. I'm ok with that! And you know what! He kept plenty warm. It probably has something to do with the fact he spent so long in Colorado or the fact that Amanda was there to keep him warm. Nope, I didn't have anyone there to keep me warm but I did have my spankin' new D700 there, and it totally rocked!

We had a blast spending some time in the beautiful sunlight pouring though falls park downtown earlier this week. These guys are just such a perfect fit its ridiculous! Checkout some of my favorites here:


















































Thanks again for having me guys!

Greenville Wedding Portraits | Mike and Toni

It was a gorgeous spring day. The daffodils were swaying, the sky was blue, the Bentley was gleaming. I met Mike & Toni at Falls Park in Greenville to take some of their wedding portraits on that beautiful day. What about the rest of their wedding? It will be happening in the Dominican Republic. I might even see them down there while I'm on my honeymoon! How cool is that! Here are a few of my favorites from the day:












































Thanks again for having me guys!

New Gear: Nikon D700

It's always a special day when a photographer gets a new camera. It's probably the same for a dentist who gets a new drill (although my camera is a lot less painful).


Nikon D700 w/ Nikon 135mm f/2 Lens

After my poor Nikon D300 shuttered it's last shutter last week, I had no choice but to box it up and ship it back to Nikon for an immediate heart shutter transplant. In the mean time, I naturally got jealous of all the new sexy cameras that have come out since the D300. Never start looking...

So please don't get mad at me D300, I'm sure I will still love you even if you are 400 less numbers than the new D700.




So whats so much better about a D700? A lot of really cool technical stuff only camera nerds really care about: Higher ISO, Bigger Viewfinder, Full Frame, More DOF, Better Dynamic Range... So yea, it takes better photos! (Side note: Please don't ever say to me - "Wow thats a nice camera, I bet it takes great photos!" because I will probably tell you "Your mouth makes really nice comments")




So don't worry D700, I won't be cheating on you anytime soon...

...at least until the D4 comes out!

Greenville Engagement Session Sneak Peak | Amanda & Anthony

Not only was it a perfect day for an engagement session, I had the very awesome Amanda and Anthony to test out my new camera on (more on that later!). We definitely had some fun exploring the inside of some of the trees downtown. Lots more to come!

Bentley Wedding Photos | Mike & Toni Sneak Peak

When you start your wedding season off with a Bentley is there really much to aspire to? I sure hope so because I have a LOT more weddings to shoot this year! Here's a sneak peak from Mike & Toni's wedding portraits downtown! Lots more to come soon!

Featured: TOWN Magazine

Getting your wedding featured in a magazine sounds pretty exciting to me! Maybe I'll have a chance to open a magazine in a few months and see my own wedding photos published...




In the mean time I'll have to live vicariously though Keily & Greg and Staci & Brock. Yup, both of them were published in this month's issue of TOWN Magazine. Check it out:



Want to see more? You can checkout their full wedding at the Warehouse Theator here!


Here is a link to Keily and Greg's wedding at Furman!

Congrats guys!! If your at a local Barnes & Nobles stop in and check out the full spread!

Featured: Shoot 2 Shoot Blog Guest Interview

I recently had the awesome opportunity to be interviewed by the fine people over at Shoot2shoot. So what is Shoot2shoot you say? Basically its a tool for photographers to reach out to other photographers across the country. They also run a fantastic blog that offers some great tips on how to be a wedding photographer run a photography business in general. Being a regular reader of this blog, it was pretty awesome to get a chance to get interviewed for it!



They interviewed me from everything about pricing including: Why is wedding photography so expensive? How do I figure out what my specific wedding market is? How do I set my pricing? If your a budding photographer or just want to learn a little bit more about this important part of running a photography business definitely check it out!

You can view the full article over at: Shoot2Shoot's blog.

Sunset Engagement Session | Matt and Sarah's Engagement

Matt and Sarah are some of the biggest troopers I know. Honestly, I think they spilled a little blood during our engagement session. While traversing the great fields of South Carolina, we happened upon many a great spike and thorn bush... and then I somehow I had it in me to ask them to sit down amongst them and smile and look happy. Somehow we pulled off a beautiful engagement shoot. Here are some of my favorites from the very beautiful yet very painful shoot!

































Thanks again for having me guys! Can't wait until the wedding!