Tom and Typre

A busy schedule didn’t put a damper on the day for Tom Beasley and Typre Murphy when they tied the knot on June 27th! They had their ceremony at the Infantry Chapel on Ft. Benning. When we are contracted for an Infantry Chapel wedding, we must use a separate location as the Chapel does not permit us enough time for creative images before the wedding. By utilizing a separate location, Julie is able to spend plenty of time with the couple capturing their formal and fun images. Tom and Typre chose the Marriott in Downtown Columbus for their photos. The historic hotel is a beautiful place for photography and provides the bride a comfortable room to prepare for her wedding day.

Typre was lovely in her strapless gown. Her bridesmaids wore deep purple and pewter dresses, and all of the girls carried pale purple flowers designed by florist/wedding planner and director, Annette Earnest.

Annette also did a wonderful job decorating the Officer’s Club for the reception. Everyone had fun getting to spend time with the bride and groom after the ceremony! The groom’s cake was a spectacular masterpiece of chocolate and strawberries, and the wedding cake was beautiful and echoed the design of Typre’s dress. Of course, our good friend of the studio, Fran Papenfuss, made them—so you know they tasted good, too!!

We wish you all the best Mr. and Mrs. Beasley!

Joseph and Kristina

You could feel the love in the air at the Rivermill Event Center on June 28th, 2009 when Kristina Fehlings and Joseph Hein exchanged vows. The weather was pretty up until the time of the ceremony… then the sky opened up and we had severe thunderstorms. That was okay though ‘cause rain on a wedding day is good luck!

Kristina was absolutely beautiful in her strapless dress with simple detailing on the bodice. Her bridesmaids wore tea-length dresses in a great summery blue. All of the gorgeous ladies carried bouquets of light blue hydrangeas with green, white purple, dark blue, and white wild flowers. The bouquets and all of the wedding arrangements were designed by Kimberly Nelson. The floral arrangements throughout the Rivermill were all summery blues and greens! It was a beautiful sight!

As usual, Jamie Keating and the Rivermill staff did a great job on the reception catering. The reception had a very nice romantic feel. Our buddy, Benji Shepherd, of MBS Entertainment provided the tunes for the evening.

The groom’s cake was a delicious chocolate creation with strawberries on top. The wedding cake was beautifully designed by Pat-A-Cakes bakery to match the colors of the flowers and dresses.

It was an elegant celebration of Kristina and Joseph’s love! We were glad we got to share it with you! Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Hein!

Heather & Dave - July 18th, 2009

Tori & Marcus

Engagement Memories

Mindy Beauchamp

Bridal Portraits

Callaway Gardens’ Memorial Chapel was the perfect setting for a summer wedding when Sara Quick and Michael Scott exchanged vows on July 25th! Sara and Michael found Julie through a referral from Leeann at Callaway Gardens. The Atlanta couple chose Callaway’s Memorial Chapel for its close, intimate feel. Sara and Michael did not have a wedding party or a big guest list; they invited only close friends and family to share their special day. They even had college friends come all the way from Ohio!

Sara’s beautiful summer wildflowers were designed by a friend of hers that owns a flower shop. They were great shades of yellow, orange, pink, purple and white! She was stunning in her strapless dress! Pastor Emory Gilbert performed the ceremony. Their reception was a sit-down dinner at Callaway’s lovely Piedmont Dining room.

Congratulations Sara and Michael! Thank you for choosing us to share your special day! We wish you all the love and happiness in the world!

June 21st was an extremely hot, but perfect day for wedding bells. Tori Coleman and Marcus Floyd celebrated their love at New Birth Outreach Church. New Birth Outreach, which has made a new home on Veterans Parkway, had never hosted a wedding before Tori and Marcus’. You can bet that the church’s Senior Pastor was excited for this day to come, he’s also Tori’s dad—Farnsworth Coleman! Tori’s mother, Patricia, is also a pastor at the church, and Tori and her brother work there, too!

Tori and Marcus were just meant to be! They dated for a long time, and he proposed to her—but at the time, she just wasn’t ready. They continued to date, and when she got ready… she proposed to him! Marcus is in the military, and is currently deployed. He got a break from his deployment to come home and marry his sweetheart!

Tori looked beautiful in her strapless mermaid-style dress. She carried a bouquet of red roses, and her bridesmaids wore red dresses to match! They carried pretty bouquets of white roses. Mayumi Hashiyama designed the flowers and did a fantastic job as usual!

As the day rolled along, Julie got to have a reunion of sorts! Some of Tori and Marcus’ guests were friends of Julie’s from her corporate past! She got to see a lot of faces that she hasn’t seen since leaving the insurance business.

Tori and Marcus were chauffeured over to the reception at Green Island Country Club in a limo. The hall at the country club was beautifully decorated in Tori and Marcus’ colors. It was a romantic place for a wedding reception! They had a candy buffet that included dark Hershey Kisses that had their names on the bottom… very unique!

Tori’s wedding gift to Marcus was a song! She has a gorgeous singing voice and serenaded him with their special song at the reception. Afterwards, Tori introduced a couple that was celebrating their wedding anniversary, Dr. Gary Dawson (who also takes care of our Julie's back - he’s her doctor!) and his beautiful wife. They shared a special solo dance!

Virginia Stadnick did a great job on Tori’s cake. The groom’s cake was a delicious chocolate cheesecake! The food was great and everyone had a good time!

Tori and Marcus, we wish you a lifetime of laughter and love! And we wish Marcus a safe return home back to his beautiful new bride!

Tori Coleman & Marcus Floyd

New Birth Outreach Church
& Green Island Country Club

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David and Amanda

June 13th was a lucky day for Amanda Booth and David O'Brien--they tied the knot at the Callaway Gardens Discovery Center! Amanda was beautiful in her lace-bodiced dress with a keyhole back. She carried a bouquet of solid white calla lillies. Amanda chose a trendy color for her bridesmaids to wear... bright pink! They carried bouquets of roses, peonies and daisies that were pink, purple and orange. As usual, Mayumi Hashiyama did a wonderful job on the flowers!!

The groomsmen had a great time cutting up during their pictures. They chose to go the route of the poker hats for their fun pictures! The cutting up continued as they retreated to their resting area while waiting for the ceremony to start.
Perhaps the cutest member of their wedding party was their bulldog. She was an active participant in all the festivities!

The reception was also held at the Discovery Center and was beautifully decorated with Mayumi's flowers! Everyone had a lot of fun getting down on the dance floor with the bride and groom!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien! We wish you many happy days ahead!

Hassan and Kathleen

Love was in the air on June 12th at Oakhurst Farm when Kathleen Henderson wed Hassan Kamara! It was a warm, beautiful day... perfect for a wedding.

Kathleen was a vision in her halter-style gown with cathedral train. She carried pink and purple roses and peonies in her bouquet, and the bridesmaids bouquets were just like hers, but smaller. Their dresses were a great sage green color that was perfect for a summer time wedding. But, Kathleen wasn't the only one who looked great! Hassan was very handsome in his military dress blues!

Oakhurst's main hall was beautifully decorated for the reception. All the tables were candlelit, which made for a very romantic feeling. Everyone had a great time with the bride and groom. Hassan and Kathleen gave away some very cool personalized coffee mugs to their guests as favors... one of the most unique we've seen this year.

We wish you a life time of happiness and love Kathleen and Hassan!

Weddings of Georgia July Extravaganza

This year's Wedding of Georgia July Bridal Extravaganza was bigger and better than ever! We had a great time meeting the over 100 brides that stopped by our booth. Speaking of the booth...did I mention that it was the biggest booth we've ever done?! It was 4 booths long! We had plenty of space to step out and get to talk to everyone that stopped by.

If you missed the show... you missed out! Our good friends from the Green Sage Wellness Group were there giving away massages! They're so good at what they do--I had to go first! You can learn more about Green Sage at http://www.greensagewellness.com/.

We really enjoy meeting new brides at Wedding Extravaganzas! If you're stopping by the blog for the first time because you met us at the Trade Center, comment and say hello! We love making new friends!