I should have written this forever ago, but I mean... wedding planning... Anyhow, I was taking my…read morefiancé on a trip to Charleston Sept 2017, where I used to live. I knew my fiancé would love it as much as me, so it was important for me to get engagement photos there to document all of Charleston's beauty and charm. I researched A LOT of photographers, and many of them were just way too far out of my budget. I was skeptical of Leigh's prices, but figured even if I had an amateur taking pictures of me in Charleston's cobblestoned streets of love, they still couldn't be that bad. She does not have an instagram, but does have a Facebook, but only showed little bits of her work. I took a chance and I emailed back and forth with her and she was always very responsive. We arrived in Charleston a couple of days before Hurricane Irma. We discussed options if the hurricane were to hit directly, obviously plans would have to change. Luckily for us and the rest of the east coast, it turned inward, however did cause major flooding in downtown Charleston, which was where we were set to have our photos done. Leigh was able to do us a day later, to give an extra day of cleanup to downtown area. We met Leigh and she had a friendly face and smile. It was a little awkward for Chris and I as we had never had professional photos done (other than by my sister) so we felt a bit silly but trusted Leigh in her posing. Leigh walked us around the battery and Rainbow Row and asked for our input on what photos we wanted as well as just taking some of her own. We booked her for two hours and she was able to get so many shots! Even with a wardrobe change (which she knew of a great spot that was clean to change in) we had leftover time and she asked if there was anything else I wanted. I told her I love love love the US Customs House, so we got in our car and drove a couple miles up the road. I am SOOO happy we went there. She walked us around the block to take some pictures in front of the Charleston Market. I can't believe I'm giving up all these secrets. Throughout the photo taking time she was pleasant and helpful. She thought of things I never would have.
I figured I would have to wait WEEKS to see the final result. Well I did not at all. It was like 72 hours, she had sent me a z drive (is that what it is??) in the mail to my home address (we had come home at that point - not sure how delivery is to local people) with all my photos on them, plus each photo in black and white.
The pictures are JUST BEAUTIFUL!! I have uploaded quite a few of them, our absolute favorites but you can see for yourself if you like her style. We absolutely did. We are so so happy with how they turned out, look at them all the time! Already had a shutterfly book made with the images.
There were really only a handful that I did not like, and that is because how my face looked, not how the picture looked!! And also my fiancé was sweating like a pig (no pun intended) cause he had never been in that wonderful southern humidity, and I wish it came through better through the lens because it was noticeable in the pictures where he had taken his jacket off. None of these things had to do with her, just the only "bad" thing I can think of, cause there has to be something right. OHHH I know. I really wish she would blog your photos, or have a link to them so you can add them to your own website, instead of having to upload each one individually to your Facebook page or such. I would love to have a link to brag about them and say go check out my photos by Leigh! I have to instead upload each individually, and who really looks at the +86 photos on Facebook.....
I can't say how much I love my Charleston engagement photos. She Captured some really sweet moments with my fiancé and I and did a fantastic job capturing Charleston's beauty.
I hope to travel again to Charleston and will very much hire Leigh in a heartbeat for some more stunning and fun photos :)
