A few Christmas Portraits from the last few weeks...

Touch of Grace Photography has had a number of families come in for Christmas cards and holiday portraits this month. (Not to mention a couple of weddings!) Here are just a few of them for you all to enjoy:

Just a few Wedding Venues we got to shoot at this year!

Hello all you freshly engaged couples!  Touch of Grace Photography has definitly photographed at a lot of locations around the Upstate of South Carolina.  If you are looking for a wedding or reception venue, here are a few we loved to shoot at:  (Small to large)

The Garden House Bed and Breakfst - Simpsonville

The Davenport - Greer

Pretty Place - YMCA Camp Greenville

Rose Cottage & Gardens - Spartanburg

Candleberry Inn Bed and Breakfast - Greer

The Wilhite House - Anderson, SC

Mary's Restaurant - Greenville, SC

Ryan Nicholas Inn- Greenville, SC

Twigs - Near Haywood Mall

The Upstate History Museum- Greenville, SC

The Westin Poinsett- Greenville, SC

Larkins on the River / Wyche Pavilion - Greenville

Embassy Suites- Greenville, SC

The Acanthus - Lyman, SC

The Sawmill- Greenville, SC

Greer City Hall Events Complex - Brand New!

Willow Creek Conservatory - Landrum

Zen - West Side Greenville, SC

If you have any questions about these locations, please just call or e-mail us and we will be glad to answer your questions. 

Take care!!!!

Cherish the Dress - Karen's "Trash the Dress" Session

Karen's Wedding was in May of this year. It was a beautiful ceremony in downtown Greenville, SC. The reception was at the Westin Poinsett Hotel. You may recall the wonderful shot I got of her on the roof of the Poinsett 20 min before her wedding was to start. Well, we wanted to do a Cherish the Dress session. We are starting to call them Cherish the Dress instead of Trash the Dress since we barely get the dress dirty or a little wet sometimes.
When deciding a location for a Cherish the Dress session, we try to make it meaningful to the bride. Since so much of her wedding had to do with the Poinsett Hotel, we took her to Poinsett Bridge, the oldest still standing bridge in South Carolina, for her post wedding Cherish the Dress Session! It was perfect. The bridge and the park surrounding it were just past the height of fall color, and provided a vivid canvas for her pictures.  First we hung a mirror in the nearby forest for some unique fairy-tale-ish shots. Then we moved to the bridge itself for some more amazing photos.
We hope you like them!

Sarah returns for a Cherish the Dress Session

Sarah, our Caeser's Head wedding bride, returned to do a "Cherish the Dress" session, a bridal shoot where we're not so worried about keeping the dress pristine for a future wedding. We took her to one of our favorite spots, Willow Creek Conservatory in Campobello, SC. We took full advantage of the covered bridge and the old Ballenger Mill on the property.

Afterwards, it was time to get the dress a little dirty! The middle of a dam in the late afternoon sun is an flattering location for a beautiful redhead!