January 14, 2010
Last month Steve Bales and the Bold American staff hosted an intimate holiday evening for a few industry professionals at Steve’s home and he was kind enough to ask me to come shoot details for the event. The evening unfolded in stages as different rooms were prepared in secret… to be revealed when the time was right. It was fun to have the rooms to myself as the others arrived for the evening — I could hear them chattering as I snapped away, unbeknownst to them.
Here are a few of the details…
A little glimpse into the preparations before the guests arrived…
November 30, 2009
Every so often Steve Bales from Bold American Catering gives me a ring and asks me to capture some images of decor they are doing for a corporate or social event. Occasionally, this means I’m not the “official” photographer for a wedding but I still have the pleasure of taking my time and capturing some really beautiful images of the simply amazing work that Steve and his team at Bold American churn out, event after event.
Here are just a few images from a wedding reception at the Piedmont Driving Club put together by Susan Graham Signature Events. In fact, this first image shows a few of the letter press RSVP’s that Susan put together for the bride and groom…
October 29, 2009
So the other day, my friend and publisher of Atlanta Occasions Magazine was so excited to be wearing a stunning Anne Barge dress to a benefit event that she asked if I’d take a few quick pictures of it.
Big. Mistake.
Being a HUGE fan of Anne Barge, I thought it was a great idea and Heather got more than she bargained for. I enlisted the help of my friend and future groom, Will Darragh, to handle styling Heather’s hair. Will is a top stylist at Van Michael Salon in Virginia Highlands. He also happens to be engaged to the co-owner of Blanqi, which was the subject of my last post. It’s sorely understating it to say that Will is good at what he does. In the words of Katie Torres: “Ahh, best hair cut of my life….”
Also, a big thanks to Steve Bales and his staff at Bold American Catering who took care of us while we shot at the beautiful Studio 887.
Heather, being the happy-smiley-people-person-plus-sunshine, she likes the last one the best. Or maybe the first one. It’s just that this is one of the few times you’ll ever see her not smiling in front the camera (or otherwise). I was going for that classic Anne Barge “look” in the first couple images.
Which one do you like the best?
It was fun playing with the visual effect of a curved AND slanted wall.
Also tagged Anne Barge, Atlanta Occasion, Blanqi, Bold American Catering, Fashion, Heather Vreeland, Katie Torres, Portraits, Studio 887, Van Michael Salon, Will Darragh –
July 27, 2008
What an amazing and pleasurable wedding this was for me!
I must say, Alice and Adam take the award for the most relaxed and calm bride and groom of the year. It reminds me of that line in Pride and Prejudice toward the end, the father speaking to his just-engaged daughter, “You’re each of you so complying that nothing will ever be resolved on.” The entire day was such a pleasure.
Of course, Huy Cat was on hand to shoot with me and Susan Graham did another stellar job.
This is a new way that I will be posting these slideshows: right here in the blog so you don’t have to open a new window to view the show. You can also click through the images one by one and see a ton of them, not just a few that I chose for the blog. Of course, there’s also a FULL SCREEN option if you prefer — just click the little button at the bottom right of the slideshow and you’ll get to see bigger images.
Enjoy!
Here are the event details:
Location: King Plow Event Gallery
Coordination: Susan Graham Signature Events
Catering/Event Design/Linens: Bold American
Cake: Frosted Pumpkin
Florals: Tulip
Hair/Makeup: The Moore Agency, Steve Moore
Ben Vigil — Photographer, King Plow, Jewish Wedding
Also tagged Atlanta GA, Badeken, Bold American Catering, Breaking the Wedding Glass, By Tulip, Chuppah/Huppah, Eva Behrendt, Frosted Pumpkin, Huy Cat, Jewish, Jewish Weddings, King Plow Event Gallery, Slideshow, Steve Moore, Susan Graham Signature Events, The Moore Agency, Weddings –
July 15, 2008
Rehearsal Dinner: King Plow Event Gallery
Ceremony: Biltmore Ballrooms, Georgian Ballroom
Reception: Biltmore Ballrooms, Imperial Ballroom
Coordination: Susan Graham Signature Events
Accomodations: Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta
Catering/Event Design: Bold American, Steve Bales and his crew
Linens: BBJ Linens
Video: SCG
Hair: Josie LaBara, Maria Heckscher Salon
Makeup: Nikole Morrow-Petit, Van Michael Salon, Buckhead
*** CLICK HERE *** to view the slideshow
Congratulations to Laura and David who were the most gracious hosts! Wow, what a wedding. Susan Graham and her team along with Bold American and everybody else from the stylists to the band pulled out all the stops and made it a weekend to remember for Laura and David. Chris and Katie from 6ofFour were on hand to help as well as my trusty assistant Brian — they all captured some stellar images and I want to thank them personally.
Congratulations again to Laura and David!
There’s not much explaining I need to do here… I’ll let the images speak for themselves. These are just a quick few. You REALLY need to watch the slideshow — there’s even an option to view the slideshow full screen now.
Ben Vigil
Also tagged 6 of Four, Atlanta GA, BBJ Linens, Biltmore, Biltmore Ballrooms, Bold American Catering, Brian Steele, Chris and Katie Torres, Four Seasons, Georgian Ballroom, Imperial Ballroom, Josie LaBara, King Plow Event Gallery, Laura and David, Maria Heckscher Salon, Nikole Morrow-Petit, SCG Productions, Slideshow, Steve Moore, Susan Graham Signature Events, The Moore Agency, Van Michael Salon, Weddings –
