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Leigh & Jason Wedding | Villa Christina Wedding Photographer

Wow. It has been a busy past few weeks! I just finished up my last of 5 weddings in a row and I am so excited to share Leigh & Jason’s beautiful Villa Christina wedding.  Jeff is Leigh’s brother and whose wedding I photographed a few months ago in Athens. It was a perfect day with their family and friends and the weather turned out to be a beautiful August day.

Leigh & Jason chose to do their first look since they wanted to enjoy the cocktail hour with their guests and have plenty of time for their photos. I just love this moment…Board 2

rackley-250 copyrackley-238 copyrackley-252 copyThe shot on the left is mine and the one on the left was my assistant, Jette’s, view. Love it!!Board 3Love this shot that Jette got!!rackley-684 copyLeigh looking ohh-so-gorgeous :) Board 12

rackley-267 copyThis next shot was one that Jette got of me…rackley-698 copyand this is what I got :) I love when she gets pictures of me working. It’s always interesting to see the shot from another perspective.rackley-271 copyLeigh actually chose to do different color dresses for her bridesmaids and I thought that it was so unique!! I know that there are a lot of other brides out there thinking the same thing but just wondered if it would look right. Well, look how great they look!!Board 4Villa Christina is such a gorgeous location for weddings. I just love this place :) Board 9A lot of brides are hesitant to do a first look before the wedding because they worry that they won’t have “The Moment” when they walk down the isle. I think that this picture of Jason seeing his bride just proves that theory wrong. Board 1Board 6Board 5Board 10Board 8Probably the most unique cupcake-cake that I have ever seen. It was absolutely delicious!Board 7Board 11One of my favorite leaving pictures! For all of the photographers out there, this was taken with my 5D mark II, 50mm 1.2 ISO 6400 and no flash.rackley-628 copy

A Laundry Room Makeover :)

This was something that we have been meaning to do for, well, a while. We live in a townhome so we have to utilize every inch of space that we have for storage. Our laundry room was never really working for us so we finally did something about it. Now it actually functions like it should, stores all of my laundry supplies and looks absolutely amazing. Brian and I couldn’t stop walking by and taking a peek at it. Just love it :)

Here is the before…we took the picture after he had already taken down the one dinky shelf that we had so just imagine that where all the holes were filled.DSCN0001It was painters beige ugly, no character, no color and just drab. We put up track shelving, painted the same color as the rest of the house, and got some cute baskets from IKEA and TA-DA!!_MG_9647_MG_9635Plenty of storage for all of my stockpile items. I just loooooove it!!_MG_9653So here is the breakdown of what it cost us:

Gallon of paint: $0 (Already had it)

Track shelving: $98

Baskets: $46

TOTAL: $144  Pretty good for a Sunday afternoon project! I plan on making some artwork for the walls just to dress it up a little more.

Baby Cameron 5 Days old | Atlanta Newborn Photography

Sweet little Cameron was only 5 days old when we did her very first photo shoot and she couldn’t have been a more perfect model! She slept most of the time thanks to a full belly and a portable heater :) It’s always so exciting getting to photograph babies that are so new to the world. Being a mommy myself, I know how fast babies grow into toddlers so it’s extra special when you get to document this time.

Introducing Sweet little Cameron…..cameron-225cameron-227 copy

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Lilly’s Bump | Marietta Maternity Photographer

It was almost two years ago that I photographed Lilly & Alex’s wedding. Well now they are expecting baby Jane to make her way into the world any day now! Geeeze it’s crazy how fast time flies….

I spent the afternoon with them talking about pregnancy, the excitement of parenthood and how far cloth diapers have come. They are such an amazing couple and I know that they will make pretty amazing parents ;) Can’t wait to meet little Jane!

So now on to some of my favorites!! This one I just fell in love with. I love the simplicity of it and how honest it is. lilly-201 copyBoard 1lilly-218 copylilly-222 copylilly-250 copyLuckily we were able to go outside for a few last shots before a huge storm hit. It made for perfect lighting…lilly-260 copyThis is probably my favorite :) lilly-266 copyBoardlilly-271 copylilly-280 copyBoard 3Are you or someone you know expecting a little bundle of joy? Check out lindsey-turner.com and contact me for your very own session :)

Michelle & Rusty | Atlanta Botanical Gardens | Wedding Photographer

This was the day. The day that they had counted down for months, days even hours.Their wedding day.

Every weekend I have to pinch myself. I can’t believe that this is what I get to do for a living. I get to document this amazing day with amazing people and I get to tell their story through my eyes. It’s pretty humbling :) I had a great day with Michelle & Rusty and their wedding turned out perfect! They are an amazing couple and I was so fortunate to be a part of such a special story…

Her beautiful dressBoard 1I thought this was a cute one my assistant, Onli, got of me and then what I was actually photographing. It’s always cool to see it from another person’s perspective. I may just do a full post on this one day!Board 2Michelle after arriving at the hotel after getting her hair and makeup done. Isn’t she gorgeous?!!Board 3Then we headed to the Botanical Gardens for her pictures before the ceremonyBoard 4Board 5jehlen-292 copyHer beautiful bridesmaids! I just loved the colors of their dresses!jehlen-308 copySince it had been raining earlier that day, we took advantage of the situation…jehlen-318 copyand her amazing bouquet by Tulip. I simply love their flowers!!jehlen-329 copyAnd here is Rusty…jehlen-536 copyBoard 6jehlen-346 copyjehlen-210 copyBoard 12My assistant’s view (Thanks Onli!!)Board 8and my view…Board 9jehlen-753 copyBoard 11Board 7Normally I would post a kiss picture but there was just something about them moment right after their kiss. It was so sweet…Board 10The lighting around the Gardens was absolutely perfect. Such a nice, warm feel to it!jehlen-489 copyBoard 14Board 13jehlen-517 copyBoard 15jehlen-526 copyjehlen-545 copyOne last one at Piedmont Park before heading into the reception at the ohh-so-gorgeous Piedmont Room.Board 16The beautiful cake by Perfect Wedding CakeBoard 18Board 17jehlen-571 copyjehlen-697 copyCongratulations Michelle & Rusty!! :)