Suzanne + Max Part 2 :: OLAS Loves Trash The Dress

Posted by (once like a spark) on May 7, 2012 in (oncelikeaspark), weddings, west coast | 0 comments

While this session may be officially called a “Trash The Dress” session, we feel that Tracy (our amazing San Diego photog!) more accurately named it when she sent us the photos as a “Rock The Dress” session!!  :)  You’ll remember Max + Suzanne from yesterday’s gorgeous post of their San Diego wedding (and if not, check it out here now!), but they decided that they didn’t want the fun to end there, and booked a second session together with us for about 2 weeks post wedding!  We LOVE when couples decide to do TTDs, and here’s a few reasons why:

1. “You’ll only wear it once… TWICE!” :: Let’s get real ladies.  Who doesn’t want to wear their wedding dress more than one time?  We’d venture very few… to no one.  Do a Trash The Dress and not only do you get to wear it again, but you get to have more beautiful photographs in it too!

2. MORE couples shots + MORE locations :: While we here at OLAS do every. single. thing. imaginable to make your wedding day run smoothly and with as little stress as humanly possible (Britt, our Director of Client Relations + Bride’s Bestie does wonders to a wedding schedule people, WONDERS), it’s still going to be a busy day even when planned out to a “T”!  Choosing to do a Trash The Dress session lets you and your hubby choose all new places to get amazing couples shots, and still in your wedding duds! Just think of the possibilities….!

3. It’s FUN! :: Maybe the most important reason of the three!  A Trash The Dress session is a photo-shoot where you can let loose and get your hands (ahem. we mean dress) a little dirty!  Tracy and M + S did an awesome job of balancing their session with both classicly beautiful couples shots (which as far as anyone would know could have happened on the actual wedding day!) mixed in with fun & STUNNING shots in the middle of a fountain!  LOVE.

Thanks again M + S for choosing OLAS to be a part of such a special time in both your lives – we heart you!!  x’s & o’s

Suzanne + Max :: A Fairytale Wedding for a Boy in the Marines + a Girl in the Navy :: Part 1

Posted by (once like a spark) on May 3, 2012 in (oncelikeaspark), weddings, west coast | 0 comments

Well, we were going to try and fit both Max + Suzanne’s Wedding and Trash The Dress Session neatly into this one big and beautiful blog post… but let. me. tell. ya –> IMPOSSIBLE!  There are just way too many gorgeous photos of these two to choose from, so we’re just going to have to go ahead and give you the wedding now and save the Trash The Dress session for later (part 2).  :)  Max + Suzanne are one incredible couple.  They are both military, M is a Marine and S is in the Navy, and they have a love story that stretches from the US to Kuala Lumpur, and finally all the way to Dubai (and how much you wanna bet there’s more in there they didn’t even bother telling us?).  Tracy did an incredible job photographing these two and their entire wedding day (gosh, hasn’t Tracy been killing it lately?!).  We’re so blessed to have her as our oh so talented San Diego photog!! M + S wanted to have a small, intimate ceremony with their closest family and friends.  For S, the Crystal Ballroom at the US Grant was her fairytale ceremony location (and you’ll see why – oh.the.chandeliers), and because they both have such a love of sea and water (obviously!) they decided to have the reception on the waterfront of San Diego at the Tom Ham’s Lighthouse.  There are so many little beautiful & personal touches to this wedding, we loved every moment!!

Look out for their TTD (Trash The Dress) session coming soon! x’ & o’s

Photographer: Tracy; Ceremony: The US Grant Hotel; Reception: Tom Ham’s Lighthouse

FEATURED TODAY: Megan + Ted on Style Me Pretty Georgia!

Posted by (once like a spark) on May 3, 2012 in (oncelikeaspark), Featured On...., OLAS loves, southeast | 0 comments

Check out Megan + Ted’s wedding, featured today on Style Me Pretty Georgia!

Natalie + Tucker::A Fateful ATL Engagement with Tyler

Posted by (once like a spark) on May 2, 2012 in (oncelikeaspark), engagement, southeast | 3 comments

Alright folks – we are SUPER excited to bring you this engagement session today for two super important reasons. First off, this amazing Atlanta e-session was shot by the newest member of our Atlanta photography team – Tyler! We’ve had our eye on Tyler for awhile, and knew his eye and style would be a perfect match for the OLAS aesthetic our couples have come to know and love. Be looking out for more sessions from Tyler soon – he’s already booking up fast! We *do* have to brag on him a little bit though – we’re hearing from couple after couple who are contacting us right after their session going on and on about how much they love Tyler! Not sure what kind of love potion he’s passing out at his session, but he’s making some bff’s – fast!

The second reason that we’re so excited to showcase this session is just because of how much we adore this sweet bride and groom. Natalie and Tucker could be called star-crossed lovers (if people actually talked like that!). These two attended high school together, where their paths started crossing more and more frequently. They had one class together sophomore year, half of their classes together junior year, and all of their classes together senior year (it’s that fate thing!) They eventually started dating, but soon were separated when Tucker went to school at Northwestern and Natalie headed to UGA. They tried the long-distance thing again and again, but it never worked. They finally said their goodbyes, and Tucker assured her that if it was meant to be, he’d be back. Fast-forward two years later. Natalie gets an email from Tucker saying he’s headed back to Atlanta for a job, and the rest is history!  Natalie and Tucker met Tyler in downtown Atlanta for one super amazing e-sesh. Check it out and leave us some love! Can’t wait for your wedding Natalie and Tucker!

Rebecca + Rob :: A San Diego “Engagement”

Posted by (once like a spark) on May 1, 2012 in (oncelikeaspark), engagement, west coast | 0 comments

Hello OLAS fam!  Today we’re bringing you an engagement session… for a married couple!  Rebecca & Rob are this adorable couple who asked us to photograph their “proper wedding” (their words, not ours!) and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of it!  They were actually married in August 2011 in front of Rob’s sister and two friends at the courthouse, but now want to have a big celebration with all their loved ones, just one year later.  We love getting stories like this – every single couple is so different and we adore all the different types of love stories out there.  They first met when Rebecca was planning to come to America all by herself, and the only person she knew here in the states just happened to be staying with Rob!  Their mutual friend suggested she stay with him and his family until she could get all settled in (in a new country!), so she did!  Talk. About. Destiny.  They kept in touch with one another after she moved on and continued to travel, and then a few years later Rob came to visit Rebecca in Australia, and the rest is history!  R + R have this natural, easy chemistry that Tracy (our crazy talented San Diego photog) captured in every shot.  Tracy is so, so good at making our OLAS couples feel immediately at ease and it really shows through in R + R’s photos. They’re beautiful, charming, and just a little bit silly  :)

Enjoy! x’s & o’s