"Tessa feels like home, which made her entirely perfect for our small, intimate elopement. My fiancée and I decided to marry on a boat, under the full, harvest moon on Lake Jocassee with a small group of loved ones. I reached out to Tessa through her website after looking at her portfolio and visiting her Instagram page. I knew immediately that she was who I wanted because of how she captures moments instead of just taking pictures. She recommended the cutest treehouse for us to stay at so that we would have a place to do first look moments. When it came to the big day, I couldn’t have been happier that I chose her because when I arrived, she had my fiancée all the way down on the dock turned to the water for the first look. She created a truly magical moment. He had the sweetest quiver in his voice when he told me I looked beautiful with all of the mountains and water surrounding us. She blended in with our motley crew perfectly, but was also invisible at times because she was working hard to capture those candid moments. She also worked with the boat captain to facilitate the movements and backgrounds. Again, just magic. If it wasn’t for Tessa, it would have been a bit chaotic, because my husband and I are notorious for wingin’ it. She captured these moments in a way I can’t describe. She delivered our first look pics within 48 hours and we were blown away. Just hire her, you will not regret it.

- Ashley & Chad