On September 2nd, Bart and I celebrated our 10th anniversary.  September 2nd was also in the midst of a very busy fall for me, so we decided that we would celebrate our 10th in a big way with a delayed trip to Charleston, South Carolina in early November after my last fall wedding of 2017.  I had been earlier in May, but it was a photography retreat and I didn’t get to see all the things that I wanted to, so we thought it would be the perfect trip.

We stayed in the historic district at the Belmond Charleston Place, right on King Street.  When we arrived we were hungry, so we went to Hyman’s Seafood and it was SO good.  After our giant lunch, we thought it would be good to take a stroll, so we walked down King Street, did some shopping, and came back to our room to get ready for our nighttime ghost tour.  The hotel was so kind as to leave us champagne and strawberries while we were out!  We changed for a chilly evening and went to meet up with our tour group.  The ghost tour was so fun and we found out about Charleston’s spirited history.  No ghosts were spotted on the tour, but we found one later on during the day (you’ll see when you scroll down).

The next day, we went out for breakfast and walked a bit around the Farmer’s Market.  We came back to change for a very special anniversary session with my dear friend Alex Thornton on Rainbow Row.  We had a blast walking around the Battery while she took her to some of her favorite spots to shoot.  After the session, we went to a great pizza joint, Monza Pizza, which was all Ferrari F-1 Racing themed/perfect for Bart.

The following day was cold and rainy, so we decided on a bus tour of the town, perfect for that day.  The next day, we had a later flight home, so we dropped off our luggage with the valet and went walking and I went shooting.  I loved all the gorgeous flower boxes so I made sure to capture a few.   There’s just something about the East Coast cities like Boston, Savannah, and Charleston that are so old with such amazing histories.  We really enjoyed our time and look forward to another trip and another 10 years together!

exc-5a3ae5249140b77c67b91e9f

exc-5a3ae56f4192020d2342f128

exc-5a3ae57be4966b8e2d25e9df

exc-5a3ae5ae4192020d2342fde8

exc-5a3ae5b30d9297fbaa6c8ee4

exc-5a3ae5d6085229aa04e940ec

exc-5a3ae5f39140b77c67b94307

exc-5a3ae630f9619a4a1f9681ee

exc-5a3ae63ae2c4835bd32965fc

exc-5a3ae66c24a6947d9df8ad6d

exc-5a3ae6aae4966b8e2d262086

exc-5a3ae77e24a6947d9df8db3c

exc-5a3ae77f9140b77c67b988fe

exc-5a3ae7ca652dea6d9cfd6f53

exc-5a3ae7cb8165f5e2c85b9187

exc-5a3ae7f5e4966b8e2d265a41

exc-5a3ae8240d9297fbaa6cfd5b

exc-5a3ae842e2c4835bd329c29e

exc-5a3ae87c71c10b359f4c1e36

exc-5a3ae87c9140b77c67b9b582

exc-5a3ae89d71c10b359f4c241c

exc-5a3ae8b424a6947d9df912a5

exc-5a3ae8ce652dea6d9cfd9cb5

exc-5a3ae951f9619a4a1f971064

exc-5a3ae9d471c10b359f4c57d8

exc-5a3ae9f124a6947d9df9481f

exc-5a3aea28652dea6d9cfdd575

exc-5a3aea4e71c10b359f4c6c24

exc-5a3aea860d9297fbaa6d660b

exc-5a3aea9b71c10b359f4c79dd

exc-5a3aeab08165f5e2c85c0f2f

exc-5a3aead1e2c4835bd32a3444

exc-5a3aeaf824a6947d9df973e7

exc-5a3aeb1a652dea6d9cfe0090

exc-5a3aeb514192020d2343f828

Here are a few images from our session with the fabulous Alex Thornton!

exc-5a3af5684192020d2345a91f

exc-5a3af568c83025c32a382204

exc-5a3af59d9140b77c67bbe1d5

exc-5a3af5a471c10b359f4e4b13

exc-5a3af5d74192020d2345b8aa

exc-5a3af5e4085229aa04ebf52e

exc-5a3af61024a6947d9dfb4add

Hotel: Belmond Charleston Place

Restaurants visited: Hyman’s Seafood, Another Broken Egg Cafe, Monza Pizza, Poogan’s Smokehouse,

Tours: Bulldog Tours