Dove Save the Date

I designed Emily and Robbie's Save the Date postcard this week. I like to creatively respond to the elements I start with. For example, Whitney Carlson of Dove Wedding Photography sent me an engagement photo of one of her couples: Emily and Robbi. The photo is urban with concrete structures in the background, with a splash of an organic element (i.e. dirt). The picture is dynamic with diagonals created from the concrete structure in the background. So I wanted the type to interact with the background--not interrupt it but rather sit nicely within or on top of the background.

Emily and Robbie's colors are raspberry and navy. Good shot Whitney. They look so happy with each other.

Jessica & Alex's Awesome Invite

I'm trying something new! Thanks Jessica for being my sweat guinea pig! Jessica and Alex are atypical, non-traditional, hey-let's-go-for-it people. They'll be getting married outside at the R-Ranch in Dahlonega this coming June, and I have the honor of being the primary shooter at their wedding! Jessica didn't want to do the traditional white invitation pressed on rag paper. She wanted something that fit her style, so we decided to do some state-of-the-ART digital printing on watercolor paper. It's a 5x5 trifold that we put in a white envelope. Here is the design result:






I love this product, and any designer who knows me could pin point my taste. Jessica's older sister, Whitney Carlson of Dove Wedding Photography, shot the photos in Nashville. Read her post about the engagement sessions here:

P.S. Note to all of you thinking of sending square stationary through the Postal Service: it costs $0.17 extra per envelope seeing as how the square dimensions do not fit nicely in the machines and must be hand fed.

Shannon + James Wed in Nashville

This weekend brought travels to Nashville to photograph the marriage of the lovely Shannon and James with Whitney Carlson of Dove Wedding Photography. Their ceremony took place at Wightman Chapel (Scaritt Bennett). Beeeeautiful site! Gorgeous wedding. We all had a blast. James even climbed a window or two to prove how crazy in love he is. What a great way to start off the busy season! Their reception was at The Hermitage Hotel downtown. Here are a few I grabbed at the ceremony.


Shannon's twin nieces were her flower girls:





James's expression seeing Shannon walk down the aisle to be his bride:






Walking together as husband and wife for the first time:




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