Okay, I’m playing catch up again, but this time I’m really going to get through all of these spring and summer weddings. Somehow or another it’s just wrong when my website is more up to date than my blog! Rachel and Martin got married on a beautiful day in May at the Payne Corley House in Duluth, GA. It’s a lovely venue with a great bride’s room, a groom’s cottage and a really well developed outdoor ceremony space. I highly recommend it. It also has the coolest tree of any venue in all of Atlanta!
These two guys are so interesting, with a blending of their American and French identities and families. They had a great representation from France at the wedding and overall it made for a fun atmosphere. I’ve had a rash of really smart couples lately and these two certainly fit that bill. Rachel just finished her MD at Emory and Martin is about to start grad school in Physics. Whew! Very interesting to talk to, though. Kind of tickles my inner scientist.
In addition, I had a very fun surprise that day. I looked across the room at the officiant and realized it was Dawn Williams, a woman I had know for years in Los Angeles. I sat on the board of her non-profit, J.U.I.C.E. I had no idea that she and her husband, David (who I also know) and their son had moved to Atlanta. It was great to catch up and she did a wonderful ceremony for Rachel & Martin. If you need an officiant, go check her out. Her website is www.seventhsenseproductions.com and she’s an interfaith (and bilingual – maybe even trilingual) minister. She’s terrific and tailors each ceremony to the couple.
Enjoy the photos!
Leading off the Spring wedding season this year was Lindsey & Chris who got married at Kimball Hall in Roswell in late April. It’s a lovely location, both inside and out, which was fortunate because a massive storm forced the entire day indoors. But nothing was going to dampen the spirit of their wedding and the love that just poured from their family and friends. The photo above was one of the loveliest moments I’ve ever witnessed at a wedding and I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Lindsey’s mother was giving her toast and said that all she had ever wanted was a daughter (I’m tearing up just remembering it!) and that Lindsey had been the best daughter she could ever have imagined having. It was so heartfelt and sincere and I loved the image above of Lindsey’s and Chris’s reaction. Enjoy the rest of the photos from the day as it was a really beautiful one!
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Spring has finally sprung in Atlanta and the flowers at Cator Woolford were in full bloom when we shot Meredith and Bert’s engagement photographs this week. After all the rain and cold of the winter we were all three loving the warm springy day and we had a blast during their shoot. As the sun set, we got this glorious pink sky that lit up behind them. We shot until it was so dark my lens would no longer focus! These guys are getting married in Westpoint, GA on May 22nd and then moving up to Washington DC where Bert has been for the last 18 months. I’m looking forward to going down for the wedding which is being planned with lots of traditional family elements including a reception on Meredith’s parents’ property where Meredith grew up and where her Mom grew up before her. But don’t expect photos of a backyard barbecue! From the sounds of the planning, it’s going to be a beautiful affaire! You can see photos from that in the weeks that follow the wedding. Also, check back soon for Meredith’s bridal session. She’s wearing her mother’s gown, so it should be a real treat!
Sara and Pierce and I have been trying to schedule their engagement session for months. For one reason or another, it simply kept falling through. We were ready to go last Friday night when Atlanta weather decided otherwise. Luckily we were all available the next evening and although the weather was a bit sketchy, we decided to take the gamble. We got a few raindrops throughout the shoot, but we got a wonderful surprise as well – a double rainbow! It looked like it went from one side of Piedmont Park to the other. While we didn’t great shots of both rainbows (the second being pretty faint) we got glorious ones of the main one. In addition, the dramatic skies added a lot to the photos. Fortunately, the park clears out very quickly when there’s a threat of rain and with the exception of a few people staying dry under the gazebo, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. All in all, it was a great night. I’ll be photographing their wedding in July at Peachtree Christian Church and their reception at the Georgia Tech Alumni House (Pierce is an alum). Check back then to see what the big day looked like!
If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, you remember Amanda & Matt’s engagement photos I shot at the River Mill Event Centre in Columbus, GA this past summer. It’s a great venue for engagement photos and an even better one for the wedding photographs! It was a truly magical day and night. Amanda’s mom, Cathy, works with the centre and did an amazing job of decorating for the wedding and Matt’s mom, a former wedding planner, clearly had a strong hand in designing a lovely day. The chef there is a big deal on the international scene and he didn’t disappoint. Amanda and Matt graciously fed us (thanks, guys!) and it was wonderful food. It was a big crowd – well over 300 and had one of the best wedding bands we’ve yet encountered. Check them out if you’re looking for a group who keeps your wedding reception hopping! They’re called The Maxx and they were absolutely terrific. They got everyone at the place on their feet. Okay, enough babble. Enjoy Amanda and Matt’s photos!
I met Lindsey and Chris as they did their world wind wedding trip to Atlanta over the holidays picking, not just a photographer, but all of their other vendors as well. They live in Boston and are coming back south to get married (Lindsey is from Atlanta and her parents are still here) at the end of April. A great couple – one of those you can imagine celebrating their 50th together – we had a fun shoot one morning in December at Piedmont Park. Most all Atlanta wedding photographers shoot a lot of engagement sessions in Piedmont Park, but it’s just so pretty with lots of areas for interesting photos, that I enjoy it every time I go back there. That day was no exception – although it was sooooo cold. Without Lindsey’s glove/mitten thingys, that she so graciously loaned me, I would still be fighting frostbite! Check back for their wedding photos in late April!
