Jade and Kayla’s Cagle Farm Wedding

Jade and Kayla’s celebration started with a ceremony. Guests and couple ate some bar-b-que and cake and listened to some toasts. Then everyone danced the night away.

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Photos by Atlanta wedding photographer Cindy Brown

A Covid First: Wedding Portraits After the Wedding

Laura and Uri came with their wedding party to Tallulah Gorge for wedding portraits.

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Photos by Atlanta Wedding Photographer

COVID weddings are precious and few

2020 has been a strange year for wedding photographers, as well as event planners, florists, cake artists, etc. Needless to say, COVID has cut deeply into our livelihood. The weddings we have photographed since March have been small. Many we had booked have been postponed or downsized.

That makes the few weddings we were able to photograph this year that much more special.

Here are a few recent award-winning images, the first two from a COVID-aware October wedding and the last from a February reception.

Rachael and Nem's Intimate Farmhouse Wedding in North Georgia

Wanted: Fun, outdoor, farmhouse wedding, where friends and family can gather and celebrate and have fun, too.

Needed:

1. Beautiful farmhouse.

2. Gorgeous day.

3. Fun games.

4. Great music.

5. Awesome decor.

6. Food trucks.

7. Loving family.

8. Supportive friends.

9. Lots of kids.

Result:

Rachael and Nem's farmhouse wedding turned out just as planned. Fabulous and fun!

Check out the photos below, to see just how fabulous and fun.

Nem's daughter Kira, the flower girl, getting ready with Rachel.

Nem helps Rachael's son Aiden, the ring bearer, with his Boutonnier.

Rachael's Mom helps with the veil.

Nem sees Rachael in her dress.

We're married now!

Photo Bomb.

the magazine spread photo showing the farm and the lake.

Two food trucks with great food. My favorite item -- the fried green tomato biscuit.

Playground beside the tent.

Corn Hole anyone?

enjoying the grass.

Nem's daughter Kira, joins the twin fiddlers.

Red velvet, yum.

Looking for laid-back photographers happy to document your fabulous and fun, intimate wedding? Here's how you can reach us. 601 466 2982. Or cindy@cbrownphoto.com.

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Alex and Esther's Pontoon Boat Exit on Lake Chatuge

Here's Esther's description of her ideal reception:

"We end out on the pier, people stumbling a bit because we're tipsy, and laughing, light our Chinese lanterns, say a small call and response of 'holding you in the light' before we let the lanterns go."

"All the lanterns light easily and don't take long to fill-out, and if something goes wrong and one catches on fire or something, again, it's a funny memorable moment. But no person catches on fire, or if they do we shove them off the pier before they get hurt or we get charged extra for anything from the venue." 

"We let the lanterns go, all squeeze each other with love, then BAM, boat rides up to pier, we swing the doors open, and everyone claps as we say our goodbyes and hop on the boat and zoom off into the lake (where we will circle the lake for a good while, looking at the stars and cuddling, until we come back to the docks right next to wear we zoomed away, and giddily skip to our hotel room, where we take-in how beautiful everything was, and pass out).

Esther's ideal continues: "Everyone peacefully says there goodbyes to each other, lots of hugs and "so nice to get to meet you, welcome to the family" and just a feeling of communal love and that no one was offended or punched anyone."

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Kelly and Daniel's North Georgia Winery Wedding | Georgia Wedding Photojournalist

Thought I'd share some of my favorites from Kelly and Daniel's Blackstock Winery wedding. These were taken by my assistant photographer Sharon McMahon and my intern Kara Johnson. We all had a delightful time photographing the event. The Blackstock Winery is a perfect place for a wedding. I love the way they have it set up so that instead of walking down the aisle, the bride and her Dad enter through an aisle of grape vines.

This wedding included some wonderful touches, including Adirondack chairs for guests to sign, some artsy boutineers, and paper bags with the letter "T" (for Terrell -- Daniel's last name and Kelly's, too now) cut in a variety of typefaces:

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