Photo Session at the Ann Close Dairy Farm in Fort Mill, SC

I'm not going to lie. I struggle waking up on Saturdays.  Though my military roots aren't too fast to fade, I enjoy my Saturdays because they are much more relaxed.  My shoots seem to go extremely smoothly on these days as well because I generally schedule no more than two on these days.

I was blessed.

Can I get an AMEN!

I am blessed! I get the best clients! The Vollen Family was amazing.  They welcomed me and I welcomed them and we sincerely brought my art and profession under the beautiful sun flares and autumn leaves. 

Wedding Trend: Great America Carolina Malt

Rustic Wedding. Check. Burlap and Lace. Check. Mason jars filled with glorious alcohol. Check and Check. Yeah..you heard it right; alcohol filled mason jars to complete the whole look.  That's where Great America  Malt comes in.

Shopping in the wine section at Wal-Mart, I found these two babies stacked high right across from the refrigerated beer.  There were flavors such as Apple Pie and Clear (this one).  What attracted me to this? Well, the mason jars of course.  There's nothing like the feeling of sitting on my front porch and throwing back what feels to be moonshine but tastes more like a clean and clear mead.

This would be a great talking piece for any backwoods rustic wedding. There's nothing like "Great America's Apple Pie Malt Substitute Beer! Brewed and bottled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains here in North Carolina." Nothing more rustic than that!

Bridal Trends 2015: Suarez Bakery

Window shopping is a poor girls dream.  Heck: It IS THE BRIDE'S DREAM.  Dreams are made and shattered in the very reflections of the window shopper.  I am a perpetual window shopper.  I like to fill my cart up with everything I see, touch, and feel, then leave the cart.  I'm that annoying shopper that shops short of the cash register then gives you all of those things to re-shelve at the end of the day.  I'm really not a unthoughtful person.  I just like to feel what it feels like because it always eventually comes back around to me.

Today's BRIDAL TREND happens to be the dream all of all for this year's 2015 Bride.  Bridal Trend pick of the week is "Suarez Bakery" of Charlotte, NC.  How do would one describe Suarez? Well, Charlotte Magazine would call it "Guns and Butter."  I would call it Carlos Suarez.  Be sure to read more about the Bakery here. Here are some pictures from my adventures ever so rustic, sleek, wonderful, and whimsical.