I had a great end to my photography season with two end of the year weddings on the 27th and 28th of December. It’s now time to catch up on any photo editing and wedding albums etc. I still have to finish. I will also be at the Wedding Showcase on Jan 25th at the Myrtle Beach convention center if anyone would like to meet me there. The next day we are traveling to my wife’s home country of Colombia for a couple of weeks. It’s a beautiful country, so hopefully I’ll get some great pictures and drone footage to post after that.
We had great weather for this beautiful Friday early afternoon wedding at the Doubletree Resort by Hilton in downtown Myrtle Beach. This resort is in a very pretty location just a bit north of the Myrtle Beach State Park. When I arrived, the bride was getting ready in the Spring Ballroom on the third floor of the tower. I got to meet and work with Desmond Denton, who is a great wedding videographer out of Maryland. His wife Vera helped me with getting lots of details shots of the bride’s accessories. The wedding reception itself was held one floor down in the Carolina Ballroom. You get a great view of the ocean and pier from the ballroom balcony. The pier at the resort is significantly damaged from past hurricanes and is under construction, but it still is an amazing view.
The wedding ceremony was held on the lawn behind the resort in front of the palm trees and pool. It’s a pretty spot and all the trees make it so the swimming pool is barely noticable. During the ceremony they had both a unity candle lighting and a sand ceremony. It’s almost impossible to get candles to light in the beach wind, I would only recommend this if you have an indoor wedding. The sand ceremony was very sweet, not only did the bride and groom pour in their sand, but the groom’s daughter also mixed in her sand as well. I loved the pictures of the couple walking away together after the ceremony. The groom was so happy he was dancing down the aisle.
After the ceremony, we took all the family pictures, then some fun ones on the beach with the bridal party. I only took a couple of shots with the couple, it was still a few hours before sunset, so we decided to go back out later in the evening for the rest of the pictures. Next, the bride and groom did their introductions, cake cutting, toasts and a lot of fun dancing. I always love when they get a Soul Train line going for some crazy dancing.
Finally, at almost the end of the reception, we went out for sunset pictures. We had some unusually warm weather for this time of the year. It was a pretty sunset, but the water is so cold compared with the warm air, it was very foggy and hazy on the beach. My editing software has some great tools for helping with haze. That combined with my off camera lighting helped us get some great shots. I hope you enjoy the pictures, if you are planning a wedding at the Doubletree Resort in Myrtle Beach please get in touch!
Springmaid pier still under construction - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride's dress hanging in the window - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Detail shot of bride's shoes - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Flower girls basket - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride's hair clip detail shot - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Detail of bride's bouquet - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride's bouquet - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride's earrings - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Putting lipstick on the bride - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride looking at herself in a mirror - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Perfume detail shot - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groomsmen gifts - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
To my dad - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride's gift to groom before wedding - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Best man helping groom with his tie - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom buttoning his jacket - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride putting on her earrings - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Ceremony location from balcony - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Ceremony decorations on lawn - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Ribbon decorations on the chairs - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Gift for mom - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groomsmen's watches - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and flower girl - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Love table decoration made from seashells - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Wedding cake - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride reading letter from the groom - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride standing in the window - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
I do on bottom of bride's shoes - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Mom helping bride with her veil - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride standing in the window - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride in the window - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groomsmen before the ceremony - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom helping best man with boutonniere - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Flower girl - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Sand ceremony containers - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Trying to light the candles - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom walking to the ceremony - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Grooms daughter walking down the isle - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bridesmaid walking down the isle - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bridesmaid and groomsmen walking down the isle together - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Ring bearer with it's too late to run sign - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom first look at bride - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and father walking down the isle together - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and father walking down the isle together - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom tearing up seeing bride - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom listening to the minister - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom listening to the minister - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom listening to the minister - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride looking at groom during vows - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom looking at bride during vows - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom putting ring on the bride - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Grooms daughter pouring the sand - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Sand ceremony with bride, groom and daughter - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
First kiss - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Very happy bride and groom leaving the ceremony - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Very happy bride and groom leaving the ceremony - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Very happy bride and groom leaving the ceremony - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Dad getting kiss from daughter - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride posing with flowers on her dress - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride posing with flowers on her dress - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bridesmaids looking at brides ring - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bridal party having fun on the beach - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bridal party having fun on the beach - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bridal party having fun on the beach - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride with bridesmaids - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride with bridesmaids - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride with bridesmaids - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride with bridesmaids - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom shaking hands with groomsmen - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom standing in front of the ocean - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom standing in front of the ocean - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom kissing in front of the ocean - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride kissing groom with flowers around his neck - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Introductions - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom having fun walking in - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom having fun walking in - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
First dance - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss at sweetheart table - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Cake Cutting - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Laughing during the toasts - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom dancing with new mom - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Everyone having fun on the dance floor - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Everyone having fun on the dance floor -
Everyone having fun on the dance floor - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Everyone having fun on the dance floor - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Soul train line dancing - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Soul train line dancing - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bouquet toss - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Looking into each others eyes in the sunset - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss in the sunset coming through the palm trees - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride and groom in front of the palms - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss in front of the palms - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom touching brides face - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Closeup of the rings - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Groom touching the bride's ring - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Touching foreheads together on the beach path - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss on the beach path - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride pulling groom in for a kiss - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Walking down the beach path together - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride touching grooms face - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Dip back for a kiss - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Looking off at the ocean together - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Bride looking back at the groom - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss in front of the ocean - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Veil blowing in the wind - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss under the bride's veil - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Kiss in front of the ocean - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Flowers in front - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Holding hands - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Walking down the beach on a foggy evening - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Final kiss in the sunset - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Streamer exit - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Streamer exit - Doubletree Resort - Myrtle Beach
Beautiful and may God continue to bless your marriage. Love yall.
Martini & Maurice
(PEGGY)
Beautiful pictures!!!!
Thanks for sharing your special day with us.