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

Monkeyin' around with Fall Family Portraits

Here's highlights from another fun Family Portrait session, this time with Christy, John and Conner. Be sure to check out the slideshow at the bottom for extra cuteness!





Left: Cute & Cuddly baby. Right: Punk Rock baby.





Little kids just love to grab at anything. This time it was John's nose and hair.


"Child of the Corn"


Left: A "corny" rendition of "American Gothic"




Since it was almost Halloween, we had to get Conner's incredibly cute Monkey costume involved.







Just love how it looks like the monkey is smiling for the camera.


Not sure what Conner was thinking at this exact moment but his expression is priceless!









Curtis & Emily
Kismet Photography

Baird & Zach's Engagement Portraits on ICE!

We love making each couple's engagement portraits unique in some way by capturing their personalities or involving their interests. So when Zach mentioned he is a big hockey fan and even plays in a league, we all came up with the idea of going to the local ice rink. And since he plays there all the time, he got us the hookup to get into the Pavilion Ice Rink and we even got to use the goal as a prop.












Did we mention Baird was an accomplished figure skating ballerina? No?! Well that's probably because it's not true but she could have fooled us with this awe-inspiring display of skill and grace. ;) (Just teasing Baird, we know we put you up to it.)








And here is Baird's oh-so-intimidating "Game Face".


After Emily and I's feet were literally frozen from wearing only our street shoes on the ice (only fell on my butt once thank you very much), we headed downtown for some more fun.












Emily's view:


Curtis' view:



And now for something completely different...

BAM! Your mind has just been blown!



Thanks to Baird and Zach for being great sports and having fun with our goofy ideas.


Curtis & Emily
Kismet Photography