As far as professional wedding photography goes, the attention is in the details.  We look for the light.  We look for the perfect moment.  We love it when we’re working with artists from other professions such as culinary artists, floral artists, and even makeup artists. 

It isn’t just about any one thing that creates a perfect wedding.  It’s the ambience, the teamwork, the attention to detail… let’s face it, it’s hard work to create the perfect wedding!  Our bride last weekend, Julie, is an artist herself.  So she didn’t miss a thing and understood the value of hiring professional artists to help her create her vision.

So when J. Love Photography photographed Julie’s wedding, you can imagine how excited we were when we saw her touches being woven throughout the entire day in a myriad of ways, the artists she hired, and her own lovely work gracing the home where the reception was! A visual cornucopia!

There were candles and flowers everywhere.  Speaking of flowers… Theresa from Dexter Flowers is the most unique, talented floral artist! Her creations everywhere were unique, simple, elegant, and beautiful.

Chefs Matt Swickerath and Stephen Herman came in all the way from Atlanta to prepare the cuisine for this event. I can still smell the grits with bacon and cheese and all of the grilled delectable main dishes like tenderoin, shrimp, and chicken.  It was  fun to watch Matt and Stephen prepare all these dishes right in the center of the reception.  Their artful marriage of foods, flavors, and fun helped make the celebration what it was.

And let’s face it… the star in all of this is the beautiful bride. We spend a lot of time capturing that pretty face. And it’s important that the bride’s face be ready for a long day, with attention paid to every little detail, so 50 years from now she revels at how marvelous and happy she looked!  So Julie hired one of my favorite pros… Rachel, who has been the manager at Macy’s Dior counter forever.  She worked her magic and the bride was a vision of loveliness the entire day!

As I continue to photograph weddings, I learn something from every single one. But I know, that it’s the attention to the details that makes all the difference.  Each one is unique.  In spite of being challenging, it’s a joyful journey I get to share with people on the first day of a new life together.  And as Taylor Swift says, ‘capture it, remember it’, forever.