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!

This is by far THE longest I’ve gone without updating my blog! Apologies to my readers, it’s been quite a hectic quarter!

However, I have great news! I’m shooting a boudoir marathon! Earlier this month I teamed up with Angel of Sultry Soiree and we had an amazing time shooting some of the lovely ladies in her class! It made for some amazing Valentine’s Day gifts!

I really enjoy boudoir photography, because I think all women, no matter what shape or size, should feel beautiful. We ALL are!

Anyway, we had such a blast with the girls at the Gates House in Columbus, that we’re doing it again, in Columbus and ATLANTA! I’m super excited about this! This is a GREAT gift to give your husbands, fiances, and significant others!

We’ll be shooting March 13 in Columbus, and March 14 in Atlanta, and slots fill up quickly so ladies, make sure you sign up soon!

Here’s a sneak peek from the shoot!

Last month I got to meet a fabulous couple, Rachel and Joe, and we spent a perfect autumn afternoon at Piedmont Park! The weather couldn’t have been more perfect and the colors of leaves were SO beautiful! They’re getting married next year in a CASTLE in Atlanta and I’m uber excited about documenting their big day! Here are some of my favorites from their engagement session:

FAVORITE FAVORITE!

Rachel is gonna make a GORGEOUS bride!

Aren’t they a sweet couple? Rachel and Joe, thank you for letting me hang out with you two! I had a great time making you climb trees and kiss!

To view more photos from their session 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!

Okay so my blog posts are going to be a little out of order because I wanted to share these images with you first!

My good friend Charisse ran away from DC to Atlanta about a year before we did and she’s a wildly talented teacher of Afro-Cuban dance, (and she makes DELICIOUS black-eyed peas, greens and mashed sweet potatoes) and I’m sure if you show up to the D.A.I.R. Project on Thursdays from 7:30-9ish, you’ll definitely have an amazing time. There is a small fee, 12 bucks, but it’s definitely worth it!

I had the opportunity to document her dance classes when she was in DC and jumped for joy when I found out that she is teaching classes in Atlanta and needed to come up for air a little from school (I realized last week I spent on average about 12 hours a day there!), I grabbed my camera and headed out

Here are a few of my favorites:

Charisse!

Sekou Alaje and his drummers:

Okay, I’d definitely recommend seeing the SLIDESHOW!<—Click!

Apologies for not updating sooner. We’ve been horribly busy packing! Yes, that’s right! We’re moving to Atlanta in NINETEEN DAYS! I can hardly believe it. I’m going to miss DC and all the lovely friends I’ve made, but I’ll BRB I have a few very cool weddings in the D of C in 2009 so I can run up to the Washington Monument and kiss the cool marble and go to Julia’s Empanadas and enjoy a warm Jamaican Patty and go to the Corcoran and Hishhorn and stare at art for hours up and DEFINITELY catch up with errybody (yes, DC slang right there)!

Anywho, I’ll save my reminiscing for when I’m actually gone and tell you about Becca and Adrian’s big day. This was a wedding shot for Julie Napear, my buddy and awesome photographer, and when I met Becca I knew we’d hit it off immediately. She and Adrian are such a sweet couple, and we counted down the moooonnnths to their big day with lots of emails back and forth and much needed happy hours

Finally the big day came and I gotsta snapping

She got the nicest gifts for her bridesmaids; a sterling silver bracelet with their names engraved!

Lovely shoes by Kate Spade, something borrowed from her mama’s jewelery box, and the lovely lovely (heavy! Becca is a TROOPER, because it had lots and lots of gorgeous layers!) dress. Hair and makeup were done by Cynthia and Courtney of Earth Diva.

One of my favorite shots of the day!

Becca and Adrian, it has been awesome to get to know you two this year congratulations!

Last night I got to see one of my favorite up and coming artists, Janelle Monae, in the D.C. area, no less

She’s an independent artist hailing from Atlanta by way of Kansas, got her break with Outkast, did her own thing and started the indie label the Wondaland Arts Society, and recently signed with Bad Boy, so I’m positive she will be a familiar name and (hopefully) change the state of music.

Her sound is a mix of everything, I think, and the kitchen sink, her band is amazing, and when I think nobody’s watching, I sing out loud (and loudly) to her CD in my car (and not to toot my own horn, but you’re looking at an All County Chorus finalist, for Lake Ridge Middle School, REPRESENT), and hope that whoever’s looking at me rock out doesn’t think I’m having a seizure or anything. But I’m certain that all other Janelle Monae fans have similar reactions to her music, so it’s whatevs  

Anyway, some snapshots from the evening