We had such a great night celebrating Lee and Hayley!  We are so thankful that they chose us to cover their wedding day, and it was so nice to get to know their family and friends along the way.  We wish you two such a happy life together, full of lots of fun adventures and joy!

A few weekends ago we had the pleasure of being back at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center for Lee and Hayley’s wedding day!  I feel like time passed SO quickly from our first meeting in the back of Panera Bread to the day of the wedding.  I spoke with Hayley a few weeks before the wedding day to go over the details of the day and I could tell that it was going to be a great event, with some special surprises.  Not to mention that they had been on site at Callanwolde each week practicing their special first dance!  Hayley had a clear idea of what she was looking for, and the day ran smoothy because she was so prepared.  We have a lot of great pictures to share…so in natural wedding blog fashion we have broken this up into two amazing parts!!

We met Hayley as she was upstairs getting ready with her sister.  They had tunes going, and a stocked table of snackies…my kinda day!  We also had a great amount of time to really spend on the grounds of Callanwolde taking pictures.  So after the ladies were ready we headed out for some photos outside.  I’m so thankful for what we were able to capture  early in the day, the southern afternoon showers came shortly after.

I hope you enjoy my little sneak preview of the day!  These are just some of the many that have stuck out to me as I edit through them!

Invitations: Luxe Expressions

Venue: Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

Flowers: The Savage Garden

Dress: Blue Couture, Denver Colorado

Cake: Couture Cakes

Catering: Sun In My Belly

DJ: Showtime Entertainment

I am in LOVE with these flowers….

I met Joe this past weekend after emailing with his mom for a few weeks about our session.  I went out to their house and we spent some time taking photos all around their property.  I tried to pull out my football knowledge, and find out a little bit about him as well.  Joe has an amazing mom, a couple older brothers, a dad that was cooking up something yummy in the kitchen, and a few (ok five) really cute doggies! I really enjoyed my time over there!!!

I think what I really love about these HS:Senior sessions..ok, two things: I love getting to meet the families in my community, and I love getting to know my way around better.  Being fairly new to GA and Roswell it really has been fun discovering new places that might be nothing new to others who have been here all their lives.   But enough about me…back to Joe!

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We got through a few locations around the school- with the storm around us the light was going crazy…very warm and soft.  The kind that warms up your skin.  Then….it got really windy, I mean really windy, and in came that storm.  Maddie and her mom got to the car just in time, and I waited it out solo on the porch of Milton.  At one point there was blue sky and a rainbow to my left, pouring rain out front, and bright sun peaking out of the clouds to my right.  I was not sure what was going to happen?  I am really excited to say that Maddie and her mom were such great sports and waited out the storm with me.  The rest of our afternoon was a blast, and I cannot wait for you to see what happened at the end!  Get ready for a mega-blog ahead!

After the rain was over Maddie and her mom lead me over to the cross country trail.  It was like a rain forest over there, very green, and damp from the rain.  It was fun to get some shots of Maddie on that trail since she runs Cross Country for the school.

Next we headed to the downtown area where we were able to get some super fun shots before we lost light.  Our shoot did go a little later due to our rain delay than I would normal push it, but I think you will agree that it was worth it…especially when her mom suggested she get in the fountain!

I love this southern, yet urban look…The colors in these images are really cool, using the street light for mood lighting.  But, the b&w were so dramatic I had to share them!

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Hannah, I hope that you have the most amazing senior year!

…Don’t ask what the world needs.  Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive…

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Here is a picture of our whole crazy crew down at Kure Beach!

We later met Trey when we had drinks at our favorite coffee spot.  They came to Roswell to meet us, and we felt an immediate connection with them!  So naturally, now that we had another opportunity to get to know them even more we were really excited! David and I met up with them on the campus of UGA this past weekend.  I was really impressed with the beauty of the campus and loved hearing little stories as we walked about their relationship in Athens….walking to class, favorite food places, etc.

We had a really great time, and were so thankful for the little rain shower that came in and cleared campus for us!  Thanks for some great pizza and our tour of UGA!  We look forward to March!

This was one of the last shots of the day, but I love this photo.  Something about the sweetness of it.  Something that seems timeless…

Eric and Mary Frances, we wish you two so much happiness and joy in life together!  Thank you for having us with you on your wedding day!

Their wedding day totally snuck up on us, it felt like just yesterday we were taking those Engagement photos.  The day was really chill and full of family and love.  I met Mary Frances with her mom at their little salon in Sandy Springs.  It was fun not only documenting that time, but how they worked simultaneously pulling together the day on their cell phones!  We then went over to her parents house and continued getting ready.  As family, wedding party, and guests trickled in I knew that we had a fabulous celebration ahead of us.

Make-up: Claudia Mejerle (website coming soon!)

Flowers: Darryl Wiseman

Dress: Wedding Angels

Band: Crystal Clear Band

Venue/Cake/Catering: Olde Town Athletic Club Marietta

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David met up with the guys over at Eric’s soon after he dropped me off at the salon.  They were just hanging out, having some food, and getting ready.  Then, they headed out to catch a little bit of the semi-final World Cup game at Taco Mac.

The ceremony was held at Peachtree Presbyterian church in Buckhead.  This was our first time shooting at such a grand church.  They are steeped in tradition, and I could tell from conversations with the family and photos at the reception it was also a very special place for Eric and Mary Frances. Mary Frances grew up in the church, her parents were married there, and it is where Eric and Mary Frances started their relationship!

Mary Frances wore her mom’s beautiful veil!

While the ladies were getting ready the guys were out front taking pictures, trying to stay out of the hot summer sun, and by the looks of the photos having fun as well!

I love these interactions, just before the ceremony is to begin…

Love this shot David caught from the balcony…Eric, his brother, and father…all full of emotion.

Yay!  Married!!!

More details and the reception coming VERY soon!