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Citadel Weekend Photographer | Carolina Photosmith Attracts Bulldogs

So the weekend was a bit of a blur. Lots of happy, handsome clients and a hat trick involving the Citadel. Here’s a quick preview of my Citadel weekend.

Friday afternoon, I spent some time with the Watson family for a backyard session. I photographed their clan last year on Folly Beach, and I’ve photographed one of their families in other years — it’s always so fun to see how fast the little ones grow! Two of the Watson men are Citadel alums — might there be future Citadel bulldogs in this gorgeous group?

Mossy oaks and setting sun for colorful backyard family portraits

These stripy brothers are seriously cute. Family photography by CarolinaPhotosmith.com

This crew of boys needs a lollipop girl! © Carolina Photosmith

Saturday, I spent the day with Erica and Daniel, shooting their fun seaside wedding at the Citadel Beach House. The weather was absolutely perfect, and I am sure Daniel was grateful for breezes cool enough to justify wedding day finery.
Newlyweds on Isle of Palms after their Citadel Beach House wedding ceremony
Sunday afternoon I toted the tots downtown to wander King Street, which is closed to cars once monthly on Second Sunday. It’s like a street festival with cafes spilling out in the street while street musicians pluck banjos, and yip-yip dogs mingle with labradoodles and Great Danes. After a colorful sugar fix at Robot Candy, we hopped back over to Mt Pleasant, and I grabbed my equipment for an Isle of Palms session with a crew of 18.

This isn’t just any festive extended clan. They are a group of dear family friends we grew up with in Atlanta. They were in town to visit the eldest grandson, who is a sophomore at the Citadel. They decided to make a mini reunion out of it when Citadel was playing Western Carolina since there are some WCU fans among the bunch. Several weeks ago, I emailed my friends my blog post about embracing color for beach photos. Not only had they already seen it, they were on the case assembling blues and greens that were in the eldest granddaughter’s floral frock. Don’t they look fantastic?

Three siblings and their colorful families at a fun Isle of Palms beach session
Baseball in the surf and seaside sisters by Isle of Palms photographer Carolina Photosmith
Three generations in colorful Charleston beach photo. www.carolinaphotosmith.com

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