Sarah & John's Wedding at Pretty Place & Larkins

This wedding was a first for us. We have had the pleasure of photographing at Pretty Place chapel several times and we have always been fortunate enough to have beautiful weather which allowed us to take advantage of the gorgeous view. Sarah and John's wedding broke that streak unfortunately but the on and off rain and lack of any kind of view at all didn't put a damper on this awesome couple's spirits. They were just happy to be sharing their day with family and friends and having a good time. And we were thrilled to be a part of it all.


We stopped by Furman on the way up for some shots with John and his guys. Thankfully the rain held off.




This was the view when we first got to Pretty Place. Not bad. But a few moments later, the rain really picked up and turned it all into a foggy void.


Not that that bothered Sarah and her girls in the least!


Dahlia did an amazing job on the flowers, as always.


The beautiful bride/cellist/rock star. Loved the flower detail in her hair.





These moments touched our hearts because Emily and I had a case of the sniffles and did the same thing during our vows! But it was dang funny for everyone to watch Sarah whip a tissue out of her dress pocket! Yeah that's right, a dress with a pocket! Did we mention it was custom designed for her by a friend of the family?!


The fog really rolled in during their sand/dirt ceremony and made an awesome silhouette. I say sand/dirt because it was actually sand from John's parent's yard in Florida and dirt from Sarah's parent's house in Maryland. What a cool twist on the pre-packaged, colored sand idea. Perfect for these two self-proclaimed "hippies".


The clouds finally parted just a little for their portraits.





Kathy & Co. did the tasty cakes (check out the amazing detail on the iPhone Groom's cake!) and Kim from All in the Details did the favors and decor. Great job once again ladies.



And of course John had to get a photo of his iPhone groom's cake on his iPhone. :)








Sarah's partners in crime music, Darby (on the right, also her partner in O Mello Cello Tree) and Amber performed an original song that Darby wrote for Sarah's Wedding day. All these girls are amazingly talented.








Sarah's mom surprised the happy couple with a rickshaw getaway ride. Thankfully they have covers for those things because it really started to rain when they left. Congratulations again Sarah and John!


Curtis & Emily
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