Savannah Wedding Photography Blog: Ga Wedding Savannah

{{Thank you so much Nicole and Vance for participating in my wedding shoot in Charleston on Sunday and Thank you Heidi and Natalie for the AMAZING bouquet!}}

Here it is, my BIG announcement. HA! If you've been within 6 inches of me in the past 6 weeks or so I have told you, so it's not news to many but I will spill it anyhow!

As of 1/1/10 I will be opening another Wedding Studio in Charleston! South Carolina that is. I won't go into all of the reasons, because there really aren't a ton. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Savannah Wedding Studio! I love how these (non-exclusive mind you) businesses came together in one location and offered their amazing services to Brides getting married in Savannah, Hilton Head and Tybee Island. We share rent, advertising, ideas, passion, laughs and from this friendships were forged that I now count as some of my best! Watching these businesses grow became such a passion for me. Anyone that knows me and has spent time with me or who has been to the studio knows that. At the ripe old age of 32 I feel like the grandmother willow of the wedding studio. Do they need photos for their website, DONE, need a new website, I got that! I don't' say these things to boast, I just freaking LOVE these people and what the studio stands for! I hope and pray they feel the same. ahh heck I know they do! ;)

So back to me and a day trip to Charleston to shoot Tatiana and Joey's engagements. I thought, oh now wouldn't it be nice to have a Charleston Wedding Studio. Well dangit, look where that got me! ;)

I know there are wedding professionals in Charleston that are working so hard to get ahead, they may be working a full or part time jonin addition to running a wedding business. They spend nights emailing brides and meeting at starbucks or wedding venues to meet with potential clients. It wasn't too long ago I was meeting all of my brides and grooms right in my den! (Remember that, Katie?) I want to find those wedding professionals! They are talented, hardworking and just as passionate as we are and it's time Charleston knew it! I want to share this AMAZING space at 91 Broad St in Charleston and open new doors for them. I was once given a sofa at a frame store (crying now) on which to meet my brides and that feeling of pride took my business to a whole new level. Now there's a fushia sofa at 91 broad (and tons of other seating) waiting on a team of dynamic professionals that have that same drive!

I am beyond corny today, aren't I? I am just so darn excited. I want to thank EVERYONE who has made this possible. Every bride, groom, vendor and friend. I especially want to thank my best friend and husband. When I called him with this INSANE idea he scared the red out of my hair and responded with, something along the lines of "that's a great idea". I won't lie to you, my ideas aren't typically "great"! Even I admit that! ;)

So there you have it, my secret little suprise that everyone knew! I hope you'll share my enthusiasm for the Charleston Wedding Studio!

Here are some FAQ's I've received.

Are you moving? HECK NO!
Why Charleston? Have you been there? really? sighhhh....
Will you be shooting weddings in Charleston? yes, a few! Hunter will shoot there too! Thanks, Hunter!!
Are you crazy? YEP!
Will there be changes to the website? yes and no. Over the next few days, beginning immediately, you will notice a change in links and logos. The new Charleston Wedding Studio site will launch within 48 hours. There will be a new blog soon for the wedding studios. change is good

Please comment below with any other questions you have and be sure to follow the wedding studios on twitter!

Wedding professionals in Charleston interested in learning more about membership can contact me at teresa@charlestonweddingstudio.com to receive an application and guidelines.

If you follow me on twitter you may have noticed I updated... oh, about 1000 times on Sunday. I was on my way to Skidaway Island to meet up with Faith and her bridesmaids, but was stopped in traffic at the Skidaway island bridge. Seems the bridge was STUCK! I've dealt with traffic before and other mishaps that kept me (temporarily) from my brides, but this was very different. This was a STUCK draw bridge, and this was Teresa panicking a bit. The police were telling everyone it would be several hours before the bridge would be fixed, and while many just turned back towards Savannah, I stayed, and I PRAYED! Just over an hour into my wait I decided I would head back to Whitefield Chapel at Bethesda and wait on Faith (YES that's her name!! ;)) with Shaun who also arrived at the chapel. All the prayers worked because they fixed that bridge, and Faith and her family and guests that were also on the island were able to arrive only about 45 minutes past the ceremony start time, instead of 4 hours! Can you imagine everyone's relief? You know I was SOOOOOO happy to still have plenty of daylight too! ;)
The ceremony was so beautiful and this sweet couple (who had to change from their original November date because Shaun is being deployed next month), both teared up. I am so thankful I was there to share in there wedding. I was so worried that darn bridge wouldn't budge, but everything worked out just fine!