Next up on my list is The Details….. oh how I love the details 🙂 Or  The Deets as Tom Haverford would say (high five for those of you that got that Parks & Rec reference). It’s a tough job being surrounded by such beautiful things all the time, but someone has to do it!

This is the time of the day that I like to take a couple minutes away from all the madness of the getting ready area and just create some nice well lit creative images of all the bridal details that they careful picked out in the planning process. This includes everything from the dress and shoes, to the jewelry, and the invites. I always ask my brides to bring an extra invite or save the date for me the morning of the wedding to include since it’s unlikely they would think to bring on. I love all the personal touches and special meaning behind some of the details. Whether it be a broach that belonged to the bride’s grandmother or a handkercheif from the groom’s mother as “something borrowed” the attention to detail my couples take is awesome!

PS – to all my 2014 brides, it’s always nice when you have a good looking hanger for your dress instead of a plastic one! I used to have one I brought with me and it broke so I need to invest in another before this season starts!

I’m not including the rings in this post as I have a pretty serious addiction to ring shots that will be addressed in a later post (The Bling) and I’ll be doing a seperate post for the flowers and reception details as well.

But here are some of my favorite details of the year!

Elizabeth and Andy’s program surrounded by her jewelry and the handercheif Andy’s mom let Elizabeth borrow 🙂

You could get lost in the layers of Leann’s dress!

Carrie added photos of loved ones that had passed to her boquet so they could be with her all day.

The hand stitched detailing of Emma’s wedding gown by Victoria Sdoukos was unreal…. one of the most gorgeous gowns I’ve ever seen! The personalized bridal gown hanger is an added bonus 🙂

Ok I just couldn’t decide which of these to post so I’m doing both because it’s my blog and I’ll cheat if I want to  🙂

On the left is the engraved watch Morgan gave Mike  as a wedding gift and on the right is the personalized handerchief she gave her mother.

Lauren and Jordan paid tribute to the important people in their lives who had passed with this creative picture collage in the church.

Of course I’m a sucker for pretty jewelry, but when Julie’s mom brought out this vintage beaded handbag that she was letting Julie borrow for the wedding I just knew I had to shoot the details on it! I love all the texture and the contrast of lights and shadows.

Richwood Plantation is like stepping back in time, so when it came to shooting Rebecca’s details I wanted to incorporate some of the great items already in the room such as the wardbrobe her dress hangs on and the antique tray with hand mirrot etc.

Gina’s shoes might have been my favorite pair of the year 🙂 The remind me of the blue shoes Carrie Bradshaw wore in Sex and the City.

And last but not least is Rachel’s polka dot dress. This was the first wedding I shot this year and as soon as I walked in and saw this beautiful ruflled gown with subtle polka dot detail I knew it was going to be a good one!