Although two more supersize blogs posts featuring gorgeous November weddings are in the works, I wanted to share a few images from a sunny wedding I second-shot on Sullivans Island with Ashley Gillett. We have had a very mild January in Charleston, but a dose of island sunshine is always a good thing. I loved the turquoise and red, the relaxed backyard reception, all the dancing, and of course, the cupcakes! Ashley, based in Asheville, NC, tells the full story here.
.jpg "Aqua bridesmaids and ties for guys at this Sullivans Island wedding")
I got to hang out with the guys, which was a switch since I’m usually with the bride all day.
.jpg "Groomsmen cruise around Sullivans Island on motorcoach sharing laughs and icy brews")
The couple shared a first look before the ceremony. Ashley had a great portrait session with them while I ran back to the church.
.jpg "Elizabeth and Travis's first look before their Sullivans Island wedding")
It was at this point, waiting for the church doors to open, that I asked the bride where her bouquet was.
.jpg "Bride is ready to walk down the aisle at Holy Cross on Sullivans Island")
.jpg "Bride with bouquet is really ready to walk the aisle at Holy Cross on Sullivans Island")
.jpg "Bride and groom seal the deal at Holy Cross on Sullivans Island")
.jpg "Like Bette says, Love it is a flower and you its only seed. Wedding photographer Carolina Photosmith.")
.jpg "Watering the garden at backyard wedding reception on Sullivans Island.")
.jpg "Golden green grasses in the afternoon light at a Sullivans Island wedding reception")
.jpg "Introduction of the newlyweds on Sullivans Island")
.jpg "Pretty girls of all ages in the gorgeous afternoon light of a South Carolina island wedding")
.jpg "What a gorgeous late afternoon at this backyard wedding reception in the SC Lowcountry")
.jpg "Late afternoon first dance in a Sullivans Island backyard")
.jpg "Girls, including the groom's mom, work the dance floor in the afternoon sun on Sullivans Island")
.jpg "Backyard wedding reception calls for cool pink drinks to keep cool at this island wedding")
.jpg "Newlyweds break from backyard reception to take a sunset stroll on the Sullivans Island dock")
.jpg "A heated bouquet toss results in a funny outcome.")
.jpg "Bride wields knife to keep groom in line. She doesn't actually need one to cut mini cupcakes.")
.jpg "Gentlemen break from wedding action for a cigar on the dock")
It’s always fun to learn about a different wedding tradition like this Polish version of keep away. Everyone takes turns dancing with the bride and then creating a fortress around her. Hilarious! Once the groom broke in, he whisked his bride away to start married life.
.jpg "Love zany traditions like this Polish version of keep away where the guests attempt to prevent groom from whisking his bride away")
.jpg "Guests blow celebratory bubbles as the newlyweds are whisked away from reception in a golf cart on Sullivans Island")
.jpg "Backyard wedding reception beneath a full moon on Sullivans Island, SC")
