This wedding was an absolute blast to photograph! Matt Yung invited me to shoot with him again, and I am so glad that he did because Ralph and Laurie are such a fun, incredible couple. We started and finished the day at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Smyrna, and their wedding ceremony took place at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Atlanta.
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of shooting with my buddy Mark Turner in Peachtree City, Ga. Tony and Kelly are such genuine, kind people, and it was a special treat for me to be able to document their celebration and their worship during the Catholic mass.
The kid on the left cracked me up.
This was one of the sweetest moments I’ve ever seen. When the music that Kelly entered to began to play, Tony closed his eyes and began to pray quietly. When he heard the doors open, his face lit up with a smile.
He kept his eyes closed until she was just a few feet from him, then he looked up to see his beautiful bride.
After the ceremony we stepped outside for a few portraits, the we headed to the Wyndham for the reception.
Thanks, Mark, for inviting me to celebrate Tony & Kelly’s wedding with you guys. It was so much fun!
When asked how she wanted her wedding day to be remembered, Dana responded, “I want it to be a party worth coming to town for.” And what a party it was! Dana and Brian were married Saturday night at the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, Ga. The ceremony started at 7:30, so the sun had set long before we had a chance to head outside for pictures. Luckily, these guys loved the idea of having their portraits done with the lamplit streets of downtown as their background. Before they headed off to the reception, I was able to grab a few shots of them with their getaway car.
The reception was held at the Wyndham Hotel in Midtown. Brian and Dana waltzed around the floor for their first dance, and when they finished the DJ kicked up the music and the dance floor was flooded with people. I love music and dancing, so I was right at home with this group. They danced long into the evening in celebration of their new lives together, and once the reception came to a close we headed out into the courtyard to grab a few more images of the couple alone. Somewhere in there I snuck away to have some fun photographing the rings, as well.
