Anotha one (DJ Kaled)


I checked off item #5 on my bucket list yesterday. Bootleggers Bar (which used to be called "Tommy's") is located in Pooler and I, being the absolute angel that I am, had never stepped foot in it before yesterday. Brandon, the male model in this shoot, let me know that he used to bartend there and that is how he met his now fiancé. He also told me that the old owner died from a heart attack in the men's bathroom and apparently you can still hear/sense him sometimes. I did not venture to find out. Also, men's bathrooms have to be the most disgusting places on the planet. So no go on that.


We DID, however, take some beautiful, moving, and romantic photos, as you'll soon see.


I'm not sure if you know this, but every photographer has post-photoshoot regrets, such as "damn, why didn't I take a photo of _____", and "I sure hope I got enough good ones" (even though we always take far too many). I had this yesterday, but when I finished editing this morning (at 7:30AM because I'm a psychopath who can't sleep if there are photos to edit), I was pleasantly pleased with what I had captured. We took a shoddy bar in the middle of nowhere and turned it into a magical setting where two people fell in love approximately 6 years ago.

A couple enjoying a game of pool together as they rack up the billiard balls on a blue felt table.
A hand wearing jewelry rests on a blue pool table next to billiard balls.
Hands setting up colorful billiard balls on a blue pool table for a game.
A romantic couple embracing by a pool table in a dimly lit game room with neon signs.
Couple sharing an intimate moment while playing pool at a dimly lit bar.
A couple shares a romantic moment while playing pool in a dimly lit bar with blue lighting overhead.
Close-up of hands wearing wedding rings resting on a blue pool table next to an orange ball.
A couple dancing intimately in a dimly lit venue with a dark moody atmosphere.
A couple plays pool at a dimly lit bar with a Bud Light sign overhead.
A playful couple leaning over a pool table wearing casual attire and sunglasses in a bar setting.
A couple dancing and twirling on a dance floor next to blue pool tables in a dark venue.
A romantic moment between a couple by a pool table in a dark bar setting.
A romantic couple shares an intimate moment while playing pool in a dimly lit game room.
Two people dancing together in a dimly lit venue, with one wearing a plaid shirt and the other in a light-colored dress.
A couple shares a close moment next to a strategy board hanging on the wall in warm lighting.
Pool diagram showing ball positions and shot angles drawn on a white surface.