When I was little, my family and I would always go eat at Walnut Grove Fishcamp. I always wanted to go to the Plantation, but it was usually closed by the time we were done eating. Well, Saturday I finally got to visit Walnut Grove Plantation for the first time. It was the perfect setting for Katie and Will's intimate ceremony.
Even though the house could use a little bit of paint and repair, I absolutely loved the rustic feeling of the whole place. Here's a shot of the house before the guests started arriving.
Katie's simple but elegant dress. It was perfect!
The ceremony was held in the back of the property surrounded by barns.
Will is the little brother of one of my best friends, Shannon. I feel a little old seeing him all grown up and getting married. I remember the days when he would be running around the house with no shirt on and missing teeth. Here's Shannon, Will, and their other brother Eric being goofy.
After the ceremony Katie and Will gave me some time to get many shots of the two of them. I love it when you have plenty of time to get great pictures and take advantage of a great location!!!! I have so many favorites...
Okay, now one of Katie by herself.
Their cute and unique cake!
A close up of their cake topper. Her friend and bridesmaid, Nadia made it herself.
Here's Lilly who was running around at the reception. She's so cute!
Jodi laid a kiss on Eric - he looks real happy huh?? Too funny.
One last shot of the reception before we left for the evening.
Congratulations Katie & Will - everything was perfect!! And I will definitely let you know if your record for the quickest ceremony ever is broken!!!
The look on this little guys face as he watches Coach Bowden seems as if he is so admiring of him.
The store associates had on these great orange Clemson shirts.
Coach Bowden and Store Manager Ritchie Tallman.
After a quick wardrobe change we got some great family shots. Shelby had the cutest little frog shoes!
Shelby is not only cute, but smart too! Melissa and John have been teaching her a little bit of sign language so she can communicate to them. It works great - I was really amazed at how much it helps to see a child using hand gestures to tell you what they want instead of grunting, pointing, etc and you trying to figure out by process of elimination what they want.
I love this one of Shelby bending down to smell the flowers - it's too cute!
Even though the grass was still just a little wet, Melissa and John were great troopers - they didn't mind sitting down at all.
It was great meeting John, Melissa, and Shelby. I had a great time playing around with her!!!
At the beginning of our session Caroline was wide awake.
However, it didn't take long for those eyes to get heavy. She was fighting it though!
She finally dozed off for a little bit.
I told you I had a lot of favorites! Okay, two more!
It was great to meet Baby Caroline and her mom! She is just too precious!
I love watching the kids and their expressions as they get to meet Coach Bowden.
And yes, he even signs babies!
This little guy definitely gets my vote for the cutest fan attending the Tiger Calls broadcast.
Coach Bowden along with Sales Floor Supervisor Jeff Shaw.
Thank you very much Marty for covering this week's show without me - I really appreciate it!
Timmy's mom helping him get ready.
I love Bridget's expression trying to cut the cake.
I hope Bridget and Timmy's honeymoon is as perfect as their wedding was!