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thanks so much for stopping by and glancing into our world as creatives, puppy lovers and experimental urban farmers. (oh, how i NEVER saw that last one coming!) we're matt & kate altmix- a husband/wife wedding photography team based in Atlanta doing what we love- shaking things up and cleverly capturing some of life's most beautiful moments!

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kristen & ben are engaged!

December 29, 2011 – 10:34 am

matt & i just returned home from our annual tour of the southeast christmas adventure to a 49 degree house littered with wrapping paper remnants and tiny pieces of tape and ribbon. it’s good to be home! we’ve been excited to jump back into work so that we can share kristen & ben’s awesome engagement images with you. emails will just have to wait a teensy bit longer. ;) kristen & ben’s shoot fell on a beautifully sunny winter day that felt much more like summer than december ever should- but it was perfect for the shoot! we wandered around the neighborhood a bit, taking advantage of this beautiful landmark red trestle that matt has been wanting to shoot for so long now! next, we ventured into a natural field area just as the sun fell low enough to light up the dried grasses in the most magical way. we really could not believe how beautiful our surroundings were and kristen & ben were so wonderful to capture- always talking to one another and grinning with outbursts of laughter- a recipe for a wonderful relationship (and fantastic images!). we feel really lucky to have captured their relationship and spent such a wonderful afternoon getting to know them even better!

my favorite, so much love and comfort:

***please click here to see kristen & ben’s slideshow***

kristen & ben, thank you guys for sharing such a sweet time in your relationship with us. we can’t wait for the wedding!

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    1. andrew lee   -  

      goooood lookin.

    2. amy   -  

      wow, you guys. these images are amazing – love all the textures and details!

    merry christmas! love, the altmixes.

    December 24, 2011 – 11:17 pm

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      1. Steve and Katherine   -  

        Y’all are incredible photographers and even better friends. Merry Christmas!

      2. Rachel B   -  

        Loved getting this in the mail – and love you too. Hope you had a wonderful holiday and New Year.

      jaimie & jonathan are married!

      December 20, 2011 – 7:58 pm

      i am currently hugely distracted by christmas. we have strings and strings of interior and exterior lights. i’ve closed all the blinds in the house so i can enjoy the warm glow of the tree and mantle even during the day. i’ve had eggnog three times in the last two weeks [ugh!]. so it means a lot for me to say that i haven’t even taken the time to turn the tree on today because i’m happily sitting in the office working as quickly as i can because i just can’t wait to share these images with you! i talked about the amazingness of jaimie & jonathan in their photobooth post and i am really excited for you to scroll down and learn more about these two and their sweet families and friends. there is just nothing better than capturing the wedding day of two people that are so obviously meant to be together. there is such a peace that comes with a wedding like jaimie & jonathan’s, such a trust and understanding and comfort at the base of all of the excitement and celebration. spending the day with these two, matt & i really felt like we were witnessing something very special. there is no denying that these two are madly in love with their best friend and i feel such joy to have been a small part in their celebration.

      ok ok, let’s get started with the images! the first time jaimie caught a glimpse of herself just before going to meet jonathan:

      her sweet friends were quick with the tissues and comfort:

      jonathan, just before seeing his bride for the first time on their wedding day. the excitement and love is so clear:

      jonathan couldn’t take his eyes off his lady. it made for sweet pictures. :)

      these two LOVE to laugh together, a trait that i really appreciate! we laughed a lot with them:

      each of their parents gave a toast and charge to the couple and encouraged them in their new life together- it was such a sweet gesture- i love this image of jaimie’s dad’s toast as he took a moment to compose himself:

      and jonathan kissing his mom after her toast:

      ***please click here to see jaimie & jonathan’s slideshow***

      jaimie & jonathan, thank you for including us in your wedding celebration! we felt blessed to capture it all- best wishes to you!

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        jaimie & jonathan: the photobooth!

        December 8, 2011 – 12:47 am

        today was one of those gross ‘between seasons’ days- not crisp, golden fall and not invigorating, frosty winter but somewhere between the two, somewhere i never want to be again. it was cold and raining and windy and, naturally, we were completely out of groceries. i reluctantly bundled up and had not taken three full steps from our front door when i slipped and fell flat on my back with a splash. my umbrella flew into our few remaining flowers and broke the stems, my new notebook with my shopping list landed straight in a puddle and i just stayed on my back in miserable disbelief listening to matt & stella hurry from the office to help me up.

        but you know what?? that couldn’t ruin my whole day. because then i looked through these images and i couldn’t help but smile and feel warm inside. because jaimie & jonathan are the kind of people who can do that- they light up a room, coax laughter from everyone and talk with everybody like they’ve been friends for years. they are those wonderful people who can make a seriously rough morning disappear just by flipping through photos and remembering the day you spent capturing their joy. i am thankful for them, especially today! :)

        *CLICK HERE to view them all!*

        wedding images to follow!

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          1. lucy   -  

            hilariously fun and poignant–as per usual. excellent ;)

          2. Jaimie   -  

            I love the photobooth!!! Awesome job Matt and Kate!! Everyone had so much fun in there.

          ashton & michael are engaged!

          November 30, 2011 – 11:05 am

          a few weeks ago one of our sweet clients, amy, introduced us to the beautiful neighborhood park where she got engaged. we spent some time with her shooting some bridal portraits there and couldn’t wait to return with an adventurous couple! that couple was, undoubtedly, ashton & michael. matt & i arrived early to scope out the location some more and when it was time to meet up with ashton & michael we found them happily chatting on the swings in the playground. we caught up for a while and heard about what an incredible week it had been for them- so many good things are going on in their lives! as we talked, we took a few playground pics, just for fun, and then climbed down into the river. we really love it when clients are relaxed and happy and also trusting of our vision because we are really able to stretch ourselves and try new things. so, HUGE thanks to ashton & michael for being awesome and having fun together no matter what precarious rock we had you perched upon! ;)

          we found a small area of densely packed, bare, skinny trees and we kiiiinda got stuck there we liked it so much! and i kiiiinda want to go back here to take our christmas card photo…

          i love this next series, such a perfect capture of the fun and love ashton & michael share:

          as ashton & michael’s shoot drew to a close, we found ourselves in a dusky blue light. the warm tones of the leaves looked so beautiful in the cool light that we decided to end the shoot with a few reclining images to capture the environment and the serene, calm feeling of the almost empty park. i love these:

          ***please click here to see ashton & michael’s slideshow***

          ashton & michael, thank you guys for trusting us every step of the way! we really loved our afternoon with you and we cannot wait for your beautiful spring wedding!

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            1. amy   -  

              this is a great shoot, y’all! what beautiful photos, and i love that the location worked so well for this! thanks for the shout-out, too ;)