A little overdue, but I am finally posting Ashley and Patrick’s wedding preview.  The holidays have been crazy and I have been all over the place… all the way from KY to TX and then back to GA and trying to get caught up before the new year.  It was an incredible wedding and I am so proud to be sharing it with you….from the chocolate brown bridesmaid dresses to the Hershey’s bars and cake ….it is chocolaty delicious wedding!  Ashley’s day started at Signature Salon where her friend Alisha Denney (478-737-5660) dolled up her makeup and then Christen Thompson completed her look with a fab updo.

Ashley the now Mrs. Hoye wore a cute bridal hoodie that was passed down to her from her MOH, Mrs. Andrea Gable!  I esp loved the Kate Spade shoes along with her other personal items (grandparent’s hankies as well as her mother’s pearl bracelet).

How cute are these shoes…. they are so Ashley.

Ashley’s dress was breathtaking.  It was a custom design by Christopher Davidson at Christopher’s in Gainesville,  GA. (770) 534-1904‎0

From what I hear he is the man to see if you cannot find what you are looking for….he will just make it!!!

Ashley’s sweet Mama, Tammy, helped her into the gown.

Bridals.

Ashley’s veil was also handmade by Christopher’s.

Showing some attitude.

I just love this shot Koutsunis got.

The cute shoes again.

The Flowers!  Once again the fabulous Allison Lucas (478-471-9590) out did herself.  Beautiful flowers!  I think my fav was the artichoke flower mixed into the bridesmaid bouquets.

During some down time I took Ashley and a couple of her bridesmaids into this hidden away ladies room for some incredible bridals.  Thanks to the lovely bridesmaids that were my video light holders!  I love how these images came out….so vintage and stunning.

Oh this was so fun…we found a cool chair to set up for a formal portrait of the bride….

and the groom.

Patrick was especially dashing on his wedding day.

I love this shot (another of Koutsunis’!!!) that was taken of the guys headed over to the front of the church.

The guys really got into the group jump.

Now that is a million dollar smile!

Ashley sent Patrick a sweet little note before the ceremony.

Right at sunset it was time to head down the aisle for a romantic candle light ceremony.

I think Patrick was happy… I am not sure if that smile could get any wider.

The mood with the candlelight was so romantic.

The couple knelt for the Lord’s Prayer.

At last Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hoye! After four years of dating and a four month whirlwind engagement they are man and wife!

I love this shot of the wedding party headed back into the church after the ceremony.

Sometimes the most romantic moments of a wedding happen in the hallway of a church basement.

A couple of images of the couple.

For any photographers out there:  don’t hesitate to use your car as an additive light source!  Heheh!  Yep we used the headlights from our beetle to help with these two shots.  Awesomeness!

Like the Greek Gods.

Here are a couple more from the couple’s first look that I posted right after their wedding.

Next we arrived at beautiful Idle Hour Country Club for the reception.

The club catered all the amazing food…. deeelish.  Ashley and Patrick snuck away into a downstairs room to have a little dinner before meeting their guests….A GREAT plan for all brides and grooms.

First dance.

During the father/daughter dance Ashley’s daddy serenaded her to “Be young, be foolish,but be Happy!”

Bride’s cake was a traditional five tiered white cake. Beautiful work by Bobbie Jo Carver. (bobbiejocarver@cox.net)

Patrick’s favorite candy is a Hershey bar so for the groom’s cake they had a Hershey bar cake.  She and He are just soooo Sweeeet!

The champagne toast!

During the reception the couple took a few minutes to sneak out a take a photo opt with Ashley’s dad’s Cutlass Supreme! Both Patrick and Ashley’s daddy (Charlie) work for Five Star Automotive Group, they are hardcore car people!  The Cutlass is smokin hot and was also the get away car!

Now let me just tell you how awesome this band was.  The Atlanta Rhythm & Groove kept the dance floor fun the entire night.  They channeled the Supremes, James Brown, and even Prince. They were just incredible! Not only were they awesome to dance to, but they were a blast to watch and photograph.

I am not kidding this guy actually turned into the Godfather of Soul!

The Hoyes, Cantrells and company can dance!  They did the spotlight dance, the train, they went down low, and they came up loud and they danced all night long!  It was a wonderful celebration of the joining of two very sweet people and their awesome friends and families.

When the band finally stopped and it was time to go, the couple ran though petals to their honeymoon.  The guests were escorted home by the awesome people at Zingo.  They ride over on a folding motorbike and drive guests home who had a little too much fun at the party.  Seriously!  Isn’t that an awesome idea?!?

Thanks so much Ashley and Patrick for having me as part of your wedding day it was truly a joy to celebrate alongside of you and your friends and family. I cannot wait to share your entire wedding with you and may God bless you into the new year!

Jenny Evelyn

So this is gonna be a BIG post.  I spent some time in the big ol’ beautiful state of Texas last week for Brian and Simpson’s wedding weekend!  Koutsunis and I flew out on Thursday for their destination wedding in the beautiful city of Fredricksburg, TX.    When we got there we got right to an engagement session and and also a quick bridal shoot.  It was an awesome kick off to the weekend…..However, Brian had to take care of that ’stache!  So Simpson gave him a little help before we started the engagement session. 

After cleaning up, Brian surprised his bride-to-be with a bouquet of sunflowers… How romantic.

We took the engagement and bridals at the Kairo Celebration Barn….where their reception was held.  The landscape and amazing trees were so beautiful!

They just light up around each other… It was great capturing all the inloveness!!

We were in a cow pasture and very narrowly missed sitting in a cow pie!  hahah!  But, check out all the amazing sunshineyness!

So stinkin’ cute!

Simpson’s awesome event designer Elizabeth Harris gave us the hookup with this adorable old truck.  It was awesome for the shoot and it was actually the couple’s get away car for their wedding.

Simpson was just rockin’ those boots.

Brian and Simpson sittin’ in a tree!

It was a beautiful TX sunset!

Now onto the bridal.  Here are just a couple of my favs from the bridal shoot. Simpson is such a beautiful bride!

Her fun shrug was just perfect for a December wedding.

And last, but not least the first look at Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hogan’s wedding.

We snuck out of the reception for a few romantics.

One of my fav shots from the night.  All the guests really kept the dance floor rockin all night.  I was lucky enough to get the group to look up!  I love it!  Soooooo fun!

Thanks so much to the Hogan and Purcell families.  We really felt like family this weekend.  It was such an honor to be part of such a special time in your lives.  Simpson and Brian, enjoy that warm Mexico weather and check back for more images next year! haha (in a few weeks) Look out 2010!  To see all Brian and Simpson’s engagement photos click ***HERE***

& Merry Christmas!

Jenny Evelyn

God created many things in nature in different sizes, but they still go together perfectly.  Molly and Nathan are a perfect example of this.  They had the most amazingly, sweet, autumn wedding at the beautiful Leatherwood Mountains of North Carolina!  I did a little scavenger hunt the morning of the wedding….and this is what I found.

How fabulous is that? And, no I won’t tell you how we got the dress up there!

Doesn’t her dress look like a flower?

Molly is a chef and went for a non-traditional bouquet….hers was made of wheat!  She also skipped the veil and made an incredible feather head piece! Oh, and how cool are her vintage shoes?

The rings!

My AMAZING sister, Charlotte was her makeup artist for the day! Her mother and sweet friend Brandy helped her into the dress!

She certainly was a stunning bride!

Most fab sunflair ever!!!

I have no words.

Molly and her ladies, Brandy, Jenn and Charlotte!

Both Molly and Nathan are old car lovers and one of the guests at Leatherwood Mountains let us borrow his classic.

Again…the sunshiney perfection!

This one is for John Michael Cooper.  My Bride of Frank! Shout out!

Nathan had some help from the style Guru Houston with tying the tie.  On a side note Houston tied all the guys ties at my wedding too!  The dude abides.

Nathan was looking very dapper.

Chillin’ with the guys.

Check out that view.

Nathan and the bike that he built.

On Molly’s sweet sixteen her daddy gave her a beetle bug and started restoring it.  He has been working on it for years. Well he finished it as a surprise for Molly on her wedding day.  He hauled it in a trailer all the way from GA to NC and hid it until right before it was time to walk down the aisle…..well actually drove to the aisle and then walked to the altar.  Needless, Molly was super surprised with her wedding gift!

Molly with her two besties. (Char and Bran and the new Beetle)

Some beautiful details from the ceremony.  My daddy officiated the ceremony!

Headed to the ceremony.

Then heading down the aisle.

Nathan was overcome.

I love all the colorful leaves they put down the aisle.

Molly is the only girl of six children…that means she has FIVE brothers…so when her daddy gave her away he stated that “her mother and I and all her bothers give her away.”

Vows.

The kiss!

Since they had a small destination wedding, we were able to take a photo of the couple and all of their guests.

Time for a few fun romantics.

Sweetness.

Really one of my favs… well, they are all my favs that is why they are on the blog.

The bike and the beetle.

How hardcore are they?

Love.

Molly’s daddy introduced Mr. and Mrs. Nathan House.

Sweet Molly, first dance.

yummy food - including green beans, potato salad, and bbq!

Chef Molly actually made her own cake…it was beautiful.  Oh and they also had pecan pies.

The guests mingled on the deck and inside a cabin up on the hill.

Molly set up a backdrop for a photobooth.  It was just perfect.

There is nothing sexier than men who are in love with their wives.  Poor Jono, he doesn’t have a ring yet…but, I know he is next.

We had lots and lots of fun with the photo booth.  I even got in a few.

Sunset on top of the mountain was just breathtaking.

The leave was though the leaves…cuteness!

Thanks to Molly and Nathan and their awesome friends and family for being such a fun group to work with.   I can’t wait for you to see all your wedding photos!

Jenny Evelyn