Apt B. Blog

This shot is the epitome of unposed...I snapped it on the way back from the sailboat styled shoot I photographed back in October.

Sometimes life takes you on a path you’d never expect - but it brings you to exactly where you are supposed to be.

Amber + James have a love story for the books, and they got to celebrate joining their families (they have four boys between them!) at Bethesda last fall. Between tears and laughter, hugs and prayers, they stood in front of their families and pledged to love each other forever.

Surprise proposals are quickly becoming one of my favorite things to photograph, for so many reasons!

Bridal sessions used to be a common tradition, but now I find brides doing them less and less. But, I LOVE them, so let’s bring them back!! It’s such a special time because it’s not rushed - we don’t have a wedding day timeline to contend with or anyone else to photograph. It’s just about YOU. We can be more creative, go to different locations - you name it, the sky’s the limit!

What do you get when you combine a lovely fall day, a gorgeous autumn color palette, a couple madly in love, an incredible wedding planner and two gorgeous Savannah wedding locations??

Cara + Matt’s wedding!!

It had already started to rain, and the first look was supposed to happen outside as soon as Maddy put her dress on. And despite the rain, Maddy was smiling. Because she knew - she knew that her wedding day was more than the perfect photos in Forsyth Park. She knew it was about celebrating her love with Jon - even if that meant everything didn’t go quite as planned.

If you’ve been following my Stories on IG, you know exactly what a masking tape “X” on the ground means.

It means it’s surprise proposal time!

I put an X on the ground so the guy knows EXACTLY where to stand, and I do that for a couple of reasons…

Maddy + Jon traveled all the way from Oregon to have their wedding in Savannah - and oh, am I so glad they did! I actually didn’t meet Maddy + Jon until the night of their rehearsal dinner, but I felt like we were already close friends, because thank goodness for social media. Maddy and I had been following each other and messaging back and forth for months, bonding over our love of pugs in particular. (Her pug Monty would be best friends with Winston, if they lived on the same coast!)

Every time I’m asked about my style of photography, I say I’m a mix of “curated + photojournalistic.” Which is this photo exactly in a nutshell...but let me explain.

Carly + Clint said “I do” on my birthday (which, yes, was back in October! ha!), and I can’t think of a better way to spend my birthday than to photograph a couple who are so dang in love. Their energy was completely contagious - I could feel so much love and joy between not only them, but also their friends + families. The amount of laughing, y’all - my face hurt by the end of the wedding! It was pure giddiness from the First Look on, and needless to say, I loved every second of it.