wedding: casey & chris – anderson, sc.

Casey and her family have been friends with my fiancée’s family for a long time, so naturally I’ve gotten to be good friends with them over the past few years too.  Soon after I got to know Casey, I also had the privilege of getting to know Chris as well.  It’s almost even tradition that they come over on big Clemson football game nights to watch the game with all of us (well, Chris was usually watching from a different perspective – he was a trainer for the team so his view was from the sidelines!).  So when they asked me to capture their wedding, I was thrilled.  I always love when a friend asks me to shoot for them because I feel like it’s usually harder to impress your friends.  They know you and know what you do which tends to lessen the “impressable” factor a little bit whether it’s photography, sports, performing on stage as an actor or musician, etc, etc.  I posted Casey’s bridal session a little over a week ago so if you missed it, you can check it out here.

Casey started off the day with an awesome bridal brunch at The Victoria Tea Room in downtown Anderson.  Their basement is perfect for a casual meal with a little ambience from the white Christmas lights.

The rest of the day was spent at Boulevard Baptist to get ready and for the ceremony that evening.

Red is awesome for a winter wedding.  It really pops during the cold months.

You might remember seeing Casey’s dress from her bridal session post.  The dress had a simple elegance and she really looked beautiful in it.  She also had her grandmother’s garter as a second garter for her “something blue”.

Casey, Chris, and the rest of the bridal party were pretty brave (or crazy) to let me bring them outside for a little while since the high for the day was a soaring 36 degrees.

I love these next two of Chris and his groomsmen in the church playground.

I think the reason I love capturing the groom’s face when he sees his bride for the first time is because I can’t wait to see Katie as my bride for the first time on July 31!

After the ceremony, we headed over to the reception at the Hilton Garden Inn for the rest of the evening.

Casey & Chris:  It was awesome to see your emotion and excitement for each other on your wedding day.  Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of it and capture everything for you!