Project Life Photography

Gaston Country Club Wedding | Adam + Meredith!

melissa — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:14:16 +0000

This is a wedding we feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to photograph! Before Adam and Meredith came to us, we were in the process of booking their date with another couple who ended up changing their date to a day on which we weren’t available. We had turned down several inquiries for this date in the mean-time, and with only a few months until April, we were so bummed that it looked like we wouldn’t be able to book this highly in-demand wedding date! Then came an email from the amazing Page of Sweet Carolina Weddings, asking if by any chance we had April 6th available. We met with Meredith and absolutely fell in love with her and her Pride-&-Prejudice-inspired vision for her wedding…it was divine providence! The wedding itself exceeded everyone’s expectations. Page and the amazing design and setup team at Ribald Farms Nursery & Florist absolutely outdid themselves! Pinks, ivories and soft greens, gold damask accents. I mean come on! Could Netherfield itself have been anymore gorgeous? Adam and Meredith walked on clouds all day… Capturing them, their families and their bridal party, it was clear to us how surrounded the newlyweds were by the love of the people who cared about them. We had a blast photographing this wedding! Enjoy a bunch of our favorites from Adam and Meredith’s wedding, and see a complete list of their vendors at the bottom of the post!

APRIL 6, 2013

Event Planner | Sweet Carolina Weddings – Page Anderson King

Stationary | Target & Torrence Stationery

Gown | Casablanca Bridal purchased at Poffee Girls, Gastonia NC

Bridesmaids Dresses | purchased at Poffee Girls, Gastonia NC

Bridal Shoes | Benjamin Walk purchased at Poffee Girls, Gastonia NC

Bride’s Jewelry | Dillards

Bridesmaids Jewelry | Dillards

Engagement & Wedding Bands | Hayes Jewelers

Guy’s Suits | Vera Wang

Guy’s Accessories | Vera Wang

Hair & Makeup | Jack Ward & Aryn Ward – Spa South Salon

Florist | Ribald Farms Nursery & Farms

Ceremony Venue | First United Methodist Church (Gastonia, NC)

Officiant | Rev. Dr. Jim Westmoreland

Processional | Surely the Presence – l. Wolfe, Gift of Love – H. Hobson, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach

Song She Walked Down the Aisle to | Hymn to Joy – Beethoven

Recessional | Prelude in C Major

Reception Venue | Gaston Country Club (Gastonia, NC)

Reception Coordinator | Sweet Carolina Weddings – Page Anderson King & Lindsey Griesbaum

Rentals & Set-Up | Ribald Farms Nursery & Farms

First Dance | A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

Father-Daughter Dance | My Girl – Tempations

Mother-Son Dance | All to You – DJ Keo

Caterer | Gaston Country Club

Cake | Lorie Collins

Reception Musicians | The Herringbones

Videographer | MPA Productions

Byron’s South End Wedding | Frank + Dana!

melissa — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:32:04 +0000

We’re SO excited to post Frank and Dana’s wedding to the blog today! This couple was a dream to work with. They told us at our initial consultation with them that we were hired! We always love working with people who are confident in our work and who we connect with so well. Their engagement session was beautiful- Frank and Dana were so natural and comfortable with each other and their images were stunning. We knew then that their wedding was going to be something special and that their wedding images were going to be a blast to capture! They assembled an amazing team of vendors to help them achieve their beautiful wedding-day vision, and their celebration was absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy a bunch of our favorites from Frank & Dana’s wedding, and see a complete list of their vendors at the bottom of the post!

MARCH 16, 2013

Event Designer | Brad Helton

Stationary | Delphine Press

Gown | Vera Wang

Bridesmaids Dresses | David’s Bridal

Bridal Shoes | Kate Spade

Bride’s Jewelry | her Something Old & Something Borrowed

Bride’s Engagement & Wedding Band | Diamonds Direct

Groom’s Wedding Band | Finks Jewelers

Groom’s Attire | Ralph Lauren

Groomsmen’s Suits | Jos. A. Banks

Hair & Makeup | Just Jane Salon – Emily Warner & Stacey Ciarmoli

Florist | Lily Greenthumb’s Floral Artistry

Ceremony & Reception Venue | Byron’s South End

Officiant | Rev. Eric Guthrie

First Dance | Sweet Thing – Van Morrison

Father-Daughter Dance | Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton

Mother-Son Dance | I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womak

Caterer | Best Impressions Catering

Cake | Wow! Factor Cakes

DJ | Split Second Sound – Vinny Esposito

Accommodations | The Westin (Uptown Charlotte)

Cypress Gardens Engagements in Charleston, SC | Tom & Laken

melissa — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:13:32 +0000

When Laken first emailed us about taking their engagement images, we knew this was going to be a fun shoot! She and Tom wanted the session done at Cypress Gardens, near their home in Charleston, SC. This is a venue we’d been dying to shoot at because of the beautiful boats and whimsical marsh area! It’s where the boat-scene in the movie The Notebook was filmed! We were even more excited after getting to Skype with Tom and Laken before the shoot- we immediately fell in love with their fun-loving personalities and their romantic vision for how they wanted their images to look. We had a blast getting to know them during the session too- there’s something very vulnerable and freeing about letting someone see you try to paddle a row-boat and shoot at the same time Haha! We definitely bonded over boat-manuvering. The session as a whole couldn’t have gone better and we are so thrilled to finally get to share the images on our blog!

The Ranson House Bridals | Dana

melissa — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:19 +0000

We are loving these adorable images from Dana’s bridal portraits at the historic Ranson House! This venue is… *gushes* …gorgeous! The architecture, the furniture and the natural light are all the perfect ingredients for a lovely bridal portrait venue. And of course Dana is just stunning so it was a match made in heaven. We had a wonderful time capturing some fun bridal images of Dana before her wedding… which is today! March 16th We are letting her hit the “publish” button on this blog-post herself after the ceremony, so stay tuned for the images from her and Frank’s beautiful wedding day!

Clint & Brittany | Engaged!

melissa — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:50:42 +0000

We are beyond honored to be photographing Clint and Brittany’s April wedding! They are both pro’s in the industry- Brittany is a very talented wedding and portrait photographer (Discover Love Studios) and Clint is an experienced and gifted videographer! How flattering to be hired by them ; ) Their engagement session was a ton of fun! They brought their DSLR’s as props and had a lot of wonderful spots picked out around uptown Charlotte! They were naturals in front of the camera and so sweet with each other. We so enjoyed getting to know them at this session and can’t wait for their wedding this upcoming weekend!

Vintage-Inspired Bride at the Ranson House | Erin!

melissa — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:14:04 +0000

For her bridal portraits, Erin had a very fun vision- she wanted to stage her bridals in an old library setting a la Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face! We looked and looked for a venue with a backdrop that would fit the bill. We were having such a hard time and it wasn’t until a week before her scheduled session that Brian and I walked into the historic Ranson House and saw…. *queue choir of angels singing* …this lovely built-in bookcase! Luckily the historic home was available for Erin’s session, so Brian and I brought a bunch of our own old books from home to stage for the kind of shots that Erin wanted! We also took advantage of the house’s beautiful staircase, tin ceilings and natural light. Enjoy a few of our favorites from Erin’s bridal session at the Ranson House!

Palmer Building Wedding | Rodney + Amber!

melissa — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:27:40 +0000

Never have we seen two people insist on having more fun on their wedding day then Rodney and Amber : ) They filled the whole day, start to finish, with people and things they loved! Their ceremony took place at Southside Baptist Church in the southend of Charlotte and, we gotta say, the music selections for the ceremony (recapped at the bottom of this blog-post) were refreshing and truly lent themselves to the romantic and celebratory spirit of the day. The reception, complete with a winter-wonderland meets old-Hollywood vibe, took place at the historic Palmer Building! Heart-felt toasts were given by family members, and Amber and Rodney’s vibrant and fun-loving personalities kept the evening upbeat with plenty of dancing. We were so honored to capture this couples’ special day! Enjoy a bunch of our favorites from Rodney and Amber’s wedding, and see a complete list of their vendors at the bottom of the post!

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Rocking the shirt she was wearing when she got proposed to a little over a year ago!

Amber rocked out to the Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys and other oldies-but-goodies while she got ready for her wedding

Amber was mouthing the words: “Are you CRYING?” to Rodney- loving her expressions!

Ha, little do you know they are laughing because Brian walked in front of my shot right as I was about to snap it, and I yelled “BRIAN!” lol…

Amber was lip-syncing to Celine Dion during Rodney’s dance with his mom

never let anything get in the way of a good toast- even a lack of drink in hand

Stationary | Custom Design & Printing by Leanne Nealey

Gown | Treasure’s Bridal & Formal (Roswell, GA)

Bridesmaids Dresses | David’s Bridal

Bridal Shoes | Antonio Mellani purchased at Dillard’s

Bride’s Jewelry | her Something Borrowed

Engagement and Wedding Bands | Sumpter’s Jewelry & JVL Jewelry

Guy’s Suits Designer | Wilke Rodridguez purchased at Men’s Wearhouse

Hair | HairColor Xperts - Raquel Metzler

Makeup | Leanne Nealey

Flowers | DIY

Ceremony Venue | Southside Baptist Church

Ceremony Director | Penny Worley

Officiant | Ryan Brennan

Processional | A Thousand Years (orig. by Christina Perri) instrumental by Vitamin String Quartet

Song She Walked Down the Aisle to | Turning Page instrumental by Sleeping At Last

Ceremony Ordinance Song | Put Your Arms Around Me acoustic performance (orig. by Natasha Bedingfield)

Song They Walked Up the Aisle to | I Do by Colbie Caillat

Reception Venue | The Palmer Building

Rentals | Extravaganza & Creative Catering

First Dance | No Such Thing As Time by ElenOwen

Father-Daughter Dance | So Close by Jon McLaughlin

Mother-Son Dance | Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion

Caterer | Creative Catering

Cake | Lori Collins

Videographer | Aaron Doman

Reception DJ | Aaron Robertson

Master of Ceremonies | Zack Arnold

Jason & Erin | Downtown Rock Hill Engagements!

melissa — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:15:15 +0000

Meet Jason and Erin! Two of the best “models” we’ve ever met Ok so they’re not professional models, but to ask them to look like they’re madly in love with each other is like asking them to breathe or blink! They were completely at ease with each other in front of the camera which made the session really fun. We chose downtown Rock Hill as their backdrop for the vintage look of the old mills. We had Erin’s dog, Zoe, jump in a few shots, and she and Jason even brought their football jerseys to wear for a few fun photos. Enjoy a few of our favorites from Jason and Erin’s engagement session!

Brakefield at Riverwalk Wedding | Casey + Emily!

melissa — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:15:55 +0000

Casey and Emily’s intimate wedding was certainly one to remember! Their event took place at one of the Charlotte area’s newest upscale venues, Brakefield at Riverwalk. One thing we were really impressed with on Casey and Emily’s wedding-day was their talented list of vendors! They hired a set of pro’s, none of whom we’d worked with before that day… and we were completely blown away by every last detail! Casey and Emily kept their guest-list small which made for an evening full of truly genuine celebration from their closest friends and family. It was obvious how adored the newlyweds were by all in attendance, and we couldn’t have been more honored to capture their big day! Enjoy a bunch of our favorites from Casey and Emily’s wedding, and see a complete list of their vendors at the bottom of the post!

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Stationary | Etsy & Target

Gown | Galina Signature Organza

Bridesmaids Dresses | David’s Bridal

Bridal Shoes | Jessica Simpson purchased at Dillard’s

Bride’s Jewelry | purchased at Diamonds Direct

Engagement & Wedding Bands | Donald Haack Diamonds & Diamonds Direct Southpark

Guy’s Attire | Vera Wang purchased at Men’s Warehouse

Hair & Makeup | Pamela Zwick

Ceremony & Reception Venue | Brakefield at Riverwalk

Officiant | Rev. Jimmy Wade

Ceremony Music | Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – piano instrumental

Reception Coordinator | Jessica Alexander

First Dance | I Wanna Love You Forever – Jessica Simpson

Caterer | Family Catering Services

DJ | Spintastic Sounds

Cake/ Bakery | Cakes by Whit

Videographer | Hayes Media Group

Hotel/ Accommodations | Hilton Garden Inn of Rock Hill

Tega Cay Golf Club Wedding | Dustin + Lisa!

melissa — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:41:31 +0000

From the moment we met Lisa, we knew we were going to enjoy working with this couple! Lisa met us for a consultation, already knowing that she wanted to book us and after talking with her and her mom, we were right there with her! We met Dustin for the first time at their engagement session, which was an absolute dream. It was obvious during that session how much these two adore each other and enjoy one another’s company. Dustin and Lisa met on a golf-course so it was only fitting that they hold their wedding and reception at a venue to match. Their fall event was lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed capturing Dustin and Lisa’s big day! Enjoy a bunch of our favorites from Dustin and Lisa’s wedding, and see a complete list of their vendors at the bottom of the post!

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Stationary | Red Stone Press

Gown | Jasmine Couture purchased at Treasures Formals & Bridal (Roswell, GA)

Bridesmaids Dresses | Allure purchased at Treasures Formals & Bridals (Roswell, GA)

Bride’s Jewelry | her Something Old

Engagement & Wedding Bands | Reed’s & Jared

Guys’ Attire | Men’s Wearhouse

Hair & Makeup | Salon Naman (Rock Hill, SC)

Florist | Lily Greenthumb’s Floral Artistry

Ceremony & Reception Venue | Tega Cay Golf Club

Officiant | Pastor Kenny Ashley

Processional | Wonderful Tonight – Vitamin String Quartet, Canon in D – Pachelbel

Song She Walked Down the Aisle to | Here Comes the Bride

Recessional | Wedding March – Mendelssohn

Rentals | Tamara Hundley Events – Chair Covers

First Dance | Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

Father-Daughter Dance | Unforgettable by Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

Caterer | Casual Water

Cake | Icing on the Edge

DJ | AAA Entertainment – Chris Ernest

Accommodations | Hampton Inn (Rock Hill, SC)