She's a Star!

Our friend Kristen stopped by Reed's to check out her pretty picture!

Reed's Jewelers

For the entire month of April, Reed's is having a Bridal Jewelry promotion at the store in Peachtree Mall! They asked us if we would mind displaying some of our work the first weekend of April to help them kick off the promotion! Of course, we do not mind! They'll be giving out goody bags all month long, so if you're in the mall, stop by and see them!

Trash the Dress!

We did another fun Trash the Dress session with one of our favorite clients, Kristen Hartmann-Waites! Trash the Dress sessions are just a fun way to get one more use out of your most beautiful item of clothing...your wedding dress. As always, Kristen was fun to work with and her pictures turned out beautiful!

There's Nothing Better Than Mom's Approval!

Don't get me wrong, when the bride and groom approve, that's awesome, too! But when we do such a good job that the mother of the bride gives her seal of approval...we've done something great!

"Hey Julie,
I just wanted to tell you how wonderful it has been working with you. You are probably the easiest person in the world to work with. From the first minute me and Serena walked into your studio we felt like we had known you all our lives! Serena had found you online and saw your wedding pictures and she knew right away that she wanted you to photo her wedding. She would not even think of talking to anyone else and I'm so glad I went with her on this one. The bridal pictures and the wedding were both so much fun, just watching you, Keith and Serena was a blast. Also, Celeste is so sweet and we enjoyed her help at the wedding. I would recommend anyone to see you before they talked to anyone else for any pictures. From beginning to end this has been an awsome experience and you helped make Serena's day perfect. Thank you so much, we love you!!!" -Tammy Mills, mother of Serena Mills-Cobb

Thank you, Tammy! We had a lot of fun on Serena's big day! We're honored that you chose us to be a part of it!

What happens when you work for a photographer...

She always wants to keep up-to-date photos on her website! Check out the JE Hedges Photography crew's new pictures on the "About Us" page on the website. I have to say, I was sad that she didn't use the squawking rubber chicken prop to make me smile (she says it's only for the babies!) Even still, it was a fun quick fun shoot!

Chris and Serena, We Wish You Many Years of Happiness!

It was a pleasure to work with Chris and Serena! They were a very fun couple! She was an absolutely gorgeous bride! She is just so sweet and bubbly, it was hard to get her not to smile when Julie was trying to take those "serious" and "sexy" looking pictures! They had a beautiful ceremony!

The reception was at the Rankin Quarter, and the food was delicious! Columbus is such a small town, we ran into a few former clients and friends!

Congrats to Mr. And Mrs. Cobb! We hope your life together is full of laughter and love!

New Directions...

Many of you don't know this, but Julie is always on duty. If she's not shooting, she's putting albums together. If she's not doing that, she's doing something else to make sure she's the best for her clients. One of the things she does quite often is attend educational seminars. She is always learning new things, getting new ideas for products and getting guidance from the industry's best. These seminars help Julie to stay up to date on all the latest trends in the business. And now I get to learn too!

Julie and I attended a seminar on Monday. It was the first one I'd ever been to (and probably the millionth for Jules!) It was mostly about the business side of photography, so look for some new and exciting things from JE Hedges Photography in the coming months!

OH! And I have to tell you about this! If any of you have ever been to a Krystal restaurant in Columbus, you know that they are not known for their customer service. Well, Julie and I ran to Krystal during one of our breaks while we were at the seminar. We pulled up to order and the most pleasant voice comes through the speaker and says, "Good evening, welcome to Krystal! How can I help you?" We both did a double take. I know you should not be surprised to have someone be nice, but this was just crazy from a Krystal. When we get up to the window, we get the same kind of niceness. Our delicious cheese Krystals came quickly and we got a "You ladies have a nice evening. Thank you for choosing Krystal!" We were honestly shocked. If you're ever in Atlanta near the Holiday Inn off GA400, I suggest stopping by the Krystal that is right up the road!

Aw...Thank YOU Heather!

As I've said before, Julie is far too bashful to go boasting about her self, so I'll do it for her! We received some kind words today from Heather Tranum, winner of the Q1073 and Weddings of Georgia $25,000 Wedding Giveaway.

"Hi Julie, the pictures were awesome!! Thank you so much for being an awesome photographer!"

Thanks, Heather! You were a beautiful bride! We wish you and Clint a lifetime of happiness!

Congratulations Clint and Heather!

Julie had the honor of being the photographer for the first ever $25,000 Wedding Giveaway sponsored by Q1073 and Weddings of Georgia!

The lucky winners were Clint and Heather Tranum. Q1073 listeners and Weddings of Georgia planned out every last detail of their big day for them!




This is the happy couple outside of the beautiful Garrett-Bullock House, Columbus' newest special events facility.

It was a great night, and the wedding was wonderful! You can view the rest of the images from Clint and Heather's big day here.

Congratulations, London!

JE Hedges Photography's littlest team member racked up the awards at the Sunburst Beauty Pageant Today!

London is Julie and Cary's first and only (for now...) took home first place honors in the following categories:

Prettiest Eyes
Best Attire
Most Photogenic
Best Personality

Not to mention that she's the OVERALL winner of the pageant! London moves on to the state competition being held in Atlanta in May!

Congratulations, beautiful girl! We all knew you were the prettiest baby in Columbus, now you have the ribbons and trophies to back it up!

We All Love Julie!!

Julie makes taking wedding pictures so much fun...I know from experience! But I'm not the only one that thinks so!

Kristen was one of those brides Julie was destined to work with. She was a bridesmaid in two other weddings Julie photographed and was just fun to work with. Many of the bridesmaids and groomsmen in Kristen and Buster's wedding were also past clients of ours. Kristen was a beautiful bride and her and Buster had a perfect wedding!

Since Julie gets all embarrassed when people tell her how great she is, I thought I'd share this very sweet thank you from Kristen and Buster with everyone!

We Did it Again!!!

The January/February issue of Columbus and the Valley Magazine is out, and like last year...we're in it! The article, "What's New in I Do," features interviews with two of our 2007 brides: Kristen Ogletree and Lauren VanHouten.

Julie's images are throughout the magazine! You can find them in the table of contents and pages 4, 10, 11 and 12. And as if that wasn't enough, we have NINETEEN couples in the 2007 Columbus Weddings center section! You can find Columbus and the Valley at any local bookstore or grocery store (that sells magazines!)

As always, we could not succeed if we did not have the support of our families and our great clients! Thank you all for making 2007 a special year! We hope that 2008 is even better!

Who is Celeste...And Why is She Here?

Two very good questions, I think. Since I would be posting up a storm here on the blog, I thought I would just let my readers (all two of you…) know a little bit more about me. I was born on a stormy night in Fort Knox, KY…Just kidding, I won’t take you that far back.

Here is the brief version: I’m a past bride of Julie’s. We met in 2005 at my Bridal Consultation. Over the course of me planning my wedding, Julie and I became friends and now I’m her Marketing Manager. Taa-daa!! Seriously, after getting to know her and seeing how hard she works, I wanted to do whatever I could to help her business grow, and now I’m part of it!

Here are 10 random facts about me:

1. I have two dogs, Beau and Sammy.
2. I love potatoes.
3. I changed my major approximately 10 times in college before graduating with a degree in Communications.
4. I should have mentioned this in #1, but I also have a hamster, and his name is R. Kelly.
5. I love college football! (Go Dawgs!!)
6. My favorite song of all time is “Stay” by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories.
7. My husband is my best friend in the whole world.
8. Sleeping=AWESOME!
9. I like to make random lists of things.
10. I like Star Trek. All of them. (Yeah, yeah. I’m a nerd. SO?)

(Julie and Keith don’t know it yet, but they’ll be treating you all to a random 10 later…shhh!)

I also thought since you were getting to know me, I’d show you two of my favorite pictures from my wedding!

This one is my most favorite. The colors are just so bright and it looks like we totally love each other. You can hardly even tell that this is smack dab in the middle of Columbus. It looks like its out on a farm in the country.


This is Joel’s favorite picture. I think it’s just because we’re in the car, and the wedding was over, so he could stop smiling. This is also one of Julie’s favorite images from the day, by the way!

Well, do you know me enough? If not, I can thrill you with the story about the time I sold the most cookies in my Brownie troop…oh, you don’t want to hear that one right now? Okay, fine. We’ll save it for later!

Welcome...

…to our new blog! Julie had an idea (scary thought, I know…) to start a blog to keep our friends and clients informed about what’s going on in the studio. But because she’s the hardest working photographer in the business, she just doesn’t have the time. So, as the JE Hedges Photography Marketing Manager and newest member of the studio's team, the blogging duties seemed like the job for me! I was worried that I couldn't be interesting enough to make people want to read our blog. But, then I remembered what Julie always tells me, "...you're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, Celeste, people like you..." and I was all set!

I’ll be posting frequently, filling you all in on all the fun we have (while working, of course…) at weddings, events and trade shows. You’ll get to see some of our favorite images, and maybe even an image or two of us while we’re goofing off…I mean, while we’re working.

I hope you find the blog fun, entertaining and informative, because that’s what I’m after, here!