I told you it was coming, and here it is. This is the final installment from our recent vacation to Edisto Island, South Carolina. I hope you have enjoyed looking through these with me. :) If you missed part one, click HERE, part two, click HERE.

Out on our porch we had this friend always greeting us. He didn’t move much on his 2 foot long web, which worked just perfect for me because I wanted to make sure I kept an eye on where he was at all times. YIKES. It was a HUGE spider.

Brett went biking alone one day and found this awesome boardwalk that went out into the marsh.

There are beautiful Egrets around the marshlands.

We took a tour of the old plantations around the island and this is one of the huge live oaks.  If you want a sense of perspective, look for little Brett in the bottom left with his butt sticking out.  :)

Sea Oats dancing.  They put on a glorious show.

More marshland.  It was so beautiful.

This is an old abandoned fish house that our friend Heidi clued us in on. (Thanks Heidi!)  What a little treasure.

Cool old sign by the fish house.  I want one.

I wonder what this window has seen.

We visited the cemetery where many of the original plantation owners were buried.  I love history, so hearing their stories and visiting their burial site was amazing.

The story of the grave with the bricks was something like this…a gentleman died and his wife buried him in the Presbyterian cemetery, in their family section.  I don’t remember what it was that made the church mad, but they told the wife that there were going to remove his body from their graveyard.  The wife was very angry, so she was determined to find a way to stop this from happening.  She researched the laws of the Presbyterian Church, and found a rule stating that if a grave is enclosed, it can not be touched.  The night before the church was going to dig up her beloved husband, she sent her slaves to the cemetery and had them enclose the grave with brick and mortar.  His body has remained there since.

Remember the place I told you about in part II that I was DYING to see?  It was a plantation that was privately owned which opened to the public for the first time this past summer.  It was unadulterated beauty.  The beaches were lined with huge conk shells everywhere, and it had the look of a  tree graveyard. I stood there thinking, “pinch me- for I must be dreaming.”  I am a tree fanatic.  We saw this on our way out and we had to hurry, but I loved every moment on that beach.

One of my absolute favorites.

Going home.  As hard as it was, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly so going home was easy to accept.  :)  This is the tunnel back to reality.  Brett snapped it as I drove.

Thanks for going along on this journey with us. So now that you know what we like, any suggestions where we should go on our next vacation?  We would LOVE to hear!!!  Comment below.

Remember the zoo couple?  If not, you can go HERE to check out their engagement session.  We knew it was going to be a fun experience to do an engagement and wedding at the Cincinnati Zoo, and we have just been so excited for this!  Mallory and Anthony had one of the most gorgeous fall day. As they stood there at their beautiful outdoor ceremony, surrounded by good friends and very loving family, Brett and I realized again how awesome it is to be invited to experience this intimate moment with a couple.  We love our job.  :)

Mallory got her makeup on in a flash.  Her skin is so pretty- she really did not need any.

Then we headed out with her gals to take some photos….guess in what part of the zoo they were married??

Boys playing hide-n-go-seek.

Friends are great to have around.  :)

First time together.  Are they gorgeous or what?

The whole gang!

One of my favorites.

We had some pretty light to work with that day!

One of my new ALLLL time favorites.  They are just so stinkin cute.

So happy and in LOVE.

Good luck kisses from her beautiful niece.  She is a DOLL.

Right before the ceremony things were starting to get a bit emotional….no crying here!!  Pump, pump, pump it down!

Beautiful girl and her proud Papa.

We had some on-lookers for the occasion.

Loving looks from her big sister.

Uh OH!  A little wild animal on the loose!!!  I about lost it when I saw her crawling back behind Mallory and Anthony. :)  How ADORABLE.

Yipeee!!  First portraits as man and wife.  Special thanks to whoever left their golf cart headlights on for us.

I loved their Fall themed cake.

What would a zoo wedding be without animals roaming around the reception!  This guy was cute. (I’m referring to the furry one on the stick.)  :)

Anthony’s family is Peruvian, and had a great time dancing salsa!!  We loved watching it, and so did the kids.  This moment was when Anthony and Mallory were dancing.

Here is some fun salsa.  Her skirt ROCKS!

What a beautiful wedding!  Mallory and Anthony are so blessed. Brett and I were just amazing at how close and loving both of their families are. You could just FEEL the love at this wedding.  It was just precious.

The love between Mallory and Anthony is the real deal.  Have you ever met a couple and you can tell how much they love each other by the way they look into one another’s eyes?  My heart gets all mushy when I see the way Anthony looks at Mallory.  Without speaking you can tell he is totally mad about her, and that SO ROCKS.  You really can’t ask for more.

Brett and I have had a blast getting to know you two.  We wish all the happiness in the world, and sooo many years together….and babies, because you two would be AMAZING parents.  :)

~Brett & Jess