May 30
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jessica & mark are married!

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we got to tybee island early enough sunday morning to stop for a big breakfast before shooting.  over coffee (and coffee refills :)) we went through our normal routine:

* read over their contract and questionnaire to refresh ourselves on what is most important to them about their day

* talked about how to creatively capture “must have shots” based on our environments

* brainstormed how to shoot this wedding better than we’ve ever shot before

this conversation happens before every shoot we do, it’s important to us to remain creative and fresh, and it was especially important to us on sunday as we sat there preparing to shoot our second wedding of the weekend, and the wedding of a good friend of matt’s.  

i didn’t know jessica well so i walked into their beach house a little behind matt expecting to wait for all of the joyous greetings to subside before i introduced myself.  jessica and her ladies had other plans and immediately i was whisked into their lives and felt right at home!  i really love getting to know bridal parties while i shoot, everyone is always so thrilled to be there and it really inspires me!  jess and her ladies had a relaxing morning planned, they told stories and kept each other (and me) laughing over coffee and diet coke.  love them!  

i think i heard jess say she was about to get in the shower 15 times before she finally tore herself away from her friends to start officially getting ready, it was just that good of a time!  

meanwhile mark and the guys started their own version of getting ready including: burgers, ping pong, and finally…ties.

we took a few beach shots before the ceremony, this is my fave:

on the way to the ceremony site, perfectly beach-y tulle!

earlybirds at the ceremony:

jessica and mark had personalized fans as programs, double duty, great idea!

and it begins, here’s a sweet photo of jessica’s father taking one last glance at his daughter before he gives her heart to mark.

yeay!  they did it!! after the ceremony we shot a few family pics, mark has a huge family and we took this one with the bird for fun:

a few more beach shots (love the tiptoes!) before the reception:

oh, you know this song!! :)

toward the end of the night jessica’s grandparents led everyone in a greek dance!

and they’re off for their huge honeymoon!

jessica and mark, you guys rock, seriously!  we loved spending the day getting to know you all better.  it was especially sweet for matt to see so many great friends and for me to meet them all! :) enjoy your new life to the fullest!!!!

May 29
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leanne & ed are married!

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leanne and ed’s wedding was an intimate affair at the marlow house in marietta this past saturday.  family and friends socialized excitedly downstairs as upstairs leanne’s best friend secured the final buttons and ed read the sweet note that accompanied the new watch he was wearing.  leanne slowly snuck downstairs, careful to stay hidden from her guests…and especially ed.  

the best man helped out by blocking any possible peek ed could have grabbed, good man!

the ceremony was a short and sweet time of commitment and love.  not only did ed and leanne pledge their lives to one another they also included a unique sand ceremony with ed’s daughter to symbolize their new family.  the sun shown down and the breeze blew softly, what a perfect day to start a new family!

the ceremony ended and there was still a lot more celebrating to do!  here are a few of our favorite photos from the rest of the night:

leanne is a very sentimental person and she had taken tons of time to collect old family pictures and place them around the marlow house.  the pictures were great conversation starters and really brought the families and friends together!  great idea leanne!  (this image is preceremony, preframe, i think this one ended up on a mantle.)

i really loved the lace leanne found for her cake, it went perfectly with the feel of her day!

their guest book consisted of grabbing a sheet and finding a chair, drawing a picture of yourself and sharing a bit of your heart and humor with the couple.  no doubt this will become a family heirloom!

just before the reception really got underway leanne changed into her dance-friendly reception dress.  based on the dancing that followed it’s a good thing she did! :) but first, a toast by her brother:

the star breakdancer of the evening:

and they’re off!

leanne and ed, thank you guys so much for including us in such a momentous occasion!  we really enjoyed capturing it all for you.  i hope mexico is as sunny and warm and relaxing as you two deserve, best wishes!!