MEGAN + MARTIN | a Charleston, South Carolina Wedding / December 6, 2012 by Suzanne Price

Oh my, oh my. This is a TEASER, mind you. SO difficult to narrow down my favorites!

Megan and Martin invited us out to Charleston, South Carolina this October to photograph their gorgeous affair at Thomas Bennett House. Though Megan and Martin currently live in Washington, D.C., they met in Charleston. It was exciting to travel back to where it all began. As fall settled in to much of the north, it was nice to have one final warm wedding day in the relaxed, ocean kissed arms of this gorgeous southern town.

Martin is originally from Holland, and Megan is from Tennessee, so capturing the coming together of these two families was such a blast. Speeches were given in both Dutch and English, and Martin's nieces even did a recorder performance of the national anthem of the United States of America. You'll just have to check back for THOSE fun photos!

Megan and Martin fit together perfectly, and it was such an honor to experience this piece of their story. Congratulations, you two!

VENUE // Thomas Bennett House - Charleston, SC

COORDINATOR // Hannah - Charleston Events

HAIR // Stella Nova

RENTALS // Snyder Event Rentals/Snyder Lounge

DESSERTS // Sugar Bakeshop

MAKEUP // Pamela

OFFICIANT // Rick Burton

CEREMONY MUSIC // Plantation Singers

FOOD // Bricklane Catering

BAND // Lucas + Creative Sound

TRANSPORTATION // Charleston Black Cab

JAPAN // our honeymoon / December 4, 2012 by Suzanne Price

Cleveland's unseasonably warm December has me thinking back to spring. Spring was a particularly good season for Dan and I this year. For one thing, we tied the knot on April 14th - all sorts of amazing. We also ventured to Japan on our honeymoon. For several years I lived in a small town in Gifu Prefecture named Nakatsugawa. Many people outside of Gifu-ken aren't even sure where it is, but it is the one place in this world that will forever hold my heart, not only because of the rice paddies that flanked many a tiny street, or the mountain streams that poured down from the hills above, but because of the kind folks whom I still believe I was destined to meet. That, my friends, is another story. Suffice it to say that my time in Japan was utterly transformative, and I was thrilled at the thought that Dan would be able to meet the people and experience the culture that helped shape the girl he loves.

We wanted to make sure we had a full experience of both city and country side, so we started our journey in Tokyo, travelled by Shinkhansen (bullet train) to Nagano, rode a series of local trains to Yudanaka (home of the world famous onsen monkeys), and then straight on to Nakatsugawa were we spent a few days with loved ones. We moved on to Hiroshima, Miyajima, Kyoto, and finally back to Tokyo, where we happened upon a huge tech-fest in Akihabara that opened the massive thoroughfare up to foot traffic. I could go on an on, but perhaps I should let the photographs do the talking.