May 17
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stefanie & tom are married!

By | Weddings | 4 Comments

matt & i are blessed by our clients in so many ways! we are granted intimate access into love stories, families & weddings in a way that touches us every time we shoot. getting to know so many people in this way has taught us so much about ourselves- the way we see things and capture them is always stretching and growing- we are grateful for that! capturing stefanie & tom’s day of family and friends was such a joy! these two families were already one in spirit long before this day came- they are just happy to make it official! stefanie & tom’s families became fast friends the moment they met so many years ago- even spending time together without stefanie & tom around! both families speak german and easily flow from english to german in conversation. i do love listening to other languages so i gave up on keeping up and just enjoyed it! family and friends surrounded them all day long and we were so glad to be there to capture it! stefanie was really laid back and comfortable- matt and i even had time to sneak out together to make some dress shots- we agree that this is our fave:

stefanie & her mom are so close- there were many moments where they would just look into each other’s eyes with huge grins on their faces! capturing them interact was just so sweet! no idea what they were saying in these next shots but it was really tender:

stefanie & tom got ready at a hotel right on riverwalk in downtown augusta so after meeting in the lobby we headed outside to shoot some portraits! but we weren’t the only ones- it was PROM SATURDAY! so many glittering highschoolers and their parents with cameras to dodge while we shot = pure entertainment. stefanie & tom were such good sports about rocking it in the sea of sparkle:

ooo, my fave! stefanie is just stunning and tom looks content and happy:

onto the reception at the historic marbury center– a restored firehouse! i’m sure this comes as a surprise to no one but these families know how to party!

and of course, a break for das boot!


stefanie & tom, thank you guys so much for having us there to capture your day! we wish you guys the best!

May 10
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renee & eric are engaged!

By | Engagement Sessions | 2 Comments

we first met renee at one of our first weddings ever and we have seen her at several weddings since- so when we showed up to shoot her engagement pictures we felt like we were meeting up with old friends. we’d traded emails about the perfect location for them and i actually laughed out loud at renee’s responses- she has such an endearing yet slightly sarcastic sense of humor! as we spent more time with them we got to know eric better too and we could easily see how perfect they are together- really sweet and playful but overshadowing everything else is their ability to make one another laugh. and us too! renee’s stories about her students (she teaches 5th grade, can you imagine!?) and eric’s stories about his crazy friends kept us laughing with them as we captured their sweet interactions as a couple. they are just so down to earth and fun to hang out with! they drove in all the way from augusta for their shoot so we grabbed dinner before their drive back- enjoying the sunset sitting outside on one of the most perfect days atlanta has seen this year. a great way to end a lovely shoot!

so to give you an idea of how awesome these two are: we scouted the below location before they arrived and once we made it over there to shoot the sun was mostly behind clouds. we made a deal that if the sun came out and cast the shadow we liked so much that we would all drop whatever we were doing and run over to capture it before the clouds closed in again. so after a few runs back to the wall where the clouds beat us there i was ready to just forget it. eric looked up at the sun and said he was sure we’d be able to get it soon. so they marked where they needed to stand and sure enough, while we were shooting the above images the sun peeked through! we all ran and made the most of the 30 seconds we were given. eric, thanks for not giving up! :)

the same clouds we were fighting with for the above shot were really stunning from the roof so we climbed up there to grab some really wide, epic shots- this is my fave:


renee & eric, thank you guys so much for taking the time to come all the way to atlanta to spend the afternoon with us! we had a great time getting to know you guys as a couple and we cannot wait to capture your wedding day!