This beautiful wedding at a private home in Pawleys Island was a great way to start my busy spring season. A couple of weeks before the wedding, I met the bride at her wedding location for some portraits. The marsh boardwalks in Pawleys are always beautiful for pictures. I love doing bridal or engagement photos before a wedding to get to know a client and make sure they like my style. This bride seemed happy, so I figured she would like the wedding pictures, and she certainly did. I don’t think she would mind me posting the nice message I just got from her.
She said, “I can’t get over how amazing these pictures turned out. I have seriously looked at them over and over, and I can’t get enough!! You truly have a gift, and I’ve really been able to relive each moment just through pictures, which I never thought was possible! I can’t tell you how happy these have made me and just how thankful I am for your hard work, attention to detail, patience, kindness, and true talent! I could go on and on! You’ve brought back to life the best day of my life! I’ll somehow work on choosing my favorites for the album, but it’ll be hard! Just wanted to send you a quick and big THANK YOU! ☺️”
It always makes me so happy to get a message like this! For the reception, we went to one of my favorite locations, Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club. There are so many pretty spots for pictures around the club and on the golf course. The staff is also really nice there and they seem to like me a lot. I did some pictures with the couple before the reception, but I also pulled them out about 30min before sunset for more portraits on the golf course. I always love shots from the golf course with the club and sunset in the background. The only problem was the wet grass. You might not be able to tell in the picture, but the bride and groom had some wet butts after lying together in front of the lake.
I hope you enjoy the pictures below. Let me know in the comments if you do!
Bride backlit in a doorway Pawleys Island
Bride standing on a marsh walkway looking at the sunset Pawleys Island
Flowergirl helping the ring bearer with his tie – Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
Bride pulling groom in for a kiss in front of the clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation
Bridesmaids having fun together after the ceremony – Pawleys Plantation
Family having fun together – Pawleys Plantation
Bridal party in front of the lake – Pawleys Plantation
Bride and groom smiling at each other – Pawleys Plantation
Wide angle of bridal party in front of the clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation
Bride and groom leaning against the entryway columns – Pawleys Plantation
Posed portrait before reception – Pawleys Plantation
Kiss in front of the clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation
Happy couple in in front of the clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation
Detail shot of table decorations – Pawleys Plantation
Bride, groom and son entering the reception – Pawleys Plantation
Sunset portrait behind the clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation
Bride and groom kissing behind the Pawleys Plantation Clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
Couple walking away from the clubhouse – Pawleys Plantation
Couple sitting on the wet grass for a picture – Pawleys Plantation
Having fun at the golf tee – Pawleys Plantation
Kiss in front of the golf tee – Pawleys Plantation
Groom dipping bride back for a kiss – Pawleys Plantation
Bride looking back for picture – Pawleys Plantation
Bride looking into the eyes of the groom – Pawleys Plantation
Kiss in front of the golf course lake – Pawleys Plantation
Bride pulling groom in for a kiss – Pawleys Plantation
Walking together down the golf course – Pawleys Plantation
Prom pose – It can look nice – Pawleys Plantation
Couple sitting on the back steps – Pawleys Plantation