atlanta wedding photography

It's rare when, when shooting a wedding I feel such an emotion of joy and excitement during the ceremony part of the wedding day.  Not because it lacks anything special and to the contrary it is the most important event of the day.  This day was different and maybe because of the connection.  Curtis is the guy that everyone knows!  Even when we were in college, going back to when we were in the Troy State University band together (yes, I was in band), everyone on campus knew Curtis.  And Leah, she's the girl that makes an impact on your life through encouragement and making you feel always welcome.  Together, the Lord has used them in such and amazing way and in so many peoples lives.  But getting to know the two of them together was a special blessing, one that allowed everyone to experience joy throughout the day.  Knowing how much this covenant meant to them and getting to see them join as one, was a perfect example of Christ and His Bride (the church).  Congratulations to you Curtis and Leah!  

Location: Auburn, AL

Ceremony: Lakeview Baptist Church

Florist: Opelika Floral Comapny

Cake Designer: Sonshine Cakes

DJ: Andrew Slay

I wanted to share a quick peek for Curtis and Leah who we had the honor of not only capturing their wedding day but also being a witness to them becoming one before God.  Thank you Curtis and Leah for your life and the love that you show to everyone!

I know I have said it before and will about a thousand times, but when you have amazing people come into your life you can't help but feel blessed.  Whitney and Cody fit this bill of just being amazing!  We had the honor of shooting their perfect wedding day in Auburn with the reception being at the Auburn Hotel.  With friends and family coming from a far to see these two join as one, it was just a reminder of how cool marriage is and the excitement the future holds.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

 To be notified once Whitney and Cody’s wedding images are ready to be viewed online, CLICK HERE to sign their virtual guestbook once all the images become available.

Venue: The Hotel at Auburn University

Cake Artist: Casey Thornton

Florist: Thorne and Thistle

Band: Creativity Band

Classic Car: Touch of Class

A couple of months back I did something that I absolutely fear and get that feeling not so good feeling in your stomach.  When you read the following words you might cringe too....Dentist Appt.  I brush my teeth thank you!  Not that I don't like the dentist, its just all the sounds, the scraping noise, the sucking of the straw thingy.  AHHHH!  On this trip it was the usual, small talk about flossing, having my wisdom teeth taken out and then it turns to what do I do for a living.  The converstation goes like this...

Our dentist is originally from Africa (still has awesome accent)

D. So what do you do for a living

Me. I'm a photographer

D.  Really, what do you take pictures of

Me. Weddings

D. Wow, you have to see what I just got in the mail

Me. Ok (still sitting in the chair)

D.  Walks out to get boxes and walks back in with 3 Canon Lens Boxes as follows

50mm 1.4

85mm 1.2

100mm 2.8 macro

Me.  Woah!!

D.  Let's talk about your molar

Me. Doc, talk quick to me so I can check out that 85

I was completely FLOORED.  Here is my new dentist, who has all these (to him) toys, lenses that I dream about.  Then he says to me...

D.  Can you take a picture of me or my assistants?

Me. (thinking to myself) "Woah!!"

Right then it dawned on me, I talk all this trash about being a photographer, now it is time to back it up.  So with that, I pick up his 7D and put that brand new 85 magic right out of the box on and totally got to rock it out on the doc and his assistants.  From that we picked up a portrait contact as well as a wedding contact.  Lesson learned, you have to put in the hard work to know what to do if you are given the chance to perform.  If I was to say I was a photographer and showed them some sub-par pictures, they would have wrote me off as a Joe who just owns a camera.  

Since it was his camera and card, I don't have the pictures I took. :(  So, I'll just add a picture from a recent session of one of our little friends.  He was faster than normal with the rocket pack!

There are times when I get to shoot for myself and get to try out new things.  Really they are old things like different types of lighting styles that have been around forever.  I enjoy the aspect of really getting to dive into it and looking for the specifics, as well as trying to figure how can I add certain techniques to our weddings to make our couples look even more fabulous. 

I teamed up for a practice session with Nathan Leduc and Jenna A. (model) to do just that, practice and to see what we could come up with.  So it was a session of practice lighting, be creative with what you have, and we were in one location at the Columbus Municipal building for the first half and on top of a parking deck for the second half.