Jamie and Brandon's Wedding at the Lake

   If you've never been to Smith Mountain Lake, let me give you little description. There you are, driving along, seemingly in the middle of nowhere surrounded by non-descript fields and hills when you make one little turn and suddenly...you're at the beach---but with MOUNTAINS!! There's sand and sun and water and boats everywhere, all winding between layers of majestic blue-green mountains. It's a perfect backdrop for a wedding!

Jamie and Brandon held their event at a resort hotel, right on the water. The girls all wore turquoise satin gowns that really pulled out the color of the surrounding mountains and lake.
The bride's flawless tan and pretty, beach-blond tresses were highlighted by the brilliant afternoon sunlight. The groom and his boys were dapper in their tuxes with seashell boutonnieres---that was a new one on me; very unique and clever.

We had some fun and a bit of excitement with the formal pictures. I convinced the whole wedding party to venture out onto one of the narrow arms of the floating dock, placing the B&G  in the foreground, closer to the camera. Cool shot, right? Imagine their surprise (and mine!) when the dock started sinking under their combined weight!! I think some of the groomsmen actually got their shoes wet before the whole group was able to inch back towards the center of the dock and onto drier ground. Everyone was extremely good natured about it, though and smiled and waved for the pictures despite the wet feet! Thanks for being so nice about it, guys and gals!! As a result, the pictures came out great!

We captured SO many lovely pictures, that day. Here are just a few pretty highlights:

Putting on the finishing touches



It's all about the SHOES!!! :-)



The mountains and lake made a stunning backdrop for the ceremony

Isin't the lacing on the back of her dress just beautiful?

The bride and her Dad. I love her expression, here!

A classic. This shot never goes out of style. Love it!

Here are the pictures that darn near dumped the whole party into the lake (notice how the left side of the dock is sinking!)....but look how GREAT it turned out! :-)

One of my absolute favorite's from the day

Thanks so much, Jamie and Brandon, for letting me capture the special moments of your beautiful wedding day. You have all of my best wishes for a long, happy life together!