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Meredith & Sam

I got to photograph Meredith & Sam’s wedding in Charlotte, which was super cool because Sam, who was marrying Meredith, was also the brother of Rachel, who is my associate and friend at the studio. I also know most of Rachel’s (and, thusly, Sam’s) family as well as some key friends (whew, are you with me, still?) – so, all in all, the Fun Family Feel made for a particularly terrific wedding experience!!

And this was a SWEET wedding. By that I mean, yes, they are seriously adorable people – but, also, Meredith is a serious dessert aficionado and loves sweets so much that they hosted a dessert-only dinner at their gorgeous reception. Yummy “entree” options included made-to-order dessert stations – like the bananas foster station – pecan squares, chocolate cake, sugary nibblets and chocolates and chocolate and chocolate. The rest of the event was a beautiful blend of whimsical touches, including a chocolate & gumball cake, butterflies floating around everywhere, soft butter yellow flowers here, there and everywhere – and a pom pom & bubble exit at the end, all orchestrated along with loving-this-wedding coordinator Ivy Robinson.

Meredith & Sam’s wedding was also featured in the just-released inaugural issue of Charlotte Wedding Magazine…. (just to be clear, Meredith on left, magazine on right šŸ˜‰

How cute are they??

I mentioned the sweets, yes? How about the lollipop straw? šŸ™‚

A particularly bubblicious work of art by Gregory Bingham, at The Art of Cake.

This was absolutely hilarious – the goal was to have everyone blow a huge bubble from the cake’s bubble gum masterpiece. But not only could we not get everyone to blow a bubble at the same time, several bridesmaids managed to drop their gum – or accidentally shoot it out – just by the sheer effort of coordinating this one (apparently massively complicated) group bubble blowing shot.

SO, when they weren’t laughing hysterically, they were simply failing miserably at bubble production … i love this šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚

Sam’s sister Rachel (who, as listed in the intro, is also my good friend and associate šŸ˜‰ was so hoping that Matt, her handsome and soldierly husband, would be back from Afghanistan by the wedding date – or would at least able to get a quick trip back for it.

Alas, he could not, so the wedding party went outside to skype him in and say hi.
And Rachel even scored a romantic dance with her beloved…

Grandmother Daniels – a North Carolina Legend.

Balloons and bubbles and the *sweetest* goodbye smiles (look at those dimples šŸ™‚

Congratulations, Meredith & Sam!!!

31 responses to “Meredith & Sam”

  1. eduardo cervantes says:

    wow – absolutely *love* the image where you focused on the reflection – so interesting and gorgeous with all the color you highlight. Beautifully fun wedding!

  2. eduardo cervantes says:

    wow – absolutely *love* the image where you focused on the reflection – so interesting and gorgeous with all the color you highlight. Beautifully fun wedding!

  3. Love the reflection shot… you captured so much texture in one photo. I couldn’t stop looking at it! I also recently shot a wedding on a rainy day and one of my favorites was an "under the umbrella" shot, made me smile to see yours here. : )

  4. Love the reflection shot… you captured so much texture in one photo. I couldn’t stop looking at it! I also recently shot a wedding on a rainy day and one of my favorites was an "under the umbrella" shot, made me smile to see yours here. : )

  5. Rachel Garrison says:

    In spite of my obvious bias(es)….beautiful couple, fun wedding, and stunning photographs! Love this post!

  6. Rachel Garrison says:

    In spite of my obvious bias(es)….beautiful couple, fun wedding, and stunning photographs! Love this post!

  7. bridie says:

    Thank s for posting. Fab! Love the post processing on the street one.

  8. bridie says:

    Thank s for posting. Fab! Love the post processing on the street one.

  9. Emma says:

    The desserts sound perfect here – This really LOOKS like a sweet wedding. Love , love the rainy day puddle shot! Mind if I ask – Was that OOC?

  10. Emma says:

    The desserts sound perfect here – This really LOOKS like a sweet wedding. Love , love the rainy day puddle shot! Mind if I ask – Was that OOC?

  11. Tamara says:

    thank you! i know some people worry about rain on a wedding date, but mygoodness it can make for some lovely photos op’s šŸ™‚

    emma – yes, that image was out of camera – meredith has a great eye for photography, and they were both pretty patient with me getting the angle i wanted to best make that image work… the help of second shooter amy free working the reflector on them made a difference, too, in terms of achieving the overall lighting i wanted across the image šŸ™‚

  12. Tamara says:

    thank you! i know some people worry about rain on a wedding date, but mygoodness it can make for some lovely photos op’s šŸ™‚

    emma – yes, that image was out of camera – meredith has a great eye for photography, and they were both pretty patient with me getting the angle i wanted to best make that image work… the help of second shooter amy free working the reflector on them made a difference, too, in terms of achieving the overall lighting i wanted across the image šŸ™‚

  13. carrie says:

    those are AMAZING! I love the one with the reflection in the water…WOW! And, how beautiful is Rachel? She looks like such the proud sister. Beautiful wedding!!!

  14. carrie says:

    those are AMAZING! I love the one with the reflection in the water…WOW! And, how beautiful is Rachel? She looks like such the proud sister. Beautiful wedding!!!

  15. Chris Gibbons says:

    I love your style. The Bubble shot, funny stuff!

  16. Chris Gibbons says:

    I love your style. The Bubble shot, funny stuff!

  17. Meredith Daniels says:

    Woohoo, we finally made your blog! I know Sam is oh so excited to see his handsome face grace yet again another blog about our wedding : ) I love all 1,075 images from our wedding! They are perfect and they bring me such joy and happiness when I look at them! THANK YOU!

  18. Meredith Daniels says:

    Woohoo, we finally made your blog! I know Sam is oh so excited to see his handsome face grace yet again another blog about our wedding : ) I love all 1,075 images from our wedding! They are perfect and they bring me such joy and happiness when I look at them! THANK YOU!

  19. amy free says:

    LOOOOOVE seeing this awesome wedding day featured! Meredith was SUCH a gorgeous bride and there could not have been a more fun wedding party and family šŸ™‚ Loved sharing in this experience!!!

  20. amy free says:

    LOOOOOVE seeing this awesome wedding day featured! Meredith was SUCH a gorgeous bride and there could not have been a more fun wedding party and family šŸ™‚ Loved sharing in this experience!!!

  21. Kim Shaw says:

    I was there and those pictures are even better than what I remember. That’s truly one beautiful and fun couple. Gorgeous photos, Tamara! Just gorgeous!

  22. Kim Shaw says:

    I was there and those pictures are even better than what I remember. That’s truly one beautiful and fun couple. Gorgeous photos, Tamara! Just gorgeous!

  23. Ginny says:

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Such happy people. Meredith is such a sweet friend and what a joy to see her day in photos!

  24. Ginny says:

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Such happy people. Meredith is such a sweet friend and what a joy to see her day in photos!

  25. Gorgeous shots especially the reflection photo! The wedding looked like it was an absolute blast and what a fun couple to work with!

  26. Gorgeous shots especially the reflection photo! The wedding looked like it was an absolute blast and what a fun couple to work with!

  27. Chris S. says:

    Was this reception at Byron’s Southend? Seems to look familiar.

  28. Chris S. says:

    Was this reception at Byron’s Southend? Seems to look familiar.

  29. Erika Machado says:

    I love the work of Tamara. I’m number one fan. I love contemporany photography.

  30. Erika Machado says:

    I love the work of Tamara. I’m number one fan. I love contemporany photography.

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