Kameryn & Kyle | Fun Charleston Engagement

Posted on April 8, 2012

Another fun Charleston engagement session soaking up the splendor of spring! Kyle and Kameryn are obviously adorable, so the average Joe with a camera phone would have no issues snapping a photo worth keeping. Thankfully, they chose me to wander around with, and they were up for anything. Scaling rusty staircases, splashing about, sharing a playground with kids, sure! Anyone else get glimpses of Kate Hudson? Looking forward to their September wedding at Old Wide Awake Plantation. Congratulations you two!

Charming engagement session on a spring afternoon in historic Charleston.

Kameryn and Kyle are hardly wallflowers, but they look adorable against this Charleston backdrop.
Finding a nook amid the lush plants of a Charleston spring.

Stealing kisses on a Charleston threshold during a fun engagement session

Bear hug for his bride-to-be at Charleston's Pineapple Fountain

A Charleston re-enactment of historical significance: Kyle's proposal to Kameryn!

Engaged couple taking in the Charleston Harbor at Waterfront Park

Ambling down cobblestone streets during a fun engagement session in historic Charleston

Stairways and nooks throughout downtown Charleston make for fun engagement photos

Colorful DIY Save-the-Date at a lush Lowcountry park

Treehouse engagement session on Gilligans Island. Or maybe it was just Mount Pleasant, SC.

Colorful spring engagement session at a Charleston county park. Relaxed and fun!

Magical mossy oaks make for a dreamy setting during a Charleston engagement session with Carolina Photosmith

Top of the world with a kicky chick in cowboy boots at this fun engagement session in Mt Pleasant, SC

He scoped her out, and now they're getting married! With a bit of rainbow flare.

Kids at heart, these two shared a laugh and braved the slide during this engagement session..

Sweetness on the dock at Palmetto Islands County Park

A splashy finale to this engagement session with a quick romp in the sprinkler.

Check out more engagement sessions, and take a look at some of my wedding photography. I am always looking for more fun couples to photograph. Contact Jen to arrange a time to discuss your wedding plans.





Featured on Wedding Row Charlotte | Engagement Photography

Posted on February 14, 2012

How exciting! On this day all about celebrating love, Ashley & Will’s historic Charleston engagement session is being featured on Wedding Row Charlotte. The couple lives in NC and will wed in Charlotte this summer. Thanks for sharing the love, Alicia! You can see my original post with a few other images here.

An added Valentine bonus is that I booked an adorable October bride during lunch today. Her relaxed island affair is going to be perfect. Cowboy boots for bride and bridesmaids? Bluegrass and an island sunset? Oh yeah. Right up my alley. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Engagement Photography by Carolina Photosmith featured on Wedding Row Charlotte for Valentine's Day

Jennifer Hudson Smith offers colorful, relaxed, timeless portraits and wedding photography. Contact Jen to inquire or book a session.





Sullivan’s Island Wedding | Second-Shooting

Posted on January 23, 2012

Although two more supersize blogs posts featuring gorgeous November weddings are in the works, I wanted to share a few images from a sunny wedding I second-shot on Sullivans Island with Ashley Gillett. We have had a very mild January in Charleston, but a dose of island sunshine is always a good thing. I loved the turquoise and red, the relaxed backyard reception, all the dancing, and of course, the cupcakes! Ashley, based in Asheville, NC, tells the full story here.

Aqua bridesmaids and ties for guys at this Sullivans Island wedding
I got to hang out with the guys, which was a switch since I’m usually with the bride all day.
Groomsmen cruise around Sullivans Island on motorcoach sharing laughs and icy brews
The couple shared a first look before the ceremony. Ashley had a great portrait session with them while I ran back to the church.
Elizabeth and Travis's first look before their Sullivans Island wedding

It was at this point, waiting for the church doors to open, that I asked the bride where her bouquet was.
Bride is almost ready to walk down the aisle at Holy Cross on Sullivans Island
Bride with bouquet is really ready to walk the aisle at Holy Cross on Sullivans Island
Bride and groom seal the deal at Holy Cross on Sullivans Island

Like Bette says, Love, it is a flower and you its only seed. Wedding photographer Carolina Photosmith.

Watering the garden at backyard wedding reception on Sullivans Island.
Golden green grasses in the afternoon light at a Sullivans Island wedding reception
Introduction of the newlyweds after Sullivans Island wedding

Pretty girls of all ages in the gorgeous afternoon light of a South Carolina island wedding
What a gorgeous late afternoon at this backyard wedding reception in the SC Lowcountry
Late afternoon first dance in a Sullivans Island backyard
Girls, including the groom's mom, work the dance floor in the afternoon sun on Sullivans Island
Backyard wedding reception calls for cool pink drinks to keep cool at this island wedding
Newlyweds break from backyard reception to take a sunset stroll on the Sullivans Island dock
A heated bouquet toss results in a funny outcome.

Bride wields knife to keep groom in line. She doesn't actually need one to cut the assortment ofmini cupcakes.

Gentlemen break from wedding action for a cigar on the dock at Sullivans Island
It’s always fun to learn about a different wedding tradition like this Polish version of keep away. Everyone takes turns dancing with the bride and then creating a fortress around her. Hilarious! Once the groom broke in, he whisked his bride away to start married life.
Love zany traditions like this Polish version of keep away where the guests attempt to prevent groom from whisking his bride away

Wedding guests blow celebratory bubbles as newlyweds are whisked away from reception in a golf cart on Sullivans Island

Backyard wedding reception beneath a full moon on Sullivans Island, SC





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