What a fun couple! And they’re getting married in the same chapel where Chris + I got married – can’t wait for December! Congratulations Rebecca + Ross!

we’ve  known keri for a long time. her brother jered is one of chris’ best friends! we had  a great time shooting around marietta square and then enjoying some awesome pizza after!

their wedding will be one of the first we’ll shoot after hank gets here – can’t wait!

keri + blake: had a blast with you two, the wedding will be here before you know it! :)

chris + allie

when we met with ruth + andy for the first time it was such an easy conversation because we had so much in common. their engagement session was a breeze and tons of fun – they were naturals in front of the camera.

RuthAndy_e01

RuthAndy_e02

RuthAndy_e03

RuthAndy_e04

RuthAndy_e05

i love love.

RuthAndy_e06

RuthAndy_e07

RuthAndy_e08

RuthAndy_e09

RuthAndy_e10

RuthAndy_e11

we found this makeshift field in an empty lot on the way to our next stop, so glad we did.

RuthAndy_e12

RuthAndy_e13

RuthAndy_e15

RuthAndy_e16

makin’ out in the tall grass, oh yeah!

RuthAndy_e14

RuthAndy_e18

RuthAndy_e17

chris arranged for us to shoot in a friend’s studio since we knew andy would love it. i’m pretty sure he did. :)

RuthAndy_e19

RuthAndy_e20

RuthAndy_e21

RuthAndy_e22

they’re too cute.

RuthAndy_e23

RuthAndy_e24

ruth + andy: we had a blast with you guys. sorry you couldn’t enjoy the awesome bbq dinner, but i’m glad you got to enjoy setting up christmas with the fam. can’t wait for the wedding!

chris + allie

welcome to the last wedding of the reason’s first season. that has a nice little ring to it. :)

we’ve gotten to know brittney + anthony really well over the past few months since they booked with us. we shot their super cute engagement session, got to know brittney’s bridesmaids through another session, and kept up with them through facebook and email. so it was such a great wedding to end the season with.

they got married at the marietta country club on an absolutely beautiful day at the most perfect time of day. it couldn’t have been any better.

here’s a few details of brittney’s dress.

BrittneyAnthony_dress

BrittneyAnthony_w  309

BrittneyAnthony_1

brittney is such a joy to be around, and her smile is so contagious!

BrittneyAnthony_brittney

we love brittney’s bridesmaids!

BrittneyAnthony_w  327

BrittneyAnthony_w  387

BrittneyAnthony_w  389

BrittneyAnthony_w  457

love anthony’s sense of humor.

BrittneyAnthony_w  491

BrittneyAnthony_w  582

BrittneyAnthony_2

the emotions were running high on their wedding day. this photo of grandma after she sees brittney in her dress is so precious.

BrittneyAnthony_w  430

and this photo of anthony getting ready to walk down the aisle is so powerful.

BrittneyAnthony_w  632

BrittneyAnthony_ceremony

you can just feel the love :)

BrittneyAnthony_3 copy

did i mention they picked the best time of day for the ceremony? seriously.

BrittneyAnthony_w  807

BrittneyAnthony_w 764

BrittneyAnthony_4

mr. + mrs. howard!

BrittneyAnthony_w  905

they were so happy to be married! love this:

BrittneyAnthony_w  921

BrittneyAnthony_w  926

BrittneyAnthony_w  995

BrittneyAnthony_w  1018

BrittneyAnthony_w  980

BrittneyAnthony_w  1027

BrittneyAnthony_reception1

BrittneyAnthony_5

BrittneyAnthony_w  1285

during the reception the dj announced the next song was dedicated to chris + i. brittney (along with one of our other brides, scarlett) had found out the song that we had our first dance to at our wedding and played it for us. how crazy awesome is that? i almost cried.

BrittneyAnthony_dancing

the day, the people, the details… everything fit together perfectly. and the reception was definitely a party.

BrittneyAnthony_w  1401

BrittneyAnthony_reception2

BrittneyAnthony_w  1604

my favorite part: anthony brought some of his ridiculous (in a good way) dance moves to the floor. he surprised everyone by dancing to mc hammer (“can’t touch this”).

it. was. amazing.

BrittneyAnthony_6

BrittneyAnthony_7

BrittneyAnthony_8

brittney + anthony: thank you so much for allowing us to photograph your perfect day. we’re so glad you two found each other.

chris + allie

we actually had brittney + anthony on our calendar longer than most of our 2009 weddings, but their gorgeous wedding ended our very first season as the reason! we can’t wait to tell you more about the details of the day, but for now sit back and watch the slideshow… and try not to cry!

God bless you.

chris + allie.

meet cate and brandon.  i got to pick the color of the tie.  he had a green and blue one, but hopefully i did good by picking the one that matched cate’s dress.  i think it looks awesome.  sorry to all my theatre friends for interrupting your smoking session and kicking you out of the court yard so i can get these pics.  it was worth your sacrifice.

CateBrandonBlog  001

what a great looking couple.

CateBrandonBlog  002

hey, it’s allie. i had to throw in a comment about cate’s shoes, they’re probably the cutest ever.

CateBrandonBlog  003

brandon was in town interviewing for a job with a rail road company, which i found out afterwards.  kind of cool we took a few train related photos.

CateBrandonBlog  004

yowza!

CateBrandonBlog  005

CateBrandonBlog  006

simply love this sequence of shots.

CateBrandonBlog  007

CateBrandonBlog  008

bam.  hot.  wow.

CateBrandonBlog  009

i told them if they embarrass themselves with a little dancing, i would sing and be there dance music.  i sang “sweet dreams.”

CateBrandonBlog  010

CateBrandonBlog  011

work. it.

CateBrandonBlog  012

at the beginning of the session they wouldn’t tell about this surprise prop they had prepared.  they were afraid i wouldn’t like it.  they were right.  i loved it.

CateBrandonBlog  013

CateBrandonBlog  014

a long time ago, i worked on a very bad film called “fate.”  the producer of the movie owns a carnival company, and i got his permission to shoot some of our engagement session where his carnival is currently parked.

CateBrandonBlog  015

it simply was a dream to shoot.

CateBrandonBlog  016

okay.  i took like a million photos on the merry-go-round.  i hope cate and brandon had fun, because this thing was spinning around at close to light speed.  here are a few of the shots that turned out.

CateBrandonBlog  017

CateBrandonBlog  018

brandon did really good with the ring.  that thing sparkled even close to the end of sunset.  the ride on the bottom right sadly couldn’t be enjoyed by them as the fine print said “you must be this tall….. or shorter to ride this ride.”

CateBrandonBlog  020

seeing that they got the all access-all rides pass, we took a few more on some of the other rides.  i felt kind of bad, as i got motion sickness just watching them on the himalaya ride.

CateBrandonBlog  019 (1)

some more of the ice.

CateBrandonBlog  021

we busted out the flash for a few once it got dark.

CateBrandonBlog  022

there is something really cool about this shot.

CateBrandonBlog  023

spoiler alert…  cate just got cotton candy for cute photos.  she really doesn’t like it too much.  i do… and i did.

CateBrandonBlog  024

who needs a 6 foot plush panda when you got your best friend and love beside you.

CateBrandonBlog  025

you win.

CateBrandonBlog  026

:)

chris + allie.