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Page Last Updated June 21st, 2022
Patrick and Vincent share a glass of wine before the ceremony.
Patrick and Vincent’s amazing wedding and reception took place at the Ott Farm and Winery in Ellijay, Georgia. For those who don’t know, Ellijay is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain range. “At over 1 billion years of age, the Blue Ridge Mountains are among the oldest in the world, second only to South Africa’s Barberton greenstone belt.”
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The couple ressesses down the aisle, followed by Otis.
Sean and Casper have been best friends since they were 12. In the years since that first meeting, the two have supported each through laughter and tears, difficult transitions and personal resurrections.
It’s not surprising that along their journey, they found themselves attracted to each other in many ways. At age 16, they began to date and in their early twenties, they were ready to tie the knot.
The two chose to...
A photograph of the couple with the mountain landscape, a special photo request from the couple.
Email from John: "My fiancée and I are eloping at an AirBNB in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, the end of May. There are no guests, just us and an officiant. We were hoping you would be available to come take photos."
Thankfully, I was free the Thursday the couple had chosen to tie the knot and excited to see the cabin where they would be wed. (I love a good mountain cabin.)
John and...
Christian and Nikki acknowledge a veteran and his wife who are waving from a trolley driving past.
A Covid Wedding Celebration Delayed and Delayed Again
Nikki and Christian, already officially wed, planned a small ceremony and celebration for a date in late October, 2020. The ceremony was set to take place at Lillian Gardens in Newnan, Georgia. It would be small, the guests would be wearing masks, and the chairs set 6 feet apart.
But then, a week before...
The guests at the reception gather around to watch the couple's first dance.
I've had the distinct pleasure of documenting the weddings of several friends I made while working on a Master's of Divinity at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Many of those weddings had one thing in common—a majority of the members of the wedding party were already ministers or on the path to becoming one. Candace and J’s wedding was no exception. More than 75 percent of...
The blended family of Anne and David, her three daughters, and his daughter sing a hymn together.
The Little Chapel, designed by a renowned Atlanta architect, is a replica of the interior of an Anglican church in London considered to be one of Sir Christopher Wren’s most beautiful architectural designs. Is it any wonder that David and Anne chose the beautiful space in Glenn Memorial Methodist Church, where they are members, as the...
Immersed in their love for one another and in the magic of the moment, Ralph and Terry dance together at the reception inside their home.
Ralph and Terry's love story unfolded at the office and culminated with an intimate wedding inside their home with their closest family members, friends, and coworkers present. Some of the guests who gathered at their house in Sandy Springs, Georgia had been witness to their water cooler romance from the start, so it was only fitting that they saw...
Erin and Emily react to a toast from a friend.
Erin and Emily’s plan for a March wedding with more than 100 guests went out the window when the pandemic hit the US early that month. They postponed their wedding until October thinking that all would be back to normal.
Alas, that did not come to pass.
And thus, an intimate COVID-friendly wedding with a few friends and family was born.
The couple’s nuptials took place at...
Friends and family cheer on the couple as they cut their cake.
Dana and Derek’s October wedding took place at The Lost World Adventures Travel Agency in Decatur, Georgia. The couple designed a ceremony that blended Jewish, Unitarian Universalist, and Pagan elements. The ceremony, led by their UU minister, was short and simple and included family members, but no wedding party.
A cocktail party and meal followed the...
Heidi and Tracy make their entrance at their reception. This same-sex couple is now legally married after 16 years.
Together since 1999, Heidi and Tracy had known for years that they were the perfect match and had even made the traditional ‘through good and bad, sickness and health, richer or poorer’ commitment to each other. Despite all of this, when the SCOTUS ruling came down at the end of June, the couple was excited to turn their commitment into a legal marriage.
Their...
Cath and Laura celebrate after being legally married.
When Cath met Laura, she was ready to give up on online dating services. Thank goodness she didn't, because the next match was the one they had both been waiting for.
Their first date was a 9 a.m. yoga class on a Sunday morning. After class, they had lunch together and talked for two or three hours.
The wedding was totally spontaneous. Laura was listening to the radio and heard about the Supreme Court decision legalizing...
Josh sees Daria for the first time in her wedding dress, as she walks down the aisle to meet him at the altar under the trees.
Daria and Josh, who met on a dating app like many couples these days, bonded over Xbox One games, University of Georgia football games, and dinner-and-a-movie dates. It didn't take either one very long to realize they were meant to be together.
Their plans were to marry at an old courthouse in Decatur, Georgia. But alas, COVID came along and those plans...
The couple celebrate along with guests after their ceremony.
Lorie and Keena met through a dating app in 2015 after Lorie moved to Texas from Georgia.
Their love story began with a wonderful first date. Keena says that “Even though it was our first meet up, the connection we made with each other was enough for us to know it was the start of something special.”
Their first year together involved lots of driving, because they lived more than 70 miles apart. Despite the...
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