A St. James Episcopal Fairhope, AL Wedding

Can you believe it’s already June?! This wedding marks the halfway point in my 2019 calendar, which absolutely blows my mind! How has this time flown by so fast?! I was so excited for this first of three June weddings on my calendar because I got to shoot at two venues I’d never been to before. Natalie and Wilson chose to get married at St. James Episcopal Church, where Wilson’s family have been members for years. I absolutely loved visiting this church. It the perfect setting for a wedding and the music that filled the church for the ceremony was equally as beautiful. I could have listened to those musicians all day!

Before the ceremony, Natalie and her girls spent the morning getting ready at Emma’s Bay House. I’d also never been to this venue before, despite passing it nearly every time I shoot in Fairhope. This house was the perfect getting ready and portrait location! When rain started to fall right in the middle of bride and groom portrait time, I wasn’t worried because I knew that the deep porch was going to allow us to still take natural light portraits outside. You can’t even tell it was raining in most of the photos!

Natalie chose my favorite shade of blue for the bridesmaid dresses! It perfectly complimented the gorgeous bouquets that her girls carried. I loved the pops of color from the coral and peach colored blooms! I’m a girl who loves flowers (even though I’m also allergic to many of them), so I always get giddy about photographing beautiful bouquets. I was also obsessed with the floral display that accented the cake table at the reception! It’s a new favorite for sure!

Natalie and Wilson met each other at a wedding. She was a bridesmaid and he was a groomsman. Wilson’s mom told me that Natalie and Wilson danced the night away with one another the night that they met. It was a love at first sight moment. All their friends knew they were witnessing something magical. I smiled as I watched Wilson twirl Natalie around the dance floor at their own wedding reception on Saturday night. These two are now dance partners for life. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Smith!

This next photo reminds me of a portrait that was taken of my parents on their wedding day. It has always been my mom’s favorite photo from their wedding and still sits in a frame on their dresser. When Wilson’s mom asked me if I could take a portrait like this to match photos she has framed from her other two children’s weddings, I couldn’t help but think of my parents and the “doorway photo” from their wedding day.

They say rain on a wedding day is a sign of a blessing from above. We had jus the lightest drizzle after the ceremony, which cooled things off a bit.

I am obsessed with this cake table display!

VENDORS

Second Photographer | Jacob Bennett

Photographer’s Assistant | Allyson DeMouy

Getting Ready Venue | Emma’s Bay House

Ceremony | St. James Episcopal

Reception Venue & Catering | The Venue – Fairhope, Ala.

Florals | Dennis Harris, Zimlich the Florist

Cake | Cakes by Judi

Makeup & Hair | Ashley West

Band | New Orleans Players

Ceremony Organist | Helen Rodgers