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Charlotte Ashley

Brab and Jillian | Charleston, SC Wedding Photographer

Weddings

16 Oct

If you don’t remember Brab and Jillian from our 2011 Most Unique Proposal Contest, I encourage you to return to the link and read their proposal story!  Oh how romantic!!! Well,  I finally had the privilege to photograph their wedding in Charleston, SC at The Citadel October 8, 2011.  After meeting through some mutual friends in 2007, then maintaining a long distance relationship while Brab was deployed to Iraq, we’ll just say they’ve anticipated this moment of their lives for a while now; and what a beautiful wedding day they had!

Brab and Jillian opted to do a First Look and I’m so glad they did!  What an intimate moment for just the two of them– to be able to slow down and just be together “alone” for a few moments on their wedding day, aside from all the hustle and bustle.  How special it must be for your groom to be the VERY first person to see you in your wedding gown… coming down stairs too.  What a fairy tale!!!

first look of Charleston South Carolina wedding

first look

We were then able to capture a few shots of just bride and groom together!

Charleston, SC wedding

Charleston, SC wedding

And moved on into group shots… all before the ceremony!  So you see, a First Look is also awesome from a photography work-flow standpoint.  This is the beautiful and historic Joseph Aiken Carriage House.

Charleston, SC wedding group shot

Charleston, SC wedding group shot

More awesome shots from the day!  Many, many, MANY thanks to my friend and fellow photog Heather who I ordered around all day. LOL  She captured this awesome shot of the shoes and bouquet for me while I was running around elsewhere and setting up for group shots!

Charleston, SC wedding shoes and dress

Charleston, SC wedding bouquet

Charleston, SC wedding getting ready

Isn’t Jillian BEAUTIFUL!?!?  Her hair and make-up were done by Paper Dolls- Wedding Hair and Makeup.

We then made our way over to the Summerall Chapel at The Citadel.  This photo was actually taken the day before when I arrived in Charleston for the rehearsal.  I was able to witness a Friday parade!

Charleston, SC wedding Summerall Chapel The Citadel

Charleston, SC wedding The Citadel Summerall Chapel

Charleston, SC wedding The Citadel Summerall Chapel
Charleston, SC wedding The Citadel Summerall Chapel
Charleston, SC wedding The Citadel Summerall Chapel

Charleston, SC wedding The Citadel Summerall Chapel

After the beautiful ceremony, Brab and Jillian held a reception at the Charleston Yacht Club where they had a down-home barbecue dinner with a lot of yachts in front of our reception, with incredible signs made by FL Yacht Signs.

Charleston, SC wedding Yacht Club

Brab and Jillian collected all of the little bottles from an old home-place for the center pieces.

Charleston, SC wedding

The entertainment and AWESOME band for the night was The Sugarbees.

Charleston, SC wedding The Sugarbees

Charleston, SC wedding

Charleston, SC wedding

And before the night was over, I pulled the newlyweds off to the dock for a few more shots of just them!

Charleston, SC wedding Yacht Club

Charleston, SC wedding Yacht Club

Brab and Jillian, I am so honored that I was able to be a part of your wedding day!  Thank you so much for playing along with the little proposal contest 🙂  And I hope the two of you have had a fabulous time in St. Croix soaking in the sun while we’re breaking out the long-sleeves here. Boo.  I hope you’ve enjoyed this little sneak- peek of your wedding photos!  More coming soon!

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Hey, hey friend! :) I'm so glad you're here! God gives me all the strength to navigate this crazy, beautiful life of mine; and this is my attempt to keep it somewhat documented and organized! My family and I believe we are called to be stewards of the land and try our hardest to live a biblically-based, holistic life. You'll discover a whole lot about nature, photography, and being a creative entrepreneur if you poke around a little bit on the site! Enjoy. More about me...

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I’ve recently realized that most of my friends force me out of my comfort zone. 😆😆😆 And while I am not the best at voicing my thoughts a lot of times, I’m so very thankful for that in my friends! 

And it is no different for this girl! 

Find you a friend who says, (meanwhile, while we are planning a trip to Utah), “Oh! But let’s extend a couple days, rent a car, leave Utah and travel to Idaho for some sight- seeing to check that state off my list! And while we are there we may as well drive on to Oregon before flying back home. And possibly Washington if we have time!” 😳🤣 And so we did! (We didn’t make it to Washington, though.)

Or a friend when returning from a girl’s trip to Hawaii with a 4 hr layover in San Francisco says, “you know… we might as well hop in an Uber and go see the Golden Gate Bridge while we wait.”And already had the Uber lined up before I could think this through. 😆😅 

I knew of April in high school, and even vacationed with her family (friends also with her SIL) one Christmas to Dollywood, and thought, “now there’s a girl who isn’t afraid to just tell it like it is. I LOVE THAT!” 🤣 No wonder our lives have connected years later! And I’m SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!

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Y’all… I really *am* thankful for friends in my life who push me out of my comfort zone. lol! And also plan adventures!!! I do think of the fun adventures in my head, but the planning part is NOT my forte. However, my pal Allison has it down pat! 🙌 She approached me several months ago about an overnight backpacking trip with her and her kids. I was reluctant, but I also have been slightly curious how it would be, since I’ve camped many times- just not by packing everything in on foot.  So, when she said it would be for only one night, AND we would have another gal along who had done it many times, I agreed! 

Well, two days before leaving, we had to pivot. 😅 Our ‘guide’ had a family emergency, and couldn’t go with us. So, our original plan for hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway had to be switched up a little, since we both knew nothing about it. We decided to add a little safety net and backpack into a primitive site at Jones Gap State Park instead. It was WONDERFUL! We camped beside a waterfall, and had the best time! 

Our backpacks were SLAM FULL. 😆 And we survived it! We all slept in hammocks. Well… I didn’t sleep real well actually because I FROZE (40ish degrees) even though I had on a short sleeve, a long sleeve, a sweat shirt, and a jacket all while inside a sleeping bag. 🤣🤦‍♀️ I definitely learned I need a hammock liner or something. 

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