I already blogged about Chelsea and Michael’s engagement session, so it’s no surprise how much I adore these two. Their wedding turned out to be a fittingly lovely festivity (say that three times fast)!

Sometimes we get really, really lucky and get to work with really, really sweet people who ALSO have a BOMB wedding day.

Jaelen and Brian married at Copey Creek in Clarkesville, Georgia - a stunning, bright modern barn that overlooks the North Georgia mountains.

Chelsea and Michael were a referral from a sweet bridesmaid who was in a wedding I shot last summer. Chelsea sent me the kindest inquiry, and I knew we were going to hit it off right away. I wanted our shoot to represent the couple (they love coffee and nature) and their aesthetic: modern, artistic, and beautiful. We scouted a great coffee shop and a cemetery (stick with me here) for their locations.

I was privileged to work with a team of incredible artists and vendors for this winter styled shoot in the mountains of Limestone, Tennessee. I photographed a wedding day that ran until midnight (not a normal occurrence!), slept a few hours, and then got in the car with Adam and we headed north to Tennessee. We were running on fumes from the big wedding day before, but we were so excited and ready to create!

After a spring full of postponements and cancellations due to the novel coronavirus, I was SO happy to photograph a wedding again! Sarah and Richard’s wedding was scheduled for March, right when social distancing was mandated and large gatherings were banned. Sadly, they had to make the difficult decision to postpone their wedding for June, but they sure did make the BEST out of an unexpected situation.

Let’s take this back a bit. Maybe you got engaged a year ago or a few months ago. You’ve been dreaming up your big, huge wedding: the venue, the decor, the guest list.

And then the unprecedented happened: a pandemic. Who would have thought?!

The impact of the novel coronavirus has left so many couples and families to make difficult decisions. Should we postpone? Should we cancel? Should I even be planning a wedding right now?

I’m often asked by clients if an engagement session is necessary. For some couples, this shoot is a clear decision because perhaps they’re planning Save the Date announcements, or maybe they just want some beautiful photos together to celebrate the occasion!