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Erika & Leroy, Married in Atlanta

I’ve gotten to know Eliana Baucicault with ellyB Events through our work in the Atlanta wedding industry so I was happy when she introduced me to Erika and Leroy. Eliana and I have worked together on a few occasions but this was our first wedding together and she did a fabulous job keeping everything running smoothly. But I’m getting ahead of myself…

You may remember Erika and Leroy from their engagement session earlier this year. One of the most important aspects of their wedding and photos for Leroy was that he wanted to make sure that Atlanta was represented. With that in mind, they chose the Ventana’s rooftop venue for their reception location. I’ve shot at Ventanas a number of times but this was my first wedding there so I was uber excited.

And this is why… does the view get much better than this?

My good friend and amazing photographer, Shawna Herring, was on hand to 2nd shoot with me. It’s been a long time coming so I was absolutely delighted to have her along.

Enjoy a few more photos…

As usual, there’s a whole host of vendors that are working together to make a beautiful wedding like this take place.

Planning/Coordination: Eliana Baucicault with ellyB Events
Ceremony Venue: North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Reception Venue: Ventanas
Videography: Ryan with Rodinis Films
Florals/Design: Jackson/Durham Flowers and Events
Catering: Affairs to Remember
Cake: Couture Cakes
DJ: Dale Thomas “DJ SixFive”

Congratulations Erika & Leroy!

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving ;)

Jennifer & Jeff in Atlanta, GA

I knew from the day that I met Jennifer and Jeff that I wanted to shoot their wedding. Pretty much the entire wedding day confirmed what I thought when I met them… Jennifer was all about having a fabulous time on her wedding day and Jeff was going to make sure that happened. From the kids to the family to the guests, everyone had a great time!

This was the first time that I had covered a wedding at the Biltmore Ballrooms since their electrical fire the day before the last wedding I shot there. This was also my first time working a wedding with Ashley from Ashley Baber Weddings. We had worked other events together where Bold American had asked me to shoot decor imagery, but never a wedding together. As I suspected she would, she did a stellar job and made everything flow smoothly. [As an aside, I'm going to do a blog post soon about why you absolutely need to hire a wedding planner if you are a bride getting married.]

Check out these shoes that Bryan Scott shot. Do they have attitude or what?

Check out this bouquet by On Occasions of Atlanta

Food and decor was provided by Affairs to Remember

Okay, I have to admit that this isn’t the most artistic picture in the world, but wanted to include it because I was so impressed with the job that Celso’s did. This cake was immaculate!

Isn’t Jennifer STUNNING!

Here’s the exit shot that I’ve talked about before and that I’ve grown to really love and appreciate…

Congratulations Jennifer and Jeff!

Facebook readers: CLICK HERE to view the slideshow.

Vendors:

Planning Coordination: Ashley Baber Weddings
Ceremony/Reception Venue: Biltmore Ballrooms
Food and Decor: Affairs to Remember
Florals: On Occasions of Atlanta
Wedding Cake: Celso’s
Limo: Classy Car Limo
DJ: Lou Guzzo, Spectrum Entertainment
Hair: Salon Verde, Andrea Hess
Makeup: Ebony Crawley
Babysitting: Elegant Event Sitters

Cristina & Gabriel in Atlanta

Meet Cristina and Gabriel!

When I first met them at Cristina’s place in Midtown I knew right away that they’d be a joy to work with. They are both about as easy going and likable people as you’ll ever meet.

They got married at the Cathedral of Christ the King, by Father Neil, who just happens to be the brother of my wife’s friend’s sister’s husband. Whew, took me a second to write that. The reception was at the mighty Biltmore Imperial Ballroom. It was a joy to work with my new friend Mora Hostetter from Classic Weddings, who coordinated the entire affair and did a fabulous job. Affairs to Remember handled the catering and Catherine Walther did the beautiful florals (check out the slideshow).

My associate, Huy, was on hand to second shoot and Christina my awesome friend and former bride was there assisting.

Cristina and I spent a few minutes before the ceremony getting some beautiful images…

The kiss!

The next kiss! I just love this image in all it’s blurry glory.

Check out the slideshow… and don’t forget to watch it full-screen with the icon in the bottom right corner.

Enjoy!

Ben Vigil

Kassie & Andrew (the first day of Christmas)

Some of you may have noticed that today is Christmas, or more specifically, the first day of Christmas, the season. Yep, while the stores and malls feverishly rip all vestages of the Christmas season from your sight you can rest easy knowing that you still have 11 days to go…

Which brings me to my last wedding of the year. I thought it would be nice to post their images today as a humble Christmas present of sorts. Kassie and Andrew were supposedly not too comfortable in front of the camera but I certainly couldn’t tell — they were clearly in love. Chris and Katie Torres from 6 of Four Creations were on hand to help me out and did an amazing job with a lot of the details as usual.

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Location: Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Coordination: Lisanne McDearman with Watermark Weddings
Catering: Affairs to Remember
Jewelry: Kelly Wenner Designs

Many years of blessings to you Kassie & Andrew!

Ben Vigil