rachelle & damon are married!

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rachelle & damon booked our services in MARCH OF 2008! we had just launched altmix photography and our portfolio was skinny but rachelle & damon, guided by their amazing wedding planner, michelle, must have seen promise in our images. we cannot thank them enough for believing in us and helping us get started and gain confidence in our business. that was 20 months ago and i could not help but think of this when we were shooting their wedding a few weeks ago. how much things have changed since then- rachelle & damon now have an adorable baby girl, michelle opened her own studio and matt & i…well, we got a puppy? and a job we love!

this is one of the things i love most about our job; that we can maintain our voice while still growing and changing along with our clients to help us provide a more uniquely personalized product. rachelle & damon are a sweet couple with a strong bond. they are comfortable together and they laugh easily- like best friends. which makes them great parents, in my opinion! spending the day with them and capturing their family was an awesome experience- especially since it was coordinated so very well! and the details- so personalized! but we’ll get to that later… ;)

first up, the very beautiful, rachelle:

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rachelle & damon’s sweet daughter, gabby, spent the day being totally adorable and holding everyone’s attention! i probably took 2349873 too many pictures of her! ;)

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i love this next portrait of their (quite helpful & mature!) flower girl as she watches rachelle talking with her best friends just before we all left for the ceremony:

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the car waiting to take rachelle to the wedding- HOT:

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and before we all knew it, it was TIME. i love these next images as rachelle waited to walk down the aisle:

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love the elegance of this next image:

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the ceremony and the reception were both at lambert place; the details that rachelle and michelle worked on were perfect for the couple. a little tar heel love!

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rachelle & damon, you guys are an amazing team! your family is adorable and the wedding day represented your personalities and love so clearly. thank you so much for trusting us so long ago to capture this for you; i can only hope it lives up to your vision!

atlanta flood

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hey friends, wanted to let you know that matt and i are very blessed to be dry and with power at the moment. so many people in our city are suffering from this devastating flood and the rain is still coming down; please do keep atlanta in your thoughts and prayers.

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jessica & timothy are married!

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well, we’re back from NYC ready to put our (poor, tired) feet up and get to editing! i’m so excited about the images we’re downloading and it’s going to be a good day when we finally finish and share a few on this blog! but i’m getting ahead of myself, shocking, eh? first up, timothy & jessica’s lovely rain-free wedding day! you may remember these two for their infamous eshoot, at night, in the rain, on north campus in athens. we knew that night when we met them that they were something special! any couple that can pull off a smile after an hour of shooting in the pouring rain deserves a rain-less wedding day, right!? well, i think so!

jessica & timothy have known each other for a LONG time and it shows through the ease with which they interact. everything from quick phone calls to giggling together while we were shooting seemed to come naturally to them. when we met their friends and families on their wedding day we started to understand where they get it! everyone was excited to see everyone else and the laughter came quickly as they all got to know each other better.

the day, for me, started in a salon downtown where jessica was calmly, quietly…and sleepily sipping a cup of coffee while her hair was being curled. excitement had kept her from sleeping soundly and she started her morning not stressed about it at all, but instead just slowly welcoming the day!

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while jessica was putting on the finishing touches to her ensemble the guys were playing a little frisbee on the lawn of the church- typical guys!

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they did settle down long enough to get into their tuxes and cover timothy in prayer before the ceremony- such a sweet guy moment:

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jessica & timothy built in plenty of time for us to shoot portraits in the beautiful sunshine! the four of us were all so happy it was clear and beautiful out that all of our smiles came naturally! we are so happy with their portraits, they’re such a sweet couple!

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oh yea, i took a little break to find a dark, damp corner for their ring shot- for some reason i was feeling a moss image. love how this one came out, so lush!11_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 10_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 09_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909

this next set of images makes me smile- it’s essentially the same moment captured by two different sets of eyes. THIS is why i love working with my husband!08_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 07_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 06_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 05_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 04_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 03_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 02_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909 01_atlanta_wedding_photographers_082909
jessica & timothy, congratulations! thank you so so much for counting on us to capture your wedding day; we are so blessed to have clients like you! i hope your honeymoon was amazing and that you’re enjoying athens and the start of football season enough for me and matt too! :)