it is rare that we meet a couple for the first time on their wedding day; we usually at least grab coffee, tour their venue together or take engagement photos. so when the rare times occur and we first meet on the day of, i’m always nervous. and nerves don’t suit me. i get rather spastic really and words come out of my mouth before i’ve completely thought them through. luckily i know this about myself so as i walked into the salon to meet kristy i gave myself a good pep talk consisting mostly of ‘man up, kate!’ i flicked around my settings until they were what i assumed would work inside of the salon- knowing of course i’d be readjusting in mere minutes when i actually got up the courage to enter. it turns out i’d beat them all there and as the bridesmaids arrived it was easy to relax and chat and shoot. when kristy got there i couldn’t wait to meet her. i’d heard so many good things from her best friends that i knew we were all in for a fabulous day.
kristy is thoughtful, organized, passionate about her friends and family and she is in love with tom. matt and i spent the day getting to know kristy and tom and both of their families- it wasn’t long before i felt like i had known them forever. despite the current insane traffic patterns in augusta ga, everyone was encouraging and excited- our kind of people!
now let’s get started on the images! first up we have one of my favorite composite images ever. i know it’s kinda unorthodox and a little bizarre but to me it just fits.
kristy had seriously incredible eyelashes- the kind everyone in the world is jealous of. including me- my response was to just take lots of pictures:
the very lucky groom:
kristy had organized a driver to take all of her wedding party to the augusta botanical gardens before the ceremony for portraits- excellent idea! it was really exciting to take our time and get some creative shots. here are a few of our faves of kristy & tom:
next it was onto the ceremony. the church didn’t allow flash photography so we are quite indebted to the gentleman with the point and shoot who provided a nice edge for this next photo :)
the reception was in the ballroom of the hotel where the guests (being mostly from out of town) were staying that evening. just one of the many examples of kristy thinking of her guests and making sure their visit was carefree.
i’ve talked before about how much i love taking images that look like jewels to me- here’s an example!
a perk of the reception site/hotel:
there was some seriously crazy dancing at this wedding! matt even asked the dj for a copy of the playlist- it was so full of songs we loved but hadn’t heard in ages!
yup, that’s the groom, being bounced into the air by the interlocking hands of his best friends- simply hilarious!
the night ended with tom’s grandfather leading everyone in ‘new york, new york.’ it began acapella but was quickly picked up by the dj. it was the perfect way to end the night- everyone locking arms, singing at the top of their lungs (somewhat) directed by grandpa. awesome.
kristy & tom, you organized an amazing day. everything was warm and family oriented- what a great way to celebrate your marriage! thank you for everything and best wishes!