Mary Jo & Tim – South Carolina Wedding Photographer

When Mary Jo e-mailed me about her wedding she said “I’m getting married at a beautiful Antebellum home…”  She had me at Antebellum.  And WOW, was she ever right about the description.  I met Mary Jo at the house for a walk through a few weeks before the wedding, and I immediately fell in love – with the house, with the grounds, and with her Aunt Sylvia who lives there.  She’s lived in the house for 25 years, and you can practically feel a big huge southern family oozing out of the walls.  And on the day of Mary Jo and Tim’s wedding, with Carolina blue skies and the perfect fall temperature of 72 degrees, you couldn’t pick a better location for an outdoor South Carolina wedding.  The location, the food and especially the band – everything was absolutely perfect for Mary Jo & Tim.

As usual, I fell in love with the details, and this amazing house had LOADS of them.  This little cherub statue greeted me as I walked up the drive way, and Mary Jo’s dress was beautiful hanging from the french doors in the living room.

There was this little mini red velvet chair sitting next to the piano that I just couldn’t stop taking pictures of.  It was just the perfect resting place for shoes and rings.
And I’ll admit, I know I went a little overboard with floral pictures.  But these colors were just perfect for a fall wedding (Hunter’s Florist did a fabulous job) and every time I looked through my camera they just popped.  The white iron benches made a beautiful background and I had way too much fun with the bouquets.
Under a big white tent there were round tables set up for the guests to enjoy the beautiful grounds and the awesome weather while they listened to an amazing band (more on that later) and ate amazing food (more on that later too).  I loved the simplicity of the table decorations – just perfect.
Now on to the fun stuff!  Mary Jo was all smiles as she was getting ready.  She was surrounded with love by so many wonderful women who just ducked in and out of the room to fix this and adjust that.  Everyone was just so happy to see her smiling face in a wedding dress.
This is Mom helping to adjust the vail….
And another adjustment from Aunt Sylvia….
A quick glance at the rings on my favorite red velvet chair and then off to see how the Groom was doing upstairs…
All smiles up here too with a little help from the best man!
A couple of last-minute reactions just before we walked down the aisle – Mary Jo was all smiles and so excited but the ring bearer was a little less enthused.  Mommy tried to convince him to walk down the aisle in his “extra special suit”, but he wasn’t really bought into the plan. Super cute fella though – and he was extra handsome in the little man tux!
After the “I Dos” we stepped out into the beautiful back yard for some family and bridal party pictures.  I think I could’ve stayed back there all day with these awesome trees and amazing light!
Another beautiful feature to this house was the upstairs front porch.  We snuck out there to get a few shots of just the bride and groom, and these were some of my favorite from the day.
Mary Jo has the most infectious smile I’ve seen in a long time.  She’s just one of those people that when she smiles at you, you can’t help but grin right back from ear to ear. After we’d taken several photos I asked them to just look at each other, and as soon as they did, they both broke out in the biggest smiles and started laughing.  Just. Perfect.  And now that we’re all laughing, it’s time to get this party started!
I mentioned earlier that this band was awesome, and that wasn’t an exaggeration!  They covered everything from ZZ Top to Johnny Cash, and everyone couldn’t help but tap their toes while enjoying the awesome weather and amazing house.  The Oneppo Brothers Band is a local favorite and they play regularly in both Rock Hill and Fort Mill.  If you feel like dancing, check them out and I promise you won’t be disappointed!
The catering was provided by The Front Porch, and I can guarantee that nobody left hungry!  BBQ, fried chicken, mac ‘n cheese, potato salad and sweet tea!  Now that’s a wedding reception!
I LOVE bubble exits!  I had one at my wedding, so I might be a bit biased, but there’s just something about how the light hits the bubbles that I just can’t get enough of in a picture.  I don’t normally post 2 exit shots, but I am here just to prove to you how infectious Mary Jo’s smile is!
Congratulations Tim & Mary Jo!  I had a wonderful time at your wedding, the day was absolutely perfect!  I wish you many, many happy years together!  To view all of the photos from Tim & Mary Jo’s wedding or to order prints, click here.