Our Knotty Brides... :)

We love you, you all are planners... and it's so exciting to see the prospects coming in for our September, October and November 2011 weddings...

I would like to commend you all... I'd say 1/2 of you that I've talked to... have your priorities straight... you're going for your big items first... your venue and your photographer, caterer, etc... That is SO smart! It's important to get all the big details nailed down... and then go for the little details... you'll always be able to find a florist (unless they are world renowned) and chances are your bridal shop will have the dress you are dreaming of and with as much time as you ladies plan ahead... there will be no problem having that dress in time!

Kudo's to our brides... We are going to have so much fun! And you are going to LOVE how beautiful you are on your wedding day... and I promise to make you look absolutely perfect... :)

Congratulations To Paula & Josh...

Paula and Josh are a really neat couple, both teachers... they have decided to have their wedding in September 2011 at the gorgeous venue... "The Arbors" in North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte...

When we spoke, we discussed the importance of having a great venue... and that they have... honestly, this is such a beautiful couple, we are sure to have outstanding photographs...

We could not be happier to have booked our first September 2011 booking... :) Congrats to Paula and Josh!

Congratulations To Our Newest Couples Who've Booked With Us!!!

Congratulations to Nicole & Jimmy... who will be having an April, 2011 wedding at the beautiful Chateau De Vue... truly stunning location! We couldn't be more excited to be a part of your special day!!! :)

http://www.chateaudevue.com/image-gallery-ii.html

Also, congratulations to Heather and Randy... They will be having a May 2011 wedding at the Country Club of North Carolina, in beautiful Pinehurst, NC! We could not be happier to have such great couples to photograph!

http://www.ccofnc.com/

We are truly blessed to have our "brides and grooms" choose us to not only photograph their weddings, but be a part of their special day...

Nick and Nicole - 11/21/2010 West Palm Beach Wedding

First we had a mini maternity session with Nicole who is rather pregnant... They turned out stunning, we had only natural light to work with... and I couldn't be happier with the outcome... Thanks to the DoubleTree Hotel & Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, we had a great location and plenty of photo opportunities where we could shoot... We'd like to thank DoubleTree Hotel & Resort for a fantastic hospitality.



The wedding turned out fantastic... from a getting ready session at the The DoubleTree Hotel - they had a gorgeous facility and rooms - The location where they had their wedding in West Palm Beach - was Veteran's Memorial Park and it had some of the most beautiful fountains and scenery...

Here is a sneak peak of their photos...

Storybook Albums...

This will be our last blog for a few days while we're gone... But today, I wanted to talk a bit about Storybook albums... and how personal they are to the bride and groom...

What we do, is ask our brides/grooms... to send us a 1 page story of how they met and some personal information about them... and it really helps us to design their storybook around that, somewhat as a theme... For instance, we had a couple that met in high school and went their separate ways... she even married someone else for a time... and they wound up back together... ##Serendipity## was their album theme... I love that stuff and get all into it... get engrossed in their story... you know the story of their wedding, after all, we were there! But, how awesome it is to know of how they met... you can even do little re-enactments during the wedding to re-create scenarios... for instance, if they met in a bar... (we don't all meet on the internet these days :)) have a photo of them toasting each other across the room at the bar at the venue...

Our storybook albums come in an array of sizes, but we offer the 10X10 and the 12X12 in our Gold Steele and Platinum Steele packages... in those albums, we recommend no more than 75 photos... unless you plan to add an additional 20 pages... and then you can double that... 75 of your favorites, it's usually a daunting and difficult job, because hey... we always have a ton of great photos... I have some brides who are still choosing from July (not recommended).

A great way to remember your story... forever!

Florida Bound!! Destination Weddings...

We're leaving Thursday morning bright and early and heading to West Palm Beach to photograph a destination wedding there... Nick and Nicole are now considered friends that I met through What To Expect Moms... Ironically, Nicole and I met online! Nicole and I were both trying to conceive at the same time and ironically, one year apart from each other to the day, we both experienced losses of our babies at around 20ish weeks gestation. I was 21 and she was 18. Ironically, she's pregnant again and due when Greyson was due to be born a year later... There are a lot of ironies in our stories... Funny how things bring you together! Through loss there is always triumph in some way or another, it just depends on your perspective... and outlook.

Nick and Nicole decided to hire us to be their wedding photographer, after constantly seeing our wedding photos... who better to hire when they were getting married? And, so we will meet for the first time... in person.

Nicole is quite pregnant and it's going to make for some top shelf photos! :) Literally...

Very exciting! We are very happy to be a part of their wedding story!

Congratulations Hannah & Brennan...

We are excited to add another wedding date to our calendar! We met with Hannah and Brennan and they are just such a neat couple, before Hannah and I even spoke, she had emailed me and told me how she could feel the emotion in our photographs.. and I told her when we spoke "you get it" and I absolutely loved that! I knew that we were going to hit it off even before we met... and it's so important that you do click with your photographer because they spend so much time with you!

Hannah and Brennan are an urbanized couple and want the feeling of uptown and that is what they will get! They will be having their reception at the Hotel Sierra uptown...

Hannah will be having a Bridal Session with us as well...

We could not be more excited... another June date has bitten the dust!

Trash The Dress Offered in Many of Our Packages...

We are now giving our brides the option of an Engagement Session OR Bridal Session OR Trash The Dress in our Silver and Gold Steele Packages... and we're giving it as a bonus in the Platinum Steele Package... :)

It's not for everyone... but it sure is a lot of fun!Be creative... it can be anything you want! And, it's one last opportunity to wear your dress...

Check out our Trash The Dress Page on our website... Under Wedding Galleries... :)

Can't wait to Trash Your Dress With You!!!

Congratulations Caleb & Stephanie!

What an amazing weekend! Caleb & Stephanie got married last night at the Lake Lure Inn & Spa and we photographed their wedding. It was absolutely beautiful... we started the day capturing them getting ready and then on into the evening. The leaves were in full color, absolutely stunning!

Engagement Photos... Let us follow you on a date!

We love the photojournalistic approach we have to our photography... although portraits are wonderful, it's so fun to have us just follow you and allow you to be "natural"

So, for our engagement sessions... we would love to take 2 hours with you and follow you on a date... and snap away! A really awesome way to document your engagment... in photos. Better yet, before you pop the question... hire us to capture it!

Family Photos... Baby Bumps & Babies...

Greyson Steele Photography does Family Photos, Baby Bumps and Baby Photos as well... so we are often a family's photographer... they'll use us for their wedding, then their family photos... and their maternity photos... then the baby photos!

Be sure to check out our maternity "Baby Bumps" section on our website...

http://greysonsteelephotography.com/?pageID=631470

Families...

http://greysonsteelephotography.com/?pageID=631473

Greyson Steele Photography Adds The Steele Package

Greyson Steele Photography has added a new package option to our website! The Steele Package includes 4 hours of photography - 2 photographers retouching and artistic expression included - copyrights to photos and they come in Hi - Res version on DVD...

An exciting option!!!

We are Happy To Announce We are Featured Members on TheKnot.com

We are happy to annouce the launching of our "Featured Member" Status on TheKnot.com! It's such an exciting new avenue for Greyson Steele Photography for advertising! We are hoping it will bring much success!

http://www.theknot.com/Vendors/Greyson-Steele-Photography/Profile/PHO/107/359536/profile

West Palm Beach Wedding

We are so excited to be traveling later this month to West Palm Beach Florida to photograph a wedding. This is our first destination wedding out of the Carolinas, so we are extremely excited to be a part of this! Our bride is quite pregnant, so it should make for some really cute photo opportunities... We will be traveling from the 18th-22nd of November...

We cannot be more excited... Congratulations Nick and Nicole! We can't wait to be a part of your very special day!

A Little Tidbit From The Photographer... Time!

The one thing we ask our brides/grooms for... Time! We arrive typically 1-1.5 hours before the ceremony to assure we are there to capture those moments so special before the wedding... Mom helping you get into your dress... Your best man helping you with your tie, etc... We ask for at least 15-20 minutes before the ceremony with time with just the bride and time with just the groom... The beauty is with 2 photograpers, we can be in 2 places at once... it works fantastic!

After the wedding, we ask for at least 30 minutes with the bride and groom... to get those intimate moments that you will cherish after the wedding is over... The bride and groom are usually eager to get back to their guests... so we are very efficient and make sure we make the most of this time... but if we can get this commitment from our brides/grooms... you are SURE to love the outcome!

Other than that, we're capturing real time moments... candids and photojournalistic shots...

It's so important to have a connection with your photographer... because we will be spending the most 1 on 1 time with you and the groom... We're sure you'll love us! We're easy and fun!

Congratulations Kerry & Jarrod!!!

I met with Kerry and her mother Barbara today... We signed them up for a June Wedding, 2011... It's going to be at their family's church and reception to follow at Gaston Country Club! Sure to be a hit, with all the avid golfers! They said the location is just beautiful! We have all kinds of shots in mind and cannot wait to be a part of their special day...

Congratulations Kerry & Jarrod! We are so happy you chose us to photograph your wedding!

Greyson Steele Photography Also Does In Studio & On Location Portraits!! Babies, Newborns, Maternity, Families...

So, do keep us in mind for the holidays... Christmas Cards, etc...

Here are some in studio and on location portraits we've done this past week...

Meet Ms. Addison - a sweet little girl, born about 6 weeks early....



Meet The Martin Family... a super fun family!!

Location, Location, Location!!!

If there is one bit of advice that I can give any potential bride is to make sure you don't cut corners on your wedding location! It's so true when it comes to real estate and it's true when it comes to weddings... Location makes all the difference... If you choose a beautiful location, you don't need a lot of decorations to make it look beautiful... it just is... On the flip side.. your wedding photos will also be beautiful...

If you need to cut corners on your location for your wedding, make sure to allot an extra hour or so in your photography package to allow time to go off site to get the desired wedding photos you are looking for...