over the past few years that we’ve been in business matt and i have slowly adapted to planning everything in life about a year in advance. special occasion weekends are permanently blacked out and we are always googling weekend festivals and events we want to attend only to find out that they haven’t even set a date yet! planning so far in advance works for most things but every once in a while we find ourselves looking at a blocked off date with a decision to make. luckily, in this case, that decision was a BREEZE. so, instead of running the grueling publix georgia half marathon we had on the calender, we very quickly changed that to shooting sarah & jonathan’s wedding celebration. so for that, and many other reasons, i love them. :)
people often ask us about our favorite weddings and we always give the same answer- the best weddings are the ones where people have the time of their lives- dancing, laughing and enjoying every single second of the day. from now on we may just send them the link to sarah & jonathan’s wedding. seriously, it was so awesome. sarah & jonathan are so blessed to have such deep, beautiful relationships with their friends and families and also for their friends and families to be so close to one another! capturing the love and unity around us was almost overwhelming! in such a good way. ;) everyone laughed from the depths of their bellies and big tears were always accompanied by even bigger grins. there was an almost tangible excitement that ran through their wedding day; from beginning to end it was an honor to be there to capture it.
matt’s first stop of the day was one of our favorite spots in atlanta, brick store. jonathan and a few of his groomsmen spent the first part of his wedding day just as any good beer-company-in-planning executive should.
meanwhile the ladies were laughing and awwing as they asked sarah to recount her engagement story. from there they reminisced about all that led them to where they were that day and there were sweet hugs and smiles and more laughter and not even a hint of anxiety among them!
sarah & jonathan decided to see one another before their ceremony so we could take our time with couple portraits, yess!
sarah & jonathan chose to get married at the same church where her parents were married which is just so meaningful! when we arrived at the church after couple portraits, sarah’s mom pulled us aside and showed us this perfect little room where she had one of her own wedding portraits taken. sarah & jonathan were up for a few more and we are so so glad! these are some of our favorite images from their day!
sarah & jonathan’s reception at the old decatur courthouse started on a high and stayed there. their first dance song was brilliantly performed by a couple of their close friends and after the cheering from that moment died down jonathan’s masterfully created playlist began. and continued. all night. it was fabulous.
sarah & jonathan brought some props to pass around once the dancing really got started- GREAT idea! everyone loved it:
sarah & jonathan, thanks so so much for allowing us to be part of such a wonderful day! we are SO excited for you guys and we hope to hang out soon and hear about your st. john getaway!