Jennifer Bearden Photography

In one of the funnier coincidences of the year, I photographed two Ashley and Erics and both of the Erics were dentists! The first Ashley is a friend of mine and her wedding included some of my favorite things- flawless event planning and design by Lizz at Southern Protocol, gorgeous flowers by Stems, stunning scenery at the William Aiken House and Permanent Vacation one of the best bands in Charleston!  Eric proposed with her ring in an oyster and I loved that he had it for me to photograph the rings in.  This truly was a joyful celebration from start to finish.  Congrats Ashley and Eric!

On June 25th Kate married Pete at St Mary’s Church www.catholic-doc.org/saintmarys/ with a reception following at the William Aiken House www.patpropllc.com.  Another beautiful event planned by Luke Wilson www.lukesevents.com and flowers done by Katie at Timeless Designs www.timelessdesignsonline.com.  The lovely invitations were done by Studio R http://studiordesign.wordpress.com/.  Kate and Pete might have had one of the best bands I have ever seen- www.completedesire.com they came stocked with props and they had these awesome outfits that matched the draping on the tent.  Kate is famous for her Proud Mary and I could see why- it was unforgettably amazing! Congrats to Kate and Pete!

Emily captured this beautiful detail shot of the couches in front of the pergola.

This was a wedding, I had been looking forward to for a long time!  Rachel and Brad were married June 11, at St. Mary’s Church www.catholic-doc.org/saintmarys with a reception at the gorgeous William Aiken House www.patpropllc.com. Luke at Luke Wilson Special Events www.lukesevents.com planned this awesome day.  Rachel was just stunning www.slsalon.com and their band was one of my favorites- Quiana Parlor and Friends-www.quianaparlerandfriends.com. The cake was so detailed and delicate www.weddingcakesbyjimsmeal.com.  A special thank you to my second photographer Emily- for all her hard work on this wedding with me.  She captured that great shot of Brad and his groomsmen.  This wedding was so full of details, I had a hard time narrowing down which ones to show!  Congrats to Rachel and Brad!

Keimei and Jesse were married Friday night at 6:00pm at the William Aiken House.  Lizz and Sara at Southern Protocol www.southernprotocol.com planned a beautiful event.   Anne Bowen at Stems www.charlestonstems.com made the most vibrant flower arrangements and bouquets that just made the bold colors at the William Aiken house pop and with all the bright flowers- a little rain could not darken this day. Josh Silverman at Silverman Sound kept great tunes going and the night seemed to end too quickly.  Keimei and Jesse and their families were so sweet and in love.  It truly was a joy working with them.  A special thank you to my friend Leigh Webber www.ltwebber.com who came to help me photograph this special day.  Congratulations to Keimei and Jesse!

At 5:00 last night, Rachel and Josh were married at the William Aiken House here in Charleston.  What a beautiful day it was with Rachel and Josh!  These two and their families were so fun to work with.  Rachel is one of five siblings, and you can tell how close this family is.  It was also Rachels sister’s birthday and they surprised her with a cake during the night.  Lizz and Sara at Southern Protocol www.southernprotocol.com put on a fabulous event.  The colors, the band (Permanent Vacation again–yeah!), the food, everything was absolutely PERFECT!  The flowers were also so pretty, done by Anne at ASB flowers-www.asbflowers.com.

I think you can tell from the dance floor pictures, Permanent Vacation did a fabulous job getting everyone moving!  It was a fun night!  Cheers to Rachel and Josh!

Yesterday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at 4:30 Mara and Mike were married.  A reception followed at the William Aiken House.  I have to say, it might be my new favorite venue.  The flowers were done by ASB flowers www.asbflowers.com, they were beautiful!   The event was planned by Southern Protocol and my hats off to Lizz, the room looked wonderful www.southernprotocol.com.  It was a blast working with these two and their wonderful families.  Cheers to Mara and Mike!