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Charlotte Ashley

Brandon + Betsy {in love}

Couples | Engagement

23 Jul

My friendship with this couple stems all the way back to my days at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). Betsy was also a South Carolinian who found her way to the georgeous plains of South Georgia where I’m sure she spent endless evenings tearing up those good ole dirt roads and hanging out in weird places like peanut fields too. We new each other’s faces, spoke here and there, shared some captain crunch from the mess hall, and enjoyed those infamous mud bogs and tractor pulls… ok, ok. Enough reminiscing 🙂 But we both later made our way to Clemson University and this is where she and I both met Brandon. A mutual friend introduced these two because Betsy was the exact description of Brandon’s fantasy bride. I guess indeed she was because they are working on 5 happily married years together. Kudos to Ellen 🙂

Thanks guys for allowing me to explore your awesome land! You have a beautiful place and I’m bringing little Gus over some day to romp with your kids 🙂 And to add, for any future clients here, want to know how to knock a few $ off your print order? Feed me 🙂 (OH… and don’t get mad at me when I show up late to your photo shoot because I got lost. hehe) These guys brought us a picnic; a totally random one. And it sure beat sandwiches and chips. Folks, we had BBQ sandwiches, pasta salad, and SWEET TEA. Thanks Betsy for helping me get lots of photography done that night because I was totally up until like 3am because I never drink tea, well, or any caffeine. lol. Ok, so on to your sneak-peek. Enjoy and prepare yourselves for more awesomeness to come!

Meet Brandon and Betsy.

Brandon proposed here 🙂

And meet Scout too. We also had to work in the door from the old Batesburg jailhouse.

And check out their future home. This is a work in progress and it will be awesome when finished. LOVE.

Oh, and we can’t forget this cutie– this is Lobo (taking a stab there at spelling!?) He and my doggie daughter go way back. They are both Clemson Tigers and could hang in there like champs with the forestry bunch 🙂

You are beautiful Betsy. I mean seriously!
Thanks guys for your friendship– I’m up for some Wii any time!

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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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🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 6 🍉🌻

Mid-July we
🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 6 🍉🌻

Mid-July we got the family together out on the river! We got all set up on a sandbar for the day, to be able to just chill- have a picnic and let the littles play their hearts out. Well… that was our hopes at least. 🤦‍♀️🫠 About an hour later, ALLLLL the boats showed up (group of friends) and just beached it right where we were swimming with the kids. I will never understand this… I am just of the mindset if you missed out on the sandbar, you missed out. Not… “well, we’ll just squeeze right in here on top of y’all.” But whatever. 😵‍💫 AmIright? Is that not the unwritten, understood law of the river rats? 🤣

#riverrats #riverisland #muddywater #sweetsummatime


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Beach days
🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 5 🍉🌻

Beach days are the best days!!! We were able to make 2 different day trips to the coast this summer. 

1. We are thankful for sweet friends who allow us to crash their family camping vacation for a day! 🤣 

2. And we are thankful for another group who are willing to up and haul their families to the coast for a day, too! 🤗

#beach #beachdays #vitaminSea #sweetsummatime


🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 4 🍉🌻

Two of my
🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 4 🍉🌻
 
Two of my fellow Clemson forestry/ wildlife pals and I managed to take that girls’ trip we had been chatting about for a while! It was so good for the soul!!! We went owling at night, and just looking for all the critters we could find. 😁

#ClemsonAlumni #CAFLS #clemsongirlsbestintheworld #owling #nature #getoutside #exploremoreً


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Our old-so
🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 3 🍉🌻
 
Our old-soul, mancub hit a milestone birthday this summer. So, as an early birthday present, we hesitantly (😅) decided to take him and a friend to a Hank Jr. concert, since they are both big fans. Our thought process: “Hank Jr. is old now… sure his music is timeless, but it’s bound to draw an older, more calm crowd nowadays.” NOPE. 😆🥴 

The trip morphed into a group trip with the friend’s parents and sister, and my dad joined us, too! All was well until a thunderstorm sent everyone to the concessions area where we were packed in like sardines for TWO HOURS to avoid the lightening and rain best we could. 😳 Well, you can only imagine most people there had only one thing to do during the two hour wait, so that by the time we could return to our seats, it was quite the scene. 🙈 Our sweet, sheltered homeschooled children were awakened to some of the ways of the world that night, for sure. 🤣🥴 Gracious!!! 

But alas, Hank came out on stage and was GREAT, even still as an older man in his 70’s. He played alllll the instruments, and even still could throw his leg up on the piano! 🤣😳

#waylatergram 🤣


🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 2 🍉🌻

The boys e
🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 2 🍉🌻
 
The boys ended their first year of fishing for PAC last April in 10th place; which was amazing for them! They overcame many obstacles and learned to fish better as partners. This particular tournament happened to fall on Jason’s birthday (he’s their boat captain), so our friends camping close-by helped him celebrate. 🤣😁

#waylatergram 🤣


🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 1 🍉🌻
(We enjoyed

🌻🍉 Summer Photo Dump 1 🍉🌻
(We enjoyed it to the fullest and it FLEW by; so, slowing down to make posts didn’t happen. I don’t even know how it’s almost September. 🥴)

In April, we ventured to Beaufort with my family to see the Blue Angels in action. 🤩 They were awesome to see in person! 

#waylatergram 🤣



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