I’m so lucky to be spending my 4th of July with amazing bride and groom, Christine & William, who were married in the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina! Just thought I’d share these last couple shots from the evening! Happy 4th!

My first order of business when I arrive on location is  to start scouting the light. Yes, settings, backgrounds, waterscapes, architecture… they’re all hugely important, but a gorgeous backdrop is nothing without the right light. I love finding a spot underneath a big oak tree with just the perfect amount of diffusion and light speckling, or a big covered front porch reflecting light from multiple directions! And I love  love love finding that perfect oh-so soft backlighting which can be rather elusive. I’m editing away at Pembry & Pedro’s lovely Bray’s Island wedding, when I just wanted to share this gorgeous shot, which was taken after our “bride + groom” shots while we were walking back towards the reception. I love the way the evening light is hitting the arching Spanish Moss!

I always love hearing stories of a bride finding inspiration for their wedding from my photos! I just saw the beautiful hand-painted invitations that Kristy over at Rice Ink designed using images of Courtney & Chris’s Spring wedding as inspiration!

I’m heading out to the Inn at Bray’s Island for a lovely wedding this weekend. But before I leave I wanted to drop a quick teaser shot from the gorgeous engagement session I’ve been working on this week! I look forward to sharing more!

A fun way to approach an e-session! I surprised Michelle and Brian with a bunch of bright red balloons when we met for their engagement session. They loved the idea and we had such fun time traipsing around Daniel Island for their shoot!

I’ve been a busy bee! In the last 10 days I’ve shot 3 weddings, one rehearsal, one bridal portrait, one engagement session, not to mention tried to keep regular office hours! And though normally I’m very strict about editing everything in the order I shot it in, I bumped one wedding ahead of the bunch this week, pulled a couple late nights and finished  early . Why? Because I was on a very strict time constraint. After spending months planning her perfect wedding, Jamie, a technical sergeant with the Air Force, was called up for deployment to Afghanistan 9 days after her wedding! So much for a honeymoon, huh! But Jamie and Joey didn’t let the looming deployment spoil their day. The wedding, which took place on Folly, went off without a hitch with an all-out bash to follow. Congratulations again and again Jamie and Joey! I feel so honored to have worked for you!

Frankie Luellyn. 20 months old… ahhhh… love.

April 11th one year ago!

And here we are – day 50 of our Fabulous Colorful Kisses Countdown! I had such a great time perusing all of my 2009 weddings searching for these perfect intimate moments. I want to thank each and every one of these gorgeous and amazing brides and grooms! 2009 was a great year and I am so grateful for what I do. Have a wonderful 2010 and keep kissing!