Melinda and JJ were married on a Sunday in Athens, Georgia. there are so many little details that i loved about this wedding but let me start with when the bride was getting ready. All of the bridesmaids showed up in the cutest dresses made by Melinda's mom...as well as the flowers girl's dress. then i discovered that her brother (the handsome young chap in the photo below) did all of the hair and makeup for all of the girls. then i found out they were from california (which always gives us a warm fuzzy feeling to be with some west coasters). THEN they decided to get dressed in this well lit room with all of these slightly dated (some more than others) portraits of these men with odd smiles on their faces.

Melinda made a stunning bride

duck

a little dance practice

a favorite

i hope you feel as good as this turkey...

*we had a incredible thanksgiving with our gracious friends,Jesse and Thom, whom we met when we photographed their wedding this last year in Mexico. They live in NYC but happen to spend every thanksgiving in Atlanta at the Schindler's house. To top off the wonderfulness of home cooking and good friends, they are all mostly vegetarians and vegans so the meal was right up our alley! Thank you Schindlers, Olivers and ArmDongs for such a fun holiday filled with good food, wine, apple cider, a "field roast", two rooms connected by a really long table, wii, 6 dogs, a new friend for gracyn, and a long game of trivial pursuit.

jesse and thom got the skinny seats where there wasn't much room between the doorway and table. they both fit nicely but were unable to eat a large meal. they were really excited about it....as seen in photo above! here are a couple more from earlier in the day...

gracyn brought flowers and i brought a whole bunch of bread...but was gazing at my favorite book Jamie At Home and dreaming about recipes i'll one day have time to make : )

Jessica and Jeff had a beautiful fall wedding at frogtown winery. i had been discussing the details of this wedding with several of the wedding coordinaters prior to the wedding. every little detail they had in mind really made an incredible whole. every inch of the reception was thought of. we had such a great time with jeff and jessica and their lovely bridal party! Congrats J+J!

the sexy ladies!

the bride in her beauty!

the wedding party:

this little boy was so cute...totally fascinated with the lights.

if i had a "sweet couple award" these guys would be the first couple to get one! they have a long, lovely future ahead of them. Not only were they so kind to each other but they were so wonderful to everyone who was around them. Whit and i had already connected with them at the engagement shoot. Thank you for hosting such a beautiful wedding that whitney and i could admire through our camera lens!

the guys were practicing drinking beers...

while the girls were practicing holding their flowers...

stunning!

the proof is in the shoes. i love this shot!

the miller family...top notch family! we have photographed them for years and its so fun to see how they change each year. one thing does stay consistent- they like black and white photos in the studio. we always look forward to seeing this wonderful family!