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“Pure Love” – Katie and Kyle’s Engagement Session – Gissy Springs

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:28:12 +0000

“Drenched in Love” – Miriam and Mark’s engagement session in the lovely Savannah, Georgia…

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:09:41 +0000

I believe it was back in October this past year when I came down with a bad cold. I decided to take the day off and work from my laptop while watching my favorite channel The Food Network. I was still taking phone calls and answering emails as I couldn’t afford to fall behind. I received a phone call from the sweetest southern woman named Janey in Athens, GA, with just the most sincere voice and excitement that her daughter, Miriam was getting married this June. I remember hearing the anxiety in her voice when she asked me if I was available for her daughter’s wedding. When I answered, “yes we are”, she became so relieved and began just gushing all about Miriam and her Fiance Mark and how special this wedding is. To me, this was such a breath of fresh air and one of my favorite things about my job. Getting the opportunity to sit on the other end of the line and hear the excitement and pure joy from talking about what will be one of the most life-changing events in their lives. I normally am hearing it from the bride herself, but in this case, I was hearing it from the Mother of the bride. I believe we spoke for quite some time and I felt like I knew Miriam and Mark and also Janey. A few days later, Janey called back and decided to book me right then and there. I was so excited to meet Miriam and Mark and I knew that their engagement session was going to be our first time meeting and hanging out.
Being that Miriam lives in Atlanta, and me being in Orlando, we decided that the perfect place for us to meet was the beautiful, charming town of Savannah. (My old Alma Mater by the way.) The forecast for the day of the shoot called for rain, so Zak my fabulous photography assistant and I drove all around the historic district of Savannah to find a couple cool-looking umbrellas. Hey, when life hands your lemons, make lemonade! Sometimes, rain can be a cool element in the photo session. It has a romantic feel being huddled underneath an umbrella just the two of you. I was hoping the rain would let up to get some shots outside without the umbrellas, but that was not going to happen. Miriam and Mark were such great sports. They even brought their dog “Mack” along with for a few. What a sweetheart he was! As a photographer, challenges come our way when dealing with a rainy day and it’s all about problem-solving!! I like when a challenge faces me, because it makes me think more outside of the box for portraits. In Miriam and Mark’s case, we discovered a really cool wall of vintage apothecary drawers in the back corner of The Gryphon Tea Room (one of the “must-sees” when visiting Savannah.) Stacked up against the wall were these bright orange wooden chairs and the floor was of a distressed pine with tons of texture. Case-in-point: a perfect place to get some amazingly great shots. And I probably wouldn’t have even seen this if it weren’t raining. After that, we walked a little bit more with our umbrellas in hand and snapped around a few more places. We ended our shoot at The Soho South Cafe on Liberty Street. I had arranged with the manager to use the cafe for a few minutes to give us a backup plan in case the rain didn’t stop. Glad I did that, because it didn’t. The cafe was decorated with a majorly eclectic feel with missed-matched retro tables and chairs, chandeliers, and tons of random artwork. It reminded me a LOT of Anthropology except less “corporate”. There we photographed them by the soda bar, then over to a really old vintage “character machine” which I thought was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I stepped on it, but it didn’t tell me anything. Wonder if I should be worried. When we finished, we all walked over to The Six Pence Pub and had a beer and talked all about how they met and their wedding. You never know what the engagement session will bring out. For Miriam and Mark and I, it allowed us to finally meet and work together, and despite the rain, I am in LOVE with what we created. Thanks you two and looking forward to your big day in June!! xo -Abby

“Rustic Romance” The Full Story…

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:31:18 +0000

Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! And yes, the day has finally come where you can now see Amanda and Justin’s full engagement session! They are getting married on March 27th, 2010 and I cannot wait to see what we get with their wedding photos! We really had a great time hanging out and getting creative with all the props they brought. It really allowed us to think more outside of the box image-wise.

Sneak peek from Cathleen and Mike’s "City Chic" engagement session – NYC

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:58:00 +0000

I couldn’t wait to post my Sexy engagement session of Cathleen and Mike up in NYC this past July 4th weekend! This fabulous couple lives in the city and is getting married at The Ritz-Carlton Beach Club in Sarasota, FL. We figured what better place to capture the true relationship of Cathleen and Mike than in their hometown. Not to mention that I absolutely LOVE the city and I miss it so as my home. There is such an energy and liveliness that can’t be described. Despite a little rain, we had a blast traipsing around the city finding amazing spots to photograph in. We headed to The Hudson Hotel, a hip, swanky hotel near Central Park I believe. The interiors were so amazing and it was a playground of backdrops for me! Afterwards, we traveled to my favorite neighborhood, the West Village and then ended in Soho. They were such great troopers as we waited for the showers to blow by. We didn’t worry too much about it though as we passed the time by sipping a couple cocktails getting to know each other a little better. I think the funniest part of the whole shoot was when we were in the West Village shooting when it suddenly down poured on us and we quickly had to rush into the nearest place for shelter. We ended up in a gay bar and thought it was hilarious our odds of that. Needless to say, the music was great and so were the drinks! My fabulous helpers, Amy (My sis) and my good friend Kalin assisted in the shoot with providing umbrellas, sugar-free red bull, and directions for the crazy cab drivers. It really was a great time well spent and I’m super stoked (yes I said “stoked”) about what we got. Thanks Cathleen and Mike and Amy and Kalin for a great shoot and I am looking forward to your wedding in September!!

A little “Behind the Scenes” of Amy and Kalin helping with umbrellas and all!

A little random creativity that Cathleen had in the bar…

Mike here very determined on hailing a cab….

Wrapping up the evening in Soho!