Rachel & Cody Engagements

Yesterday I headed up to TN and met Rachel & Cody for some engagement pictures at Cades Cove in the beautiful Smoky Mtns. Cades Cove is a very special place to Rachel as she has many special memories there. It had been a very long time since I had been there and I forgot how beautiful it was there! We also had some great wildlife experiences - bears, deer and grasshoppers, oh my!

Jackie & John

Yesterday afternoon Jackie & John were married at Flint Hill in Norcross, GA. I felt like this wedding was the happiest wedding I have ever taken pictures for and I just love how energetic and fun this couple is, which I learned from taking their engagement pictures just last Monday. This weekend I learned where they got it from as they have such wonderful families! Jackie could not have been a more beautiful bride. Coming from a Greek family I laughed so hard when her dad brought the Windex out while she was getting ready (if you have seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding you know why that is funny).

After hair and makeup Jackie and her brother were dancing around the living room to the music her dad had put on - so much fun!




When we got to Flint Hill we had to wait for John and the Groomsmen to get inside and hidden before I could take the girls out for pictures. I loved the way Jackie kept going to the window to watch for them...I couldn't decide between these two images (above and below).






We found a building that somewhat reflected the similarities of Marietta Square (where we took their engagements) which we of course used for their wedding day pictures. This is my absolute favorite picture of her:



"How you doing?"...










As you can see, it was a very fun first dance as well...

And the father/daughter dance to a little MC Hammer...

I have to preface these next two pictures by saying that I have seen a lot of couples get each other really good when it came time to cut the cake but never before have I seen a couple chase each other into another room! In the words of John, "If you are going to do it you may as well go all out!"

Eric Shanteau - My Olympic Hero

There is not a single person who loves the Olympics more than I do. I ljust ove the idea of the world coming together and showing off the best of the best. But I am especially loving it this year! Last September I was honored to take Ryan & Hayley Shanteau's wedding pictures. Ryan's brother just happens to be Eric Shanteau who is swimming for the US Swim Team in Beijing. Eric is a true inspiration to me because although he is an incredible swimmer he is also a hero battling testicular cancer. I know Hayley through Camp Sunshine, an organization that sends children with cancer to summer camp and Eric is truly a hero for these kids to look up to.

If you would like to read more about Eric Shanteau click here. I will be cheering him on throughout the Olympics and through his battle with cancer!

Eric Shanteau (Left) with his dad and brother Ryan.

Jackie & John Engagements

Tonight I met Jackie & John at Marietta Square for some engagement pictures. John is a good friend of mine from Berry College so it was fun to catch up with him. Jackie is this extremely fun compliment to John and together they just make such a beautiful couple. They are getting married on Saturday so we had to do the engagements while they are still engaged!

This pictures just makes me smile. I feel like this is a picture they should keep around for when they get mad at each other so they can laugh instead :).