“I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.”  – W.H. Auden White Oak River Wedding There is nothing more comfortable than a river. A few weeks ago Beaufort Photography Co. enjoyed the privilege of photographing Deirdre and…

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At Beaufort Photography Co., we love destination weddings. We love traveling half way across the country or half way around the world. If our passports will take us there, we’ll go. And we love destination weddings that bring couples from half way across the county to us. From the Iowa heartland to the Crystal Coast…

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You are my best friend “You are my best friend, my human diary, my other half.” Spring on the Crystal Coast is a magical place; a fairy tale land where dreams come true. On the final day of March, 2017, one such dream did come true. Gina and John exchanged vows, rings, and each other.…

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“Some people say there are plenty of fish in the sea – until you find love – then there is only one.”  – Sir David Baird When Vanessa and Chris found each other, they each found their one fish in the sea. A couple of weeks ago, Beaufort Photography Co. was privileged to capture Vanessa…

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Collecting I’m a life-long, self-professed, perpetual collector. In addition to top wedding photography questions, I collect, well, I collect lots of things. Among my collections are Hot Wheels, comic books, Taylor Swift CDs, James Bond 1:43 scale cars, autographs, Pan Am clipper memorabilia, and vintage fountain pens. Why do we collect? The short answer is…

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“I will always lean my heart as close to your soul as I can.” Laura and Paul’s Beaufort Wedding Some weddings rival the Mikado in terms of production and size and complexity. They are extraordinary and extravagant. But some weddings are small, simple, elegant affairs. Such was Laura and Paul’s February Beaufort wedding. It was…

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Yes, it’s February Yes, it’s February. Yes, it’s not even Valentine’s Day yet. Yes, it will drop below freezing later this week. Yes, it’s still the season of big coats, hot chocolate, and long underwear. Yes, the 2017 wedding season is here. Yes, the 2018 wedding season is just around the corner! At Beaufort Photography…

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“Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.” Settling of the soul When John and Susan pledged their lives and love to each other this past November, I thought about this “settling of the soul.” They belong together, obviously and inevitably. Beaufort Photography Co. was honored to capture their wedding ceremony…

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Two groups of people The world can be divided into two groups of people; two groups of people who are as different as an apple and a Ford truck. The first group is comprised of those who while standing in the grocery store “ten-items-or-less” checkout line covertly count the number of items the person in…

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Behind the scenes Behind the scenes of the “Siren of the Sea” photo shoot shows a completely different look from the styled photos at the ship yard and church yard. Gear Info And for fellow photographers, here is some pertinent gear info. The shop images were predominantly shot with a Nikon D750 and 85mm f/1.8…

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