Chari and Mark

Chari and Mark were married at La Bastide on November 8th. The was the second of two small intimate weddings I've photographed this month. I gotta say that I really enjoy weddings done in this setting. Everyone is so relaxed and they seem to really soak in each moment. This means a lot to me. Mark and Chari had a very sweet ceremony with only family in attendance. It was absolutely one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. :)

Thanks so much for letting share your day with you.
Olivia

Kim's Bridal

Let me just start by saying that Kim is simply breathtaking. She gives a whole new meaning to dark hair and green eyes. I love it.

Here are a few favorites from our session. As you can see she got me an "all access" pass the rooftop of the Poinsett Hotel. I felt very special to say the least. The wedding is this coming January and I am super excited about it. :)

Thanks Kim. It was absolutely wonderful.
Olivia

Alana and Jeff

Here are a few favorites from my time with Alana and Jeff last week. I particularly loved that they brought their golden retriever, Maggie. Matt and I have a golden also, so I was super excited to play with this honeybun. Too cute!

For their session we basically just drove down hwy290 and pulled off at a couple stops we really liked. We did get kind of run off from one spot, but who cares. Then we ended the session in dowtown Greer. It seemed to really fit them and we had a great time together. Can't wait for the wedding in July.

cheers!
Olivia

Site Music

Today I needed a little break. Yes, I realize I have tons of editing to do, albums to design, vendors to send shots to and the list goes on...but I took just an hour to update some songs on my site. Music is SO powerful. I'm pretty much always listening. I play www.pandora.com continuously as I work from home each day. :) Does it get any better? Anyway, I updated the song you hear when you first go to the site and also wedding II, wedding III, and the couples gallery. I love it. Each song is so me and since it's my art I guess I should play the music my photographs make me feel. Let me know what you think.

Cheers!
Olivia

Laura and Chris

Can I first just say that I loved, loved, LOVED this wedding. Well, I love them all, but this on really got me. :) It was in Charleston at the William Aiken House (see the previous post for Laura's bridal session at the same location) and it was high fashion, tasteful, sweet, beautiful and most of all...intimate. I just love small intimate weddings. If Matt and I had it to do over again we would get married on top of Wayah Bald next to the old stone fire tower off the AT and call it a day. :) Not to mention that in this economy a small intimate wedding is definitely a great option if you want to pull out all the stops for great vendors.

So yeah, I just loved it. Everyone was so amazing. I have to give a shout out to Luke Wilson in Charleston who was the wedding planner. He did an amazing job. Also, the bride's sister, Claire, who did the makeup and hair and even gave me a beautiful necklace she made as a gift. See her work at http://www.emilyclairedesigns.com/

Thanks everyone. :)
Olivia

Laura's Bridal

Here are a few of my favorites from Laura's session. These were taken at the William Aiken House in Charleston. The wedding was also at the same location and boy was it fabulous. Laura, I truly enjoyed getting to know you over your engagement. I'll be posting some from the wedding very soon so stayed tuned. :)

Thanks,
Olivia

Andrea and Mark

Here is the second engagement session I had on election day. Yep, that's right...election day! In fours year I don't believe I'll do that again. It made for a crazy day. At least I got to hang out with cool couples and do something I love.

So here a few of my favs with Andrea and Mark. I threw out the idea of doing our engagement session at the Junkyard off of 385. (I've secretly been dying to do this.) They were totally into it and even surprised me with a trip to a train caboose for a few final shots. They were a lot of fun and I'm stoked about their wedding in January, which will actually be at my church Second Pres in downtown Greenville.

Thanks guys. I had a blast.
Olivia

MaryAnn and Marcus

Last Tuesday on electiond day I met up with MaryAnn and Marcus for their engagement session. This was the first of two engagement shoots for the day. Craziness! Anyway, we met up in downtown G-Vegas for their shoot. There was great weather and leaves did not disappoint us. We had a lot of fun together and I'm really looking forward to the wedding in March.

Thanks guys. You were too cute together. :)
Olivia

Liz and Eric

Liz and Eric were married on October 25th at the Furman Chapel with the reception at the Brick Street Cafe. Liz and I hit it off from the start when we first met. She and I see eye to eye on wedding style so this was a really fun one for me. She had somewhat of an old hollywood look to her day. Check out that veil. Too cute! The wedding party was also fabulous to work with. Everyone was excited to be there for Liz and Eric. I had no problem getting them to ham it up for the camera. They were all about it. :)

Thanks guys!
Olivia

Becky and Dan

Becky and Dan were married on October 18th at St Mary Magdaline Catholic Church and the reception was at the Hyatt. This was a fun bunch. I so love it when the bridesmaids and groomsmen really get into the group shots and these guys did not disappoint. :) Everyone was super sweet to work with and once again I had another incredibly beautiful and laid back bride. Becky, you were amazing and wonderful.

Thanks everyone. Enjoy!