Venue: Bucuti Beach Resort Aruba
Dress: Watters

I’ve traveled a great deal this year to shoot weddings and engagement sessions, but nowhere quite as beautiful as Aruba! From the moment I stepped foot in my hotel room and found a goody bag waiting for me, Lily + Lars treated me and my family like their guests. It was such a great experience working with these guys as they’re such amazing people to be around.

Aruba was the perfect setting for their beautiful wedding on the beach. The weather was fantastic, and the scenery is picturesque.

I have so many favorites from this wedding that I’m going to break this post into 2 parts. The first part is the wedding day itself, while the second part will be the Day After Session where we get a bit more, ummm, wild. The second part will be going up tomorrow, so be sure and check back for that!

How cute are these wedding trolls? Word is that these trolls travel from wedding couple to wedding couple bestowing goodness all around… a bit like a wedding photographer such as myself I’d imagine…

Karen + Patrick got married in Atlanta, GA at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Karen had to be the most relaxed bride I have ever shot. Just before the ceremony I found her relaxing upstairs with her dad with a huge smile. She wore that smile the entire day.

However, my favorite part of the day by far was when her brothers performed an amazing dancing rendition of “My Little Buttercup”.

Thank you both for allowing me to be a part of your lives!

Ceremony: Callaway Gardens
Reception: Virginia Hand Callaway Discover Center
Cake: Cakes by Susan

Ryan + Todd are just the sorts of people who you know are cooler than you. I had that sneaking suspicion when I shot their engagement session, and it was definitely confirmed when I saw their first dance. These guys do swing like it’s meant to be done – loose, spontaneous, but totally in control of the beat. I tip my hat to both of you – not only are you two amazingly fun people, but you’re also cooler than I’ll ever be.

Thank you for letting me be a part of your lives guys!

I hate to sound self-indulgent, but I rocked the socks off of this wedding in Aruba! I can’t wait to show you the rest, but, for now, here’s a teaser from Lily + Lars’ AMAZING wedding in Aruba!

Just a tease of Karen + Patrick’s awesome wedding in Atlanta, GA at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.

Here’s a teaser image from Ryan + Todd’s wedding in Atlanta, GA at Callaway Gardens. Enjoy!

Ceremony: St. Philip the Apostle’s Church
Reception: Altadena Town and Country Club
Gown: Yelena Bridal
Cake: Pastries by Nancy

You might remember Camille + John from their awesome engagement session, or even that they were the first ever beneficiaries of the amazing JParker Studio Photobooth.

Both Camille + John are such great people to be around, and I am so glad that I could be there on their wedding day. I can’t say enough how much I enjoyed my time with them since meeting them over a year ago.

Guys – I can’t wait for the housewarming party! See you then!

P.S. How cool is it that they had a cotton candy machine at their wedding?!?!

I’m leaving for Aruba tomorrow morning to shoot Lily and Lars’ wedding and won’t be back until late Sunday night. So, if you send an email, I won’t be able to answer it until Monday.

I have some really cool tricks up my sleeve for this Aruba wedding though – be sure and check back to see!

Here’s a teaser image from Camille + John’s wedding in Pasadena.

More soon – Enjoy!

Ryan + Todd were so much fun to work with during their engagement session. Like I mentioned in the previous post, all of my plans were shot when we found out about the music festival in town. So, this is my idea of “winging-it”.

I can’t wait to shoot your wedding this weekend guys!

Enjoy!