matt & i first met lauren in october of 2009. she was the on-site coordinator for kyle & chris’s piedmont park wedding and she was SO on the ball and ready to help and answer any question we might have. she helped their wedding run exactly the way she’d imagined it and even though we were busy shooting at the time, we couldn’t help but notice how relaxed kyle was thanks to lauren’s behind the scenes genius! a year later, we were so excited to hear from lauren regarding her own wedding-how flattering to be sought out by someone who knows the industry so well! we set a time to grab drinks with lauren & charles and immediately saw how perfect they are together. their strengths complement one another’s so well and we had a great happy hour discussing everything from our ‘children’ (puppies), to our shared love of athens, to scotch. :)
we knew their wedding day would be perfection- between lauren’s experience as the director of sales at the piedmont room and her decision to bring on the ever-fabulous eliana, of ellyb events, there was no question. (also, krispy kreme was involved and no one is going to argue that fresh doughnuts don’t make even perfection just a little bit sweeter!) lauren & charles have such a timeless, classic style about them and their wedding day reflected that in every way. lauren’s sleek hairstyle and light, clean makeup allowed her natural beauty to shine though- everything about her seemed perfect and effortless.
meanwhile, charles and his closest friends and family spent the afternoon reminiscing and sipping scotch:
when we all arrived at the church, lauren and her best friends passed the last few minutes happily- singing and laughing over shared memories and applying finishing touches before the ceremony.
prior to their wedding day, lauren & charles talked to us about taking all of their portraits together at night. we were all for it! we explained the style of the images would be different- darker and more dramatic- and they were excited to go for it! my favorite image from their outdoor portraits is the first image of this blog post but i really love the drama of all of the shots.
then it was on to the piedmont room for their reception!
my favorite.
appropriately, lauren & charles left their reception in a flurry of snow! even though we’ve had such a mild january, for a moment, it was really winter. :)
lauren & charles, thank you so much for including us in your fabulous wedding day! we had a great time witnessing and capturing your beautiful day!