After leaving Rothenburg, Germany (see the amazing medieval cuteness here.) We headed south through the German countryside to Switzerland, which honestly ended up being one of our favorites spots of the entire trip. If you are considering a trip to Switzerland, just do it!! It is absolutely incredible. I planned the entire trip based off of recommendations from a few friends and family, but mostly through the Rick Steves Switzerland guidebook!! (If you don't know who Rick Steves is, read more about him here!! He is worth knowing about if you are traveling around Europe!! )
So unlike the rest of the trip where we moved from city to city, we decided to settle down in the charming village of Murren in the Berner Oberland Region overlooking the Lauterbrunnen Valley. If you are familiar with Switzerland, then we were really close to Interlaken. We stayed at Hotel Alpina for 4 nights and 5 days!! Would highly recommend that hotel! The views were absolutely incredible of the Swiss Alps. We arrived later Thursday night with just enough time to check in and grab dinner!!
Read moreOnce we arrived in Florence we quickly realized that we were not in small quaint town anymore, but in fact in a huge city with lots of cars and people. One of my first memories of Florence was walking up to the Duomo (the main cathothic church of Florence) and just being in awe of how massive and beautiful it is. The Duomo is located right in the heart of the city and can be seen from any street corner. That night before dinner we did a Rick Steves audio tour of Florence, grabbed dinner, and had some amazing gelato afterwards while seeing the Duomo lit up at night.
Read moreOn our second day in Venice, we woke up to the sound of rain at first of course was a little bummed. But by the time we ate breakfast and put on our rain jacket and walked outside the rain has stopped and it became a really pretty day. We navigated our way through that narrow streets of Venice and followed the signs that said "to Saint Marco Square". We stopped for a quick lunch then toured the Doge's Palace which was where the Venetian government was held and full of so much history. We walked around a little bit more and then finally went on the Grand Canal cruise at sunset. This is one my favorite memory from Venice! We got front row seats on vaporetti and took so many pictures. We ended the night with dinner along the river and amazing gelati! Here are some of my favorite images below!!
Read more It was so unbelievably special to be in Venice, Italy the morning of our anniversary and have Urska & Domen Photography (who I met through the Rising Tide Society) capture us in this incredible city full of so much history. Sometimes I still feel like this whole trip was a dream and that these pictures aren't even real, but we are so grateful to have them to treasure. I still can't believe it's already been this long since we got married. It's been the best journey I've ever been on, with lots of ups and downs and piles of laundry and dishes that need to be cleaned, but also full of laughing till we cry, pursuing each other, and dreaming really big dreams. And praise the Lord for His goodness and grace, because he continues to pursue us in our brokenness <3
Read moreHey guys! I am so excited to finally be able to share images from our trip to Italy last month. It's crazy how personal images get pushed to the back, as your clients images obviously come first!! I've had so many people ask about our trip, and all I can say is it really was a trip of a lifetime. It was definitely more of an adventure, versus a relaxing, chill by the pool, kind of vacation, but we absolutely loved every jammed packed second. We spent 16 days exploring 6 different cities, and 2 countries including Venice, Florence, San Gimignano, Rome, Positano & the Amalfi Coast, as well as Paris. It was my first time to Europe and now I definitely have the travel bug even more. My photographer heart was in heaven because every single place you turned was picturesque. From the culture, to the history, to the people, you could see so much beauty in God's creation everywhere you went.
Read moreAugust 3, 2013.
This will be a day that I will always remember. Unbeknownst to me a lot of planning had gone into this specific day. Chase had been scheming for months about the perfect proposal, and I, of course, I had no idea about anything. Seeing as yesterday marks three years from this moment I thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane and write everything down, before it's too many years down the rode and details get fuzzy.
To give you a little background, Chase had just recently graduated from Clemson University and had taken his first job and I was about to start my senior year at Clemson. It was an exciting time, but also hard because we were starting a long distance relationship. We start having conversations about marriage, but Chase had me convinced that engagement was a far off season....
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