Carmen's Blog » Bridal http://carmenash.com/blog A blog that captures bits and pieces of real life. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:52:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Bridal Portraits of Emily Murphy… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/12/the-bridal-portraits-of-emily-murphy/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/12/the-bridal-portraits-of-emily-murphy/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:32:58 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=6612 I drove up to Pawleys Island, South Carolina to photograph Emily’s bridal session.  It had been raining all day, was crazy muggy, and the air was filled with mosquitoes!!  Not really the ideal situation for a bridal session, but Emily didn’t care one bit.  She was completely relaxed and went with the flow, which shows in her gorgeous bridal images.

The funniest shot of the entire year!!  I love having our four legged friends at the shoot!

]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/12/the-bridal-portraits-of-emily-murphy/feed/ 0 The Bridal Portraits of Jenn Boster… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/11/the-bridal-portraits-of-jenn-boster/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/11/the-bridal-portraits-of-jenn-boster/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:14:24 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=6132 Jenn and her mom came to Charleston, South Carolina for her bridal portraits.  She has been so much fun to work with!  You may remember her and Brandon’s engagement session at the Georgetown Airport, awesome!  They recently moved to Colorado and I look forward to making a trip out there!! So if anyone lives out there, we love to travel!!

]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/11/the-bridal-portraits-of-jenn-boster/feed/ 0 The Bridal Album of Christen Hair… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/11/the-bridal-album-of-christen-hair/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/11/the-bridal-album-of-christen-hair/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:01:06 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=7401 Christen is beautiful on the inside and out.  She is one of those people that when you meet, you are just blown away by their natural beauty.  Then when you get to know her, your equally impressed by her sweet, giving and intelligent personality.  Her wedding was at Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle Beach and will be posted soon!

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]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/10/like-us-on-facebook/feed/ 0 Lindsay Mitchell’s Bridal Portraits… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/09/lindsay-mitchells-bridal-portraits/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/09/lindsay-mitchells-bridal-portraits/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:36:31 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=5335 Lindsay and I chose to photograph her bridal session at Caledonia Golf Club.  It is located on the edge of rice field and marsh land in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/09/lindsay-mitchells-bridal-portraits/feed/ 0 The Bridal Portraits of Daina Port… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/08/the-bridal-portraits-of-daina-port/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/08/the-bridal-portraits-of-daina-port/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:09:40 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=5536 We photographed Daina’s bridal portrait in Georgetown, SC back in April when the azaleas were in full bloom!  I have been waiting patiently for their wedding to pass, so that I could show them!  I wish I had flowers like these in the background of all of my spring sessions!

]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/08/the-bridal-portraits-of-daina-port/feed/ 0 Jessica Horton’s Bridal Portraits… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/07/jessica-hortons-bridal-portraits/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/07/jessica-hortons-bridal-portraits/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:00:33 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=5013 I met Jessica at bridal boutique Madison Row, in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.  Jessica was open to any downtown locations, so we started in front of the Canon Street Fire Department!  Her new husband and father in law are both longtime firemen.  We got a kick out of the firemen coming out to look at her, but acting like they were just hanging out on the street!  Jessica’s beauty shines all over and the entire session we had people stop us and ask what magazine she was modeling for!

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]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/07/jessica-hortons-bridal-portraits/feed/ 0 Anne Hughes Bridal… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/07/anne-hughes-bridal/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/07/anne-hughes-bridal/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:34:19 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=4917 For Anne’s bridal portraits, we drove all over downtown Charleston, South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, and ended on Sullivan’s Island.  Anne has a huge personality!  She was sweet, sarcastic, funny and serious throughout our shoot.  It often takes about 30 minutes for the bride to loosen up and for us to get to know how the other works.  Well not Anne, she was great from the get-go!  Congratulations on your wedding!

Anne is also an amazing artist.  She creates beautiful, one of kind pieces of jewelry.  Many of her work has been worn on the hit tv show, Army Wives.

Check out her site:  Anne Belen

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]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/07/anne-hughes-bridal/feed/ 0 Gordon Johnston’s Bridal Portraits… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/06/gordon-johnstons-bridal-portraits/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/06/gordon-johnstons-bridal-portraits/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:46:53 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=4770 Gordon’s portraits were taken in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina.  We started at the beach and headed over to finish at Litchfield Plantation, their wedding location.  Gordon was so much fun to work with and her personality shows in all of her beautiful images.

]]> http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/06/gordon-johnstons-bridal-portraits/feed/ 0 The Bridals of Jenny Troutman… http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/06/the-bridals-of-jenny-troutman/ http://carmenash.com/blog/2011/06/the-bridals-of-jenny-troutman/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:38:31 +0000 admin http://carmenash.com/blog/?p=4636 Jenny’s gorgeous portrait were taken all over Charleston, South Carolina.  We decided to drive all over town and every time I saw an awesome spot, we jumped out of the car!  Those of you who have done this with me, know it’s so much fun and you never know where we will end up!  This day, we knew that we wanted to finish at the Irvin House Vineyards.  My amazing husband, Caleb, loaded up our vintage green tufted couch and met us out there!  The images were well worth it.  You wouldn’t even know that we were being swarmed by hundreds of gnats!!

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