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3.30.11

Engaged! Jenny + Zach | Alpharetta GA Engagement

Jenny and Zach are two of the most enthusiastic and sweet people I can think of! I love their chemistry and relationship with each other. Zach just adores Jenny and she always has this completely in love look when she looks at him. We had fun discovering little beautiful spots in Alpharetta together (I’d never been there before). We had amazing sunshine and lovely breezes and I can’t believe the variety of shots we got in such a small area (all the photos were done in maybe a four mile radius?). Can’t wait for their wedding day…


We went to the restaurant where they met AND got engaged in… I loved the bright colors and fun atmosphere!

I tell them “intensify it!” and this is what they do. LOVE IT!


Zach keeps her laughing with his silliness! And me too!

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April 7, 2011 - 6:43 pm

Carolyn S Scott - Great pix!!! they look SO happy!!

3.28.11

Engaged! Cecilia + Marc | Piedmont Park Engagement Session

I got to spend a beautiful and breezy afternoon with Cecilia and Marc who are planning a summer wedding. They are really fun and easy to get along with, and I definitely enjoyed getting to know them! They have a lot of fun together and their laughter is kinda contagious:)can’t wait for the big day!


Cecilia decided she wanted to give Marc a piggyback ride! He couldn’t believe it!


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March 28, 2011 - 1:30 pm

Anna - You guys look so lovey dovey, it’s unbearably cute! (but still bearable) I’m so happy that you guys are happy. I can’t wait to see you in a white dress! Pictures are awesome–your photographer did a great job capturing the best moments!

March 28, 2011 - 5:45 pm

Jean - love love loooove these pictures!!!!!!!

3.23.11

Just Married! Foong Yee + Eric | Atlanta Botanical Gardens Wedding Photographer

Foong Yee and Eric’s wedding was a dream! From the moment that I met them, I was completely charmed by their sweet personalities and very authentic love for each other. I loved how they were up for every.single.idea that I had while doing photography. For their wedding day, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens were a surreal and romantic setting. After the ceremony, we had an hour and a half to shoot their couples portraits. That is UNHEARD of! And I enjoyed it soo much. I can’t tell you how nuts it is to do couples portraits in fifteen or twenty minutes. Somehow I manage, but I wish more wedding time lines included a solid hour of portraits! I was lucky enough to have my friend Eileen Davis second shoot for me. It all made for a very fun and relaxed wedding day! After the ceremony we went to Royal China for amazing food, Chinese tea ceremony, and lion dance. Congrats Foong Yee and Eric… hope you are enjoying Aruba… big hugs! Here is the huuuge preview! Enjoy…

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March 23, 2011 - 2:04 pm

Lora Ayers - oh, how I love you! :) xoxo

March 25, 2011 - 8:47 am

Sharon Kirkland - What talent God has given you! These pictures are absolutely stunning! Beautiful couple, beautiful location!

March 27, 2011 - 7:41 pm

Frostbean - LOVE these Katie! Gorgeous couple, gorgeous pics. xoxo

3.22.11

For Photographers: Backing Up Files

At my most recent wedding consultation, my bride and groom told me about their brother-in-law’s horror story: All of their wedding photos had been lost when their photographer’s hard drive crashed! I’ve heard of this happening before and it makes me so sad and frustrated for anyone it happens to. I get asked pretty often about how I go about backing up sessions and weddings so I thought I’d share my method. I believe you can’t overdo backups. As a photographer it’s a huge part of my job to protect and save images. So here is what I do!

1. I copy all photo files onto my computer’s internal hard drive as well as a second external hard drive that is always connected to my computer. I have a third “time machine” hard drive that backs up everything on my main hard drive 24/7 so the files I’ve just transferred over also get backed up there. So far, three hard drives contain the files.

2. I have an online service that backs up my entire computer running 24/7. This ensures a fourth backup of all files!

3. For weddings, I take an extra precaution: I have another external hard drive that I copy all the original photos onto and then unplug and store this hard drive. I keep the files on this drive until I’m completely done with a wedding. I also burn a copy of the final, edited photos to DVD and keep these in a safe place. I don’t delete wedding files, ever! I keep them in my archives… just in case the archives are corrupted and someday a bride and groom lose their photos at home, I still have the images on DVD.

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