BLOG

Wedding: Featured on Rustic Wedding Chic!

I got word almost a YEAR ago that this was going to happen, and now it’s live: my pictures from Debra and Todd’s wedding are featured on Rustic Wedding Chic! You’ll see more images here on my blog soon, but for now you can see the featured pictures by clicking HERE. elegant barn wedding featured on rustic wedding chic

Show Hide 0 comments

Engagement: Lauren & Alex – Mobile, Alabama

If you know me, then you know I love to get out of town and shoot in new places, so when Lauren said she and Alex wanted to do their engagement session in Mobile so it would feel more “them”, of course I was game. So I hit the road from Montgomery (where she’s from, and where they were getting married), to Mobile (where they work and live). We met up at the Avenue of the Oaks at Spring Hill College and shot a few pictures there, while plenty of strangers ogled them and made us laugh. avenue of the oaks engagement pictures engagement session in mobile alabama mobile wedding photographer engagement session

We stopped at the Saenger Theatre (where they had watched Gone with the Wind together), and as we walked around downtown Mobile looking for other interesting places to shoot, they told me how they met (a slightly awkward setup by friends) and how she wasn’t sure exactly what to think when he took her to a family function on one of their first official dates. (Note to the men reading this: we girls don’t typically bring someone to a family function unless we’ve been dating a little while, and we’re at least moderately serious about you. Either that, or there’s some family drama that we don’t want to face alone. Or both.) But clearly, the awkward beginning turned out for the best, and brought together two of the nicest people ever. Of course, I may be a little biased because Lauren sent me home with a bunch of Reese’s candy. 🙂

Show Hide 1 comment

Destination Wedding: Featured on the Love + Wander blog!

It had been a while since I looked at the pictures I took at Michelle & Phil’s destination wedding ClubHotel Riu in Ocho Rios, Jamaica – so I’m thrilled that Love + Wander featured it so I can relive those moments all over again! You can check out their emotional day by clicking HERE.

Show Hide 0 comments

Wedding: Cheryl & Bob – Fountainview Mansion – Auburn, Alabama

The last few weeks have been crazy busy with shooting in Atlanta, Montgomery, and Nashville, so now I’m playing catch-up on the blog with a holiday wedding! Cheryl & Bob’s Auburn wedding got off to a unique start: he had a little surprise in store for his bride and his daughter Megan. Megan’s mom and Bob divorced when Megan was very young, and one of the things she and her dad would do together when she was a toddler is ride around in his grey BMW until she fell asleep. Over the years, the BMW they called “Baby” picked up some wear and tear, so before the wedding, Bob had it restored so they could use it as the getaway car. When Bob finished getting dressed at The Hotel at Auburn University, we hatched a plan to lure Megan outside. It took her a minute to realize what she was looking at.

Once the tears were dried, we headed to the beautiful Fountainview Mansion, where wedding planner extraordinaire Julie Bunkley of Invision Events was busy getting everything all aglow in holiday spirit for the evening wedding.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktails while Cheryl and Bob went ahead and cut the cake (from Sonshine Cakes) before everyone sat down in the elegant dining room, complete with flowers from Opelika Floral Company and steak and salmon feast from Christine’s.

One of the sweetest moments of the night came when MBS Entertainment played Bob’s parents’ wedding song, “Earth Angel” by The Penguins. Bob’s mom helped his dad get up out of his chair, and he took her for a spin on the dance floor:

Cheryl & Bob: here’s hoping life together continues to “rock you like a hurricane”!

Venue: Fountainview Mansion

Pre-Ceremony Accommodations: The Hotel at Auburn University

Wedding Planning & Design: Invision Events

Floral Designer: Opelika Floral Company

Catering: Christine’s

Cake Designer: Sonshine Cakes

DJ: MBS Entertainment

Show Hide 0 comments

Wedding: April & Joe – First Baptist Church & Moore’s Mill Club – Opelika & Auburn, Alabama

Now that their wedding has been published on Utterly Engaged, it’s time to show you a little more of April and Joe’s ridiculous cuteness and their fabulous Opelika/Auburn shindig, planned from start to finish by Julie Bunkley at Invision Events. Since April and Joe wanted to take all of their “formal” pictures before the ceremony and take advantage of the beautiful grounds at Moore’s Mill Club (their reception location), they decided to get ready there as well. April was all smiles as she and her bridesmaids had their hair and makeup done by Lynsey Richardson, when a letter arrived with the words “To the girl in the white dress” written on the envelope.
Once the happy tears were wiped away, she slipped into her lace Liancarlo gown, and the silliness continued:
Over on the groom’s side, the silliness continued, as one of the groomsmen (who I subsequently nicknamed “Young Jeezy“) started busting a rhyme in the locker room:
Love love looooooooove these soft pastel bouquets by Opelika Floral Company (I am obsessed with ranunculus, and when you throw in some dusty miller, it’s all over). So pretty against the black J. Crew bridesmaids dresses:
Their ceremony at First Baptist Church in Opelika was short and sweet, and just before they made their exit, this happened (I told you they were cute):
The fading light outside was the perfect backdrop to showcase the glow of the reception back at Moore’s Mill, highlighting the cakes by Sweet Malisa’s, the guest book April made using the pictures I shot during their engagement session, and the basket of flip flops ready to go for tired dancing feet:
And dance they did – at times, the dance floor was so full, it was like being in a club (except without the creepy sweaty guy that tries to impress you with his “moves” and is wildly unsuccessful). Two of the groomsmen even created an impromptu limbo with their ties:
April & Joe: here’s hoping some of your adorable-ness rubs off on me. Can’t wait to see more of your adventures with Penny Lane!