GWC DVD Slipcover

GWC now has an awesome DVD available! Nina Baldridge of Fast Forward Management has a blast going through all the footage from the past couple years. In describing what will be on the DVD she say, "It will be a montage of footage and pictures from the beginning to date including the 2 videos we have done." Their release party is tonight December 7th at The Loft. You can get more information at www.myspace.com/greedywhitecitizens.

Save the Date Postcard

Donna and Ken are getting married next July in Paris, TN, and I had the honor of being at their engagement photo session with Whitney Carlson of Dove Wedding Photography. The couple is sending out Save the Date postcards just in time for Christmas. The only perimeters she gave us is that her colors are pink-almost-fuchsia and black. The main texture is linen. Here is their card.

Anna & Alex Wedding Album

I'm so excited about Anna and Alex's wedding Album! It really fits their style and the overall mood of the entire day. Their wedding took place last spring at the Carl House in Auburn, Georgia. Not only did Alex wear his favorite shoes (flip flops), but so did the rest of the Groomsmen––a very fitting touch for the unique Groom! Thank you for letting us be a part of your day!






You can view more pages here:

www.doveweddingphotography.com/AnnaAlexAlbum

Jennifer & Belger at Villa Serena

Bryan Redding, a fabulous editor, photographer, graphic designer out of Athens, Georgia, needed a second photographer for Jennifer and Belger's wedding at Villa Serena, an Italian mansion outside of Conyers. The place was beautiful! It's a gorgeous place to have a wedding. Belger said he never wears a suit, but he looks so natural in these poses–like he's modeled for years! Here are some from that day:

Jennifer & Matt's Wedding Album

Jennifer and Matt got married a First Baptist of Fayetteville, GA. In designing their album, I wanted it to feel classic in much the way their entire wedding was: elegant and timeless. So I looked to some old books I had of my grandfather's. The linen cover, the way the photos sat ON the page (not printed on the page), and pictures trimmed with debossed silver lines were all characteristics of the cherished books handed down from generation to generation like these wedding albums will be.

I also wanted to use poetic type as a graphic element. I don't do this much in designing wedding albums because the pictures already do so much of the talking. But this one called for it. I'm very pleased with the result.

In much the same way old daguerreotypes were stored with handwriting on them, I "etched" the important time and place information on the introductory page.



I really like the simplicity of their album. This page in particular look like it should be viewed in an oak-paneled study with the fellas.




This is my favorite spread in the album (not just because I took the picture). Throughout the night, Matt kept looking at the ring on his finger in mystified satisfaction as if remembering and savoring the day–especially his vows. So I included them to the side.




In the end, these pages will be printed on linen pressed paper by a company in Italy. To see more pages, go to Dove website by clicking the link below.
www.doveweddingphotography.com/JenniferMattAlbum/

Switchfoot & Relient K Concert Photography

I had the honor and privilege to assist Outerlight Entertainment in attaining photos for their new, upcoming website. Switchfoot, Reliant K, and Ruth Band were fabulous in concert at the Atlanta Civic Center with a wonderful light show by all bands, falling "snow" and thrown candy canes (to highlight Reliant K's new Christmas album), and a 60 second all-american freeze by Switchfoot. Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot, even treated fans by climbing through the crowd with a light cord and crawling up to the balcony to sing. Incredible! Here are some of my favorites from the show:

Caedmon's Call Poster

I had the honor of designing Caedmon's Call's upcoming Overdressed Tour poster and flyer. Derek Webb will not only be rejoining the crew for this tour but he'll also be opening for the band along with guest artist Andrew Osenga. You can check out their official tour dates on their website: www.caedmonscall.com

Nina & Johnny's Wedding Album

Nina and Johnny's wedding took place on March 31, 2007 in Springfield, TN where Nina's family as well as Johnny's family would relax every year. The weather held off in time for the ceremony when it began to lightly shower. And you know what they say about showers on your wedding day? Many years of blissful marriage.




www.doveweddingphotography.com/NinaJohnnyAlbum

Krysten & Mark's Wedding Album

Krysten & Mark's Wedding took place in Brentwood, Tennessee June 30th of this year. The day was gorgeous with the ceremony taking place just before sunset. I had the honor of second-shooting the wedding with Whitney Carlson of Dove Wedding Photography. I also had the pleasure of designing their album. Drop me a line and let me know what you think!



www.doveweddingphotography.com/KrystenMarkAlbum

Worship Foundations Intl Trifold Brochure

Just got the samples back from the printer of WFI's new general brochure. They needed to combine the two brochures they've used in the past, keeping the information general and not trip specific (which is outdated very quickly) while also adding two other facets of their ministry. I recommended a pocket so they could insert more up-to-date information about each ministry more economically.

I'm very happy with the outcome.

Chris and little Corinn flutter by the house on Halloween

I hope you all had a safe Halloween. This one was special for me, seeing as how my niece experienced her very first dress up holiday as a butterfly! She and her mommy are so beautiful! I'm soooo glad they came by!





Corinn is getting more beautiful by the day. Maybe one of these days she'll have an Akridge cousin to play with!








We had a blast watching the 1979 version of Dracula, which I must say is the best version out there, while answering the swarm of trick-or-treaters we had this year. It must have been a record!

Carv'n Pun'kins

My neighbor invited me several times to carve pumpkins with her and her family and friends before I finally relented to put my hand in the guts of the slimy things. To my pleasant surprise, it was a blast! None of us knew what we would carve before we started but it didn't matter. This was last year.

Thanks to some interesting circumstances, we held our own pumpkin carving this year. My aunt and I headed down to the pumpkin patch to pick out the wartiest, most perfect pumpkin of the hundreds on the ground.

April and Rob really made Aunt Lita and Whitney's first pumpkin carving experience complete with Halloween music, spider rings, fun carving tools, and a HUGE guts bucket! I was hoping to cook a bunch from the fruit of our labor, but work seemed to get in the way. I only managed to crank out one loaf of pumpkin bread and currently two batches of seeds.

Lady Katherine

One of my favorite people in the world came to visit, Lady Katherine Cremeens. Yes, she does own land in the British Isles (all 1 square foot of it), making her a true Lady! We had her regular meal–the meal we seem to cook every time she comes over: pork tenderloin, garlic mash potatoes, and asparagus. Oh so good.

Zack snapped this one while making her laugh. He'd make a great photographer if music wasn't his first love!


Kat is senior designer now at Porter Design in Lawrenceville. It was great to hear of all the new things she's learning there, including increasing production with the new Adobe Creative Suite CS3. I can't wait to invest!

Soap and Studs: Will gets a bath!

I spent the afternoon and evening with new mama, Professor Grem. She graded papers while I worked on a wedding album at what used to be my favorite coffee shop in Athens called Blue Sky but runs by the new name of Walkers. It's not a bad change, but definitely not the coffee shop I miss so much. Jenna, we have to do this again sometime!

We ran home so the other Professor Grem could go to his first practice with a new band while Jenna bathed the little W. Grem. Here's some pictures I caught during one of his favorite times of the day, his bath.

Compassion in Action

Through an organization of churches called Unite!, help is being brought to so many places across North Atlanta, crossing denominational, racial, and socio-economic lines. Hands On Atlanta helped organize this massive effort while the churches responded with volunteers, logistics, and time. Driveways were made, school yards were cleaned up, bathrooms painted, treat bags made for teachers in appreciation, houses cleaned, as well as many many more projects all across Gwinnett and Fulton counties.


At Norcross High School, teams of volunteers from all different churches worked together to lay straw, pick up trash, blow debris off sidewalks and driveways, as well as paint bathrooms.



Father and son working together.



In the cafeteria, goodie bags were made in appreciation for the teachers of Norcross High School. Many families showed up to work side by side like this little girl and her dad.



At Wellspring, a transitional house for women, a sidewalk and driveway were poured (that's hard work) while women and teens painted and deep cleaned the inside.



They didn't forget one part of the house, including the shutters!

Postcard Invite

Perimeter Church, a leading church in the Southeast, hosts a covered-dish dinner once a month to tell the basic story of where they've been as well give a tour of the facility for those unfamiliar with it. They call it Taste of Perimeter. Soon they'll be focusing each Taste of Perimeter on a target age group. The first will be the young professionals 18-35 whose ministry they call the Gathering. Here is the postcard they'll be sending out promoting the evening.



This is the mailable side.



You can check out their website at www.perimeter.org/gathering. It's real clean, geometric, and contemporary–a really good look for them.

Wedding Save the Date

While freelancing at a lovely place up the street that feels like home, I put together the following Save the Date card directions for a bride who will be having an elegant catholic wedding next summer. Her colors will be black, cream, and burgundy with lots of lacy details throughout the evening.



I really like the type treatment on the one above. It works nicely with the Victorian textile pattern and the original intentions of the bride.



The negative space of this layout makes it a more contemporary choice. The decor behind the type becomes almost iconic. Wedding invitations along with everything that go with them, the program, RSVP card, directions, invite, etc. are a lot of fun putting together.

MacBook Pro Users

Note to all MacBook Pro Users: Apple is not making the AC adapter available for 4-6 more weeks, and all of Atlanta is sold out of them, including Apple Lenox, Apple Perimeter, Apple North Point, and Fry's. So take extra care of your adapter, because if something happens to it, hope you have a friend with a MacBook Pro.

The Breakdown Promotional

The Breakdown CD package is almost done! Hooray! It's been an exciting journey for their debut EP, Thoughts Lost in Yellow Lines. This set we will be sending to DiscMakers, who specializes in the types of runs these guys are doing. Turn around time can vary, but they promise 2 weeks for the print material and 3 weeks for the tshirts. Just a couple more steps and we're through.

The slipcover:



Front and back of the slipcover:



Two-color screen-printed 2" stickers:



Two-color screen printed black t-shirts:


Maybe in the future, after millions of dollars worth of record sales, they can offer this tshirt in the babydoll style. ;-)

Full-color poster with an area at the bottom for metallic writing of concert information:



That's all for now. Drop me a line, and let me know what you guys think.