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Jan 07

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sarah & jonathan are engaged!

By Kate Altmix | Engagement Sessions | 8 Comments

three years ago when matt & i first started kicking around the idea of wedding photography we knew two things (and really only two things, let’s be honest): we wanted to capture real moments and we should have a blog. i’m not sure i’d advise starting a business with that vague of a business plan but that’s exactly what we did. so, to start our blog, we needed to know what awesome blogs were like. and that’s when matt found jonathan.

at the time, matt was working as a designer at a small agency here in atlanta and he and one of his fellow designers, after a few weeks of reading jonathan’s awesome blog, decided to head over and see what his startup, monday night brewing, was all about. we immediately gave up learning about blogging in favor of just chatting and enjoying their beer. anyway, then jonathan met a rad girl named sarah and they eventually started dating. matt & i had the privilege of first meeting her at a settler’s of catan ‘party’ (or, for the nerdier more awesome crowd, ‘tournament’) where she very politely let me win. sarah’s a really nice person. since then we’ve shared a couple meals and she is truly such a brilliant person. matt & i feel so lucky that we now have the opportunity to capture jonathan and his lovely sarah’s sweet engagement and wedding. and also, you should click here right now and see what good craft beer is all about.

so anyway, images! we had such a fantastic afternoon shooting with sarah & jonathan- they are an incredible couple. so down to earth, creative, funny and, well, fierce? what i mean is, they work it. one of our favorite shoots EVER ever:

sarah was freezing by the end of our shoot but she didn’t let it slow her down! i love these next few ‘between’ shots of jonathan warming her up, so sweet:

aaaand, pretty much my favorite ever:

sarah & jonathan, thank you guys so so much for trusting us to capture how perfect you two are together. we really are honored to be a part- can’t wait for your wedding!

Nov 23

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caitlin & nelson are engaged!

By Kate Altmix | Engagement Sessions | 4 Comments

last spring, on a particularly beautiful afternoon, we met caitlin & nelson for drinks at leon’s. we got to know their story and ended up talking about everything from our beloved pooches to running to their own love of photography. we walked back to the car excited about the prospect of capturing the next chapter of their story. a couple seasons later we started to talk about their engagement photos. the blazing summer had finally cooled and it was again enjoyable to spend a couple of hours in the sun, so we marked the calendar. the day for their shoot arrived, and, to be kind, i’ll call it ‘gusty.’ really, the wind was whipping through the city, creating whistles in the trees and chaos with my hair. thank goodness caitlin has the kind of hair (and overall style) that looks natural and beautiful in this enviornment. really, it would shock you to see what matt & i looked like at the end of this shoot compared to how perfect caitlin & nelson remained. they probably went on to a cozy, romantic dinner in the city afterward- and i wouldn’t even stop by the grocery! anyway, in case you needed proof, behold their adorableness:

we didn’t even prompt nelson to hold his coat like this; he’s just naturally classic. they really are perfect together:

a little fun in the kudzu jungle turned into some of our favorite shots EVER:

caitlin & nelson, you guys rocked this shoot! it was great to see you again and we can’t wait to photograph your wedding! [also, thanks SO MUCH for the running encouragement! it’s great to hear advice from someone who is way more experienced than we are!]

Aug 11

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beth & lawton are engaged!

By Kate Altmix | Engagement Sessions | 9 Comments

beth & lawton have been together the entire time i’ve known them which, i guess, is coming up on 5 years now! they are an awesome couple, passionate about one another and also about the rest of the world. they’ve served their peers side by side since the day i met them and i’ve yet to run across another couple so selfless. when we met up with them to shoot we knew they would create unique images full of life, love and, we guessed, lots of laughter as well! bottom line, they blew us away. we shot for waaaay longer than we usually do, exploring every inch of piedmont park and utilizing every little bit of beauty we found in the landscape. and we had nothing to worry about because everywhere we stopped beth & lawton infused their contagiously fun personalities into the images! we laughed with them and did our best to create images that highlighted their deep friendship and love; we are so grateful they chose us to capture this time in their lives!

first up, a little goofing off just as we started! beth and lawton are one of those rockin couples you’ve heard about who play together; they’re both very athletic and i know their future will be full of friendly competition!

i love how beth didn’t even hesitate when matt mentioned this next shot; really, she seems to be totally happy anywhere as long as lawton is there to laugh with her!

right on the edge of the park was this old metal building and we spent lots of time there enjoying it as a backdrop!

but we can’t resist the lush greens of the park! we jumped back over when the sun got lower:

there are so many reasons we left this shoot smiling and one of them was this next set of images. after discovering lawton didn’t think he could pull off the cartwheel she suggested, beth proceeded to show him how! the resulting images make me smile:

with a couple as ready for fun and games as beth & lawton there was NO skipping the bright colors of the playground!

we finished up with a few shots with the skyline. classic atlanta!

beth & lawton, we are so happy to be working with you guys! your shoot was such a blast, we know the wedding will be even more awesome and we’re excited we’ll be there front and center (crouched, haha) watching it all happen! you guys rock!