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kristine & michael are engaged!

June 10, 2011 – 12:47 pm

we really love how much of our business comes from referrals. it’s not only flattering but it also usually means our new couples are already familiar with our style and ready to trust us behind the camera. so, THANK YOU to all of our awesome couples who are spreading the word! and a special thanks to melissa & thea (who are getting married tomorrow!!) for telling sweet kristine & michael about us!

after exchanging a few phone calls and emails with kristine, we decided on a date, rescheduled due to thunderstorms, decided on another date and finally met them! they were open to many different styles when it came to their location so we chose to shoot in grant park. we knew there would be lots of opportunities for very different settings and we always love shooting variety within a single session. luckily, they were totally cool with a little extra walking and together we discovered some great new spots! one of the many things we love about atlanta- endless nooks to explore! anyway, kristine helped michael shake off his nerves and before we knew it we’d been shooting for two hours and i had filled up my card- oops! ;) we had so many favorites from their shoot- here are just a few:

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

kristine & michael, happy engagement! thank you so much for asking us to capture it for you!

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stephanie & patrick are engaged!

June 1, 2011 – 9:19 am

hello, JUNE!? i’m not sure what really happened in may- it’s mostly just a blur when i look back- but a good blur, you know? what i do know happened in may is TONS of shoots! we’re a few paces behind where we’d like to be right now but we’re (um, I’M) trying not to let that spiral towards a little breakdown. because really, when i step back and look through the images and remember our sweet couples, there is no way i’d rather spend the spring than surrounded by love!

so, now that we’ve all gone through my little morning pep talk, together, let me introduce you to two people i’ve been excited for you to meet for a long time- stephanie & patrick!

i was trying to remember back over the last four years to get this number right (and i could still be wrong) and i think stephanie & patrick have attended more weddings that we’ve shot than any other single couple! pretty sure we’ve seen their smiling faces at, at least 4, if not 5 weddings we’ve shot since we started this business. bottom line, we are so excited it’s their turn this time! these two are such a joy to be around- they are goofy, full of laughter and big fans of cuddling- a wonderful combination! we met them in athens and made it our goal to capture north campus in a new and exciting way- it was so fun!

we started the afternoon with a little trip to the founder’s garden:

sometimes we just can’t decide:

this little hidden garden is where patrick proposed! such a quiet and serene spot on campus:

i just love these next few images! we just can’t say no to a good parking deck:

***please click here to see stephanie & patrick’s slideshow***

stephanie & patrick, congratulations on your engagement! we feel so blessed to be able to capture this time in your relationship. can’t wait for your wedding! :)

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nitya & neal are engaged!

May 20, 2011 – 9:59 am

nitya & neal. even their names sound perfect together! just thinking back over this shoot brings a smile to my face- spending an afternoon with these two will do that to you. after a short conversation where we reassured them as they laughingly questioned their photogenic-ness, we started shooting. and they blew us away. IMMEDIATELY. i want to hire them. i’m not sure for what, yet. maybe to give me lessons on how to look awesome in pictures. or maybe to style my house? because they showed up in the most perfectly coordinated/not coordinated outfits ever. and the cherry on top is just how adorable these two are together- i mean, really. they cannot help but grin every time they meet eyes and laughter is such a big part of their relationship that our afternoon with them was just delightful! i’ve been so excited to share these images, some of my favorites- ever:

i want to recreate this next image- but with matt & me! and then i want to enlarge it and put it on one of the many blank walls in our house. love it:

i really love seeing moments like this captured. so quiet and sweet:

***please click here to see nitya & neal’s slideshow***

nitya & neal, thank you so much for being up for all of our crazy ideas and locations in this shoot! you guys rocked every second of it. cannot even wait for your wedding day!

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hillary & jon are engaged!

May 9, 2011 – 9:31 am

one thing we love about our job is getting to know families. throughout a wedding day we find ourselves capturing such intimate moments that by the end we feel an almost family-like connection with not only the bride and groom, but also their families. because of this, it’s always exciting to hear from someone we’ve met at a previous wedding regarding his/her own wedding! it’s the highest compliment, since they’ve seen us work so closely before and it’s also such an honor to be trusted to capture more than one life-changing event for one family. that being said…

meet hillary & jon! matt & i have known hillary for, oh my gosh, SIX years!? has it been that long!? years ago, we all worked at the same summer camp- the very same camp, in fact, where hillary eventually met jon! and then there’s jon, who we took pictures of for four days straight when his older brother married one of my favorite people ever in new york city back in 2009. so, bottom line, we are so so excited to be shooting hillary & jon’s wedding! it was really great to spend the afternoon and evening with them because, for all we do know about one another, we had never really spent time with just them as a couple. we very quickly realized how lucky we are to capture them together- their pure joy and connection is just so evident every time they look at one another- we feel so privileged to call them our friends.

we usually try to leave random houses out of the background of our photos.. ;) but this angle was not to be left out, haha:

in love with this next one. for as bubbly and joyful and full of laughter as these two are, they also share some stunning quiet moments. i just think this is such a beautiful picture of complete comfort and love:

matt & i had so much fun looking through hillary & jon’s images- they are just so full of life! i’m thinking there will never be a dull moment in their future- they really do make the most of their time together:

after a quick outfit change (where hillary dons an adorable blue dress and sassy heels), we head to a skinny abandoned alley where we gingerly step over broken glass and worse for a few more ‘urban’ shots, haha, they’re such good sports!

and then! just as the temperature started to drop, we made one last stop at a windy overpass to add a little ‘city’ to the shoot. two thumbs up for hillary who powered through the chill and managed to look perfectly adorable in the process:

***please click here to see hillary & jon’s slideshow***

hillary & jon, you are awesome! we had such a great time taking these photos and we are so excited about your upcoming wedding! see you in new orleans!

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tiffani & michael are engaged!

April 5, 2011 – 9:43 am

in the few months we have known tiffani & michael they have moved from the beautiful beaches of hawaii to spend a season in ohio before settling into the charming town of galveston, texas. what a whirlwind of a year they’ve had! can you even imagine it? now, can you imagine it WHILE PLANNING A WEDDING? yea, they are incredible. about half way through all of these moves tiffani & michael found themselves in atlanta for a wedding that we were shooting so we had the good fortune of meeting them, in person, at last. and that explained everything. tiffani & michael are the kind of people that totally have the energy and optimism to make the best of everything. they are always smiling and just overflowing with sweetness and happiness. i’m sure they have made lasting friends all over the country and no doubt their wedding will be an awesome time of reunion! but first, their engagement pictures! we were so glad they carved out some time from their busy schedule to fly to atlanta to take these images- it was so wonderful to spend the afternoon with such an interesting and fun-loving couple!

it was super windy during their shoot. i was a complete mess by the end of it- seriously, i found leaves in my hair. and, yet, somehow tiffani stayed stunning and so well put together! she makes wind look so good:

SO beautiful:

my favorite! i love how sweetly they are cuddling together in the little bit of warming sunlight left just before the sun dipped below the horizon. the light is so soft and the shadows are such a beautiful shade of blue and tiffani & michael are just perfect together:

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

tiffani & michael, thank you guys so much for making the trip to atlanta! we are so glad we got to spend time with you guys and we look forward to your wedding! :)

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