Thomas & Teresa :: Married

Thomas and Teresa were married on January 7 in Atlanta, on a wonderful overcast afternoon. In photography standards, overcast is perfection. :) We had such a fun day celebrating with friends and family from all around the country.
Thomas and my husband have been friends for years and years. It was such an honor to be asked to be their wedding photographer. This is just a sample of my favorite images from their Big Day! Lots more coming soon!!

Rachel & Chaz :: Married

Creative genes run wild in my family. We all have it to some extent. Rachel, my cousin, has an out-pouring of creative ability. And I love that about her. She makes jewelry. She paints. She teaches art to children. Incredible. Chaz is a fitness buff who is a personal trainer. Seeing his Facebook status each day makes me gain weight just reading how active he is... and reminding me of how active I am not. They met over seven years ago on the 4th of July, through mutual friends, and have consistently worked on building an incredible relationship. I love their love. Their quirky, fun, child-like (but so real) love.
I was honored to be asked by her to be her wedding photographer. When I spoke to her about her plans, my mouth gaped open when she spoke her wedding venue. Dave & Buster's. Yes, you read that correctly. The place where people go and play Skee Ball and go shopping with their hard-earned tickets.
The end of May couldn't have come fast enough, as I anxiously awaited for the wedding event of the century. When we got into town, the details all came together and I was able to see the vision that Rachel and Chaz had been creating for months. All of their loves came together in a juxtaposition of wedding awesomeness. You know... things like hand-made wedding jewelry (made by Rachel), bowls of Legos for table centerpieces, and a dinosaur for a cake topper.
You really need to see pictures, so I'll stop talking and just show you the awesomeness that I captured through my camera's lens.

Kanawha & Josh :: Wedding Photography

Kanawha and Josh were married a few weeks ago, and it was an honor to be their photographer! This was the second time shooting at First Presbyterian Church here in Valdosta, and loved having the beautiful architecture of the sanctuary as a background for my images! Their reception was at the Loft at City Market, which was awesome too! It was difficult to choose, but here are some of my favorites from Kanawha and Josh's big day!

Leslie & Ike :: 10 Years Later

Months ago, Leslie and I began plotting our ideas for her 10th anniversary photo session. Leslie and Ike have been working on changing their lifestyle habits over the past year, and they've both lost a good amount of weight. So much so, that they look even better TODAY than they did TEN years ago! Incredible transformations. Including Leslie being able to fit into her wedding gown!
The weather desperately wanted to rain on our parade, but we refused to let it stop our plans. We made a detour to the church where they originally got married on May 26, 2001 and re-enacted their wedding portraits. Then we headed into down and hung out around West Hall of VSU. Which, coincidentally is where they met. (cues the "awwwww"s now)
I had SO much fun during our session together. Maybe it's because they're comfortable in front of my camera or maybe it's because they're so comfortable with one another. But I swear this was the easiest wedding-ish shoot I've ever done. It's probably because there weren't family members around taking pictures next to me, or a reception we needed to go to after pictures. :) It was difficult narrowing down my favorites. But I think I got them here. Enjoy! If there's anyone else out there who wants to do a session like this, I'm looking forward to you contacting me. It was truly a blast!!

Tina & Mike :: Wedding Photography

Not only was Tina and Mike's wedding fun because they're an awesome couple... they also happened to get married on my own anniversary! :) I have to say, if there's anything I'd rather do other than spending time with my husband, it would be seeing two people who are as in love as I am getting married to their sole mates.
I loved Tina's originality and the way she truly expressed her personality in her wedding details... include a silver wedding gown and personalized Converse shoes (hers were white with blue lining as her "something blue").