Ryan + Erin
Greenville, South Carolina
There are a lot of famous and semi-famous wedding venues in Greenville, and there are many that I have never had the pleasure of photographing a wedding at. After all, I am just one wedding photographer, and I specialize in low volume weddings. I do this so I can focus more on each couple and give them the experience of a lifetime. But the drawback is that I have yet to photograph weddings at certain venues. The Gassaway Mansion is one of these venues that has escaped me over the years. So Ryan and Erin’s Gassaway Mansion wedding was something I was looking forward to being a part of for quite some time.
Now, photographing a wedding at a new venue is one of my favorite things in the world to do. Early in my career it scared me a bit, as it would with any photographer. But over the years, I have photographed in nearly every conceivable situation – Winter weddings in near complete darkness, to restrictive indoor churches, to empty 100,000 sq. ft warehouses…bright mid day sun to candlelight ceremonies….weddings across the country on a moment’s notice to weddings that have been planned step by step for nearly two years – I have been a part of it all. And with that experience came a shift in my thinking. These days, instead of being nervous about an unknown venue, I am excited by it. I am excited by the chance to do something new, something different, and to put my own spin on things. I have mentioned this before, but it allows me to approach a wedding with no pre-conceived notions about what it should look like, and instead allows me to approach it in a more personal way. This is what excited me about finally working at The Gassaway Mansion as well.
And of course Erin and Ryan were the best possible couple for a wedding here. Let’s get started…
I’m not known as a big ‘details’ wedding photographer, but the decorations and mood at The Gassaway Mansion were too perfect to pass up.
I love venues that allow everything to be done in one location. I can skip around back and forth between the bridesmaids and the groomsmen easily without worrying about missing anything. Erin and Ryan made it easy of course, and I never felt rushed at all. Before I knew it, we were ready to start the ceremony.
It is so easy to see why these two are together. They are so fun-loving, and happy together that it spills out in every photos. I especially enjoyed the couple’s photos – they really showed the loving side of these two.
This was a shorter wedding than I am used to, especially the reception. But the shorter length doesn’t mean there was a lack of wonderful moments to photograph. In fact, this was one of my favorites in recent memories – there were tons of emotions running throughout the day, but the reception had it all. I loved being a part of it!
Thank you for tuning in to Ryan and Erin’s gorgeous Gassaway Mansion Wedding! If you like my style and want to inquire about photographing your wedding, simply contact me here. And although this is my first wedding at Gassaway, I will probably have more in the future. Check here to see any more recent weddings at Gassaway Mansion.
And as always special thanks to the vendors that helped make this wedding come together:
Venue, flowers, catering: The Gassaway Mansion
Bartending: Liquid Catering
