An Athens Georgia Terrapin Brewery Engagement Session
Meg + Ray | Married
The Variety Works Madison GA Wedding
Meg and Ray were married this June on a super hot day! These guys were troopers and we absolutely adored working with them. The Variety Works in Madison, GA a favorite reception location of ours! The historic building with all the original charm (old wood walls, concrete floor and stunning chandeliers) make a perfect rustic yet refined backdrop for a wedding.
Here was the inspiration for the day, in the bride's words! "We love everything Southern. We pride ourselves on our classic, southern, hospitable way of life and wanted to incorporate that into our big day. That led us to our theme of “Southern Elegance”. We wanted our day to be fun, classic, and enjoyable for us, our families, the wedding party, and our guests. Ray and his groomsmen were the epitome of southern gentlemen in their seersucker suits, printed socks, and state of Georgia bowties by State Traditions. Meg was an elegant southern bride in her ecru wedding gown with lace overlay jacket, lace veil, blue Tory Burch shoes, and pearls. She also loves anything monogrammed, so monograms were tastefully scattered throughout bits and pieces of the wedding events. The bridesmaids were in classic, navy, one-shouldered, floor-length gowns and wore pearl earrings and bracelets. It was the perfect day in our eyes!"
There are so many amazing DIY aspects to this wedding - don't miss the details below and we hope you enjoy the images!
Here are some of the amazing details of this wedding! "Each member of Meg’s family, including both the bride and groom, wore heart patches made of blue seersucker fabric pinned to a spot in their attire for the wedding day. The seersucker fabric is from a favorite shirt that belonged to the bride’s father, who passed away in 2012. This was to signify that he was with everyone on the wedding day. The bride made the patches herself, using her embroidery machine.
The morning of the wedding, the bride and bridesmaids wore button down Columbia PFG shirts with a large monogram on the back of the shirt. The bridal party was also given tote bags with their monograms on them, as part of their gift. The bride created these items herself, as she owns a monogram business.
Additionally, the wreaths on the front doors of the church were created by the bride, the groom, and the bride’s mother. The bride’s mother sanded and painted each of the cream wooden H’s used at the wedding. Together, they all attached the H’s to the wreaths that hung on the front doors of the church. It was a beautiful welcome to the wedding guests.
We purchased the jellies used as wedding favors from a store near the bride’s hometown. We asked the store to leave the labels off of the jars. This allowed us to customize them ourselves. Using pinking shears, the bride cut pieces of fabric into squares and tied them around the tops of the jellies using twine. Affixed to the jars, one will find a tag with the term “Spread the Love” created and printed by the bride and groom.
The bride created her own garter set. The “keep” garter had the bride’s monogram in light blue thread. The “toss” garter had the words “You’re Next” embroidered on it. The bride embroidered the two garters using her embroidery machine on elastic cream lace, then sewed them together for a customized fit.
The centerpieces at the rehearsal dinner were also DIY. They were made of fresh pineapples, magnolia leaves, and magnolia blossoms. Under the centerpieces was a square piece of seersucker fabric, to keep with the theme of the weekend. The guests could enjoy the centerpieces while chowing down on a “pair of all the way chili steaks and a bag of rags” from the Varsity’s food truck!"
Ceremony | Madison Baptist Church Reception | The Variety Works
Meg's Bridal Session
What is a bridal session and why you should consider one
We LOVE when our clients decide to book a bridal session which is a session, before your wedding where you get to try on your dress, practice your makeup and work with us before your big day for some special portraits. Here are 3 reasons we think you should consider one too: 1 - It is a trial run for your wedding day and gives you an opportunity to see how the dress, shoes, hair and jewelry all work together and how it shows up on film. This gives you time to change something!
2- You get another chance (in addition to the engagement session) to work with us so on your wedding day you are completely comfortable and relaxed.
3 - Unique location - sometimes we're confined to locations near your ceremony or reception spot. Booking a separate session allows for a completely different look from the wedding day.
Enjoy!
Are you interested in a bridal session and would like to hear more details? We would love to hear from you! Email us at saraloganinc (at) gmail (dot) com and we will set up a consultation right away!
Kelsey + Tom | Preview
We can't quite share this entire wedding with you yet, but wanted to give you a glimpse into the stunning weddings we've been a part of this summer! Here's a favorite from Kelsey and Tom's Cloverleaf Farms wedding in Athens. More soon!
Maren + Griffin {anniversary}
An Athens Georgia Anniversary Photoshoot
Meet Maren and Griffin! Griffin is our brother and it's one of our favorite things to have him and his beautiful wife in front of our camera. We photographed their wedding last year as well but have to wait to share it as it's being featured on another blog! Until then, I hope you enjoyed this anniversary session and stay tuned for more of this couple!
In the meantime, here's their proposal story!
Griffin and I decided to take a trip for my 28th birthday in 2014. We decided to go to Asheville. We had talked about getting engaged in the future, but I had no idea he was going to propose that weekend! He had originally planned to propose at the Biltmore Estate, but we found out it's $50 a person to go walk around there! So we scratched that idea. He then suggested we go to the Botanical Gardens in Asheville and the North Carolina Arboretum. But it was February and there were pretty much zero live plants. On the last day of our trip Griffin mentioned he kind of wanted to see a waterfall. I ended up finding a waterfall outside of Asheville that was on the way back to Athens. So we made a pit stop on the way back. The first waterfall we went to was called Hooker Falls. We were able to get up really close to it! After standing down by the waterfall for a few minutes, I turned to walk back. As I did, Griffin said "Wait, I want to ask you something" and got down on one knee and proposed!!
Lesley + Josh | Serenata Farm Wedding
A pink and green Serenata Farm Wedding in Madison, GA
One of our favorite things about photographing weddings is getting to know our couples and hearing their love stories. Their story of how they met is one for the books and we wanted to share it with you!
So tell us, how did you meet!?
It's both a funny and amazing story how Josh and I met. I guess you could say that we were right under each other's noses without even realizing it. Our dad's grew up together in Michigan, and have been friends for years. In fact, our dads were each other's Best Man in their own weddings! Growing up, Josh and I would see each other from time to time (Josh and his dad would go hunting with my dad every now and then) but we never thought anything of it. Josh was a few years older than me anyway, so we didn't have much in common at the time.
Fast forward MANY years later. I was in Respiratory Therapy school and Josh was in basic training. He is in the Army National Guard. Josh posted his address on Facebook to let his family and friends know so that they could write him letters. I thought, "Why not? I'll write him a letter. It's been years since we have talked and I'm sure he is lonely in boot camp. I'm a friendly person, right?" Well, I wrote him that letter, and he wrote me back! He even called me a few times! When his basic training was done, he wanted to catch up with my family, so all of us grabbed dinner. It was so nice catching up with Josh, and he was so funny!! Then, he asked if I wanted to grab dinner the next night...just the two of us. I guess you could say that the rest is history!! After our official "first date", we were inseparable. It was so comforting knowing that Josh and I already knew each other, but this time, it was on a romantic level. We are the absolute BEST of friends and are so blessed to have one another.