Rachel and Joe were married on a gorgeous Easter Sunday at Rhodes Hall, the only castle in Atlanta! It was a lot of fun capturing their big day!

On to the photos! I had a lot of favorites, so be forewarned!
Ty Hill of Elite Signature Services and her fabulous team made the day run smoothly! Atlanta brides, if you are looking for an amazing coordinator, contact her!

Dress by LaRaine’s Bridal

I love love loved Rachel’s ‘Something Blue!’ killer heels from Kate Spade!

Darryl of Darryl Wiseman Flowers and his fabulous team had the place smelling heavenly and looking beautiful!

Rachel, you’re gorgeous!

First kiss as husband and wife!

They walked down Peachtree Street for the recessional! I love this shot!

We headed up to the rooftop for these shots!

Avante Catering was amazing! Check out this set-up!

Rachel and Joe opted for a Wedding Cupcake Cake from Chocolate Pink Cafe! They were delicious!

DJ Question from Allthatmusik provided the sounds for the night! He was amazing!

My second shooter, Monica Peace, got this sweet shot! I love it!

Rachel and Joe, thank you for letting us capture your big day! You are such a sweet couple, surrounded by people who love you dearly and I wish you nothing but the best!

Fred and Felicia were married at The Villa on Veteran’s Day, and I felt really lucky to document such a special time for them! Unfortunately, it rained the whole day, but we definitely got creative with lighting and had a great time!

Enough blabbing and onto some favorite photographs from their day:

Ladybugs for luck This little one was hanging out on Felicia’s wedding dress when I came in to photograph it:

Her bouquet was by Divine Designs and Events:

Isn’t Felicia stunning? I don’t think she can take a bad photograph, ever! Nik of FacesbyNiki did a great job of enhancing Felicia’s beauty and AMAZING cheekbones!

The wildly talented Julie Napear assisted me for the day! She did a great job capturing Fred and the fellas getting ready:

Felicia and Fred, thank you SO much for allowing me to be present on your day! I wish you two nothing but blessings in your union and I feel so lucky to know such amazing people who have such a genuine love for each other!

For more photos, click here!

Okay…so I fibbed! Grad school’s caught up with me in the worst way and I’ve been meaning to share this wedding with you for a while, so enjoy!

In September (yes, THAT is how behind I am! Shame on me!) I got to hang with Wale of WalePhotos, his masterful lens, and perhaps theeeee CLASSIEST wedding party EVER and assist him in shooting Uche and Lekan’s big day (and eat some DELICIOUS African food)! Check out his blog for some goodies!

Here are a few of my favorites

Something I got to do that I HARDLY ever get to do was HANG OUT WITH THE BOYS! What a great group of guys!

DAPPER!

I love a couple that dances down the aisle!

Later that evening they had an outfit change.

At some point I recall putting my camera down and getting my groove on! I had such a GREAT time! Thanks again to Wale, for allowing me to spend the day with such a great bunch of people!

A few years ago, a friend asked me to photograph her wedding. I remember how nervous I was, how I planned almost a year in advance with her, getting advice from many mentors along the way, and praying that I’d be able to provide images for her that would last a lifetime. Prayer, prayer prayer, and lots of prayer. That day, I felt like adrenaline, and good feelings, and especially love kept me going. I didn’t even feel exhausted when the evening ended. To this day, I still feel that way. When my equipment’s packed up and I’m hugging the bride and groom and wishing them well on their honeymoon. Love keeps me going.

Truth be told, weddings are my favorite moment in life to photograph. I get to meet such amazing couples, hear their story, and get challenged to document their love story. No two stories are alike.

I always pray before I get out of the car and lug my equipment to where the bride is getting ready, that I will be able to use a talent that God has blessed me with, to help the couple always remember their day. Prayer, prayer, prayer, and more prayer.

Here are some of my favorites along the journey…

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There’s a saying I believe in: if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. My ‘work’ has been a journey of love stories. Love keeps me going. My only hope is that the journey continues. Prayerfully, of course.

There are too many happy moments in our lives, fueled by love, to dwell on the less than savory ones.

I hope love keeps you all going as well.

I’ve known Vanessa since we were in the 6th grade! We had a ridiculous obsession with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (don’t hate, we were cool , and I was soooo excited to shoot her wedding!

They were married at St. Rita Parish in Alexandria, and their reception was at the Capitol Hill Club in DC. Oh homesickness!

Anyway, here are some of my favorite shots from the day:

Okay, does anybody check out the Sartorialist blog? Cause ummm…the boys were the DEFINITION OF DAPPER. Erick’s combination of texture and colors = YES.

WHAT!

And the ladies were GORG! Some of them you might be familiar with

I think this is the moment where I teared up! Doesn’t she look beautiful!?

They look so happy here

I love how Vanessa incorporated yellow into her wedding. BTW this cake was GOOD!

I’ve been on a weird shadow kick as of late

Erick will NEVER forget their anniversary! Yay Vanessa!

Familiarity? A wedding with my former brides! Evelyn (my FIRST WEDDING EVER!), and Jen! I think I look a little like an Anime character in this photograph but it’s cute! Shoutout to bridesmaid Crystal for snapping this!

Vanessa and Erick, I”m SO glad that you’ve found love in each other, and thank you for letting me be a part of your day! I hope you have an amazing time on your honeymoon!

To view more photos, click HERE!

Wanakhavi is good friend of mine (and awesome videographer/photographer), and asked if I would help out and shoot his brother and future sister-in-law’s wedding and I happily obliged! They were married at Villa Christina on Friday and the day couldn’t have been any more perfect. I did about four Go Away Rain Dances the night before, and God really looked out for Tamara and Kofi because those dark clouds that brought fistfuls of heavy rain the days before disappeared that afternoon! Yay!

Here are some sneak peeks, I’m going to post more later today but I brought the wrong hard drive to school (yes…I’m in class right now!).

Dress from Brides by Demetrious:

Tamara has a grace about her that I wish she could package up and sell! She was SO calm, on a day when most of us are a ball of nerves and excitement!

I will say, one of my favorite favorite favorite moments when shooting a wedding is when the bride gets into her dress. It’s like this moment of excitement, tension, nerves, and then, surprisingly, a wave of calm once the last tie on that dress is done.

One of the two flower girls. They were SO cute!

ALL, and I mean ALL of the bridesmaids were GORGEOUS, see?

I love love loved the details Tamara and Kofi put into their big day! Pink, black and white = one of my favorite color combinations!

A little fun with off camera lighting

FAVORITE!

Tamara and Kofi, THANK YOU so much for letting me document your big day! I had an amazing time, and met some of the most gracious people in ATL

More to come! I promise!

Jen and Dennis first caught eyes at the Johnson Center, on the GMU campus, through a mutual friend. A few days later she invited him to go out on the town with a group of friends, including the one that introduced them.  Strangely, Dennis showed up without the matchmaker friend. A minor fender bender didn’t ruin the evening; serendipitously, at the end of the night, Dennis asked Jen to call him so he’d know she had gotten home safely.

Dennis later revealed to her that he called his matchmaker friend to meet up and only had let the phone ring once, because he wanted to spend more time alone with Jen!

Jen knew that there was something very special about Dennis, and gradually, their friendship grew to love.  He proposed to her on her birthday, surrounded by her friends and family…can we say, BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!

I had the pleasure of photographing their wedding day with Susan Solo, and we had such an awesome time!

Okay disclaimer, this is a grillion photo blog post! I had a looooot of favorites! I might add more because I keep going through the photos and saying ‘Oooh! Love it!’

Gettin’ (more) gorgeous at M.A.C. Fair Oaks!

A little bling

They were married at Warrenton Baptist Church:

Susan is awesome!

What a GREAT looking bunch!

FAVORITE!

Susan ROCKS:

A little flash fun:

The reception was held at Stonewall Golf Club. This cake was amazing, right?

Another favorite! I love the way he’s looking at her.

Jen and Dennis, thank you sooooo much for letting us capture your day! I hope you have an awesome time on your honeymoon!

To view the slideshow, click HERE!

Hey there! So…I’m in the airport and I’d figure I’d share some of the stuff I did this week. I miss home, but I’m glad to be going back to Atlanta!

Of course, I hung out with this guy:

Watched my brother and father partake in some friendly pool competition:

Read a book on the Metro:

Learned that patrons gotta use faith:

Hirshhorned:

Got to meet Chance and Laurence for the first time (and again, in May! So excited!)

And hung out with an awesome couple yesterday!

More to come! Bout to board my plane!

Hi internets! I’ve missed you sooooooooo much! So the move was interesting, we are officially in Atlanta…I’ll post the adventures in a later blog entry, because I’m dying to share more images from Kathy and Mike’s big day on Nov. 15! They were married at St. Raymond of Penafort, and had a lovely reception at The Villa. Susan Solo, a freakin awesome photographer, second shot their special day with me

Okay I’m hushing up

Kathy and Mike, my g-chat buddies I’m so glad that I’ve met you two, er three (Achilles is family too!). You are such a great couple and I’m so happy that we got the opportunity to document your special day! Thankyathankya!

UPDATE: View the slideshow here!

Kathy and Mike were married this past Saturday. I’ll be back with more…we’re on our way to Atlanta by way of Charlotte!

BRB!