i am obsessed with our wedding photographer

Seriously.  If you're a bride to be in Atlanta, I could not recommend 375 Photography enough.  I had such an amazing experience with Justin from the very first time I met him at the Starbucks in Tucker and he made me feel like I was the prettiest bride he had ever seen with the most gorgeous dress and that Kyle and my wedding was the only one that mattered. And on top of everything - he had the ability to get GOOD PICTURES of Kyle J.  And let me tell you, Kyle does not take good pictures.  Ever.  So if Justin can make Kyle look good - he is talented! =)  ...And on top of everything - the compliments just keep coming in.

I am on weekend #2 of trying to design our wedding album and I have 8 more photos to cut out to make it 30, but the decision is just too hard.  I am hoping to have it done and done by tomorrow, but we will see.

In the meantime -- here are some of my personal favorites. ...And seriously there are SO many more that I love.

First Dance. I just love the emotion of the picture.

For real.  Just look at the chandelier.

My girls and me on the front steps of the house.  I just love how he got the picture symmetric. (Minus us) 

I just love this picture. I cannot even express why - I just do.

Justin for sure loves the "nature shots" more than anything -- but he makes them work AND look good.

Everyone says "this belongs in a magazine"

Just a totally sweet moment - my Dad helping me down the stairs.

Justin has the ability to seriously catch emotional moments. And he caught this one.  And I LOVE Heather resting her head on my Dad's shoulder.

 

Just crazy artsy. My Dad and me again - pre-ceremony.  I just love the sun.

 

I think I really love how Justin works off the sun.  I just love the coloring of this picture.

Does this just not take your breath away?

And this one? Sigh.

Stolen Wedding Photos!

The best thing about Facebook and Weddings is that all the pictures taken from friends and family get posted to Facebook quickly!!  So…. here are some of my favorites!

My dad walking me down the aisle.  Kyle and my entrance into the reception. Me before the wedding!

Wedding vows and our pathetic sparkler exit! (The sparklers wouldn’t light!!!)

Two of my ultimate favorites… my dad walking me down the aisle and then Kyle and me walking out!

busy 2 days of planning.

We (and by we I mean my Mom and me) had a busy two days of anything and everything wedding.  The place we’re getting married is the epitome of Paula Planners and everything is uber scheduled and structured.  (One of the many reasons I chose them…)  Since I wanted my parents involved in any decisions they wanted to be a part of and because my Mom wanted to be there for a lot everything is kind of worked around their schedule and if/when they can make it down to Atlanta.

Sunday: This past Sunday my Mom, Dad, Kyle and I went down to our wedding venue for their “Bridal Extravaganza” which included their food tasting, a chance to meet some of the vendors, and they had tables set up all over the venue to give you ideas for table settings.  Truthfully, the only thing I was really interested in was the food and the cake and let me tell you the cake it is good.  I am confident that we picked a really good flavor and I hope it tastes just as good in March 2012.  Best part – Kyle had to wear a name tag since him and I were booked to have our wedding there, we were supposed to get “extra attention” but I am glad that we didn’t.  I am not so sure Kyle liked the idea of wearing the “necklace” … but he was a good sport and I am pretty sure he just forgot about it. The food was GOOD and I think we made some good ideas on what we will serve everyone.   Well at least some food that I cannot wait to chow down on.

Monday: My Mom and I headed back down to McDonough not even 24 hours after the extravaganza.  (Oi. Lots of car time!)  But my 1st wedding planning meeting was supposed to happen in March but there is nothing like procrastinating and neglecting the biggest day of my life. Rawr.  And when I say we talked about a lot … we talked about A LOT.  Like we talked about how the sunsets at 7:53 and my idea of amazing candles and things like that just may not work. Rawr. I feel like I was uber unprepared and my wedding coordinator probably wondered why I had no ideas and no suggestions and no real opinions.  I really need to meet with her when I am on a ohhh I want to think about the wedding rampage. We talked about everything from ceremony location to ceremony time to what kind of food we’re going to serve to the types of tables we will have to our cocktail hour to bridesmaid dress colors and head counts and grandparents.   My head is spinning just thinking about it all. I left with homework (song list, ceremony information, choosing a ceremony time, number of rooms to be blocked off, flower ideas, blah blah blah) and evidently you cut the cake to a song and I have to think of a cake cutting song.  Can’t we just cut the cake and smash it in each other’s faces in an awkward silence?!

Why oh why is wedding planning such a pain?  Needless to say, Kyle and I will be eating Chinese, watching Shark Tank and talking wedding everything tonight.  So make it 3 fun days of planning.  Or 2 days and a night.  ….isn’t 8 months a LONG time?!