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renee & eric are engaged!

May 10, 2010 – 9:59 am

we first met renee at one of our first weddings ever and we have seen her at several weddings since- so when we showed up to shoot her engagement pictures we felt like we were meeting up with old friends. we’d traded emails about the perfect location for them and i actually laughed out loud at renee’s responses- she has such an endearing yet slightly sarcastic sense of humor! as we spent more time with them we got to know eric better too and we could easily see how perfect they are together- really sweet and playful but overshadowing everything else is their ability to make one another laugh. and us too! renee’s stories about her students (she teaches 5th grade, can you imagine!?) and eric’s stories about his crazy friends kept us laughing with them as we captured their sweet interactions as a couple. they are just so down to earth and fun to hang out with! they drove in all the way from augusta for their shoot so we grabbed dinner before their drive back- enjoying the sunset sitting outside on one of the most perfect days atlanta has seen this year. a great way to end a lovely shoot!

so to give you an idea of how awesome these two are: we scouted the below location before they arrived and once we made it over there to shoot the sun was mostly behind clouds. we made a deal that if the sun came out and cast the shadow we liked so much that we would all drop whatever we were doing and run over to capture it before the clouds closed in again. so after a few runs back to the wall where the clouds beat us there i was ready to just forget it. eric looked up at the sun and said he was sure we’d be able to get it soon. so they marked where they needed to stand and sure enough, while we were shooting the above images the sun peeked through! we all ran and made the most of the 30 seconds we were given. eric, thanks for not giving up! :)

the same clouds we were fighting with for the above shot were really stunning from the roof so we climbed up there to grab some really wide, epic shots- this is my fave:

***please click here to see renee & eric’s slideshow***

renee & eric, thank you guys so much for taking the time to come all the way to atlanta to spend the afternoon with us! we had a great time getting to know you guys as a couple and we cannot wait to capture your wedding day!

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karen & ben are engaged!

April 22, 2010 – 7:22 am

we first met karen & ben just a couple months after officially launching altmix photography, while shooting tiffany & andrew’s wedding! although we were focused on andrew and tiff we did get to know karen and ben just a little- enough to see that they are fun-loving and totally smitten with one another!

after that we ran into them all over the city- eating, grocery shopping…let’s stop right here and say that grocery shopping is the LAST place i EVER want to see anyone i know- i never seem to feel the need to pull myself together before going so i can usually be spotted in sweats, a tank top, my hair sticking in every direction & completely sans any makeup. i’m kinda surprised we ever heard from karen again after she saw us like that…

but we did, thank goodness! last april i got a message from karen that she and ben were engaged and we couldn’t have been happier for them; we also knew we wanted to be there to capture it! so it was a sad day when karen shot me a message with their finalized wedding date and location (charlottesville, VA! we’ve been wanting to check out that city!) and i flipped to the calendar and found us unavailable. a little bit of pouting happened before i got back to karen with the news. we settled for engagement pictures the minute the leaves turned green this spring and so last week, about a year after they got engaged we (on purpose!) ran into karen & ben at a sweet little neighborhood park in buckhead. they were a dream to shoot- graceful and natural in front of the lens- and full of ideas and laughter.

to whomever’s landed the job of shooting this wedding in VA- you’ve got an awesome weekend to look forward to!

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

karen & ben, i am so glad it worked out for us to make these images for you guys! it was great spending the afternoon with you- we wish you guys the very best. no doubt we’ll be running into you soon! ;)

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adrienne & ric are engaged!

April 15, 2010 – 7:52 am

there are so many of you, out there in the blog world, that i feel like i know so well but i’ve never met! we exchange blog comments, facebook comments, tweets, emails, gchats and everything and yet- i’ve never actually had the pleasure of laughing with you in person. so when we do get the chance to finally meet it really makes my day! adrienne is one of these lovely people that i’ve been online friends with since long ago- waay before she was engaged! she’s a creative herself- a photographer to be exact- and a photography teacher! she takes sweet pictures of little teeny babies and families while at the same time inspiring the next generation of photogs during her day job- wow! so when i got her message about her own wedding photos i jumped right on it- no doubt working with her would be awesome. and let’s not forget her fiance- ric! any guy who can keep up with her must be a rockstar, right? um, of course. when we met up with them for their engagement pics we found out he’s actually a photographer too- perfect! anyway, shooting the two of them was great- MEETING the two of them was also great! and by two i mean, three- they brought their pup lucy! how sweet is this little family!?:

i mean, don’t you just look at this next picture and feel like you could just sit down and share a meal with these two? so down to earth, fun and relaxed:

lucy got a tiny bit protective of her parents when we got too close and threatening with our cameras- she kept us in check, haha:

dynamite. i was going to say that this next one was my favorite but then i scrolled down to confirm that and got all torn- so i’m NOT naming a favorite but we’ll just leave it with- i really like this next one:

as the sun fell lower and mixed with the pollen in the air it created a beautiful haze over the park giving the final few images a dreamy quality. it felt good to use the pollen to our advantage since it’s been wreaking havoc on our sinuses and mental well-being for weeks now! so, take THAT pollen:

***please click here to see adrienne & ric’s slideshow***

adrienne & ric, we’re so honored you’ve chosen us to capture this time in your lives! you guys were a joy to work with and we are so excited for your wedding! wonderful to meet you (FINALLY.)! please tell lucy that our baby stella says hello! :)

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kelly & jim are engaged!

March 30, 2010 – 6:42 am

when we woke up last monday it was snowing. not ’snowing,’ where flower petals swirl around in the air as they fall from trees, not ’snowing,’ like the height of pollen season when everything is blanketed in a dusty yellow but SNOWING, as in, little pieces of ICE were falling from the sky. maybe that doesn’t seem strange to you but just two days earlier matt and i were in shorts and tank tops planting our garden and enjoying a frosty beverage on the front porch. and then it snowed. you see the frustration? anyway, kelly and i emailed back and forth in disbelief before finally rescheduling her engagement pics for just two days later- when the forecast was 70 and sunny. WHAT ATLANTA!?

that little rant brings us to last wednesday. clad in a tank top, matt in shorts, we arrived in decatur, one of our favorite pockets of atlanta. we strolled through the farmers market and enjoyed the smell of the sun on the fresh veggies and breads before skipping (we were happy about the weather, skipping was ok) into the main square to scout out locations for the shoot. it was quite an enjoyable afternoon- even before the shoot started!

kelly & jim arrived just on time, their smiles tinged with a little unease- probably the exact expression i’d have showing up for someone to take pictures of me! but as soon as we got started the nerves vanished and their smiles were smooth and natural. we wandered around decatur catching up on life- shooting pictures here and there- and genuinely enjoying the time with them- have i mentioned before that we love our clients? we do! kelly & jim are easy to talk to- down to earth, laid back and carefree, they make you feel comfortable right away. capturing them together was a joy! here are just a few of our favorites:

jim is so much taller than kelly we thought it would be fun to capture that little detail about them as a couple:

my fave:

i love that matt thought on his feet quickly enough to capture this next series with the old VW bus-he’s the best. ;)

when we were officially done and heading back to our cars, we noticed a small ray of light streaming through the parking garage beside the lovely pink trees and we couldn’t resist! kelly & jim were up for a little experimentation so we stopped in to see what we could do. i LOVE how dramatic these last few are- a perfect way to end the shoot!

***please click here to see kelly & jim’s slideshow***

kelly & jim, thanks so much for being flexible with the date- wednesday was perfect and you guys totally rocked this shoot! we are looking forward to seeing you again SO soon for the wedding!

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taylor & caleb are engaged!

March 22, 2010 – 9:55 am

when taylor first contacted us i knew right away that we wanted to work with her. her enthusiasm overflowed even in her emails and i counted caleb a very lucky man long before i met him last week. seeing them together put all the pieces together for me- they are best friends, equally excited to also be madly in love- it’s such a joy to meet couples like taylor & caleb!

the sun was shining when we met for their engagement pictures last week- the warm air had us all talking about the coming spring and we began shooting with smiles already in place. we quickly realized that taylor & caleb are naturals in front of the camera- their natural tendency to cuddle and grin at one another made our job just that much sweeter! here are a few of our faves from their shoot:

***please click here to see taylor & caleb’s slideshow***

taylor & caleb, thank you guys so much for an awesome shoot! we are so excited for your wedding, no doubt it will be a blast!

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