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Aug 15

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mary katherine & nick are married!

By Kate Altmix | Weddings | One Comment

OH, these two. they’re just more perfect together than you can imagine. sometimes, you see a couple and immediately feel that they…just…FIT. mary katherine & nick are this way. it’s hard for even close family and friends to articulate how deep their bond goes, how well they complement one another and just how happy everyone is to see them begin their own family. their comfort level together is tremendous and they really do move as if, one. they are so aware of one another, but it’s not conscious, it’s seen in small movements and following their eyes, they just understand one another so intimately. but even through this connection, there is a shared love of their families and friends. their wedding day was full of sweet vignettes- little conversations ending in laughs or hugs or eye squinting smiles- such a beautiful picture of their life together. it was such an honor to capture it all.

i love this quick moment of mary katherine with her mom. they are SO close and nick has such a great relationship with his mother-in-law. it really does speak volumes for how well he treats her precious daughter! ;)

mary katherine & nick were married at the wimbish house, a beautiful and intimate space in midtown, atlanta. the mansion, now event space, provides an atmosphere of hanging out in the home of the bride and groom- so perfect for mary katherine & nick’s easy going personalities:

these next images are just moments after the recessional. i love how beautifully and peacefully they soak up their union:

mary katherine & nick share a love of literature and their wedding decor certainly reflected that! she chose some of the novels i cherish most as her table markers. i really do love her for that! they also used old champagne and wine bottles to help set the scene- perfect, since they met across a restaurant’s bar!

towards the end of the night their guests gathered on the front porch of the wimbish house and enjoyed cigars and after dinner cocktails. these are some of our favorite images:

as the sun set, guests trickeld back inside for some dancing and socializing before calling it a night. what a beautiful, smoothly orchestrated wedding day. courtesy of the wonderful, nicole halverson fantz.

mary katherine & nick, you guys are awesome together! we wish you the very best and we are confident that you guys have such an amazing future ahead of you! thank you both so much for allowing us into your lives to capture your moments together. :)

Aug 08

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hillary & jon are married!

By Kate Altmix | Weddings | 2 Comments

YOU GUYS. have you ever been to new orleans? because until hillary & jon’s wedding, we had not. and now that we have, we’re in love! and i want to go back already. the food…oh my. i can’t even talk in coherent sentences about it. and then there’s hillary & jon, who we love and adore and call our friends, and what could be better than so many of our favorite things in one place? (besides writing this blog post with a little takeout bag of beignets, obvs.) nothing. so, here we go!

hillary & jon warned us about new orleans- they prepared us for the oppressive heat and rich, delicious, addicting foods. what we were not expecting was the rain. it POURED for at least a portion of every day we were there. not to be daunted, we splashed around the city, ducking into cafes and bakeries ‘when it was raining too hard’ (read: whenever we felt like a pastry). we spent two days getting to know the city and meeting some wonderfully colorful people. by the time hillary & jon’s wedding day arrived we couldn’t wait to pour all of our love for hillary’s home town right into their images.

the beautiful lake pontchartrain:

hillary & jon were married in the chapel of st. martin’s episcopal school, where hillary attended as a child. i love that she decided to start this next chapter of her life in such a meaningful, nostalgic environment.

hillary & jon’s reception was held at the new orleans museum of art– such a stunning setting for their party! they brought in dramatic lighting and bold florals to complete the effect. just before the wedding day, a huge paper installation was set up in their main reception space. it wasn’t at all what hillary had in mind for the centerpiece for her wedding reception but she good-naturedly rolled her eyes and accepted it. really, in looking back over the images, the way their lighting played off the paper made it look like it could have been part of the plan all along. no harm done!

dancing portraits! ;)

hillary & jon snuck away from their guests for a few couple portraits around the museum:

for their send-off at the end of the night, hillary & jon’s friends and family tossed handfulls of dried lavender. it was such a beautiful experience. the air smelled so sweet and floral- i know they’ll always feel bliss whenever they smell lavender from now on. i love the thought of that so much:

hillary & jon, thanks so much for having us! we had such a wonderful time capturing your wedding day and celebrating with you. we wish you guys the very best!

Jun 17

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celan & yves are married!

By Kate Altmix | Weddings | 6 Comments

there is no denying several things about celan & yves’s wedding:

1. it was overflowing with love

2. it was very personally inspired

3. it was the work of an artist

having met celan & yves at heather & matt’s wedding, we had some idea of what awaited us on celan & yves’s wedding day but nothing could really prepare us for the beautiful day we experienced! i have to begin this story by telling you that celan is a painter– an inspired, passionate, fascinating painter. she weaves stunningly rich narratives into a single canvas- something that, as a photographer of life, i value so much. so while i have so much respect for celan, i will also allow myself to feel a certain kinship to her, to the way she sees the world, internalizes it, and then re-shares it in such a beautiful way. so, all of this to say, her wedding day was so special and matt & i really enjoyed allowing ourselves to be swept up and inspired by their love.

my day with celan and her best friends started with a burst of color! all around me were beautiful dresses (celan told her bridesmaids to wear whatever they liked) and overflowing buckets of bright flowers. soon enough every surface of the room was covered in blooms as celan and her ladies created their own bouquets from whatever flowers each girl liked best. while everything coordinated, no two bouquets were alike. each bridesmaid’s personal style and taste shined through- such a wonderful idea!

meanwhile, yves and the guys played a little bocce. and goofed off. it’s always so fun to me to see my images come together with matt’s when we sort them by time- the girls are almost always in the midst of finishing touches while the guys are relaxing in tee shirts playing sports or lounging with a beer. i guess we all prepare differently! ;)

i LOVE this next shot matt took- such an awesome version of a ‘groomsmen portrait:’

now, back to the lovely ladies! i love these images of celan tying ribbon on her bouquet. she is just so engaged in the moment with her best friends- not even one sweet moment slipped past her- she lived in every second! love her style:

celan & yves were married in the historic seney-stovall chapel in athens, ga:

after yves danced an awesome little jig down the asile, he & celan had a quiet moment alone to absorb everything before we started couple portraits around the lovely town of athens and the university:

celan & yves chose to hold their reception at the ga museum of art– could there have been a more perfect venue? for the first part of the evening, all of the galleries were open for the guests to enjoy and explore. celan & yves made a point to take time to enjoy the art together and we were happy to follow them and capture the love they share. but first, a peek into their first dance!