Real Brides & Weddings

Story and photos by Leah Goetzel Photography  Emily and Jessica are a real-life couple, which always makes photographing them so much more special. Even though Emily was wearing a different dress than the one she’ll be wearing for her November wedding, Jessica was still so emotional seeing her lady all dressed up. We had a “first look” of sorts and it was the sweetest moment. Love love loved working with these two.

Photos and story by Jeff Kolodny Photography  Jessica works for Anne Barge a popular bridal gown designer.  She has been in the bridal business for over 13 years.  She has a lot of insight when it comes to bridal gowns.  They were very surprised when the did their wedding site visit 4 weeks before her wedding.  She arrived at her chased venue to find that the venue was under construction.  Needless to say, this was a mess, she had to move her wedding to a different venue.   She is very happy to talk with publishers about her career in the wedding gown industry,  her venue issue, and having to deal with the stress of it all.  As the photographer, I ask that the name of the old venue does not get mentioned in the article. Jessica and Scott met …

Todd and Chelsea were wed in the impressive and classical Paramour Estate in Los Angeles California. Both professional models they met while working on set and have been inseparable for 10 years! Being professionals in front of the camera they made photography since it felt like there was only love in the room, with their genuine laughs and smiles. The day was perfect, at 72°, and not even chilly at night for a great outdoor reception under the stars! With a wedding venue considered a mansion at 22,000 ft.² the Mediterranean style home, on4.5 acres of 360 views of Los Angeles is hard to beat! Chelsea’s style was stunning in 2 jaw-dropping bridal gowns. One from Zac Posen for the ceremony and one high neckline, long-sleeved, beaded gown from the Jessica angel collection for the reception. Her engagement ring from …

Photos and story by Snap Chic Photography Naturally, like anything in the wedding industry, nothing always goes according to plan. Luckily we were working with an incredible bunch of wedding pros so we rolled with the punches! First, our original venue canceled. Problem solved because Lost Mission was so wonderful to let us do the shoot there on shorter notice, and honestly, the setting could not have been more perfect for the southwestern/desert vibes we were giving! Then, on the morning of the shoot (we’re talking like an hour before we were to start hair & makeup), our model texted that she was sick – like 102 fever sick – and wouldn’t be able to make it. Then comes Malarie with Lazy Creek Designs to the rescue! She was always going to attend the photoshoot as a vendor, but instead, …

This bold pink and white fun summer Georgia wedding had some unique traditions that included: a dad putting on the bride’s shoes, a unity ceremony of nailing a box closed to open at a later date, choreographed first dances, choreographed father-daughter dances, biscuit hour instead of cocktail hour, and the fun smoke bomb photo to end the night!  

Photos and story by Jennifer Nicole Photography This inspired wedding had tons of bright and vivid jewel tones mixed with a boho style. Aristocratic Events planned this shoot at Old St. Andrews in Jacksonville, Florida and I’m obsessed with the bright colors! Becca and Darnell completely rocked this too! Becca wore a boho jewel headpiece and a beautiful gown from One Bridal. The grounds we fulled with tons of greens and inside the chapel were beautiful stained glass. The reception set-up featured boho decor and mix-matched cushions.

Photos and story by Freckled Fox Photography This styled shoot was for a photographer’s workshop that I put on last year. This couple is just adorable and some of my favorite photos to date. I’ve been wanting to submit them and what better time than right now with all of the unrest in the country about African American equality. Try looking at these photos without smiling, I dare you.

Story by Moonlight & Lace Weddings and Events Photos by Laura Caraway Photography LLC Following the nuptials, guests arrived to cocktail period at 601 Spring Street where they were treated to a glass of champagne while discovering their seat for dinner at the custom built champagne wall(s). Following cocktail period, Uncle of the Groom, Mr. Tom Campbell escorted wedding guests into the formal ballroom while playing his world-renowned bagpipes, which was a special touch just for this wedding. Custom dance floor, specialty linens and luxe floral throughout this seated dinner and reception.

Photos and story by Megapixels Media THEY ROCKED THIS LOOK! We were so excited when they emailed us concept ideas for their wedding, we should have known the engagement session was going to be just as dope. What you wear to your engagement session can play a huge role in how your photos come out. For places like Graffiti Alley where the background is sooo busy, we would always recommend wearing something monochrome (1 basic color), The African print that they both shared in their attire bought the whole look together and even shows a piece of their story together. We loved that! We edit all of our photos in house. Each photo by hand and for each couple we create their own custom preset that best reflects their skin tone (which is another reason why we love having a …

Melissa & Kirk are a very yin yang couple.  She’s the outgoing, free spirited, fun and laid back bride.  Kirk is more quiet & reserved but undoubtedly cool.  They shine when they are together and you can see it the minute their eyes meet.  They had a very hot and steamy summer day about 90 degrees and 90% humidity. They had planned for an outdoor wedding ceremony at Grounds for Sculpture but due to the quick moving summer storms they had to switch plans and move it last minute to the art gallery.  Kirk and Melissa are very emotional sensitive people and when they heard the string quartet practicing before the ceremony they both broke down in happy tears.  But more happy tears came when Kirk saw Melissa walking down the aisle.  The minute they met the sun shined through …

This wasn’t the wedding Kori & Luke originally planned on but Coronavirus had other plans. These two sweethearts decided to have a very small wedding in the front yard of their family home. Loved ones and friends came together and planned the entire day! From the decor to the food, and even the punch, these sweet people threw Kori & Luke the wedding of their dreams. This pretty spring day was beyond beautiful and now these two are happily married and thankful for the lovely day they said I do. Photos by Chelsea Duff Photography.

By: Tania Hossain I never thought there would be a perfect time to talk about elopement weddings. If it weren’t for a certain sadness that is carried around with the thoughts of six feet apart and social distancing, most of 2020 has become elopers dream come true. Having said that, elopement weddings are some of my favorite ones. Having done a few of them, I find that it has very little to do with saving money and more to do with this is how couples decided to start their life of togetherness in marriage. Christian and Mariana’s elopement at the Spanish Steps in Dupont Circle – a Washington DC Wedding followed by honeymoon in Rome, Italy right after. Yes, that’s right. They got married in the early afternoon and caught a flight to Rome that evening! How about that for an elopement …