so vacation rocks but man did we pick a big week to be out of touch! so much is happening, i can barely get internet but the little beeps on the iphone suggest we have mounds of goodness to catch up on when we return! i do want to take a sec and share something i’m very excited about. our good friends over at elizabeth anne designs have launched a new resource for brides called the ead library- it’s amazing! the site is so comprehensive and the quality and amount of vendors on there is incredible. i highly recommend checking it out:
i want to leave you with a small taste of our vacation. the other day we walked down to what’s known as ‘the sugar bowl’ which is really just a massive sand dune. dad and his friends used to tear down it and rarely could they make it to the bottom without wiping out. i guess matt thought he could but he was wrong: ;)
note: right now we are on vacation in a timeless little beach community on lake michigan. my dad used to spend his summers up here and since then nothing much has changed (including technology, i guess that’s a good thing…). we miss you all and beacuse we don’t want you to forget us ( :( ) we’ve got a few posts lined up to post while we’re away. love!
in may, we met jessica and earl for some quality pizza and even better conversation. we found out quickly we share a love of strange pizza flavors, motorcycling (though we are retired…i think), personal finance and of course- marriage! as these high school sweethearts told us their story we learned that earl was actually on leave from the air force for just three more days. we really felt special that they had taken some of their precious time together to hang out with us! we really fell in love with them and were happy to drop everything to squeeze in an engagement session before his leave ended but we did let them know it would be a while before we were able to take time to edit the images. it was great to squeeze it in while it was nice weather and i’m so excited to share their images with you now:
jessica & earl, thank you guys for being so generous with your precious time together! we had a great time getting to know you guys and we are so excited for you guys to be married. can’t wait for your wedding! :)
no doubt you remember laura & matt from their rockin’ engagement session; it still has to be one of our favorite ever. after hanging out with them that afternoon we were ecstatic (to put it mildly ;) ) to shoot their wedding; they are so amazing to work with- full of creativity and smiles and love! laura and i have stayed in close contact talking details and sharing excitement; really by the time july 12th rolled around i felt such a happiness for them i couldn’t even wait to start shooting! …but i did, seeing as i arrived juuust as everyone was waking up, making it quite unpopular that i was even holding a camera! after some chick-fil-a everyone was ready for the day, quality atlanta cuisine will do that to ya! (man do we love cfa around here!) let’s start the day with hair, by the fabulous rachelle talley. she flew through unique style after unique style and still found time to help with makeup! she’s working on opening up her new salon so at the moment she’s in transition, contact me for her info if you’re interested. ok back to the day, i can’t ever resist a spray shot:
finishing touches before we head to the carl house:
while laura and her ladies packed their wedding gear into the cars the flower girls chased butterflies, how perfect is that? definitely like a movie, except for all of the buds they stripped off the poor plant each time a butterfly landed on a flower…still, just adorable:
finally we arrived at the carl house and after a few checks to make sure matt was nowhere in viewing distance of laura we dashed inside to the bridal room to finish getting ready:
across the hall the boys were relaxing and savoring the ac:
suddenly, it was time:
and then it was finished and we snapped a few shots of mr. and mrs. matt godfrey enjoying their first few moments of marriage before it was time to get the party rollin’. rarely do we mess with color but we were feeling the vintage look with this shot:
i am in love with this next picture! high five to my husband who managed to capture this flash, we always get excited when that happens (read: we are huge nerds, haha):
laura, such a classic and beautiful image:
ooo yeay! our first wedding with a candy bar! laura had so many beautiful candies with adorable little favor boxes to create your own mix. i totally love this idea and the guests really enjoyed it too:
laura & matt, thank you so much for asking us to capture your amazing day. i cannot tell you enough how perfect everything was and how your excitement for love and marriage and foreverness rubbed off on everyone there. laura, as you start your wedding planning career please keep in touch! i know a few ladies who’d loooove to work with someone as amazing as you! :)
