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Sara + Chris – Wedding

Posted by (once like a spark) on Jul 26, 2010 in (oncelikeaspark), southeast, weddings | 0 comments

We met Sara and Chris when we took their engagement photos several months ago, and were enthralled with this precious pair. Sara is a wedding coordinator at an Atlanta wedding venue, and Chris is a top-notch chef at yet another amazing venue, so we knew the combo of these two was going to make for an amazing wedding. They certainly did not disappoint! Sara + Chris got married at Canoe in Atlanta, and their wedding had an air of a fun, elegant garden party. Their flowers were some of the most beautiful that we’ve seen, and the day went off without a hitch. Sara confessed to us on her wedding day that she had been very nervous during her engagement session – we had NO idea. During their e-session, Sara was as cheery and smiley and giggly as anyone we had worked with, and on her wedding day we experienced that same glee from Sara – it came out immediately when she was around Chris. She preciously giggled through the ceremony, was giddy during their first dance, and was beaming all night with Chris by her side. It’s so amazing and refreshing to see such a pair so authentically happy and joyful around each other – and these two are certainly that. Congrats Sara + Chris!

Sara and her ladies gathered in her hotel room to help her get all glammed up….

Gorgeous day for a wedding….

Sara giggling her way through the ceremony, and the precious flower girls. Check out their parasols – a DIY project from Sara.

Beautiful summer ceremony, and some hilarious candid shots of Sara and Chris during her father’s speech.

Details, details, details. Check out the cake topper – so presh!

Gorgeousness a la couples portraits.

Pure joy during their first dance…

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Sharon + Jason – Engagement

Posted by (once like a spark) on Jul 24, 2010 in (oncelikeaspark), engagement, southeast | 0 comments

Over in (once like a spark) land, we occasionally get into giddy-giggling convos about just how lucky we are to be doing what we’re doing, who we’re doing it with, day after day. Often during these giggle sessions, we joke (except we’re not joking at all) about how so many of our clients are so cool that we want to call them after their weddings and ask if we can be bff’s. No, really. Sharon and Jason are just these type of people. Sharon knows OLAS owner Cali from back-in-the-day, and this couple is the perfect combo of hilariousness, sweetness, smartness…and just overall coolness. We’ve absolutely loved reading Sharon’s blog that describes all that is wedding planning – her authentic account of what it means to be a bride-to-be preparing for a lifetime with Jason is mixed with some hilarious wit , and we just love it. Sara, from our (once like a spark)*southeast team, met Sharon and Jason at Jittery Joe’s in Athens – perfect for this couple, and especially Sharon, who is a book lover. Check out their e-session below, and look out for their wedding photos in late summer!

Elizabeth + Kevin – Wedding

Posted by (once like a spark) on Jul 22, 2010 in (oncelikeaspark), chicago, weddings | 0 comments

Meet Elizabeth and Kevin. High school friends, separated by college and life and distance, who reunited when they both moved back to their hometown after graduation. They reconnected, started dating, fell in love…you know the rest. It’s a love story many years in the making, and we were so excited that Roya Jade, our amazing Chicago photog, (www.chicago.oncelikeaspark.com) was there to capture their big day! Here are some of our favs…

We loved, loved , loved Elizabeth’s ballet flats, with a little bling of course.

Kevin and Elizabeth’s ceremony was one filled with importance and meaning. The mass was a traditional Latin one with significant spiritual traditions to Elizabeth, Kevin, and their families. The ceremony included periods of silence, and Elizabeth and her ladies wore symbolic veils. We loved these next few shots, taken during their ceremony.

It’s over, and they are MARRIED! The moments of pure excitement and joy between a new husband and wife following the ceremony are always some of our favorite.

Time for couples photos! Uncontrollable laughter + a bunch of bright balloons = happiness.

Gorgeousness.

It’s time to break it down, and these guys OBVIOUSLY knew how to do that. Their choreography was right on.

Congrats Elizabeth and Kevin!!!!!!!!

Jessica + Greg – Wedding

Posted by (once like a spark) on Jun 29, 2010 in southeast, weddings | 1 comment

Jessica and Greg were married on the first day of May in Mobile, Alabama. We’re swooning over these beautifully bright, fresh, and clean pictures taken by Sara of our Southeast team – hey, speaking of bright, fresh, and clean, Greg is a dentist and Jessica is a dental hygienist, and the entire wedding was scattered with adorable “dental” details – including toothbrushes as guest favors!!

These two lovebirds were married at the stately St. Joseph Chapel at Spring Hill College, and the reception was held at the equally beautiful Bragg Mitchell Mansion. The natural light in all of these images is to die for (especially in the “getting ready” sequence below – those windows!), and perfectly illuminates a spectacular May 1st wedding. Congratulations, Jessica and Greg – all of us at (once like a spark) loved being a part of your day! Check out the full slideshow at http://www.southeast.oncelikeaspark.com

These getting ready shots are some of our favorite of all time – not only are the high windows and the accompanying light incredible, but we love Jessica’s dress, her shoes, the sparkle in her eye that is exclusive to glowing brides…gorgeous!

And here’s our handsome groom, Greg, and the dashing groomsmen – we love these suits for spring weddings!

The beautiful Jessica….can you get over how blue her eyes are??

Congratulations again, Jessica and Greg! It was a blessing to be part of your beautiful wedding!

See Jessica and Greg’s full slideshow at http://www.southeast.oncelikeaspark.com.

Mallory + Ryan – Engagement

Posted by (once like a spark) on Jun 28, 2010 in chicago, engagement | 0 comments

Mallory and Ryan met up with our uber-talented Chicago team on a glorious day in Chi-town for this lovely engagement session. We’ve been on a roll lately with cute “how you met” stories, and these two are no exception – on a whim, Mallory asked Ryan to be her date to a jungle-themed party at the University of Arizona…little did she know that this man, who came to the party dressed as a cow (haha!) would turn out to be the one she would spend the rest of her life with!

We love the vibrant colors and the variety of shots from this engagement session – from awesome, epic skyline landscapes and L stations, to urban drama and bright, sunshiny, green grass love, this e-sesh runs the entire gamut. Mallory and Ryan will be married at the beautiful, very unique Catigny gardens in Wheaton, Illinois, and we cannot wait to capture the big day! Check out the full slideshow at http://www.chicago.oncelikeaspark.com.

The Chicago skyline proved to be a beautiful backdrop and we loooove the quirky, colorful L station shots!

Mallory and Ryan pull off these shots below with classic, urbanite savoir-faire:

Ring shot! I love Mallory’s pop of pink on her cute dress in this series:

And wrapping it up with these sweet shots in the grass. We can’t get over the incredible colors in these photos!

Congratulations, Mallory and Ryan – can’t wait to see you at Catigny!

Elina + Kosta – Wedding

Posted by (once like a spark) on Jun 20, 2010 in (oncelikeaspark), california, weddings | 0 comments

Get ready for this, friends of OLAS: this wedding of the beautiful Elina and Kosta comes straight to us from Mexico!! The couple chose a spectacular location for their destination wedding, and we are so glad they chose our super talented photographer Michael (http://california.oncelikeaspark.com) to capture their special day (and a few days surrounding their big day, too!).

Elina and Kosta were surrounded by their family and friends for days (and nights!) of celebration. We love how the whole event just seemed like a conglomeration of amazing food, wine, beaches, good conversation, some crazy dancing (wait until you see the second to last post!), and of course, a wedding! Michael did such a phenomenal job of capturing the emotion and intimacy of these incredibly special days. We hope you agree, and don’t forget to check out the whole slideshow at http://california.oncelikeaspark.com!

Isn’t Elina stunning? We love the orchid, and the exquisite “something blue” earrings:

A few shots of the bridesmaids looking beautiful and the groomsmen looking dashing, and a couple of Elina and Kosta seeing each other for the first time on their big day!: