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Jessica and Matt were married on Saturday at Virginia Wingard Methodist Church here in Columbia. It was a bit ironic because the wedding I shot on January 5 was at the same church! I’ve never shot two weddings in a row at the same place. It was nice though, because I got to know the director and pastor and they remembered me As usual it was a blessing to get to know Jessica during the planning process. I hope y’all are having fun in Mexico!

Here are a few from their day. (Slideshow to come!)

Leslie of Southern Stems did a great job, as usual, on the flowers.

How many bridesmaids does it take to dress a bride?

Jessica and Matt decided to see each other before the ceremony to get more of the pictures knocked out before hand. We got her to walk down the aisle to see Matt for the first time. Here she is about to see Matt-

I love this moment when the couple is blessed…

The reception was at Saluda Shoals. Here is Jessica dancing with her dad. Such a sweet moment!

The unique centerpieces-

And one last dancing shot- “You know you make me want to SHOUT!”

As I mentioned above, I’ll get the slideshow posted asap! Have a great Tuesday!

till this!  Tuscany!

The plans for our Italy trip are coming together.  The one thing I’m most looking forward to so far is the cooking class and winery tour in Tuscany.   I can’t wait to learn how to make authentic pasta.  We’re also going to make a quick trip up to Innsbruck, Austria, so I can show Justin where I used to live and work….which by the way we are staying for free thanks to Hilton Honors!! Woot!!

Last year due to my super crazy wedding schedule we didn’t take a real vacation….so this is two years worth of vacations in one.  Plus we figured we should travel as much as we can now, in this pre-children stage of life :)   

I know my posting has been sporadic recently.  I’ve been staying busy with album design, meeting with new 2008 clients, bridal portriats, etc. Oh yeah, and enjoying this time of year for photographers which could be classified as the ’slow season’.  I guess two weddings this month would classify as a slow month, in comparison with the 4 that I sometimes do in the Spring and early Summer! 

This past weekend I had no wedding, so my friend Renee and I decided to plan a spontaneous trip to go visit our friend Heather who lives in NYC.  A ton of emails, phone calls, and a $134 round trip ticket later it was done!  We still laugh at how quickly we throw trips together.  But all fun things come to an end….right now I’m in the "lets get back to real world" mode, sitting in the La Guardia airport waiting for my flight, which they just told us was delayed. 

I’m starting to feel like a real New Yorker. My friend lives in the East Village, and this trip we didn’t even go above 34th where all the touristy stuff is.  We just meandered around SoHo, Chelsea and the Village, which was a nice change of pace from the crazy crowds.  This was my 5th trip in 2 years so I’m getting pretty familiar!  I love it, but don’t think I want to live there anymore.  Up until about a year ago I would have withdrawl every time I got home from visiting and would try to convince Justin that we NEEDED to move up there!  I’m over that now though, so no worries for all my southern brides

Here are a few quick pics -

Renee & me in front of an awesome sushi place we ate at Saturday night. We did this awesome "Art of Sushi Tour" where we learn the history and everything you’ve ever wanted to know about sushi.  Check it our here!

Heather and me before brunch at Garage.  yummy! 

One last one at the Chelsea Market of the three little piggies. We decided that was an appropriate name for us that is because when we travel all we do is eat!  We just have to take advantage though- Columbia food just doesn’t compare!  We did break up the eating with some shopping though

Sunday afternoon I met Leslie and Patrick in Charleston for their engagement portraits. After spending a short while near the Battery, we hopped in the car and went to Folly Beach. It was SUCH a nice day! We were greeted by the most beautiful sky when we got to Folly. Here are just a few from our session-

CLICK HERE for Lindsay & Jay’s slideshow!

FUN! That is the word that comes to mind when I think of Lindsay & Jay’s wedding this past Saturday. Their friends and family sure do know how to have a good time! The dancing was non-stop, the smiling was constant, and you could just tell how much fun everyone was having.

Lindsay and Jay’s wedding was at Virginia Wingard Methodist Church in Columbia. We had an unseasonably warm January day, which meant we could use the courtyard for some pictures and not freeze!

(Slideshow to be posted soon!)

Here is the beautiful bride-to-be…pre ceremony:

Here’s Jay, pre-ceremony:

I love this shot of Jay seeing Lindsay walk down the aisle. How happy! Isn’t Lindsay’s dress beautiful!

Before hopping on the charter bus to take us to the reception, I snagged this shot in front of the church:

Their reception was at the Palmetto Club. As soon as I got there I saw this: a candy buffet!

First Dance-

These are two of Jay’s nieces, and they were just too cute. Here are a few I caught of them having fun:

The dance floor was packed like this for most of the night!

Before leaving-

Bubble exit!

Justin and I just booked plane tickets to Italy! March 21 - March 30 will be 10 days of European bliss. To say that I can’t wait would be the understatement of the year! I’ve lived in Europe 2x in my life, and Justin has never been across the "big pond" as he calls it (aka the Atlantic). I can’t wait to share this with him.

Whoo Hoo!! Italy here we come!!

(Here’s a picture from Thanksgiving 2003 in Switzerland…not Italy, but close!)

In other news, be on the lookout tomorrow for a post on Lindsay & Jay’s wedding from Saturday, as well as some images from Leslie and Patrick’s engagement session on Sunday.

Anyone want to join me?  CLICK HERE for more info.