Three of the people profiled are friends of mine and – along with Leslie – are involved in CrossFit. Earlier in the summer when we had more time we participated in their training and boy did we see improvements right away! I look forward to the slow-down of the fall and hope we can get involved again.

Though only four pictures were used in the article, several more were taken and I thought I’d show those to you all as well for the fun of it.

Pick up your copy of Golden Isles Magazine around town. I’d suggest Wake Up Coffee.

Link Love:

• CrossFit Brunswick – The fitness training mentioned above.
• Golden Isles Magazine – The magazine.
• Russ Hutto – A CrossFit participant featured int he article and friend of mine who is a great graphic designer.
• Wake Up Coffee – A great place to enjoy a cup of coffee and pick up Golden Isles Magazine.

Love and happiness were evident on each of their faces as they saw each other for the first time. A sweet ceremony continued as they appeared lost in excitement and emotion.

The ceremony was followed by a rockin’ reception where the dance floor was filled the entire night. These families definitely know how to throw a great party and dance the night away.

If you haven’t already seen their Christmas engagement photos from last year, you should go check them out. We are so happy that we got to share the excitement of their celebration.

Erinn and Ryan, we wish you the best!

The Vendors

Venue: Beachview Club
Catering: Straton Hall
Live Music: Saint Lewis
Cake: Katie Waltz
Dress: Allure
Rings: Engagement from Blue Nile. Band from Reeds.

So instead, Amanda had the idea to invite Natalea and Ryan to dinner and hang out a bit since we were all out anyway. After some bang-bang shrimp and great conversation at Bonefish Grill we walked outside to a clearing sky but fading light. Half joking I suggested we take some photos. Ryan loved the idea so we hurried over the beach right as twilight was approaching.

I’m glad we did.

In the next 30 minutes or so we had a blast capturing these two who so apparently love each other. I’m looking forward to their makeup session next month that WILL have clear skies. But until then, here’s what we got last night.

After spending some time there we drove to downtown Savannah to River Street by the waterfront. Though it wasn’t part of the plan, the parking garage turned out to be a nice setting and contrasted the nature we were just in. They are such a fun and happy couple and made the session so wonderful. We then headed to the waterfront for some rad photos around all of the old buildings around us.

Congrats Megan and Ryan! We can’t wait for your wedding next June!

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The reception was held at the St Simons Island Casino (where there is interestingly no gambling ever). We quickly found out how much fun these families like to have. The DJ, Island Sound, kept great dancing music flowing all night which the guests loved. (and we did too!)

Congrats Katie and Dino!

Though the images from that wedding aren’t ready to release yet, I still wanted to show these images off. After I told so many people about it I figured I needed to post some images before my friends and readers got too restless.

I’d love your comments below.

We photographed their engagement session on a cold, rainy day in downtown Brunswick, GA. We loved that they were able to break out the umbrella for a bit. Luckily the rain did let off on the last half of the shoot. Congrats!

By the way… their wedding is this weekend. If you’d like to be notified when the photos are available and get $5 in free prints, go to http://pictage.com/876127

Chelsea and Malachi said their vows in Neptune Park by the St Simons Island Pier Village in the company of their closest friends and some passers by. It was funny to see people walking along and stopping to watch the wedding. I think these unofficial guests outnumbered the invited guests at one point. :)

The ceremony was set with natural wood chairs on the lawn leading up to a large Cedar overlooking the Atlantic Ocean where they were wed. Since no back doors existed for Chelsea to enter from, her dad made them for her. Over the course of planning this wedding I would hear about the many things that were hand made. Tables were made from old doors. Windows were turned to picture frames. Mason jars became flower pots. A lemonade stand was built. A couple crates formed the base for the coffee bar provided by Wake Up Coffee.

I think they only things that weren’t DIY at the wedding were the chairs. Seriously.

When you take creativity of that magnitude, a couple that adores each other, and a super-fun set of guests – you’ve got some magic.

The reception was held at the St Simons Island Casino (which is odd to be calledthat since there is no gambling there). It really is a great reception venue due to the large open areas and the view of the water. I was floored by the creativity of how they decorated the place. The theme was rustic – old wood, burlap, mason jars, picnic tables, candle light. Such a different approach to the typical coastal wedding and I LOVED IT.

Anyway, now to the pictures. I hope you enjoy the one at the end where Justin from Island Sound (the DJ) and I joined in on the dancing. :)

From the moment we walked in to the time we left I don’t think Maria ever stopped smiling. We love seeing brides who aren’t stressed and can totally enjoy their wedding. It made our job easier because we never had to ask for a smile. We also never had to ask them to “look like they love each other” either. It was all there already. We just had to capture the emotion and love and happiness they shared.

Thanks for choosing us to be your Jekyll Island Wedding Photographer!

Katie and Nick had a beautiful wedding overlooking the marsh of Shellman Bluff, GA with reception following at the Cooper’s Point clubhouse. The family and the wedding party were so fun to work with. They had a blast – and so did we photographing them.

Congrats Katie and Nick!

If you missed their oh-so-rad engagement session, check it out.

*If you used the contact form on my website and I didn’t reply… I never got it!

I use Google to host my email. It’s amazing. Almost no spam gets through. Unfortunately, the way the contact form used to send email gets treated as spam and then deleted. This has apparently been going on since February when I switched to Google. So that’s four months worth of lost inquiries, requests, questions, comments, etc.

And I’m totally bummed. Mostly because there are people out there who think I’m lame and don’t reply to emails. In addition, there are probably a lot of shoots we will never have the opportunity to be a part of because we never knew about them.

If you’ve used the contact form to send me a message and I did not respond, please accept my apologies for letting this problem go on so long unnoticed. Also, please send that message again as I would love to talk to you about your wedding or portrait photography.

I can’t change the past but at least it’s fixed for the future. I’m sad and a little frustrated over it but I hope it all works itself out over time. I’d even appreciate help spreading the word if you know of someone who has tried to get in touch with me and never got a response.

Thanks for understanding.

The fixed form is at http://www.chrismoncusphoto.com/contact/

One thing we really liked is that they were up for anything including tromping through grass, climbing trees, and walking up sketchy staircases in back alleys. These images just make us that much more excited to photograph their wedding!

Congrats Chelsea and Malachi!

Make sure you scroll to the end to see the slideshow or go to http://www.chrismoncusphoto.com/ if you’re not already there.

Claudia and David had a beautiful wedding on the lawn at Crane Cottage. I love how simple yet beautiful Jekyll Island sets things up. A few rows of white chairs on a green lawn amongst trees and flowers makes for a great scene for a wedding.

We were fortunate that day. Lighting was looking to be difficult. It was super-bright on one side and shadowy on the other. As we were about to begin the ceremony the clouds moved in to create some beautiful light. Like a huge softbox in the sky!

Congrats Claudia and David!

Christ Church cemetery on St. Simons is full of beautiful flowers and neat broken down buildings. We were glad to have such a great location to use.

We also spent a bit of time at the avenue of the oaks and on the beach.

Enjoy.

As we were driving to meet Katie and Dino it started pouring rain. I had already said earlier that day that rain or shine I was doing this engagement session and came ready with rainsleeves for our cameras. I thought I was about to have to use them when the sun rejoined the party and then the couple showed up. We had clear weather the rest of the time with only a slight mist of rain that lasted only a couple minutes.

Our time together began at the Avenue of Oaks where you’ll see the tangled vines picture below. From there we headed to the pier and village area where we had to be creative with backgrounds because most of it was under construction. When it started to mist (which is neither good for hair or camera equipment) I looked for a place to get out of the rain I thought was coming. Zuzu’s was it. What happened next blew my mind. I bought them a cone of mint chocolate chip ice cream and said “ignore me” as I stepped outside. You can see for yourself below but the images we got were just bathed in love and emotion. We like all of the images we got… but the ice cream pictures… we LOVE!

It all goes to show you that sometime the photographer shouldn’t influence the couple at all, except if that influence included ice cream. :)

Enjoy.

The wedding was held at the Itylldoo House on St Simons Island, right on the beach! The house is beautiful inside and out. It’s the best wedding preparation/ceremony/reception venue we have been to in our opinion. The ceremony was held on the deck overlooking the river between St Simons and Jekyll. The reception was held on the lawn closer the house. The portraits were done on a trolley, at the Avenue of Oaks, on the beach by the lighthouse, and on location at the house.

Congratulations Jessica and Neil!

Don’t forget to scroll to the end to see a slideshow of more pictures!

If you missed their engagement photos, you can see them here.

And now for the slideshow

We spent our time at Epworth by the Sea, the Village, and the beaches. As we were finishing up, God gave us an incredible sunset!

Senior portrait photography is so fun!

You know photographers can’t be all work and no play, right? Well tonight before Bible study at a friend’s church Amanda, Kari, and I played with sun flares and overexposure – just for fun.

Our time with them downtown was mostly fun except for the gnats driving us crazy. We even ran into Brooke Roberts, another photographer, while we were down there.

Listen to Saint Lewis, the band of Shannon and Cyle Lewis and friends.

Good luck Anna!