Wow… time flies by so fast. Just as I’ve become accustomed to writing 2008 on all correspondences, suddenly it’s 2009!

Well, we’ve got lots in store for this coming new year. We’ve got new wedding photography and videography packages for the new year.

We also have a New Year’s Sale. We are offering a 20% discount for all new packages booked before January 15, 2009. So hurry and book us before January 15 to take advantage of this generous offer.

We only accept a limited number of weddings each year so reserve your wedding date now to ensure our availability!

Aren’t her shoes lovely?

The Barn at Valhalla is truly a beautiful location.

They had the most beautiful flowers.

and yummy yummy food.

I have no idea what’s inside this, but it sure looks good.

The most unique thing about the venue was the fireplace. It’s getting hot in here!

Here is the bride and groom.

Here is the groom with the groomsmen.

The girls were so much fun!

Gotta love that sun flare!

Wedding Ceremony & Reception Location : The Barn at Valhalla
1040 Duffy’s Way
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wedding Photographer : Silvas Photo Video
Wedding Videographer : Silvas Photo Video

Everybody loves photos! It’s a one-of-a-kind gift that is personal and that they would cherish forever! They can use the gift certificate toward a portrait session for their family, their children, a new baby or just for fun!

If they are already a SilvasPhoto client, they may also use the gift certificate towards additional prints, canvas prints or even an album!

If you are one of our clients, you can also have your family and friends buy you a gift certificate for Christmas or for your wedding registry.

Their wedding reception was aboard the Spiritline Dinner Cruise which went on a tour around Cooper River. They served a four or five course dinner and I must say, this boat had the best food ever! Kudos to the chef!

It was very relaxing being on the boat watching the beautiful scenery pass by, especially during the sunset and at night. Brian and I used to live and work on a cruise ship before so being on water is nothing new to us. It was kinda nostalgic being on a boat again.   For some reason, I was expecting a passenger drill, like you do when you go on a cruise.

Here is their wedding highlights video.

Wedding Ceremony : Bridgeside Events
      28A Bridgeside Blvd.
      Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wedding Reception : Spiritline Dinner Cruise
      40 Patriots Point Road
      Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wedding Videographer : Silvas Photo Video : Weddings & Events
Wedding Photographer : Tillman Branch Photography
Wedding Officiant : Bill Youngblood
Wedding Cake : Sweetsmith Bakery
Wedding DJ : Carolina Mobile Music

Here is the bridal preparation video from Joslynn & Jason’s wedding in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. 

Wedding Ceremony : Bridgeside Events
         28A Bridgeside Blvd.
         Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wedding Reception : Spiritline Dinner Cruise
        40 Patriots Point Road
        Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wedding Videographer : Silvas Photo Video : Weddings & Events
Wedding Photographer : Tillman Branch Photography
Wedding Officiant : Bill Youngblood
Wedding Cake : Sweetsmith Bakery
Wedding DJ : Carolina Mobile Music

We’ve had the wonderful opportunity to photograph some belly dancers from Rasa’s workshop. This was held in Kudu Coffeehouse in Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. We had never seen belly dancers before so this was a great experience for us.

Here is Stacy.

Here are Roxanne and Samantha from Hypnotic Rhythm.

Here is Jessica.

The last person to go on was Rasa Vitalia from California. She was the instructor of the workshop.

We also have video for this event which we will be posting very soon!

Event Location : Kudu Coffeehouse
Event Photographer : Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Event Videographer : Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits

Wedding Ceremony & Reception Location : The Barn at Valhalla
        1040 Duffy’s Way
      Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wedding Photographer : Silvas Photo Video
Wedding Videographer : Silvas Photo Video

I love this photo, this could be the cover of a magazine.

Justin is actually a fellow photographer and he found out about SilvasPhoto through our flickr stream at http://flickr.com/photos/silvasphoto .   You can see some of Justin’s work at www.flickr.com/justinrush .  He does a lot of cool HDR landscape shots.

Justin actually has a cool story and photo about their proposal which you can view at http://flickr.com/photos/justinrush/2323808736/in/set-72157604083520900/ 

Here is the bride looking very lovely.

This next bridal portrait is one of my favorites.

We had to get a photo in front of the church!

This was while they were cutting the cake. I don’t know what’s happening but it sure looks like they’re having fun.

The wedding ring during the first dance.

A picture of the wedding cake with the bride and groom in the background.

I love this photo of the girl dancing. Kinda psychedelic.

They had these cool stickers printed up.

Wedding Ceremony and Reception Location : Epworth First Baptist Church
Wedding Officiant : Dr. Tom Jordan
Wedding Caterer : Dawn Von Hoff
Wedding Cake : Odetta Greer
Wedding DJ : Complete Music
Wedding Gown : Maggie Sotero
Wedding Band : Treesleave

We do on-location portraits in any locations of your choice such as beaches, parks, your home or anywhere. You can do either very casual pictures or formal pictures or a combination of both. Just make sure to bring different clothes to change in.

• Family Portrait Photography
• Couples Portrait Photography
• Children Portrait Photography
• Baby Portrait Photography
• Pet Portraits Photography
• Senior Portrait Photography
• Maternity Pictures
• Glamour Photography
• Boudoir Photography
• Engagement Session Photography
• Other types of Portrait Photography

On location Portrait Photography

The Portrait Photo Session can be done indoors or outdoors, in various locations such as gardens, parks, lakes, beaches, homes, etc. You can choose a favorite location, based on your preferences or lifestyle. You can choose a location that has special meaning for you.

Please email silvasphoto@gmail.com for bookings and consultations.

Here is the bride and groom.

Here is the exchange of the rings.

It was a beautiful day for a wedding.

Here is the lovely bride.

Here are her bridal shoes.

Here is the flower girl practicing some dance moves.

We happened to all work together during Joslynn’s wedding in Charleston, SC aboard the Spiritline Cruises. (SilvasPhoto was doing videography and Tillman Branch was doing videography). After a while, we realized that Brian and Mike share the same chiropractor. Small world, eh?

This video wasn’t long enough, so we made it double-spaced.

The whole place was decorated with starfish.

Here is the flowergirl before the wedding ceremony.

It was such a beautiful day for a wedding. Can you believe it was raining when I woke up that day?

They had a mixing of sand during the ceremony.

This deer came during the wedding ceremony.

Here is the beautiful bride.

I will be posting more photos soon so check back often for updates.

Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Wedding Officiant: Reverend Dr. Andrew Chaney
Wedding Caterer: Fripp Island Resort
Wedding Cake: Publix Bakery
Wedding DJ: Ramlin’ Coastal DJ-Steve Curless
Wedding Gown: David’s Bridal

http://www.awonderfulwedding.com/aww-jul08.pdf

Can you believe this is my first shot of the day?

Here is the bride and groom.

Another bride and groom photo.

Here is the flowergirl’s floral headpiece.

A picture of the beautiful wedding gown.

Putting on the wedding dress.

Zipping up the back of the wedding gown.

The bride putting on some lipstick.

The stained glass window at the side of the church.

Signing of the wedding guestbook.

Here are some kids on the dance floor having some fun. This photo cracks me up. I don’t know exactly what it is that they are doing but it sure looks fun.

The food wasn’t just delicious, it was gorgeous!

Photo of the bouquet toss.

Putting on the garter.

They had the most beautiful decorations.

Here is the wedding cake.

Kathy loved her photos. Here is what she said about them:

“Wow, we love our photos. You guys did an amazing job. Everything was exactly the way I wanted it. Everyone keeps asking me where I found you guys, so hopefully you get some more business here in Statesville.

Once again, thank you so much. We were so happy when we saw the photos for the 1st time. ”

— Kathy, Statesville, North Carolina

Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video
Wedding Officiant: Gary Richardson
Wedding Caterer: Penny @ Special Touch
Wedding Cake: Tonya
Wedding Florist: Clines
Wedding DJ: Rick Reynolds
Wedding Videographer: Digital Celebrations
Wedding Gown: David’s Bridal
Wedding Decorator: Jettie Pharr

Here is the bride.

Here is the bride and groom.

Here is the bride sitting on a motorcycle.

The bride and groom.

A portrait of the bride.

Engagement Session photography by Silvas Photo Video: Weddings, Events, Portraits
Location: Downtown Charleston, South Carolina and Fort Moultrie, Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Here is what LaTasha had to say about Silvas Photo + Video:

Honey and Brian,
I really must thank you for everything. I think that you guys brought out something special in all of us and I thank you both for that. You two are the most fun couple I have ever seen and can only hope that I can have what you guys have in my marriage. You two are AWESOME!!!!!!!! The pictures of the wedding you guys just did are GORGEOUS!!!!!!! Only you guys can capture such beauty in a human being.

Thanks for everything. - LaTasha, Charleston, South Carolina

Engagement Session photography by Silvas Photo Video: Weddings, Events, Portraits
Location: Downtown Charleston, South Carolina and Fort Moultrie, Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Here is the bride getting ready.

Here is a beautiful portrait of the bride while waiting for the ceremony to start.

It was a beautiful ceremony on the pier.

Here is the Father and Daughter Dance.

A beautiful destination wedding in South Carolina
Location: Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina
               Patriot’s Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
DJ: Jay Maxwell Music By Request of www.jaymaxwell.com
Wedding Gown: Bella Rosa
Cake: Cakes by Karsada
Catering: Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina
Wedding Planning: Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina
Officiant: Rich Elias of www.CharlestonWeddingOfficiant.com

We also headed out to the beach in Folly Beach, SC to do some photos.

Here is a portrait of the gorgeous bride.

Engagement Session Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Location: Downtown Charleston, South Carolina and Folly Beach, South Carolina near the Lighthouse in Morris Island

Here is what Alicia had to say about her wedding portrait photos:

Honey and Brian-

We just received our pictures in the mail and they are BEAUTIFUL! They turned out better than we ever imagined! We are so pleased. You both did such a wonderful job and were so great to work with. We will definitely pass your names along. Thanks again for all your hard work!

Alicia and Jeff

Here’s a photo of a railroad track.

And some flowers.

Here is a photo of the Charleston Air Force Base Chapel.

Here is a kiss of the bride and groom.

Here is a photo of the bride and groom with the priest signing the wedding contract.

A photo of the wedding guestbook and the bouquet.

Here is the beautiful wedding cake.

Location: Charleston Air Force Base Chapel, Charleston AFB, South Carolina
Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Wedding Videographer: Complete Videography
Wedding Director: Belinda Cabal Burn
Wedding Flowers: Angela Mazyck
Wedding Cake: Ashley Bakery
Caterer: Charleston Club Staff
DJ: 31 Flavas

The wedding was held in Wachesaw Plantation Club.

Here is the bride overlooking Waccamaw River.

The bride and groom decided to see each other before the ceremony to be able to do some portraits with friends and family.

They had guests from all over the country and all over the world.

Instead of having somebody officiate the wedding, they had friends and family read passages or sing instead.

The bride and groom read some passages too.

Here is the bride and groom.

Location: Kimball’s, Wachesaw Plantation Club, Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina
Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Wedding Videographer: David Frantz www.davidfrantz.com
Catering: Charlene Sitas wpccatering@wachesaw.com

I thought these black table napkins were just so elegant!

During the reception, they had a little game where the bride and groom were sitting back to back and the host asked questions like, “Who’s the better cook?”, “Who is more creative?” and the bride and groom had to answer by raising the right shoe.

In lieu of the usual reception fare such as the first dance, cake cutting, etc., the bride and groom opted to have a mini-talent show instead to showcase the many talents of their friends and family. I have never seen so much talent in one room. They had people singing, tap-dancing, playing the harmonica, playing the guitar, playing the violin, doing a magic act and doing a baton routine.

Here is a particularly crowd-pleasing performance during the talent show.

These two little girls were attentive throughout the entire show.

You can view the entire wedding at http://SilvasPhoto.com/album/

Location: Kimball’s, Wachesaw Plantation Club, Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina
Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Wedding Videographer: David Frantz at www.davidfrantz.com
Catering: Charlene Sitas at wpccatering@wachesaw.com

Here is what Amy had to say about her wedding photos:

Dear Honey and Brian,

We received the pictures, thank you! They are great, some really spectacular ones! Please let me know if you ever need me to give a recommendation, I would be happy to do that. I feel quite lucky that I found you on such short notice, thank you for your hard work!

I wish you the best, I am sure that you will be very successful in this career.

Sincerely,

Amy

Mia was very happy during this day.

It was a great day to be out and about.

We spent most of the time chasing after squirrels, birds, dogs and anything that moves. Here she meets a very unique dog.

Here is her running.

… and running!

… and running some more!

You might remember them from the fabulous engagement session that we had in Downtown Charleston, SC.

You can view their engagement session pictures here.

This is my favorite shot of the day.

Aren’t these the cutest little shoes?

This is a great shot of the back of her dress.

Here are the groom with the groomsmen. Brent was the only one who didn’t have sunglasses so we had to lend him ours. This is an orange sunglass by the way.

This is Theresa, just chillin’.

This next photo was a great idea of Theresa’s. This was done before the wedding ceremony. We took this photo with Theresa and Brent holding each other’s hands but not seeing each other.

There’s something very ethereal about this photo.

I got some nice sun flare during the ceremony too.

Cypress Gardens is such a beautiful venue.

These beautiful glass works are done by glassblower Michael Barnett of GANESH GLASS, 843-406-4817 or email ganeshglass@bellsouth.net

You can view more photos from their wedding at SilvasPhoto.com/album.

Location: Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Wedding Photographer: Silvas Photo + Video : Weddings, Events, Portraits
Wedding Videographer: Silvas Video : Weddings and Events