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Becky & Anthony

Becky & Anthony
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
May 23rd 2009

What a great wedding. Becky and Anthony's wedding was exactly what I dreamed of when I was a kid. They had the Atlanta Botanical Gardens privately which is my absolute favorite venue in Atlanta. Becky chose the Trustee's garden for her ceremony. It was the first wedding I have ever seen in the round which was awesome. I could see so much pride and happiness in Becky's parent's eyes, a tear on her made of honors cheek, at the same time I could see Becky's smile when she looked at Anthony. The ceremony was surrounded with lush botanicals. Not only did I feel happiness for the couple but I also felt overwhelmed by being in such a natural beautiful setting.

The weather was a bit temperamental. It rained before the ceremony and right after. The rain brought the green out in the trees making it only more picturesque; it also brought overcast (which I love for pictures). Right after the bride and groom left the ceremony it started up again. A woman from the Gardens whispered in my ear "I have opened the Orchid Garden for pictures". I was so happy I hugged this woman. If you haven't had a chance to see the Atlanta Botanical Gardens orchid garden, I highly recommend it. It is one of my favorite places in the world and an amazing setting for photography.

I have a lot of great memories from this wedding. The unbelievable dress, the very humorous maid of honor, the trash TV, the very "large" sculptures, the orchid garden, the shrimp and grits, as well as the very large smile that didn't seem to leave Becky's face.

Astrid

Yesterday was a great day! Not only did I get to hang out with two awesome DC photographers taking pictures in new areas, but our wonderful bride/model/photographer, Astrid was willing to do anything in her wedding dress. We had so much fun running around parts of DC and Northern Virginia. Here are a few of my favorites!

Erin & Scott

Erin & Scott
May 9th 2009
Sun Village Resort and Bungalows
Dominican Republic

It is very hard to sum up this wedding, the first word that comes to mind is epic. You could make a full length Hollywood movie on Erin and Scott's wedding weekend. They had it all, some absolutely insane dance moves, fainting, rockin' boats, lots of alcohol, splitting pants, dancing in the rain, cigars, a crazy amount of love between the bride and groom, and an amazing setting of the Dominican Republic.

When I met with Erin to talk about her wedding, I remember thinking that she was very professional, very organized, perfect makeup, perfect hair. Sometimes the most organized people have a harder time letting go at their wedding. Wow was I wrong. Erin is such a free spirit and it all came to life on her wedding day. She was laughing and smiling so much that she reminded me of a kid in a candy shop. During the ceremony she had one tear, then it was back to smiling and laughing. There was a rain storm during the reception and Erin without hesitation took her new husband out in the rain and sang and danced around while getting drenched in her wedding dress. It was beautiful.

I had such an amazing time in the Dominican Republic. 54 people made down for Erin and Scott's wedding and they were all such great people; it was hard not to have fun with them. Thank you all so much for including me in everything, words can not tell you how much fun I had!

Tiffany & Steven

Piedmont Park
Lake Clara Meer
Magnolia Hall
April 24th 2009

Tiffany and Steven were both so welcoming that by the end of the wedding I felt like one of their close friends. They are so filled with laughter and smiles that it is hard not to feel happy and at ease just in their presence.

They had an outdoor wedding at Piedmont Park on a perfect spring day. The crazy rain from the night before made everything just a bit more green. I do need to make a note here on how amazing the florals were. The florist kept the organic feel of Lake Clara Meer but really enhanced it with a stone aisle (that was amazing). Her use of twigs, stone as well as flowers really blew me away. Something else that amazed me was the craftiness of Tiffany's mom. She handmade her daughter's wedding dress (amongst many other things)!

The only challenge shooting on the dock was the ducks that tried to join in on the group pictures. It was very hard to compete with them for the little kids attention. But all in all it was an amazing day with an amazing couple.
Kristi

Jacqueline & John

Jacqueline & John

What a fun wedding (and what a fun couple). I have had some laid back brides, but I think Jacqueline might be one of the most laid back ever. They both truly knew what was important in the wedding and none of the small stuff mattered at all. It was about celebrating their relationship and having a blast with all the guests.

I remember this one time when I asked Catrina (my second shooter) to go around the room and take pictures of those not on the dance floor. She came back within 5 minutes and told me "there is no one not on the dance floor". I looked around and she was right, everyone was out dancing like crazy and having an awesome time.

Erin & Chris

Erin & Chris

What a perfect wedding. I was a little nervous about the weather, I even went umbrella shopping the day before. Erin and Chris planned an outdoor ceremony at Piedmont Park's Park Tavern. The weather read that morning "Showers in the morning, then a period of strong thunderstorms in the afternoon. Storms may produce large hail and strong winds. Tornadoes possible." I don't know how but the weather held. The overcast light was a photographer's dream. A few minutes after we went inside the tent for the reception it poured. It is almost like the weather held off just for Erin and Chris to have their ceremony and a few pictures outside. When we were off taking the couple shots at the park a small rainbow appeared in the distance. It was perfect.

Erin is one of the only people I have met in my life who can laugh and cry simultaneously. She did this, lots, all throughout the wedding. You could feel the love and compassion from her and her family throughout the room. She kept saying things like "what did I do to deserve such a perfect day". I have only known Erin for a little while but in the short time I have gotten to know a great deal about her. She is a wonderful person with a very large heart. She works closely with Teach for America (http://www.teachforamerica.org/) which is an organization that helps to put an end to educational inequality. She always has a smile on her face and a laugh to share. If there is such a thing as karma, I think I have a pretty good idea why Erin had such a perfect day.