Mahailey’s Homestead Trash the Dress | Charleston Photography

Posted by: Swept Away Studios | August 27th, 2010

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We were not 100 percent sure if they were red ants crawling around… or perhaps the long-green grass brushing against our skin. The summer sun invited Mahailey & I in, with a welcoming glow, for her third portrait shoot. Taking me along to her family property, I immediately became head-over-heels with the land. How great for someone to be able to use a backdrop with personal history… but how rare for it to also strike so many heart strings behind the camera as well.

I have a daydream about this secluded lot of land just waiting for me. It would have a river or lake and a little dirt road… The type of place your music doesn’t bother any neighbors and a yard you can fill with memories. Those type of places with a breeze caught by weeping trees and character that can’t be bought. A lot of times the daydream looks a lot like this photo shoot, and so, it was very exciting.

After braving what we could of the fields, grabbing a coke and heading to a beach… We took a few more photos by the shore.

I am so excited for Mahailey & Craig to now be happily married. Spending time with someone through portrait photography has changed my entire outlook on life and work. While weddings bring a chance to share in a moment of someones life, portraits have the opportunity to bring an entirely different set of love stories and energy. I am so grateful for meeting Mahailey… She trusted me to capture three segments of her love story and it was inspiring. Perhaps people do not know when they change your path a little, but it has been a pleasure getting to know her. I hope to continue photographing the life moments of many past and future clients.

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Charleston Engagement with Mahailey and Craig

Posted by: Swept Away Studios | June 4th, 2010

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I love the triple shoots! A year ago I had a client that signed up to do a Trash the Dress, then decided to do three shoots in one day!!! This turned into a little collection that multiple brides have decided to take part in- choosing 3 separate portrait sessions, all designed around YOU! Mahailey started with a boudoir sesh at her home… I was so proud of her, she rocked the shoot and was up for anything! Her pics came out awesome and I got to make a little album for Craig as a wedding surprise. We met up for these engagement photos in Charleston, South Carolina. It was right before sunset, and I had been eying a few streets that I had never shot on, so we adventured up and down just one road for 2 hours. There are always so many backgrounds that go unnoticed. My next and final round of photos with Mahailey will be her Trash the Dress… Can’t wait to see what we come up with for her theme… Stay tuned .

We agreed on this as our fave from the sneak peek, we were playing in the leaves, but it was a given the girls would win because the wind kept blowing all of the leaves towards Craig… Luckily we got a few shots before we were buried .