So long summer!

I must say, this summer has been full of great adventures, but I am ready to bid it adieu! I can't help but to snap pics of all of my favorite happenings, so here are a few of my standout summer moments, iPhone style!

 We welcomed the summer in with sweet tea vodka, slow days, scrumptious tomatoes, relaxing porch dinners, perfect summer nights, and south of Broad bike rides with no particular agenda.

 

 June took us to the mountains of western North Carolina, a nice respite from the heat of the city.

 

Then to the left coast, for a little bit of wedding work, and a lot of play!

Running through the trails of Nisene Marks State Forest was definitely a highlight of the trip.

 Next up, a touristy trip up the coast with Tessa, 

my great friend and often times assistant, to San Francisco.

 In SF, we rented bikes, cruised the city, rode across this fine bridge to Sausalito, 

and took the ferry back.  A refueling at Sushi Ran was delightful!

 Then, I met up with my husband and trekked up to visit some family in Petaluma.   We had a relaxing visit at their ranch, affectionately named, Gypsy Acres, and some fun at the Rivertown Revival music and arts festival, and lastly Lagunitas Brewery before heading back down the coast.

 Back to Charleston, and the late afternoon summer thunderstorms that I know and love...

 My alma mater, College of Charleston and great memories of my time there while listening to the music of those days with Donovan Frankenreiter at the Windjammer this summer.

Two more trips to the northeast, one home to the sweetest little state in the union, Rhode Island, and one to the most beastly city of our nation, NYC!  It is pretty difficult to be in RI and not be on, in, or by the water. It was an awesome place to grow up!  Got to see my mom, eat Gray's Ice Cream, and my fill of LOBSTA'!

 I checked off an item on my bucket list when I attended the US Open at Flushing Meadows.  For some reason, I have always, always wanted to go. We saw Serena, Sharapova, Azarenka and the Bryan Brothers.  It lived up to the expectations!

New York, I do love you, but I love Charleston more...

So good to be home and welcome in a new season!

All in all, it was a pretty good run. I look forward to what my future travels bring!

Check out this cutie!

I photographed sweet Stella just days after she was born, and now she is 7 months old! 

She is still just as cute!

Glass Onion-YUM!

Today, I photographed Sarah O'Kelley and Chris Stewart, the masterminds behind Glass Onion in West Ashley.  Lucky for us, they have created a line of items we can bring home to our own kitchens, starting with Belle's Sausage Links and Glass Onion Thunder, a sweet pepper relish. I was lucky enough to get to taste this lovely plate, and, boy, was it tasty! If you haven't been yet, GO! They also sell Celeste's legendary farm fresh eggs and raw milk.  Don't miss out!

cute as a button!

 

cafe fork

For the July issue of skirt! Magazine, I photographed Cafe Fork in Charleston.  Margaret, one of the editors, and I always joke that we shouldn't eat lunch before we go on these kitchen shoots! We always cross our fingers that we might get to taste a bite of whatever we are shooting. In this case, Margaret, the co-owner of Cafe Fork, was more than generous! We were sereneated by sound of falling rain and stories of (chef) Margaret's grandmother teaching her how to make the Coca-Cola cake we were devouring. For those of you northerners, yes, we do eat cake with Coke in it down here! To see the whole spread, check out the July issue of skirt! on stands now-Bon apetit!

This Cafe Fork Burger is the most unreal thing you will ever see in your life! It is loaded with pickles, onion rings, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, and more! Had to try a bite of that one!

Thank you, Margaret, for great stories and even better food! We had such fun:)

Piper + Joseph

Piper and Joseph were married during a beautiful ceremony at St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Charleston several weeks ago.  Piper was such a stunning, classic bride in a most elegant dress that only she could ever pull off!  She and Joseph are such a sweet couple, and their love for each other is so endearing and real.  One of my favorite parts of their wedding was that Piper's 90(+) year-old grandfather was able to attend the festivities all the way from Maryland.  He was just toooo sweet! 

 

Piper and Joseph, I wish you nothing but the best in your many years of marriage to come!