1st Picks: Jenn + Billy

It’s that time of the year! We are INSANELY busy over here, editing, ordering, designing… every year when fall rolls around I’m reminded why we never get around to sending out Christmas cards! :)

Because we have so many fabulous couples waiting to see their photos, and because we can’t finish EVERYTHING before the holidays, we’re upping the number of 1st Picks to show 10 or more of our favorite from the wedding day. Jenn and Billy are the lucky couples to start this trend, with 13 shots that we LOVED at first site! These are only from the first half of the day — portraits and ceremony. The PARTY will come later!

Jenn and Billy, you guys are AWESOME, and we’re SOOOOOOOOOO happy for you two! We hope you love this little sneak peak of your photos!

To start, we pulled some of our favorite getting ready shots.  I LOVE Jenn’s face here and she messes with her hair.


Anne’s shot

Okay, so it’s HIS WEDDING DAY, and he’s WRITING HIS VOWS.  This man does stuff last-minute, but he does do it well!  He and Jenn spoke beautiful, heartfelt words to one another during their ceremony.


Dan’s shot

Jenn’s mom helping her get her veil in place.  (Yes, that’s her mom, not her sister!)


Anne’s shot

Billy checks his watch…


Dan’s shot

We had TONS of time with Jenn and Billy before their ceremony for portraits!  HOORAY!  Seriously, THE best way to get LOTS and lots of great portraits!

I especially love the next series: same location; two different points of view.


Anne’s shot


Dan’s shot


Anne’s shot


Dan’s shot

Hello, beautifuls!


Anne’s shot


Anne’s shot

I am IN LOVE with this picture.  Billy was hidden backstage before the ceremony, praying, worshipping, fighting nerves…


Dan’s shot

I also love this photo: just the tail end of Jenn’s looooooooooong, beautiful train as she walks down the stairs with her dad.


Dan’s shot

Last but not least… Jenn and Billy gave explicit orders that we not only could, but SHOULD go wherever we needed/wanted/felt like in order to get great ceremony photos.  We’re always scared to be too obtrusive, but we did our best to follow their instructions without stealing the show.  ;)  Thankfully the backstage area gave us lots of opportunities to sneak up for great shots.  This one of the unity candle is my favorite of my photos from their ceremony:


Anne’s shot

More to come!!!

1st Picks: Brooke + Jonathan

We were blessed to spend last weekend in Charleston, South Carolina celebrating Brooke and Jonathan’s wedding!  The weather was more perfect that perfect, and the love Brooke and Jonathan have for one another was completely contagious!

Here’s Brooke, about to walk down the aisle, tearing up as she looks at her husband-to-be, waiting for her at the other end.

They’re married!

The sun was setting as their ceremony came to a close…

Brooke and Jonathan were SO excited to find out that their white tent had been replaced with a clear-top tent.  Here they are, dancing their first dance under the stunning Charleston night sky.

We can’t wait to share more with you!

1st Picks: Erin + Bill

A quick sneak peek from Erin and Bill’s wedding in Albany, Georgia!

How gorgeous is this family?  LOVE IT!

Anne: Erin and Bill, now you know why it took me a few extra minutes to get your rings back to you.  I had to clean the sticky  muffin off of them.  :D

We hope you two enjoyed Vegas!  Can’t wait to see you again soon!  :D

1st Picks: Tera + Brett

We have so many wonderful images from Tera and Brett’s wedding! Fun portraits, and people laughing and hugging and celebrating… here are just three photos that we loved — a quick sneak peek into their wedding day.

Superheroes:

One Ring:

The Last Frame of the Night:

More to come!

1st Picks: Rebecca+ Will

Rebecca and Will’s wedding was the first in a two-wedding weekend for us! They were amazingly laid-back and SO in love with one another. Here’s a sneak pick, with three of our favorite images from the day:


Rebecca and her dad share a moment just before walking down the aisle.


Rebecca and Will’s rings and one of their gorgeous letterpress invitations.


The first dance, with huge balloons in the background. The balloons celebrated their theme, “You Are My Sunshine.”

More to come!

1st Picks: Pauline + Garry

We’re a little belated in sharing Pauline and Garry’s 1st Picks from their Washington, D.C. wedding. We got back to Atlanta last Monday, and it took us a few days to get our act together after being out of town for several days!

The trip was AMAZING. I won’t go into all of it here, but suffice it to say that we will definitely go back to D.C. again, and we will definitely call Pauline and Garry to meet us for lunch!

Here are a few favorites from their wedding day…


Pauline is Russian, so she and Garry incorporated some touches from her home country in their decor.


Portraits at the Jefferson Memorial!


This photo just feels dreamlike. That’s why it’s here. :)


We don’t usually post a shot like this as a 1st Pick, but we LOVE the purple color palette Pauline and Garry chose!

More to come!