Bianca & Mario were married at the Biltmore Ballrooms in Atlanta. The day was full of fun and special moments and even a few surprises! The girls started the day getting ready at the Biltmore with lots of giggles, makeup and hairspray while the guys enjoyed hanging out at the Mariott before heading over. My favorite getting ready moment was Bianca’s Dad watching her put make up on and his commentary on watching her put on makeup as she was growing up.

The ceremony started with a sand ceremony followed by Mario & Bianca making promises to Bianca’s daughter Tiana. She both laughed and cried and you could tell how much it meant to all of them. After the ceremony Mario surprised Bianca by singing to her which she was totally surprised by!

We were so glad to have some alone time with them to get some fabulous photos featuring the wonderful surroundings! I think I have a new favorite image from this session (actually 5 or 6 or 100)

The wedding party made their entrance into the reception like a sports team which was lots of fun! More favorite moments from the reception had to be Bianca’s Dad bringing Mario a tissue during the Mother-Son Dance and Mario’s face when he saw Bianca’s garter and shoes during the garter toss.

All in all it was a wonderful day and we hated to see it end. We hope the couple had as much fun as we did and got some time to unwind while in Antigua for their honeymoon. We hope you enjoy some of our favorites from the wedding.

We also made them a slideshow of highlights so sit back (and have some tissues handy) and enjoy!

As we work on new ideas and sets, we need some new images!  So we will be doing a marathon of sessions on July 6-8th.  You can book a session that includes hair and makeup by our favorite Hair/Makeup artist Chastity who we have booked for the marathon.  She will make sure you look your best.  At this price we expect the sessions to book quickly so contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in scheduling a session!!   We can’t wait to show you how beautiful you are inside & out!

I have known Nichole & her family for a while now, I think since Joey (#3) was born and was thrilled to be included in the plans for baby #6’s birth.  All along we thought that baby would be born on a Tuesday before his due date, but he proved us wrong!  Babies like to do that don’t they!  So on his due date (who would have guessed that one!) Wednesday, May 26th I headed up to their house hoping that I would have time to capture labor and delivery for them.  Thanks baby for waiting on me!

I arrived with Nichole in active labor already in the tub and working hard, transition seemed to come pretty quickly once I got there.  Funny how I always get there in time for them to tell us that they don’t want to do this anymore!

Things started moving quickly once she started pushing, and at 6:03 pm he arrived born in the caul into his daddy’s hands.  With us all looking on, his big sisters and brothers got to see him arrive!  It was a special moment and I am honored to have been a part of it!

I think I love home births for the peacefulness of it all and letting nature lead.  Watching the kids look and touch their new brother was so special.  I think Bella took as many pictures as I did of him.  I can’t wait to see hers!

After a while of bonding with mom and dad, he had his first check up and we found out that he weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces!  I loved watching the kids watch the midwife checking out their brother.

As of this moment his name has not been revealed and I will wait patiently as they pick the best one for him!  I look forward to seeing the family next week and taking their fist family portrait as a family of 8!

Here are some of my favorite images to enjoy!

Congrats again Nichole, Scott, Bella, Sophie, Joey, Lilly & Roman on your new arrival!  I’ll see you all next week!

~ Cat ~

Nicki & Satyam Engaged

Last weekend, I had the honor of photographing Nicki and Satyam’s Engagement ceremony on a beautiful Saturday in Chattanooga.  We first met with Nicki and Satyam a few weeks back when they had traveled to Chattanooga to attend a wedding and we hit it off immediatelly.  After talking with them by phone and email, and finally getting to meet, we knew their bubbly personalities would be a great match up for us!

We started the day with a short engagement style session down by the River.  Nicki and Satyam were already dressed for their engagement ceremony, which was great since we got the whole session with them dressed in their traditional outfits.  The morning was crisp and windy, but that did not stop us from getting some great shots in the park, at the carousel, and a few other spots along the way.

We then headed down to East Ridge for the ceremony with family.  Once everyone arrived, the celebrations started with the religious ceremony, followed by gift exchanges, the ring ceremony, cake cutting, and dinner.  Of course there was plenty of time for family pictures and time to just talk and get to know more about their families.  We really enjoyed meeting everyone and being honored to photograph this very special event for Nicki and Satyam!

Nicki and Satyam, we hope you like this little preview of your pictures and can not wait to show you the rest!  I would also like to thank Amber Jennings, who 2nd shot with me on this while Cat was attending another, previously scheduled event.  If you would like to see these full screen, start the slideshow and then mouse over the picture and the controls should pop up so you can change the size.  Enjoy!