It was an absolutely perfect day. John and I enjoyed working with Lisa from Event Perfect from Atlanta, as she and her team made the wedding day flow smoothly along. After a very moving ceremony performed by Stephen’s father, and some extra special vows from the book of Ruth, we returned to the winery for a celebration.

Peace and Love  band from Charleston, SC came and wowed us with their tight harmonies and great covers of an incredible variety of music. The friendly staff and talented kitchen of Monteluce really outdid themselves with some amazing fare, as well as their own wine. I cannot attest to the quality of that this time (see how straight the pictures are?)!

Every wedding has its own personality and details, and something truly special and unique was a trio of cakes! The bride and groom surprised their parents with replicas of each of their own wedding cakes, accompanied by a photograph. It was amazing to see the reactions to vintage suits and hairstyles, and see the various cake styles.

The bride and groom exited to some jumbo sparklers, and thanks to Jenny helping us with the sparkler art in the last photo!

Stephen and Maggie, thank you for choosing John and I to be a part of your wedding day. Enjoy your photos!

It was crazy to see Sarah in a wedding dress; like my little sister getting married! So amazing! There are a couple of cameos in this post: namely Molly the dog, and the MPC paparazzi at the end!

You looked beautiful, Sarah!

Stay tuned for the wedding pictures, which were all shot on FILM!! The first time in over a decade that I’ve photographed an entire wedding exclusively on film! (okay…so I took one shot on my iPhone…)

~John

p.s.: A small note for photographers: 10 of the 12 featured images were shot using the Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Planar ZE lens (yes, it’s manual-focus), which is replacing the lemon of a 50mm 1.2 in my camera bag!