Congratulations Rachel & Blake!

A few weeks ago we met Rachel and Blake on the local city square for their engagement session. I knew from the beginning this was to be a special day, so relaxed with each other and with us. What a fun time we had!

A few days later we met Rachel, her mom, Dee, and the maid of honor, Ashley, near the church for a bridal session. Even though the beautiful bridge was a major thoroughfare for golf carts, we made some wonderful images there. After another location nearby, Ashley suggested a fire station. Blake is a paramedic and Rachel is a nurse so we all said, "Let's go!" The guys at the station couldn't have been any nicer moving the engine and ambulance for us and even turning on the lights!





















































Their beautiful wedding day began on the golf course for me. I caught up with Blake and his wedding party on the 8th hole and I took some action shots using our big sports lens. Since there was a shortage of golf carts I could only follow a few holes on foot, but it was fun. No visible signs of stress for these guys. In the meantime, Lisa photographed the hair and makeup sessions with the ladies at the hair salon.





















The stained glass windows in the church filtered some lovely light for the ceremony.

Another wonderful day doing what we love, recording the first day of history in the lives of Rachel and Blake as husband and wife. May God Bless you! It was a great day and thank you for letting us be a part of it.

Randy

Congratulations to Patrice and Jhamal!

I overheard Lisa telling someone yesterday about this week's wedding, "Classy...everything was very classy."

Saturday morning found Lisa at the bride's house capturing the getting ready shots while I was at the hotel room with a calm groom, Jhamal. Thankfully, there was no chance of rain this day. We had a big day planned with lots of outdoor photography.

The ceremony was held in the historic Auburn Avenue area of Atlanta at the Lady of Our Lourdes Catholic Church. On Friday, I attended the rehearsal to get all of the details, church rules, and checked on the lighting. This, again, proved to be invaluable for planning what equipment we would need.

I arrived ahead of the guys in their limo and a quick call from Lisa told me the bride was on her way riding in a classic Rolls Royce Limo. Oh, yes, this is the way to arrive!

A quick drive to the Buckhead area led us to the reception held at the lovely Anthony's Fine Dining. Lisa and I could get used to this place! The grounds are filled with areas to photograph and even though the temperature was well into the 90's, Patrice and Jhamal let us take shot after shot. These photographs screamed "portfolio!" as soon as we squeezed the shutters!

Reflecting on Patrice and Jhamal's special day, I cannot think of a better word to describe the day except, "classy." Thank you, guys! Enjoy your honeymoon!

Randy