Travis Dew Photography

Congratulations and many thanks to Vickie Baker and Cheryl Steadman for putting on a fantastic luncheon for Charleston Fashion Week.  The auction brought in nearly $63,000 for MUSC Children’s Hospital…and for a quick little luncheon I think that’s pretty incredible.  Enjoyed seeing all the fashions from Pearl and Belk…and… a job well done by the little patients who walked the cat walk…You were workin’ it!

For those of you who are from around here….you know exactly what this is….for those of you who aren’t – this here is an old sail boat on the side of the road out to Folly Beach.  It has layers, upon layers, upon layers of paint on it.  Anyone can paint on it.  I saw this on the way out to shoot the reception to last week’s wedding….this was my bride and groom.  Love it.

 

Happy Birthday to sweet little “L”…..he’s my buddy that I get to see every few months since he was a baby.  A teeny, tiny, 3-month old baby.  Now, he’s 4 and we had ourselves a little discussion on the porch.  He was telling me he was “Ready to be 18….cuz I want to be all growed up.  I’d live in a house that was blue…or red…or green.”  Just as matter-of-fact. I love your new laser bow-and-arrow and hope the rest of your day was magical.  Always good to see you and your parents.   Oh….and your Mama was right…you disappeared and things got silent.  She explained that you had just gotten a new bed the night before….we caught you!  Keep on jumpin’ little monkey….It makes life fun.

 

I love it when things turn out like this….Sarah is in Pharmacy School and decided to simplify her life by getting married during her Spring Break.  I, for one, think it was a brilliant choice.  The mood was laid back, calm and fun.  The wedding was quaint, small and simple.  What a perfect setting to never lose sight of why they were there….the excitement, love and emotion was full on.    Sweet Sarah had a bumpy start to her weekend with an ill-fitting dress, a rainy wedding day……but sometimes God has a funny little way of organizing things and that must have been the price you had to pay for perfection.  Not only did the skies clear just before go-time…but you two couldn’t have been happier.  Congratulations on a beautiful ceremony.  Here is your Sneak Peek!

Sweet Lee invited me out to join in on a little ‘girls’ weekend’ fun in honor of her friend, Sally….who is about to tie the knot in April!  I know Lee from shooting her family a couple of times. (My brother claims I’ve GOT to change that phrasing..!) There were about 13 girls and this weekend was filled with fun, laughter, gifts and libations.  Thanks for having me out….you girls were having a blast!

This was a case of “Wow, it’s a small world….”  We came together by way of some Florida clients….saw each other at a mutual friend’s house….had some snacks, a backyard picnic, wiped some noses, exchanged some sand and now we’re BFF’s…no seriously, I feel like Mama and I’ve known each other forever.  Okay – so I LOVE it when I witness some sweet, big-brother love.  “L” was more than eager to share his scooter…and give little Miss “M” some riding lessons.  (“M”…maybe, when you’ve mastered the scooter, “L” can show you his leg-lift move.)  Too much fun on this March afternoon just hanging in the backyard….thanks for calling on me and maybe I’ll get to see you in Florida….or Georgia…who knows!!?

 

Every time I go to the year end Cotillion performance….I giggle like a school girl.  The awkward moments between 75 boys and girls, the old-school record player turned down a speed or two and the big, bulky microphone used by a lady that most friends OUR AGE were taught by….the Waltz, the Lindy….all of it.  Old School.  Please notice the massive magic marker all over the hand that some innocent, little girl’s white gloves had to hold.  Good stuff.

 

 

I really love what I do…..I certainly have my fair share of children and wedding shoots….and occasionally I get to experience something different and super cool.  Yesterday, I was loaded up on a diving boat (anyone remember the temp?)…..and headed out into the deep blue to dunk a few cases of Cabernet Sauvignon into the salty bubbles.  So apparently, Jim “Bear” Dyke, of Mira Winery,  had a restless night a few months ago and thought…..’Hey, let’s age some wine at the bottom of the ocean.’  Well alrighty then….out we went with four marine constructed cages, 48 bottles of wine and some scuba men to an undisclosed spot for the vino to take a 3-month bath in the dark, cool waves.  The excitement of what this may….or may not….produce was overwhelming and infectious.  Certainly there will be a buzz upon the dawn of these bottles in May and many are already anxious to taste.  Check out the status…or better yet, get yo’self a bottle right here!  For the record…when I wake up in the middle night…I’m thinking of things like: “Did I pay for that field trip?” or “Do we have any Worcestershire sauce?”….dang.  Must. Reprogram. Brain.

Oh, I hope the little fishes look as cool as I did in my sunglasses….I made a small donation to someone’s marine life accessory chest.

These people are some of our favorites…..we live right next door and we all joke that we should have given each other “our stuff back” for Christmas.  Wine glasses, dishes, etc….  Our dogs help themselves in and out of each other’s houses and so do our children.  We love it.  Happy Birthday to one of the sweetest, hard working, coordinated little boys we know.  Go, Thomas, Go!

We’ve all heard our parents say it….and we’re all feelin’ it now….but it seems like it was just the other day when we were pinning those boutonnieres on the lapels of our dates.  My daughter asked me the other day ‘what kind of dresses did you wear?’  Well let’s see now….I’m the baby in my family and my sisters had gotten married so I wore some KILLER cry-in-your-pillow-awful bridesmaid dresses….an outfit out of my best friend’s attic (mothballs) and I tried my hand at being bold and wore tuxedo pants with a sparkly top once…..definitely had the head-o-hair moussed to the ceiling and eye shadow that could make a raccoon blush.  We had it goin’ ON!

“R” had a semi formal dance last night…great date…good friends…and a family nice enough to host a crowd to get together beforehand.  Girls, you looked fantastic and boys….so handsome.  I am most impressed at what nice, young people you are – CHEERS to a memorable time in your life – ENJOY!