Hey all!

We are offering a very special Wedding Photography & Wedding Videography sale.  You can get a special Wedding Photography & Videography package for only $1499!   (Regular price $2499)  That’s a huge discount.

You qualify for this discount if:

• If your wedding date is on May 2008, June 2008 or July 2008
• Your wedding is in South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia

This wedding photography & wedding videography package includes:

• all 4×6 pictures
• all high-resolution images on CD
• raw footage on DVD
• edited highlights video

You have to book before May 30, 2008 to avail of this offer.  We only have a limited number of available dates so book us now!

Please view our wedding photography website at www.SilvasPhoto.com and our wedding videography website at www.SilvasPhoto.com/video .

Hi and welcome to SilvasPhoto.com’s blog! Here you can check out the latest news and our latest photos.

Silvas Photo + Video offers fun, fresh and exciting wedding photography and/or videography for your special day. We also do portraiture and event photography.

Please visit our website at SilvasPhoto.com to view our portfolio and learn more about Silvas Photo.

For bookings, consultations or questions, please contact us at silvasphoto@gmail.com or (843) 597 3518.

Here is the bride while getting ready.

It was the perfect day for a wedding.

After the wedding ceremony.

Here are the latest photos from my latest wedding at Alhambra Hall in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

It was just so windy on this day. The veil was always in the way.

But it was a beautiful location. The weather was perfect and the light was great.

Here is the back of the dress.

And here is the bride.

Here is the bride and groom.

Here is one of the bridesmaids and her daughter.

And here is the groom with his son.

And here is the three generations.

Here is more kissing.

Just got back from a wedding in Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

Each of these stand for the bride and the bridesmaids.

K is for Katie.

And this is Katie.

Here is one of the bridesmaids while getting ready. 

They have the best wine glasses.

These are her beautiful shoes.

During the wedding ceremony, this little boy said, “Mommy, are we in a wedding?”

Here is the bride and groom.

And here is the back of the wedding dress.

Here is their very colorful wedding cake.

You can view the wedding video at our website.  

Here are some of the wedding photos from a Savannah, Georgia wedding.

You can view the rest of the photos at our client gallery.

Just came back from an amazing wedding here in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

Will is a firefighter so they gave him this fun wedding cake.

Here is the bride touching up her makeup.

Here is the radiant bride with lots of sparkle in her eyes.

Here is a flower girl while getting ready.

A shot of the bouquet.

This is the wedding ceremony location.

Waiting for the bride.

Here is the bride and groom in front of the ceremony location in Storm Pointe Conference Center. 

Here is a portrait of the groom.

The men trying to act tough.

They had an extremely beautiful wedding cake.

Mother-son Dance

The bouquet toss.

Wasn’t the party just so much fun?

You can view the rest of the photos at our client gallery.

Wedding photography is one of the most important parts of the wedding.  After the wedding, the flowers will wilt, the food will be eaten, the decorations will be thrown away, but the wedding photos and the wedding album will stay with the family for years and years to come.  Most people still have their parents’ or grandparents’ wedding albums 10, 20, 50 years after the wedding.

The wedding day is the one day in a person’s life that they actually NEED a professional photographer.  The bride looks more beautiful on this day than any other day in her life.  She has probably spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on the wedding dress, her makeup, her hairstyle, her shoes and her accessories.  You need a professional photographer to make sure that you and your wedding are captured in the best way possible.

How to choose a wedding photographer

Price
A major consideration for most wedding couples is the price.   Some couples allot 10% of their wedding budget for the photographer; others allot 60% of their wedding budget.  It all depends on how important wedding photography is in your priorities.

Wedding photographers range anywhere from $900 - $5000.   Usually, the higher you pay, the better quality photography you will get.  This is because, in general, better wedding photographers are able charge more.  Sometimes, you will luck out and get somebody really good but still in the early part of their career so you can get a lower price.

Generally, depending on your needs, it is cheaper to buy a whole package than buying a la carte.

Wedding Photography Package
In today’s digital age, it is very important to own a CD of your wedding photos.  Make sure your wedding photography package includes a CD of your high-resolution images that you will be able to print, view and share from, or that it is relatively inexpensive to purchase it from your wedding photographer.

Style
There are different styles of wedding photography.

• Traditional Wedding Photography
  This is the photographic style from our parents’ and grandparents’ wedding albums.  In traditional wedding photography, the photographer poses and sets up everything.  This produces very pleasing, formal, “perfect” images which sometimes might seem too unnatural or contrived. 

• Photojournalistic Wedding Photography
  (also called documentary, candid photojournalism)
  In photojournalistic wedding photography, the photographer captures moments as they happen and doesn’t direct any action at all.  The resulting photographs look more natural but might be too gritty sometimes.

• Portrait Journalism 
  Portrait Journalism is a blend of the traditional and photojournalistic style.  This is a great compromise for people who want the more modern look of photojournalism but also a little bit of the traditional elegant poses.

When you find a wedding photographer that you like, book him or her as soon as possible to ensure their availability.  Most wedding photographers reserve dates on a first-come, first-served basis so make sure you book them so you don’t miss out.

View our website at www.SilvasPhoto.com to view our portfolio.

Here is a wedding I did in Pineville, SC last week.  The ceremony was held in Hickory Hill Baptist Church, our second Baptist wedding in 2 weeks.

Here is the bride all dressed up.

They rented a nice little hummer limousine as their bridal car. Nice, eh?

Here is the bride and groom praying during the ceremony.

Here is the priest with the ring.

More photos coming soon.