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vanessa & hart are married!

January 6, 2009 – 1:40 pm

just before christmas we were blessed to spend a fabulous day of celebration with an amazing couple- vanessa & hart. their whole wedding day was such an encouragement to me- watching the room full of vanessa’s best friends constantly love on her was incredible. between massages, makeup, laughs, prayers, dancing and a few happy tears vanessa somehow found time to put on her dress and slip a note to her husband to be. i think for this post i’ll write between images instead of all at once- basically because i’m so excited to start looking at them myself! first up- vanessa getting into her dream dress:

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vanessa & hart had two absolutely adorable flower girls and one stunner of a ring bearer! the little girls were so thrilled to be part of the day (especially when they found out they could wear MAKEUP) and their expressions all day were priceless.

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while i was hanging out with the ladies matt took the gents across the parking lot to this pasture. after deciding they were all cool with hopping the fence matt grabbed a few shots before he started to realize that the cows- previously on the other side of the pasture- were much closer…dun dun dunnn. apparently a few of the guys were a little nervous about the approaching beasts so they headed out- but not before some of my favorite guys shots ever!

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hart and his dad and brother in law wait for the ceremony:

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hart is known for his amazing musical talent so we knew that the music at the ceremony would no doubt be incredible- but we were still blown away! assembled by hart and led by his older sister, hannah, the music brought tears to my eyes. i kid you not, i cried. it’s ok though, i was NOT alone. everyone’s eyes were glistening as they sang along. the glistening may have also been thanks to vanessa & hart, in front of us all, holding hands and singing their lungs out together. everything was just perfect- such a unique and personal ceremony!

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vanessa & hart built in a little time for a few couple shots after the ceremony and we LOVE them for that! we headed back to the pasture but this time didn’t risk the cows on the other side of the fence. here are a few of our faves:

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onto the reception! i love this shot of the older flower girl so mesmerized by the cake:

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once everyone had some cake there was serious dancing. vanessa has been dancing since she was young and her mother is a dance teacher so there was no messing around, these people were GOOD. well, i guess there was SOME messing around:

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at the end of the evening vanessa & hart thanked all of their guests for their love and support before departing in a surprise little drizzle. honestly i just thought that made the pictures better! these are some of my favorite exit shots we’ve ever taken and i know we don’t usually include so many from such a small part of the day but we really just loved them all!

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***please click here to see vanessa & hart’s wedding slideshow***

vanessa & hart, you are the BEST! we cannot thank you enough for including us in your wedding day- what an inspiring and love-filled way to end our 2008! we really hope to keep in touch with you and we hope you’re LOVING being MARRIED! woohoo!

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  1. Jamie   -  

    i love the one where you can see the stars!! wow!

  2. skay   -  

    those exit shots really are incredible. the black and white ones especially. you two are excellent with details.

  3. Anna Katherine   -  

    I love the pic of me looking at the cake! I didn’t even know the photographer was near when that happened!

    ~ The Older Flower Girl [I love that name!]

  4. Andrew   -  

    Next to last shot = awesome.

news!

December 31, 2008 – 12:35 pm

so i know our posting lately has been sporadic at best but really- who’s life isn’t a little (or a LOT) crazy over the holidays!? we’re officially still ‘out of the office’ but i wanted to just stop by and share some good news with you.

in early 2008 when we launched our business we made a few goals. we were quite ambitious so though the list was short, it was daunting. we’ve shared our goals with you as we’ve achieved them but there was still one secret goal that was left unmet. until yesterday (!!!) when the lovely team of incredibly smart and talented women behind southern weddings magazine sent us a glorious email informing us that an image of ours had been published in the premiere issue of their beautiful magazine! PUBLISHED! like, all over the whole country! and just in time to check off our last 2008 goal! what!? we’re so excited!

we really encourage you all to go GRAB the issue off the closest shelf! the inspiration you will find, the images you’ll digest and the advice you’ll read will completely change the way you view your wedding and the wedding industry as a whole. totally worth braving the chilly winds (what is UP today atlanta!?) to dash out and purchase. in fact, i will make this even easier for you, THIS is the cover you’re looking for:

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well that and THIS page, with our red velvet cake image in the corner! :)

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in other news matt and i will be attending our first wedding of 2008 (well, vow renewal) as guests tonight! woohoo! we’re really excited to share in ami’s special event, no doubt it will be perfect in every way. it’s going to be exciting (and probably strange at first :) ) experiencing everything as a guest but i’m sure we’ll quickly get the hang of it- what a treat! happy new year everyone!

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  1. Jenna   -  

    I’m stranded in the ATL airport (long story, revolving around the fact that Detla apparently doesn’t have a standby system) and I’m cheering myself up by perusing your blog. I’m in love with both of you and plan on commenting on all of your posts today to cheer myself up. I wish I lived in ATL now just so we could hang out and be best friends. Thanks for “talking shop” with me, even though it was your big night to take a break from all of that. Happy New Year to my new friends!

  2. Kathy   -  

    Congrats you two…you never cease to amaze us! I think it’s only appropriate that your “spot” on the page is the biggest too! ;-)

  3. jamie   -  

    Congratulations! Love that picture!

  4. Jeff Hall   -  

    CONGRATULATIONS MATT AND KATE! I’m glad you guys are getting some recognition for your awesomeness!

  5. Andrew   -  

    What a great picture to be the first of many to be published! I don’t think you commented on the fact that the couple on the cover of the magazine stole OLD YELLER!!!

  6. frank   -  

    It was great meeting and hanging out with you two Wednesday night!

    Fantastic site and blog (I’m impressed!)

    :)

  7. Shana   -  

    Very cool. Congrats!

  8. Jessica   -  

    I can’t WAIT to grab a copy of this magazine…I love the website already and I’m excited to show off the fact that my friends are so cool :)

  9. katealtmix   -  

    jenna* it was GREAT to meet you and talk a little shop! i know you’re SO far away but we’d love to see you again and until then, thank goodness for blogging! :)

    kathy* jamie* jeff hall* andrew* shana* thank you all so much for the congratulations, we really are so excited!

    frank* great to (finally) meet you guys too- keep us posted if you guys are heading back to atlanta!

    jessica* ok if anyone HAS to buy this mag- it’s YOU. you’ll love it!

happy everything

December 24, 2008 – 2:55 pm

happy christmas eve, friends! and happy birthday to my stud of a husband! baby- you’re my favorite. ;)

today i was just thinking back over the last four years i’ve known matt and was surprised to find i remember the different holiday seasons with an accuracy i usually reserve for, well, nothing else- i’m actually rarely accurate. but the holiday season so deeply touches me that i cannot help but remember every little detail. the love and warmth and happiness i feel during this time of year always leaves it’s mark.

it was over the holidays four years ago that matt first met my family- he and a friend drove from augusta to greenville to visit and we all had a great time getting to know each other better and hanging out with my family and friends. even though at the time i was trying to set matt up with our friend who made the drive with him i’d say it was an important step in our friendship. three years ago was our first christmas as a couple- i was out of the country and clearly remember paying by the minute to write matt emails and keep in touch. i loved hearing what he was doing back home and couldn’t wait to share what i was up to- it was pretty obvious that he was my favorite person to share my excitements and happiness with. i smiled as i typed stories i knew would make him laugh- even long distance i knew that the connection we had was deep. two years ago on christmas day matt played me a song he wrote for us and proposed! what a joyous time of celebration and love and life change- i’ve never felt more blessed. last year at this time we enjoyed our first christmas as a little family. we decorated our apartment and baked cookies and wrapped our own gifts- no more just signing mom’s card! :)

this year we welcomed the close of an incredible season of weddings, bought our first little (kinda pathetic but cute) christmas tree and i’m spending my first christmas ever away from my family. we’re at the in-laws this year and although everything is so different from the way my family does things i am excited to see what new traditions i’ll learn to love.

anyway, we just wanted to wish you all a very happy christmas full of blessings, love, family, friends and treats! :)

ps: i’m sure we’ll do a ’state of the biz’ ‘end of the year’ type post soon enough but for now i’d just like to say how AMAZING this year has been for us. we’ve shared many incredible days with just as many unique couples and we’ve been so blessed by their love. as we look to next year we cannot help but be excited about what is to come! so many new couples, new experiences and new friends are in our future- it’s going to be FANTASTIC! i just wanted to let you all know that we’ve decided to limit ourselves to 3 weddings a month in 2009- we feel it is important for our creativity (and sanity!) that we take time to recharge. that being said, we are only available 11 more weekends (max) in 2009 so if you’re interested we’d love to get you on the calendar soon! we would love to hear from you!
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  1. skay   -  

    i love your little ornament santa. so cute. i can’t wait to hear stories about christmas with the in-laws. haha. love you. i’m hoping to come see you early in the new year.

  2. Becca   -  

    Merry Christmas! :-) I loved getting your cute Christmas card!

  3. Erin Hill   -  

    Does this mean I get to hang out with you guys one weekend a month now?!! Can’t wait…love you guys! Merry Christmas to you both.

  4. holly   -  

    happy christmas, kate!
    we want on the calender for a baby shoot! please, please, please!

  5. mattaltmix   -  

    holly, we’ll be in touch soon! ;)

rachelle & damon are engaged!

December 18, 2008 – 10:03 am

when matt and i first started the biz we were so blessed to have so many people encouraging and believing in what we were doing. one of those people was rachelle, who decided to trust us with her fall 2009 wedding in the early spring of 2008. i can’t continue without mentioning michelle, rachelle’s wedding planner, who brought us to her attention in the first place- we are so grateful to them both!

last sunday we were really excited to finally meet up with rachelle and damon for their engagement pictures. michelle’s suggestion that images in atlantic station would look great on their save the dates sounded excellent to us! since we’d never shot there before we layered up to stay warm and headed over early to check out some spots. when rachelle and damon arrived we were all ready to get started! they were great about cuddling close (it was freezing, so i’m sure that helped!) and were so relaxed in front of the camera. seriously, i told them they needed to write a book on how to be perfectly comfortable during a shoot! they were just that awesome.

we started off at this awesome wall because we knew the metal would gleam and create a really industrial yet abstract look:
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of course a session in atlantic station during the holiday season would not be complete without a few shots by the big tree! here’s one of our favorites:
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after these shots we found a nice (well not NICE, that’s why it’s not in the images!) bench for some more cuddling/keeping warm. watching them cuddle and laugh and be together surrounded by flowers and holiday decorations was like something out of a movie, i loved it!
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i always think it’s interesting to see the images matt and i take at the same time- seeing the same moment from two very different angles and perspectives is such a joy to me! first up, matt’s. followed by mine:
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and i wanted to end with our favorite shot of the day. we LOVE the vanishing lines of the building and rachelle and damon just look smokin!
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***rachelle & damon are engaged! the slideshow***

By katealtmix | Posted in the engagement! | Tagged , , , | 6 comments         ***Add a Comment***
  1. skay   -  

    rachelle & damon are some good looking people. and these are some good looking images.

  2. ashley   -  

    I love the city engagement pictures, with the architecture lines, fantastic work!!

  3. Katie   -  

    PS–I totally quoted on this but IT DIDN’T SHOW UP. Lame. But also, I love love love the yellow bike pics.

  4. Lauren   -  

    :GASP!: Shooting in Atlantic Station? And you didn’t get kicked out? Lucky you :D I had a friend get escorted away by the police for shooting there.

  5. mattaltmix   -  

    escorted away?… shoot, i pwn the atlantic station security!

  6. Jenna   -  

    I really like that the groom runs his watch on military time. And I like the second to last image.

hollee & john are married!

December 15, 2008 – 6:45 pm

last saturday was our second to last wedding of 2008 and what a wonderful way it was to get even more excited about the holiday season! in the midst of shopping and actual hustle and bustle it was such a treat to take some time off to enjoy hollee and john’s wedding. saturday morning was chilly and everyone was prepared with coffee, scarves and excitement. the girls were all huddled close on the salon couches under a towering christmas tree munching on muffins and fruits and reliving good memories dating back to high school! hollee laughed with her friends as she leaned back on the couch and casually applied her makeup- truly a relaxed and confident bride! as the time grew closer and the gravity of what was about to happen began to set in, hollee seemed to become more reflective. her friends and family were ready with hugs and laughter but there was nothing to stop her eyes from filling up when she saw herself, looking absolutely stunning and perfect, in that long white dress. before i get too ahead of myself let’s dive into the images:
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matt and i love this image- a man and his dog. so classic!
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john is not looking in a mirror- he has an identical twin! these two are hysterical together, always picking on each other yet very much friends. it was really great and often confusing to watch them interact throughout the day!
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the beautiful bride, so excited just before walking down the aisle:
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the ceremony was really beautiful and personal. the priest read letters that hollee and john had written each another and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house- including mine! here, hollee’s sister takes a moment to wipe her tears as hollee looks back towards her mother.
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the fellas. LOVE this crop!
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hollee and john took some time for themselves before heading over to the reception. it was such a sweet time for them and perfect for pictures!
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john’s brother joe gives his toast- quite a roller coaster of emotions with this one! LOTS of laughter but with some poingnant parts as well. quite impressive!
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i’m guessing thriller? i think i’m remembering that correctly:
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an intimate last dance ended the night on a perfect note:
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and they’re gone!
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***please click here to see hollee & john’s wedding slideshow***

hollee & john you guys are such a fun couple, full of energy, love and respect. we had a wonderful saturday watching the start of your new family. thank you so much for having us!

By katealtmix | Posted in the wedding! | Tagged , , , | 10 comments         ***Add a Comment***
  1. Katie   -  

    Um, those guys are crazy identical. Whoa.

    Also, I realize I say this ALL THE TIME, but you know I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true…this is my new favorite shoot. Love the man and dog shot. Love the ring shot. Love the bridal party shots. Oh man. You guys are too great. Save my weekend ok?

  2. Andrew   -  

    I am with Katie, the ring shot is awesome. I think the shot with the Dog might be my favorite shot I’ve seen from you guys so far. That is something that could hang on a wall for a lifetime. Well played.

  3. Lelia   -  

    I loved looking through these - it looked like a perfect day. Hollee, you looked beautiful!

  4. Bev Schonewolf   -  

    Grandma says: Beautiful!!

  5. Elizabeth   -  

    Beautiful work guys! I love the ring shot and the one of the bridal party on the steps with the guys in the background. Love your style! :)

  6. Hollee   -  

    Matt and Kate you two are AMAZING! Yet again you made everything perfect!! Thank you so much for being part of our wedding day! :)

  7. Jonathan   -  

    Wow. I need to borrow a non-fat dog just so I can replicate that for my wedding. Actually… I probably have time to get Donut in shape.

  8. Amy-Jo Tatum/Bride Chic   -  

    Beautiful work and great perspective!

  9. Jenna   -  

    Love love love the brides hair, and the shot you captured of it. Is it hairspray swirling around all over the place and creating that dreamy effect?

  10. katealtmix   -  

    jenna* thanks! and yes, the hairspray was just reflecting all of the available light in the room- it was awesome!