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Kate Altmix

Feb 03
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our new plant(life)!

By | Personal | 4 Comments

i’m sitting here at my desk (which is the couch), listening to hail bounce around on the front porch. my view from the window immediately to my right is mostly obscured by our huge puppy who insists on fitting into the tight space to spy on our new neighbor’s dog. but i know that eventually she’ll realize that she is stuck and spastically jump backwards to free herself, knocking over everything in her path. i, equally spastically, will grab for my coffee and computer allowing sharpies, stickies and notebooks to land wherever her tail takes them. but then she’ll curl up and fall asleep and the enjoyable calm will return. anyway, the grey skies and bouncy hail- while they relax me they also make me dream of spring. on days like today i always get the urge to work outside and instead find myself drawing out plans and making lists of what i will do the minute the skies clear. it was on a day similar to this that matt & i bundled up and headed to lowes to start our garden.

after passionately explaining how fruitful our future garden will be and, once i calmed down, proving i had a plan (i don’t always, it was a fair question), matt agreed to a little building project: a seed starting station.

in case i haven’t mentioned it in a while- matt is so awesome at projects! since we don’t have a lot of space we decided to modify an existing piece of furniture and hang a fixture underneath it to provide light for our baby seedlings. we also ended up using cookie cooling racks to create a base for the plants to sit on- how awesome (-ly ghetto) is that!? look how dedicated matt is, working late into the night (or not, it gets dark at like 6:00 these days- ew! but that doesn’t take away from how super my husband is):

i potted up seeds while matt finished with the wiring (scary!) and before we knew it we had a legit little setup! but then, when the little guys started sprouting, we decided it looked like we were growing, um, weed, so i decided to be very clear with anyone who came through our door. except the cable guy- i left him wondering about us…both at home in the middle of the day…in our pajamas…seedlings in a dark corner of our dining room…bahahaa:

so i hope to keep you updated with good news regarding the garden but i’ll be sure to also let you know if the seed starting is a huge failure. for now i’m just so excited to watch the little guys grow and nibble the baby leaves as i thin the weaker plants out (…no waste, right?) and around mid march if i have something left to transplant that will be fantastic. :)

Jan 31
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melissa & thea are engaged!

By | Engagement Sessions | 7 Comments

you know how we all talk about trying to really, intentionally, LIVE life? it’s something i’m working on this year- taking in every moment and engaging with it. so many small moments in everyday life are really incredible and i want to notice that as often as possible. as a wedding photographer who tries so hard to embrace this mindset every saturday, i think i need to start living my day to day life with the same intentionality. so that’s my little morning tangent- thanks to melissa & thea, who, as i edited their photos last week, helped me come to this realization. :)

when it comes to living every second of life, melissa & thea are my new role models! every little bit of contact we’ve had with melissa has been overflowing with joy- her love of thea, her friends and all of the little things too. she and thea met us for dinner just after they got engaged and right away we could see their deep connection and passion for living life together. melissa is adorable and outgoing- full of laughs for thea’s quiet but witty comments and together, they’re truly a wonderful couple. we had a great afternoon running around the westside- matt & i stuffed into at least three layers of long johns and melissa & thea looking classy and carefree, showing us, once again, their ability to embrace every moment:

obsessed with this next shot that matt snagged really quickly between locations. i’m not really sure why but i think it’s because they look like movie stars:


melissa & thea, we feel so honored that you chose us to capture you together! we are looking forward to your wedding day- it’s going to be amazing! :)

Jan 12
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leigh & ryan are married!

By | Weddings | 9 Comments

2010 was a great year. fantastic, even! we met some of the most amazing people who were also incredible clients and we feel so blessed. over the last few weeks my google reader has been overflowing with year end recaps buuuut since it’s the 12th and we still haven’t done one let’s just pretend by scrolling up and down the blog really quickly. all together now!

phew!

but before we dive right into 2011, we are so excited to share with you our final wedding of 2010- leigh & ryan!

you may remember leigh & ryan from their early morning engagement shoot at berry college, where they blew us away with their natural style and charm. after that there was no doubt- their wedding was going to be most fabulous! and it was. starting with our first glimpse of the picturesque town of rome, ga:

when matt dropped me off to capture leigh and her best friends as they helped one another get ready, i was excited to meet a room of sweet, beautiful ladies- just like leigh! the atmosphere was relaxed and happy and the loft they were getting ready in provided a beautiful backdrop to the scene:

meanwhile, matt and the guys were downstairs taking a few portraits with ryan and the men:

we left for the church in time for leigh to finish getting ready there before her first look with ryan. once the dress came out of it’s packaging there was NO wiping the smile off of her face! she was just glowing with happiness and excitement as her friends helped her into her beautiful dress:

leigh & ryan had their first look outside the church in an intimate courtyard. capturing their joy at seeing one another after just a morning apart was so beautiful. they sort of…relaxed into one another- does that make sense? it’s like they are most themselves when they are together. they complement one another yet they are alike in so many ways- are you starting to get a picture of how happy the rest of their life is going to be!?

again, so classic! i love these next two shots:

the anticipation before the ceremony- everyone handles it differently! ryan’s chill and relaxed while his ring bearer is…punching himself in the face!?

leigh & ryan’s reception was held at the lovely forrest place, and the old world charm of the venue was perfect for their celebration!

*sidenote for single guys* if you were wondering where all of the beautiful ladies in your city are hiding, check your local school of dentristy. leigh met lots of her best friends there and come on, have you LOOKED through these pictures? but watch out, they’re all brilliant doctors! ;)

by the time leigh & ryan departed a misty rain had started to fall. i’m sure no one would ever hope for rain on a wedding day but for leigh & ryan it made their exit pictures look old hollywood romantic- i love them!


leigh & ryan, you guys are the best. thank you so so much for getting us all the way down to rome for your beautiful celebration! we wish you the very best!