It was a beautiful summer day as we headed to Marietta Conference Center Hotel to meet up with Amanda and her bridesmaids.  We always love the “getting ready” time, as the fun, laughter, and building anticipation of the day generate such energy and emotion.  While Courtney from Impulse Beauty took care of makeup, we captured the girls having fun and going through their transformation to wedding day gorgeousness!  We then headed over to McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church  for the final getting ready and to meet up with David and his groomsmen.   This would be a special wedding as David and most of the groomsmen would be dressed in their dress blues planned to incorporate some of the Army wedding traditions.

The ceremony was just as beautiful as we imagined it would be, as the stained glass backdrop provided a gorgeous setting for Amanda and David to exchange their vows!  After an exit through the saber arch, a kiss, and a “welcome to the Army ma’am”, we finished up the family pictures and were off to the Marietta Conference Center for the reception.  Cocktail hour was just finishing up as we arrived for David and Amanda’s grand entrance to kick off the evening festivities.  The evening commenced through first dances, dinner, cake cutting and toasts, then the dance floor was hopping till the end of the night!

Amanda and David, we really enjoyed your wedding day and spending time with your family and friends!  Below are a few pictures from your day and be sure to watch the  slide show!

We were not sure how the day would go as the Atlanta Arts Festival was in the park that weekend, but we braved the crowds and parking, and it wasn’t as bad as we thought it might be.  Starting out at the new fountain area, we wandered through the park taking pictures as we went.  Zoe was awesome and wanted in the pictures too, so we made sure we got plenty of her as well!  It was a fun and relaxed late afternoon with awesome weather, so we took advantage of the day in the park, and as evening approached, we decided to head up towards Peachtree St. and the Fox for some nighttime shots.

We met back up at Gordon Biersch for a quick snack and then headed up the road towards the Fox theater.  We knew Wicked was playing at the Fox and the lights would be lit, but wasn’t sure if it would be crowded in the area.  As luck has it, the show was in progress and the streets were pretty much empty, which was great for us getting the shots we wanted.  As we love shooting in the evenings with the city lights, we stopped at a few of our favorite street locations which we had not been to in a while as Rachel and Paul turned on the romance for us!

It was a great day for a session and we had a blast hanging out with Rachel and Paul!  We hope you will enjoy these few pictures from their day and be sure to watch the slideshow!

When engagement session time finally rolled around, we decided to visit Piedmont Park, which is where Michael proposed to Jodie on the big hill overlooking the park and the skyline.  It was a beautiful early fall day as we meandered around the park, stopping off at some of our favorite photo spots along the way.  We of course made the trek up the hill to the spot where Michael proposed for some pictures and to hear the story of the proposal.  Totally romantic!

As the sun began to dip, we headed off for a quick bite and a refreshing drink, before we headed to our next destination.  After talking about our options for our next stop, we decided to head towards Buckhead and hit the Johnny Rockets for a malt and the Buckhead Theater for some lights.  Our last stop was to a private roof top location to get some evening shots of the lights of the city.  This was a treat from Michael and Jodie as you could see all of Downtown, Buckhead, Stone Mountain, etc. from the rooftop (have we ever mentioned that we love shooting in the evening!).  The nighttime lights made for some great shots and a perfect ending to this exciting day!  We of course have to thank Jodie and Michael for a great day of fun!

Below are a few pictures from their session and be sure to watch their slideshow!

We encourage all of our couples to include an album such as this with their photography collection.  After all the work that goes into your pictures, the computer screen just does not do them justice like a gorgeous album, profession prints, or a big canvas or framed print for the wall!  Be sure to get the most from your wedding day photography and showcase your images the way they were meant to be!

Here are some pictures of the album, featuring a customized canvas cover and press printed lustre finished art paper pages.

And a couple of the pages

These are stylists that we have worked with and would love to work with again!

Stylist Kori Smith

Dina Marie Makeup Artist

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Villa Christina

The Conservatory at Waterstone

We met in the fall of 1996 and became friends over emails before we fell in love. We merged our two families on December 7th 1997 and started on a journey that still amazes us each day.

We are parents of 5 children that are growing like weeds and will one day present us with a unique challenge of capturing their weddings, and 2 cats that present us with other challenges.

Our life presents joys, laughs, tears and challenges that reinforce the passion we have for capturing memories and moments.

Read the posts below to get to know us, We can’t wait to get to know you better….

Our Passion

We know that an image can easily speak thousands of words, and sometimes there are no words that adequately express a moment captured in a photograph. This is why we are so passionate about what we do, why as photographers we love every second we get to spend telling stories through images

We know you’ve heard it before, but…. we LOVE what we do and being able to work together makes it even better. If we didn’t believe we had something special to offer, we’d be doing something else. Wedding Photography really is a labor of love for us!

While I was hanging out with Giuseppe and the guys, I found out that part of the ceremony would be what I call an “anniversary box”.   Giuseppe was writing a note to Monique (and Monique was up in the brides room writing Giuseppe a note).  These letters would be locked in a wooden box along with a bottle of wine and two glasses.  During the ceremony, Monique and Giuseppe placed their letters into the box and locked it.  It will be opened on their 5th anniversary, at which time they will read the letters that each wrote just prior to their ceremony.  Very cool idea and very romantic!

The ceremony was beautiful!  As Monique walked the aisle, preceded by her son, Giuseppe met her half way and walked with her the rest of the way.  One of the things we love about Waterstone weddings is that we get to photograph the ceremony from two different vantage points – the balcony behind the couple and from the front.  After a touching ceremony, we took the happy couple and their bridal party up the street for some pictures by the fountain before making our way to the reception and the grand entrance.

Monique and Giuseppe entered the reception to a room full of family and friends and proceeded into their first dance.  This was followed by another awesome Waterstone dinner, cake cutting, and lots of dancing and partying!  The bride and groom danced the night away surrounded by their family and friends, and everyone was having a great time!  We really enjoyed Monique and Giuseppe’s wedding celebrations, and we hope you will enjoy their pictures and slide show below!

We were really happy with the shots from this session as they really put the energy into their session and I think we captured the essence of what this couple is all about!  We hope you will like these as much as they do, and be sure to watch their slideshow!

It was a beautiful Friday as we prepared for their evening celebrations.  Turns out that this was the coolest weekend of the entire summer, as the temperature was perfect for this ourdoor ceremony.  We met Carla at Waterstone where she was getting her makeup and final touches on hair done by Stylist Kori Smith. The excitement was building as we readied for pre-ceremony pictures of this gorgeous bride, her bridesmaids and family.  The one thing you have to know about Carla is, she can put on the  party attitude from sassy to demur in a heartbeat!

David and his “clansmen” (groomsmen actually) arrived and donned their kilts.  These guys looked sharp with all the accessories and were having a lot of fun with the whole ordeal.  Obviously a shot of scotch and a toast were in order!  David is one who can laugh with unbounded exuberance, but  I could see his excitement and nervousness building as we drew closer to the ceremony.

It was finally time to get married!  And to the sweet sound of the bag piper, Carla was escorted down the aisle by her Dad to meet  her handsome groom.   It was an awesome and touching ceremony, and once it was over and sealed with a kiss, it was party time!

After an awesome dinner, the DJ cranked up the tunes and the dancing and party were non-stop!  When the evening was finally over, having had a great time with this couple, we said our goodbyes, wishing we could make the 2nd leg of the journey with them to Peru for their wedding ceremony there on 11/11/11.

We hope you will enjoy these pictures from their special day and be sure to watch their slideshow below!