A Wofford Wedding

In honor of Wofford Homecoming this weekend, enjoy a few snapshots of a Wofford Wedding!  Elizabeth and Jason tied the knot on September 24, 2011 in Black Mountain, NC.  

I'll do another post with full details of the entire weekend including their Rehearsal Dinner.  But for now, enjoy a few snapshots of the reception.

Sophie, Sophie, Sophie!

She's so stinkin' cute!  And she is one HAPPY baby!  I love this family!  Sean and Naomi, thank you again for letting me photograph your family!   Remember Sophie as a teeny tiny baby?  She was smiling back then too! 

As you can see there was no shortage of smiles :)

I love this pictures for 2 reasons: First, Sophie was so enthralled with the swing, she was sitting as far forward as she could get in it, peering over and enjoying the ride.  Second, her parents are just as cute, laughing and smiling at her.  This isn't their attempt trying to get her to smile and have fun, that wasn't needed.  

Sophie baby likes the camera!  She's probably thinking it's a toy, but if that gets her to look directly at me, I'll take it!

LOVE!

Happy Monday!

If this doesn't make you smile than I don't know what will....

It was Sophie's first time in a swing, and she LOVED it!  And don't worry, there's more of her cute smiles coming!

Congratulations EQ & Jason!

Elizabeth and Jason (Engagement Post 1 and Post 2) got married yesterday at the beautiful Lake Eden in Black Mountain, NC.  Congratulations!  It was a beautiful day in the NC mountains for a wedding!  Elizabeth planned every detail, and I can't wait to share her wedding photos with all of you.  For now I will share the oh-so-fun bridal shoot. 

Elizabeth and Jason met at Wofford.  She surprised everyone with her bridal portraits by having them done at Wofford.  I know I'm biased in knowing that Wofford is the best college, but biased or not, you can't deny that Wofford truly is a beautiful campus!  I love taking pictures here!  And if you have any connection to Wofford, then a picture in front of Old Main carries so much meaning and memories.  Old Main to me brings back memories of my first class as a freshman at 8:30am, sorority bid days, enjoying beautiful fall and spring days on the steps of Old Main, graduation, and my engagement (it's where Sam proposed).  Elizabeth even had a picture of us from our freshman or sophomore year on the steps of Old Main in her Rehearsal Dinner slideshow :)  I know Elizabeth and Jason have their own special memories of Old Main as well, and now they have one more memory to add to their list.  

So here is the portrait she chose to have printed, framed and displayed at the Reception:

Elizabeth wore her mother's wedding dress!  The top was re-worked to be more modern.  The gown was originally sewn by her mom's aunt or sister-in-law (I can't remember the exact person, but it was a family member).  The top part of the dress when her mom wore it included lace sleeves and a lace turtleneck.  

The broche was her grandmother's.  She wore it on her dress during the ceremony, and then it became a hair-piece for the reception.  

For my Wofford peeps, this is the walkway to Olin.  

Inside Old Main

This bench sits in front of the library and was donated to Wofford by some acquaintances of Elizabeth's parents.  These were some of my favorite images of our session.  

Old Main for those of you not familiar with Wofford's campus.

Once inside Old Main, we re-created her mom's bridal portrait.  It was a simple stance of shoulders angled, face towards the camera, and the train wrapped around.  My mom has a very similar bridal portrait (and I would be willing to bet anyone married in the 70's would have something very similar as well).  I'm so glad wedding photography has evolved, and there are so many different styles that brides can choose from now.

Congratulations Elizabeth and Jason!  I know this was an exciting part of your lives, and I had so much fun being a part of your special day.  You were surrounded by friends and family that loved you, and it was a BEAUTIFUL day!

My Mom Agrees...

Here's a little humor for your Monday : )

Sam and I arrived home last night from 2 weeks of vacation which included traveling to Hong Kong for fun and then onto Martha's Vineyard for Joe and Sara's wedding also for fun (Sam was a groomsman). 

First, here is a picture of the The Arch SkyTower in Kowloon, Hong Kong.  This building is next to the International Commerce Center, the tallest building in Hong Kong and the 4th tallest building in the world.

Now, here is a picture of the North Beach Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, SC (image from Google image search).

And my mom agrees with this statement : ) :

So you don't have to travel far to get a taste of Hong Kong!  

Goodbye from Hong Kong!

I wish I could blog on our 15 - 16 hour plane ride...too bad!  I'll leave you with a few more images of Hong Kong.

Yummy Dim Sum!!!!!  

Portugese Egg Tart, another YUMMY treat!

My new tennis shoes, notice the chinese writing on them?

Tuesday night, our last night : (

Sun Tung Lok

It seems y'all are most interested in the food we are consuming here, so here's another food post for you.  Sam and I ate at a Michelin 3 star restaurant last night!  Sun Tung Lok is 1 of 2 Chinese restaurants to have this recognition.  This restaurant serves dim sum, which I compare to tapas style portions.   It was a great dinner, but Sam and I just needed a bigger appetite. So onto pictures....Sam took these on his iPhone. It was a really nice restaurant and I didn't feel comfortable whipping out the big camera. We already had people staring at us.

This was the roasted suckling pig. It was good, and yes that skin was extra crunchy. I only ate a tiny bit of skin...it seemed weird to me to eat skin. See that glass of ice water in the back right- that was quite a difficult order to get right. I asked for cold water and they first brought me a coke. I was so thirsty and craving some water!  I had hot tea and coke neither of which quenches my thirst. You have to ask for cold water otherwise they bring hot water that they keep handy for refilling the teapots on everyone's table.

This is a conch shell stuffed with I don't know what.  I know it wasn't anything bizzarre, but I can't remember all of the details.  I know it had seafood in it.  Sam and I both ordered one of these, but when arrived at our table we couldn't remember what was in it, but it was delicious.  It was one of my favorite dishes of the evening.  

This was scallops stuffed with shrimp.  It was delicious as well.

This was another favorite of mine!  It was like a spring roll but it was stuffed with pork and a piece of pineapple and covered in a mango sweet and sour sauce.  This was very difficult to eat with chopsticks because it was so slippery with all of the sauce.  It was too big to eat as one bite, so you had to squeeze the food in between your chopsticks to take a bite, but it kept sliding out of my grip. Luckily the Chinese are sloppy eaters, they slurp and suck noodles, so it was okay to use my fingers here and there to aid in the eating process.

This was sweet and sour prawns sitting on an unknown food item that looked like onion rings.  It looked purple like an eggplant or an onion but Sam tasted it and it still remained unidentified.  The prawns were good though!  In case you're wondering we didn't finish all of this food!  It was too much, but we wanted to try several dishes.