Kristin & David's Engagement Portraits at Biltmore Estate, NC

Emily and I are suckers! (Allow me to explain) We agreed last year to not only limit the amount of weddings we shoot a year (so that we can really focus our attention on each couple and provide a quick turnaround) but also to avoid booking anything on our birthdays or anniversary (so we could focus on ourselves for a few days a year). Then along came Kristin and David who are getting married on September 25th, Emily's birthday. What can we say, we loved their personalities, their ideas for their waterfall-themed wedding and we loved the fact that they loved us! So we caved. And after their engagement session, we are so glad we did. These two have so much fun together that you can't help but have fun when you are around them. If they were this excited and happy at the engagement session, we can only imagine how much more they will be on their wedding day. We're afraid someone's head may explode from exuberance. See what we mean in some of our favs below and be sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom.


Since they are having a waterfall-themed wedding, we all thought it apropos to do part of their session at a beautiful waterfall.
We were so glad these adventurous spirits were willing to brave life and limb to get up close to the mighty falls..... OK so it wasn't that dangerous but we appreciated it anyway.














The stone on this building was such a vibrant shade of green, apparently from algae. Kind of a gross thought but very cool looking.


Poor Dave getting denied some smoochin'! Don't worry, he made up for it later.




After the falls, they wanted to go to the Biltmore Estate.






Love the tenderness in this one.


Love the genuine laugh in this one.


We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful, clear Fall day.

















Love David's face in the right shot. Once they saw it, we all started calling it the "Arrrr" face.





Sometimes the not-so-obvious places make for great images.


Without clouds in the sky, sunsets tend to be fairly tame with only one or two colors, but if you catch it at just the right moment, those colors seem to explode and fill the sky.








Curtis & Emily
Kismet Photography

Bunny & Justin's Wedding at Ryan Nicholas Inn in Simpsonville, SC

We knew from Bunny & Justin's Engagement Portraits that their wedding was going to be unique, which is something we thrive on. And they did not disappoint with a beautiful, elegant and strikingly awesome wedding, despite a little sidestep with their first venue, Spiegel Farms, which was recently shutdown. After that bomb was dropped on them, Kim at Ryan Nicholas Inn came to the rescue. She was very accommodating and worked with them to give them a wonderful wedding. In fact it worked out for the best since it sprinkled most of the day so their plan for an outside ceremony at Spiegel would not have worked well anyway. The formal, elegant feel to the Ryan Nicholas Inn went surprisingly well with the couple's red and black theme including custom Converse sneakers and red mohawks sported by a couple groomsmen. But don't take our word for it, see for yourself in some of our favorites below, right after some from Bunny's rockin' bridal portrait session. Then see how we put it all together in a beautiful custom-designed album by checking out the slideshow at the end.




















The Crystal Swan room at the Ryan Nicholas Inn is simply gorgeous and a perfect backdrop for Bunny's gorgeous gown.


This crafty couple designed and assembled their awesome programs themselves. This emblem was inspired by an album cover from one of their favorite bands, The Avett Brothers.


Kristin of Dahlia did another stellar job with the flowers. She always seems to make the bridal bouquet unique and special to the bride as evident here by adding the Hello Kitty pendant for Bunny.


Loved Bunny's reaction to seeing her amazing cake by Couture Cakes.


We could tell why she was floored. This cake was a true piece of art and the little Bunny & Justin figures were too cute.

And what makes the wedding truly special and memorable for the groom...

a Darth Vader groom's cake of course!




















We just love it when couples break tradition and be themselves.




In case you haven't noticed, Justin has quite a beard and apparently it is capable of actually holding and storing small objects. So the joke was that that is where the rings could be hidden...
Of course they weren't really in there but it made for a hilarious moment during the ceremony. Mind you in the tumult of emotions, Bunny completely forgot about the gag and was kind of getting freaked out when the Best Man pretended he couldn't find the ring. Hence, the not-so-humored look on her face.


Yeah, they look "Happily Married".







Love the expressions in the next two...



















The Ryan Nicholas Inn has soo many beautiful rooms and they had the whole place to themselves for the night so we had to take advantage of at least one of the many bath tubs. This one could be titled "Bubbly Bunny Sips Bubbly and Blows Bubbles". Say that 5 times real fast.


And now for their custom album. Enjoy...

Curtis & Emily
Kismet Photography