Ashley and Patrick met in college though a family friend and didn’t date right away, but soon after it was meant to be.  They are getting married this fall so we met up for their engagement session at the river walk right here in Macon, GA for the first part of their engagement session.  Patrick was a little shy in front of the camera at first…but it was not long before he let loose and we had a blast at their shoot.  Here are a couple of my favorites from their session. I love that they were workin’ the fall colors and they were troopers and managed to still look hot despite fighting off the gnats.

They both are so smiley!

Newspaper Shot!

I absolutely  LOVE this one!

Ashley’s ring is beautiful!

We had to take advantage of all the beautiful yellow wild flowers.

Some photographer’s hate powerlines. I like to make them work for us.  I love how this one turned out!

After the waterfront we headed to another area of the waterfront park that I have never been to.  Its at the corner of Riverside Dr & MLK.

Oh, Ashley was working some cute heals!

One, Two, Three GO!!!

Did I mention that her heals rocked!

They are both so simley it was hard work to get a serious look out of them…but I love how this turned out.  Its stunning.

Another really cool spot in downtown Macon.

Smooch! hahaha Patrick is coming out of his anti-pda shell.

He seems happy to me.

I don’t even know what so say about this one but…love, love, love!

Sweetness.

And just one more of the bling!

Thanks so much Ashley and Patrick for opening up with me and I cannot wait for your wedding in November!  To see all of your engagment photos click ***HERE***

Jenny Evelyn

This past weekend I had the honor of photographing Kari and Brian’s wedding.  I got to work with their incredible families and some awesome vendors! Shout out to Kevin with DKH Entertainment!  Kevin even posted a video from the wedding where you can see me in action at the reception you can see HERE. Kari’s and Brian’s wedding was beautiful and the weather held off for their outdoor ceremony at Houston Lake Country Club.  Here are a couple of my fav shots of the lovely couple for their first look.  I hope you are soaking up the sun on your honeymoon!

Thanks and check back for more to come!

Jenny Evelyn

Lauren Williams is the 3rd Lauren I have photographed in a row this summer. She is extra special to me because she is my cousin and only 4 years ago she was a bridesmaid in my own wedding.  She was single at the time and God had plans to bring Cliff into her life only a year later.  If there is one thing that I heard over and over again during their wedding weekend it was that Cliff and Lauren are the “Perfect Couple!”   They are so well matched and it was my honor to get to photograph their day.  Their wedding was held at the beautiful Montaluce in Dahlonega, GA.  I like to call it a little slice of Italy hidden away in the GA mountains.  It really feels like you have entered into a European Vineyard as you drive in and around the place.  It was the perfect setting for this “perfect” couple’s wedding.  Lauren and Cliff’s day was a major team effort. Their friends and family really pulled together to make this day extra special.  It was so full of sentimental details; it will be a great feat for me to try to fit them all into her preview, but here I go… Montaluce

Some bridal details at the cottage where Lauren and the gals got ready.

Lauren’s Shoes were by Martinez Valero….they were the perfect bridal shoe.

Here is a little tip ladies.  When I went looking for Lauren’s shoes to photograph I found them in the freezer!  If your shoes are a little small then keep them in the freezer and then when you put them on your feet will stretch them out as they warm up.  Crazy.

Lauren’s earrings were her something borrowed from Giradin Jewlers in Valdosta, GA

Along with some more of Lauren’s bridal details, my mom (Peaches Barnes) who is known for her beautiful children’s couture clothing also makes custom garters and Lauren’s garter.

Laurel also carried an heirloom Baker family handkerchief.  It was Cliff’s grandmother’s and his mother as well as his siter-in-law all carried it in their weddings.

My fabulous sister Charlotte did Lauren ’s makeup.   She also did the makeup of almost all the ladies that were part of the wedding!  Great job Char!

A couple of Bridals.

Oooh one of my absolute favs…oh what am I saying they are all my favs!

The handsome groom.

He has a thing for sunglasses. Nice Ray-bans Cliff!

Too funny.

How do I even start telling you about the flowers?  Jamie (gaallstars@aol.com) Tater (raydmills@yahoo.com) and  Sam did an incredible job.   I could post an entire blog post just on all the different creative florals that they made.  Here is just the first taste of their awesomeness!

Cliff and Lauren decided to see each other before the ceremony.  It was sweet and we had lots of time to explore the vineyard!

More romantics out in the grass.  My fav was in the First Look I posted on my blog of their wedding.

We went in the wine cellar to cool down… it was just beautiful.

The wedding Party.

Man they really got some air!

There were so many details I could have posted a whole blog entry just on the gorgeous florals!  Here are the ceremony details.

Time for the ceremony.  It was on the 3rd story patio that overlooked the vineyard.  It was just breath taking.

Lousie,  a close family friend looking onto the ceremony, not only directed the wedding, but was also a big part in making this special day happen.

My daddy (Lauren’s Uncle Roland) did the ceremony.

The kiss.

Now to the reception and more details… Shout out to Tater who was personally responsible for gluing hundreds of green orchids to the curly willow center pieces.

Lauren and Cliff’s first dance was to the song …. “That’s what love will make you do” by the Gerry Garcia Band.  The DJ Andrew with Espeute Entertainment kept things rockin’ smoothly all night long.

Finally it was time to let loose and put on their blue suede shoes.

She’s got him down on his knees!

Cakes, cakes and more cakes.  Lauren had all different kinds and flavors all topped with her Aunt Peaches’ collection of antique cake toppers.  One of them, the kissy one, was actually my cake topper. Love how they all turned out.  I also think its safe to say that we all ate our weight in baklava and kourabiedes (that is the Greek wedding sugar cookie…Amazing).  A special  thanks to our Greek cousins Athena & Vicky for making them.

Lauren had some many different cakes I don’t even know if I can list all of them.  But, the big one was made by Donna Wells. (donna_d_wells@hotmail.com)

Baklava!

This is the Greek side of my family.  Lauren and I both 1/4 Greek and everyone that is Greek knows you have to have 3 things at a wedding. 1. Baklava 2. Kourabiedes 3. Greek dancing.  Oooopa!

And between our Greek dancing and Cliff’s dad singing “Under the Boardwalk”…There was a lot of dancing I think we kept the dance floor full all night!

Lauren had someone specific in mind for the bouquet toss…..I guess you are next Holly!  Great shot Koutsunis!

Lauren and Cliff’s wedding favor were daisy seeds.

The couple ran though lavendar on their way to the limo!

Woop Woop!

And they were off.

Lauren, you know I love you very dearly and Cliff welcome to our crazy family!  I feel so honored that I got to have such a special part in your wedding day!  It was such a blast and I hope it was all and more than you always dreamed your wedding would be.  I really appreciate all the friends and family that made this “perfect couple’s” day so picture perfect!  Love you and cannot wait to show you all the wedding photos soon! Opa!  Koutsunis and I cannot wait to have you come up for a visit…just let me make it through the wedding season first!

Jenny Evelyn

This weekend I got to head to my hometown for Carolina and Matt’s wedding.  The ceremony was at the beautiful First Methodist in downtown Statesboro, GA.  It was fun photographing in my hometown and Carolina and Matt are such a sweet couple that they made my job easy.  Here is a first look at the lovely couple.  Check back for their full wedding preview in a couple of weeks.

Jenny Evelyn

Avery is a true southern belle and Ryan is a California boy!  I only photographed their engagement session earlier this week because they live out West in Oregon.  I will be posting some of their engagement photos later on this week along with their full wedding preview within the next couple of weeks…but for now here is their first look.

One of Avery, the beautiful bride!

Two of my fav romantics.

Thanks guys!  Enjoy your honeymoon!

Jenny Evelyn

Lauren and Steven’s wedding was such an honor to be a part of.  It was also a fun challenge for me to shoot two weddings in a row at the same venue, First Presbyterian Church in Macon, GA.  This couple was so sweet and really let their sweet spirits shine though.  After meeting on a mission trip in Acapulco, Mexico, these two were definitely meant to be.  God has brought them together, and their wedding day was a true celebration of God’s goodness to them.  So onto their wedding preview that I know they are dying to see since I have been under the weather. I am a little late posting it… So Sorry guys!  I know you will agree with me that it was worth the wait!

The Church where it all goes down! hehehe. It was a beautiful sunny day and not too hot!

I love the architecture. Shows off the dress.

More dress and bridal details.  I wonder who’s name rubbed off the bottom of her shoe first…they are next in line to get married!

Ring, ring. ( I can’t help myself)

Lauren had a little help from her mom with her hair.

Did I mention that her hair is exactly like my hubby Koutsunis’s hair….I had to take a pic!

Getting in the dress!

Lauren’s MOH was her sister Caroline who helped with the shoes!

Looking just simply beautiful. Here are a couple of my favorite bridals.

Love this one.

Stevie getting a little help making sure his tie was tied right.

Very handsome.

The first look.

Checking out Lauren’s bridal attire.  I think he approved.  Oh girl, you look pretty!

I love these two.

Sweet couple.

I love the way he is holding her hand.

The wind picked up and we got an action shot!

Lauren’s talented mom (Ellen Royal) did all of the florals…with the exception of the big arrangements in the church…she had a little help from Allison Lucas.  They both did a fabulous job!

Here is the wedding party channeling their inner model…work that blue steel.

We had to have one with the bike!

More bike details… Stevie bought this bike for Lauren for her birthday and wrote a song for her too.  More to come on that is a few.  I also posted another pic of them on the bike in the first look blog post here.

A couple of more sweet romantics.

Ceremony time.

Lauren and her daddy both got a little choked up waiting to walk down the aisle.

Steven’s sister, Debbie, sang Sandra McCracken’s version of “Jesus, The Lord, My Savior Is”  It was beautiful and tear jerking.

The groom got a little choked up too.

The giving away part.

Lauren sister (Caroline) and Steven’s three sisters (Diane, Catherine, and Debbie) all sang a quartet to the tune of another Sandra McCraken…but an old hymn  “Rock of Ages”

This is one talented family!

It was very moving.

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rupe DeGeorge!

Onto the reception! One of the details I loved was how they framed a bunch of their engagement photos and had them out for their guests to enjoy.

Oh yes… and all the yummy food was by Celebrations…by Alexa (478-994-0028 lexileighand6@alo.com)

The first dance was to the song “Blue Moon.”  It was a perfectly executed waltz!

You cannot pose that look….sweetness!

Mrs. Ellen not only did flowers but she also made the cakes!  She does it all!  She made the brides cake out of humming bird cake! She had a little help from  Katie Gamble who did the icing! Nice job!

Love this shot Koutsunis took. He loves that fisheye!

The groom’s chocolate cake.  Can you guess what position Steven plays?  I’ll give you a hint look at the guy on the left!

They had some awesome dancing!  Billy Holbrook ( holbrook_billy @hotmail.com 706-326-6125) kept the dance floor rockin’!  Steven and one of his groomsmen even had a dance off….

….I think Steven won!

Two hops now y’all!

Bouquet toss…Koutsunis style.

So the wedding favor was a cd that the bride and groom recorded themselves.  The first song on the cd was the song that Steven wrote for Lauren.  It is so sweet.  I will have to post it on here! But for how here are some of lyrics “What do you say about me and you riding along on a bicycle built for two?  I don’t want to ride with no one new.”

Oh and …They even had an acoustic cover of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin” Track 7 for those of you who picked up the cd!

The couple ran though sparklers.

And sped off on their two-seater!  It was perfect!  I love the bike horn and ring ring! Wooo hooooo!

Thank you so much Lauren and Steven for letting me share in your day.  It was a joy to witness such a sweet celebration of God’s goodness to you.  I totally agree with what you wrote in your wedding program “that God is giving us to each other as a testament to His grace and mercy in our lives.” Cling to this truth throughout your whole marriage and love and serve each other.  Thank you to your friends and family for being so fun and creative to photograph and I look forward to sharing your entire wedding with you soon!

Jenny Evelyn