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Jun 12

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marissa & davey are married!

By Kate Altmix | Weddings | 10 Comments

there’s something beautiful about capturing the wedding of another photographer- not only is it a top priority to them that i get my shot but everything is thought out with pictures in mind. from the venue to the schedule, marissa & davey started with photographs and worked backwards. this gave us a brilliant location for images and plenty of time to take them- awesome!

the fact that they are wedding photographers also means that matt & i had EVERY detail before the day of the wedding- which was really fun for me since we all know i LOVE details! we had seen pictures of the bridesmaid’s dresses, knew the colors in the bouquets- davey even sent us a slideshow of images he took at the venue to give us an idea of the space. needless to say when we showed up we were ready!

i met marissa and her family for an intimate morning of hair and makeup before we met up with the bridal party at the venue. it was great to have some time to get to know marissa and her family- she’s quiet and so sweet and the stories she told me about her relationship with davey were so adorable it made me feel even more honored to be capturing their wedding!

here is a little taste of our morning- i love that hair salons always have a few little awesome and kinda bizarre details! this time? marissa = HOT!

meanwhile at the corley mill house! i love the direction in this image:

marissa and davey had an adorable table set up for their guests to write them little notes of encouragement, advice or congratulations. i bet these were so fun to read through after the wedding!

i love this image matt grabbed of davey’s grandmother checking the time just before the ceremony:

every couple has a special way of showing they care for one another- some couples talk about their love while some show it through an affectionate touch- i think all marissa & davey have to do is just LOOK at one other! there’s no denying their powerful connection and love in these next two images!

like i said before, pictures were super important to marissa & davey- which meant that their ceremony ended just in time for us to take their couple images at the most perfect golden hour! well planned, guys!

their reception was such a celebration! tons of their erskine friends reconnected with one another and there was an abundance of hugs and smiles. marissa & davey spent the evening talking to every single one of their guests and enjoying themselves to the fullest! a few of our fave reception shots:

marissa & davey, we are so honored you chose us as your photographers! your wedding day was so perfect and beautiful, we hope you are able to look back through your images and remember the best parts for the rest of your lives. happy marriage!

Jun 04

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introducing: the photobooth

By Kate Altmix | Photo Booth | 25 Comments

since first mentioning the possibility of an altmix photobooth- on twitter of course, the best tool for breaking news and immediate feedback ;) – we’ve received tons of encouragement as well as delighted inquiries from our lovely brides. adding something this huge to our business was a big dream– until now everything that has our name on it has been exclusively handled by one or both of us but we realized if we were going to do this thing right we were going to need help! we talked and talked and finally got up the nerve to buy the necessary equipment just a couple weeks before we were to run the booth for the first time at heather and matt’s wedding! thank you heather and matt for making things happen! everything arrived and we carefully set up the 9′ booth in our teeny living room- though we could no longer see out of any of our windows we were pumped to see the hours of talking and dreaming become a reality right before our eyes…literally, like, RIGHT in front of us.

so today, friends, we OFFICIALLY launch the altmix photobooth…or whatever more clever name we come up with in the next couple weeks…any ideas, please!? i know, i count on you for so much, but really, my pocket thesaurus did nothing for me when i looked up ‘photo’ and ‘booth.’ out of pure frustration i threatened to name it ‘image cubicle’ before i slowly put the thesaurus down, backed away and decided to ask you. TANGENT. anyway, without further babble, i present a few of our favorite images from the first altmix photobooth EVER:

heather just finished up her master’s and matt just finished up his doctorate so we thought books and mustaches were appropriate props to bring- pipe, glasses, birds and pearls completed the look :)

the groom and his mother- shouldn’t every mother/son portrait be this amazing!?

centerpieces make great props too…?!

remember how we said we needed help running this thing? well, thank goodness for crazy college friends! we were so thrilled to have steve and his lovely wife, katherine, along to run the booth and get everyone excited to jump in! they did an amazing job! …and while big things like the cake cutting were happening, they enjoyed the booth themselves- meet steve:

i tackled a straight minute of repeatedly jumping as high as i could to get a picture where the bottom of my feet are in the shot and surprise! no luck. BUT, one of heather’s bridesmaids is a cheerleading coach so i called her over and she helped my dreams come true! isn’t she awesome!?

what do you do when all of your friends steal the props? pull out a dollar, of course:

soooo….what do you think!? :)

May 29

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elizabeth & david are married!

By Kate Altmix | Weddings | 12 Comments

after ten minutes of sitting on our couch, typing no words, let me start with just this- elizabeth & david are classy with a little bit of saucy and massive amounts of fun. they like jazz and theatre, art and film, literature and… the colbert report, the outdoors and all things batman. how could we not immediately LOVE these two!?

we met for a few pictures of hair and makeup before heading to le jardin blanc to meet the other bridesmaids and finish getting ready. after spending the last few hours laughing and chatting with elizabeth i was so excited to meet her best friends- they were all so sweet and so focused on helping and encouraging their friend- it made shooting their relationships such a pleasure! when it came time to put the dress on there was a pause- everyone knew elizabeth was planning on wearing her grandmother’s dress from the 1950s and there really weren’t words for how special that was. we all quietly oooed and ahhhed over the delicate vintage lace and the timeless shape of the dress- it was perfect for elizabeth. as she put it on and zipped it up, it hugged her figure- so similar to her grandmother’s sixty years ago- i looked around at teary eyes and big smiles and fell in love with my job all over again.

after a few moments of absorbing the fact that she was indeed in a wedding dress and getting married in a few short hours, elizabeth was ready to see david. they planned on taking some time to connect before the ceremony and it was the perfect time for us to grab some images. but first! the stunning elizabeth as her mom placed her veil- i just love how she looks so peaceful and happy:

they were both beyond excited to finally see one other but it took elizabeth a few seconds of recomposure before she could start walking down the stairs. i love witnessing these first few moments- the emotion is so beautiful. first up, matt’s view from downstairs:

and my view from upstairs:

we took some time to explore the gardens and found some great spots! the rain came down lightly but neither of then cared in the least! here are a few of our favorites:

don’t you love how this bluish metal contrasts with her stunning red hair!? i’m in love:

back inside david and elizabeth shared notes they’d written to each other for their wedding day. i love this series of elizabeth reading, and, sidenote: HER DRESS IS AMAZING!

i love how dramatic the lighting in this image of elizabeth peeking out as guests start to arrive:

laura, elizabeth’s sister and best friend, stole a look back before walking out to the garden and down the aisle.

how perfectly adorable was their ceremony?! shaded by a huge tree that acted as a bit of an umbrella and backed by a vintage window salvaged just for this purpose, i love everything about it!

‘for the first time!’ love the excitement here:

we took just a few more minutes for portraits after the ceremony- how could we resist!?

the rain held off for the outdoor reception and the party started right away! a few toasts were given before the cake cutting, and the rest of the evening was marked with crazy dancing and laughter atop a perfect black and white checkered dance floor! it was a great evening! but first the toasts:

ahhh, the mother/son dance. so emotional and sweet:

here, elizabeth’s parents hug the new couple just before they danced to the final song. elizabeth’s mom is such a funny person, always ready with a joke or quip but i love her emotion in this shot:

and the last dance. love this shot- the expressions, the colors, the clarity- everything:

elizabeth & david, thank you so so much for asking us to be part of your day. everything and everyone was so genuine and natural and beautiful, we were so happy to be capturing it all. best wishes to you both in marriage and grad school!

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marissa & davey are married!

introducing: the photobooth

elizabeth & david are married!