I’ve had a very busy October this year with weddings. In fact, I had three weddings in two weeks at one of my favorite locations, Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club. The wedding I’m featuring below was a small relaxed one. This gave me more time for taking pictures with the bride and groom after the ceremony. Normally I would just do pictures of the couple around the clubhouse, but the bride wanted to take a golf cart and do some pictures out on the golf course itself.
The course winds through the salt marsh area of Pawleys Island and has many beautiful spots for pictures. As we rode down the golf cart path a tree on the marsh really caught my eye. The curving branches of the oak tree make a perfect frame for the bride and groom standing underneath it. Sunlight filtering through the branches of a tree always makes a great background for a romantic picture. I also liked the way that the entire clubhouse can be seen in the background of some of the pictures.
I got out my drone for a few quick sunset pictures of the country club during dinner. I now have my FAA Remote Pilot certification so I can fly the drone commercially. So far I have just been using it for landscape pictures of wedding locations. If anyone wants some aerial photography let me know, just keep in mind I can’t fly it at the same time as I’m taking other pictures, so I can’t use it during the wedding ceremony itself. Also it takes me about 5 minutes to setup the drone and get it flying, so you will need to leave some extra time for any aerial shots. That is why I usually just fly the drone during the reception dinner or some time when I’m not needed for other pictures.
I hope you enjoy the pictures below, I have a number of weddings I want to feature on my blog in the next few weeks, so keep checking back.
Table decorations - Pawleys Plantation
Wedding cake with flowers - Pawleys Plantation
Dad walking bride down the isle - Pawleys Plantation
Groom smiling at bride during ceremony - Pawleys Plantation
Panorama of wedding ceremony - Pawleys Plantation
Bride giving vows to groom - Pawleys Plantation
First kiss - Pawleys Plantation
Happy couple walking down the isle after ceremony - Pawleys Plantation
Bride and groom on the golf course - Pawleys Plantation
Closeup of kiss - Pawleys Plantation
Groom kissing bride under her veil backlit by sunset - Pawleys Plantation
Couple sitting on the back steps holding hands - Pawleys Plantation
Portraits of bride and groom on the front lawn - Pawleys Plantation
Groom lifting bride into the air for a kiss - Pawleys Plantation
Wide angle shot of clubhouse - Pawleys Plantation
Groom kissing bride on the cheeck - Pawleys Plantation
Bride and groom under the oak tree - Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
Kiss under the Oak Trees on the golf course 35mm f/2 - Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
Bride and groom with clubhouse in the background - Pawleys Plantation
Kiss in front of the marsh - Pawleys Plantation
Brides veil blowing in the wind - Pawleys Plantation
Flowers in focus - Pawleys Plantation
Grand entrance - Pawleys Plantation
Smile during first dance - Pawleys Plantation
Sunset behind the clubhouse - Pawleys Plantation
Kiss in the sunset - Pawleys Plantation
Sitting on the green - Pawleys Plantation
Cake cutting - Pawleys Plantation
Cake cutting - Pawleys Plantation
Sparkler Send-off - despedida de la novia y del novio con Chiapas - Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
Kiss under the sparklers - Pawleys Plantation
Bride and groom having fun dancing - Pawleys Plantation
Beautiful sunset at Pawleys Plantation - Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club
- Pawleys Plantation