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Wedding: Emma & Matt – First United Methodist Church & Capital City Club – Montgomery, Alabama

A wedding is a happy day – especially when it spells the end of a long distance relationship, and the beginning of a much closer one. 🙂 wedding rings at first united methodist church in old cloverdale bride getting ready at first united methodist church in montgomery alabama

When Emma and her two sisters were little girls, their dad (not mom!) always tied the sashes on their dresses into bows for them. So it was only appropriate for him to continue the tradition on the sash of Emma’s Martina Liana wedding gown:

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Emma and her sisters are all accomplished singers, so before taking their turns down the aisle at First United Methodist Church, Wesley and Lauren sang for their big sister’s big day:

The happy couple was whisked away on the trolley to the Capital City Club, where the catering staff displayed a scrumptious spread, plus cakes by Peggy McKinney:

If you know me, then you know I’m always a sucker for father daughter moments, but I wasn’t expecting to get one of my favorite wedding images EVER. Seriously. I’m still swooning over this one.

The guests got down to the sounds of the Gürth Broox band (who just happen to be fraternity brothers of the groom), then gave the newlyweds a sparkling exit:

Emma & Matt: I hope you are keeping each other warm in Colorado after so much time apart!

Ceremony Venue: First United Methodist Church

Reception Venue: Capital City Club

Wedding Gown: Martina Liana

Cake Designer: McKinney Cakes

Videographer: Joe Bryan Video

Band: Gürth Broox

Horse & Carriage: Capitol City Carriage Service

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Portrait: The Taylor Family – Montgomery, Alabama

So if you’re a super cute, hip family, what do you do to make your family portraits unique? You go all black and white! This session was Mom’s Christmas gift, so as soon as we could get everyone in the same city, we headed downtown to see what kind of trouble we could get into. 🙂

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Engagement: Montgomery, Alabama

Maybe it’s because I’m a girl, but I’m really funny about hair in pictures. I love for hair to have movement, but I can’t stand sprigs that stick straight up or bangs that get split where you can see skin underneath when you shouldn’t. So what happens when your engagement session is on a windy day? A LOT of pauses to fix your wild mane so that your photographer doesn’t go all OCD later!

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Wedding: Featured in RSVP Magazine’s 2013 Bridal Issue!

If you want to know what your guests WON’T tell you about what they’ll love and hate about your wedding, make sure you pick up a copy of RSVP Magazine’s 2013 Bridal Issue while they last. Check out my featured article (and pics from real weddings) to get the dirt, and see if you can spot pictures from Chanterelle Photography weddings in ads for Hampstead and Mallory Swain!

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Wedding: Courtney & Greg – Auburn United Methodist Church & Fountainview Mansion – Auburn, Alabama

If we’re friends on Facebook, you might remember how their story began: once upon a time, a boy and a girl went to college and met at a bar. When they decided to live happily ever after, we went back. 🙂 But I’m getting ahead of myself – of course there was more to the story of their wedding day that happened BEFORE we went back to that bar! From the beautiful invitation calligraphy (courtesy of Lettering by Liz) to the Badgley Mischka shoes, Courtney had her wedding planned down to the very last detail:
After a little hair and makeup magic (by Gena Harper and Candice Holloway), she slipped into her Legends by Romona Keveza gown at the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center, just a few rooms away from her husband-to-be:
Since Courtney wanted pictures in several locations, she smartly rented a swanky party bus from Camelot Charters to transport the bridal party. So after a quick trip to the ceremony venue (Auburn United Methodist Church) for a few pictures, we all hopped on the bus to head to the reception venue, Fountainview Mansion. But first, we had to make a pit stop to make sure the wedding party had the proper…umm…refreshments. 😀
Seems kind of odd to say I went to a bar during a wedding, but it couldn’t have been more appropriate considering the circumstances. Before heading to the ceremony, we went to Quixotes, the site of Courtney and Greg’s fateful meeting. Even though the bar wasn’t open at the time, the staff was nice enough to let us in, and the groomsmen were nice enough to spot me while I scurried up to the top of a not-so-sturdy barstool:
After the ceremony, guests were treated to the sight of a glowing Fountainview Mansion – with cakes by Sonshine Cakes inside, and a fabulous multi-tented reception area outside:
To mix things up, Courtney made a little wardrobe change mid-reception by bustling her dress and adding an extra long sash…
…which her grandmother made good use of. 🙂 (P.S. Yes, her grandma is wearing a glow necklace on her head. Please God, let me be that awesome when I’m her age.)
The day was everything Courtney had planned and more – and she enjoyed the process so much that she’s now part of the team at Invision Events, one of my favorite vendors! Courtney & Greg: thanks so much for letting me take pictures of all your meticulously planned fabulousness, hopefully we’ll get to do it all again soon (get the glow necklaces ready)!