ali harper photography » Weddings http://aliharperphotography.com/blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:54:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 married: natalie + conar http://aliharperphotography.com/blog/2011/12/06/married-natalie-conar/ http://aliharperphotography.com/blog/2011/12/06/married-natalie-conar/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:46:57 +0000 Ali http://aliharperphotography.com/blog/?p=4529 ali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photographyali harper photography
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I literally met Natalie and Conar the moment they opened the doors to their own rehearsal dinner… and I’ve never felt so warmly welcomed! We had talked many times before on the phone before the actual day arrived, but finally meeting was like being greeted by a long lost friend.

Natalie and Conar were married in the town Natalie grew up in — Gallatin, Tennesse — and it had the best small town charm, just like you’d expect. They had quite honestly one of the most gorgeous fall days you could ask for, and filled the tiny downtown chapel at dusk with their dearest friends and family. One of my favorite moments of the day was getting to witness Conar open up the gift his bride gave him moments before their first look… a set of embroidered handkerchiefs. That sweet token, along with a handwritten note made all of us stop and simply take it all all in.

After all the “big” things have been planned on a wedding day, I always find that it’s usually about the love in the little things that become so very meaningful…

To view the all the photos from their beautiful fall wedding, click here.

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Natalie & Conor, moments before their beautiful hometown church wedding in downtown Gallatin, Tennessee.

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Just a few images from Devon & Ryan’s beautiful couple shoot within a hidden garden on the University of Georgia campus. They told me that if you walk through those arches as an undergrad, you will fail to graduate! Was funny to see students intuitively avoid it.

You can see all the photos from their heartfelt wedding day in Athens here.

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Jesse and Marty were married during a beautiful sunset ceremony dockside in their parents’ hometown of River Plantation, Augusta. It was truly the most festive, joy-filled ceremony I’ve yet to witness, where dear friends and family waved banners and literally stomped to the music, following them down the dock to the pavilion where their reception was held. My dear friend, Dawn Gahan, was present yet again to lovingly craft, coordinate and facilitate many of the sweet details and festivities. How could you not fall in love with these two who came up with the idea of  having illustrated “pickle-jar haikus”  (Marty himself wrote) as centerpieces on all the tables? I don’t think I stopped smiling the entire time I was shooting…

You can view ALL the details, crazy dancing and happy tear-filled toasts right here.

And a massive ‘thank you’ to the amazing Jess for coming up to Atlanta to shoot with me!

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Suzanne and Keith’s lovely Louisiana wedding was published by the sweet gals at Southern Weddings a few weeks ago. I mention it now because as Suzanne writes on the SWMag posts here and here, just a month to the day after she married her beau she found out that she had Stage II breast cancer… something that I cannot even begin to imagine. Being that it is breast cancer awareness month, I just wanted to share their incredible story of love, support and strength… It has not been an easy journey for them in their first moments of becoming husband and wife… but I have had the pleasure to witness the most amazing love and strength I’ve ever seen between two newlyweds. Suzanne is the most determined and positive person I know; and I’m a better person for knowing them.

 

 

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