Aug 12
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anna & jason are married!

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saturday was a perfectly beautiful day for a wedding, really cool for august and sunny as can be. absolutely nothing could damper anyone’s spirits- not even the fact that many of us stayed up until the opening ceremonies ended and the groomsmen’s tee time was at 8:45- it was just that beautiful outside. while the men golfed (much to anna’s surprise, ‘jason doesn’t really golf?’) the ladies enjoyed some quality time and amazing southern cooking at sally’s, a cozy little house turned restaurant. the next stop for the girls was the salon to tell stories, laugh, drool over purses, and take turns with candie, their favorite stylist. i’ll quit talking for now and share a few of our fave images:

after everyone’s hair looked fabulous and a purse might have been purchased the ladies made their way to the church to finish getting ready, relax and grab a few little snacks before the ceremony:

we really really love taking time with a couple to grab some shots of the two of them together, soaking in that this is the day they’ve been anticipating for so long. it’s always so sweet to watch the couple forget the hustle and bustle and focus on each other…and it makes for such honest images!

the band started and the party began, and oh, so many happy people everywhere! there were glistening eyes all around as anna and jason, high school sweethearts and now husband and wife, were introduced. here are a few of our favorite moments:

anna & jason, congratulations! in all your years as a couple it seems you only fell further in love and learned better and better how to care for each other. watching your families celebrate your marriage was a beautiful thing and we thank you so much for asking us to be part of it. enjoy the caribbean and relax together, we wish you the best!

Aug 07
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how we roll

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carly & chris are rocking the gallery page! …and rightly so! check out their love here:

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as usual, matt stabbed my last bite of dinner waving it at me and begging ‘eat me’ in a voice eerily similar to that of most inanimate objects around here. fighting flashbacks of asparagus and peas i laughed and shook my head…he persisted…i ran out of laughter…he held it there and begged long enough for it to become funny again before eating it himself…

this is his way of taking care of me.

some days- usually those days when i’ve downed a shockingly diverse (disgusting) combination of foods- he knows the only solution is a multivitamin. his game is smooooth- he catches my attention, ‘so kate guess what?’ -holds my gaze while handing me pill and water- ‘i just got this amazing email from client x and she has decided’ -i mindlessly put the pill in my mouth- ‘to have cotton candy’ -swallow- ‘at her reception!’ it’s a lie, but the vitamin is down and his purpose achieved, it’s no matter i’m crushed that everyone’s favorite spun sugar will not be available at client x’s wedding. gosh, he’s good. i’ve tried this tactic on him, you know, offhand- ‘hey babe, i read that starting your own microbrewery’ -slip two receipts into designated bowl- ‘will actually be possible in our tiny apartment! aren’t you excited!?’ -immediately- ‘what did you buy?’ bust.

i try lots of little games around here and always the same outcome- busted. i keep a seriously concentrated look on my face ‘going through my client emails’ and ruin it by giggling at someone’s blog. busted. maybe sometimes i even leave enough paper on the roll for one last use and forget that matt, well, doesn’t really need it and i end up, well, stranded. -matt says this last one is a weak example, duh he says that, he has no idea!-

all this to say -i’m laughing that i’m even considering bringing this post to a poignant close- we play. it’s not all work around here, we couldn’t pull it off…thank goodness. people ask us often what it’s like to work with your spouse all.day.every.day and our reaction is always the same; stifled laughter at our own ridiculousness, slight embarrassment because -again- we’re ridiculous and a sincere attempt to explain how we work like dogs but distract eachother often enough to love it. that’s just how we roll.

Aug 06
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the glittery details!

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i was around 3 when my obsession with teeny things became obvious. while mom shopped, i’d intently scour the department store floors for ‘treasure’ such as sequins, crystals (tiny pieces of quartz probably brought in on the bottom of a shoe), beads, buttons and the occasional diamond (rhinestone). before leaving the store i would evaluate the day’s finds; throwing out the dull pieces and clenching my fist around the best pieces to be tucked into my jewelry box at home.

i mentioned it off-hand a few posts ago and i should have explained it. i’m obsessed with glittery details. my degree from uga says ‘bfa, jewelry and metal design’ and yes, it’s real. :) working with fascinatingly small cut stones, shiny silver, powdered glass and teeny hammers is inspiring and calming to me. my eye for detail that began developing on the floor at belk’s had found it’s home…for a while…until i realized that i spent more time photographing my jewelry than actually making any…until i realized that i thrived on human interaction…until i realized that i wanted just take pictures and interact.

all this to say, if i ask for your ring don’t worry. ;) i’m just capturing all of those details i spent years studying and i appreciate so much. if i smuggle your fabulous shoes outside to take a few detail shots, they’ll be back soon. if i get so close to your delicate bouquet that you’re pretty sure i’m about to eat it, i won’t, most likely. that’s just me, in my element, capturing smiles and details and diamonds and most definitely creating ‘the shot’ i want for you.

for fun, i’ll leave you with a couple images of my rings from my last semester of college. i think maybe one day i’ll be inspired to get back into it, for now, i’m taking a break: