Kim & Chad's Wedding

Last Saturday Kim and Chad tied the knot at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Traveler's Rest, SC. The day was made even more special because so many people came together to give them a wedding to remember. The entire congregation helped with food, decorations, coordinating and even Kim's beautiful up-do was a gift from the hair stylist! That's why we enjoy weddings so much. They bring out the best in people to celebrate love. Kim and Chad are truly blessed to have such wonderful people in both their family and church.

You gotta love natural light!


Apparently, being married almost four years is making us
think alike because we both got some neat reflection shots.


The guys and the 20 ft. cross.


I guess you could say it was a day of reflection for us.
(pun intended)


I just thought this was funny as I walked by.


The ring-bearer playing peek-a-boo during the ceremony.


The sanctuary was so big that we could move around
unnoticed and get great angles like this.

Note for future couples: Consider facing the audience as you light
the Unity candle. That way we can still get shots of it in churches
where moving around isn't an option.


Right before the kiss, Kim and Chad looked at the crowd in anticipation.
Their expressions during this joyous moment are priceless.






This shows the onslaught of bubbles and sugar hearts that guests
pelted them with as they left.
At one point Kim even screamed out, "It feels like rocks!"

Thank you Kim and Chad for giving us time to create beautiful images. And thanks to all the family, friends and members of the church for making this wedding a joy to be a part of.


Emily & Curtis Snyder
Kismet Photography

Anna & Chris' Wedding

Saturday we had a blast at Anna and Chris' wedding. Both the ceremony and reception were held at the beautiful Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. Have we mentioned how much we love Asheville? Between the surrounding mountains and historic and unique venues, it's a photographer's paradise. The nice thing about the Grove Park is they can do everything from the food to flowers and cakes. The girls all got their hair done at Asheville Oasis which was just a stone throw from the Grove Park.

Anna was breathtaking by the window light.
Not to mention her beautiful eyes.
Doesn't she look like a 1950's Hollywood actress?

The excitement builds as the veil goes on.

We're trying to capture the rings in more unique and interesting ways. For this one, there was dappled light coming through the trees onto a table and it just made a neat spotlight for the rings. If you look closely you can even see a little rainbow sparkle on Anna's bling.

Anna's sister helping her with a "wardrobe malfunction" :)

We were loving the emotions during Anna and Chris' "first look" before the ceremony. And so was the videographer.

The completely adorable flower girl and
ring bearer stole the show as usual.

We just love it when people "go vertical" with their
point and shoot cameras.

Free Photography Tip: Don't be afraid to rotate your camera to get a better crop or angle. Especially when shooting two or three people standing together, "go vertical" and get tighter so you don't have tons of empty space on the sides.

They look so happy together!

The setting sun makes for such amazing light
and her veil caught the breeze just right.

Charge!
Did we mention how much we love sunset pictures?

Now this is how you end a "First Dance"!

The emotions were high between Anna and her twin sister
as their proud papa looks on.

Chris' mom was all smiles during the mother-son dance.
It's moments like these that make what we do so meaningful.
We love our "jobs".

Jumping Jukebox did a great job of keeping
the dance floor ...well, jumping.
Looks like it was the ladies' turn to lead in the dance.

Another interesting angle on the rings.
No, we're not dwarves but the groom was 6'5".

A long kiss good night.

Anna & Chris,

We loved that you were so comfortable in front of the camera. It allowed us to really capture the emotions of your day. Thank you for sharing it with us. Have a wonderful and relaxing time on your honeymoon.


Emily & Curtis Snyder
Kismet Photography