Brittani + Averill / Piedmont Room Garden Tent Wedding

Brittani + Averill / Piedmont Room Garden Tent Wedding

Outdoor weddings in Georgia has many risk factors because the weather is just so unpredictable. I feel like it’s getting sporadic more and more every year. It’s really summer one day and freezing winter temps the next. You just don’t know what your’e going to get!

Joanne + Isaiah / The Venue at Daisy Hill Wedding

Joanne + Isaiah / The Venue at Daisy Hill Wedding

If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you probably know that we recently took a long 19 day road trip to Yosemite, CA and back. Vacations are great because it gives you time away from the usual and just rejuvenates you!

Marjorie + Chris / Lake Lanier Islands Wedding

Marjorie + Chris / Lake Lanier Islands Wedding

Through our small group at church, we’ve been doing a personality study, and I’m once again fascinated! This is my third time studying it in depth, and just when I thought I knew it all, my mind is blown! I appreciate personalities so much because it makes me understand and love others in ways I couldn’t have had I not known these discoveries.

Natacha + Freud / The Venue at Friendship Springs Wedding

Natacha + Freud / The Venue at Friendship Springs Wedding

One of the things that I dream of doing is travel the world…. I mean they say, “It’s a small world”, but to me, it’s SO BIG at the same time. Traveling has not become a priority of mine until about 3 years ago. I was pretty much a homebody and didn’t really feel a great need to see everything.

Leah + Christian / The Biltmore Ballroom Atlanta Wedding

Leah + Christian / The Biltmore Ballroom Atlanta Wedding

Customer service… yes, that’s a big part of business. In fact, in my opinion, that is the heartbeat of any business. Because in the end, what matters is people. People may think that they’re purchasing some”thing” or a product, but it’s really the experience. What they “feel” is what they’re investing in. If it doesn’t make them feel good, it will not be a good purchase.

Ellen + Jeremy / Ashton Gardens Atlanta Wedding

Ellen + Jeremy / Ashton Gardens Atlanta Wedding

Now that we’ve become “middle aged” and have kids that are entering their teenage years (wow that’s so weird to write), we can’t help but see weddings in a new light.  At the beginning of our business which is now more than a decade ago, we went to weddings and thought how we wished we could’ve done that, had this, worn a different dress, etc…

Jessica + Joel / The Westin Atlanta & 200 Peachtree Southern Exchange Ballroom Wedding

Jessica + Joel / The Westin Atlanta & 200 Peachtree Southern Exchange Ballroom Wedding

Integrity, honor, morality…. you don’t hear about words like these too often these days. And, it’s even harder to find those who possess these and act upon them. But, not Jessica + Joel… they’re of a higher standard. Getting to know couples like them gives us so much hope for our world, for the next generation.

Jasmine + De'Shawn / The Biltmore Ballroom Atlanta Wedding

Jasmine + De'Shawn / The Biltmore Ballroom Atlanta Wedding

Just like many things in our world, trends change especially in the world of weddings. Craig and I got married over 13 years ago, and back then, most of us had our weddings during the day. Our ceremony time was 11am! It’s just unheard of these days… Now, the majority of weddings are in the evenings and the reception go til late night.

CO Backstage Pass - Two Light Tutorial // Anniversary Portraits Atlanta Skyline

CO Backstage Pass - Two Light Tutorial // Anniversary Portraits Atlanta Skyline

Through our business, we have had the privilege to connect with many people. Now, through our photography education business, CO Backstage Pass, we are getting to know more photographers more than ever before. We launched this business in March of this year… it has been a dream of ours for several years now.

Mimi + John / St. Teresa of Avila & The Foundry at Rae’s Creek Wedding

Mimi + John / St. Teresa of Avila & The Foundry at Rae’s Creek Wedding

Family is everything… that’s a saying that I couldn’t relate to for a long time. I come from a broken family, and my mom is all the family I’ve had. There were times when she wasn’t there either and I was handed from place to place. But, God does miracles and even though my family didn’t look ideal or perfect, my mom’s remarriage saved us.