Congratulations to Grace and Robert for winning the best 2011 Wedding Contest by Courtney Goldman Photography!  As the winners, I am not only giving a $250 donation to the World Wildlife Fund in their name, they also won $250 in Courtney Goldman  Photography Services.  Check out the blog post on their wedding here.

Here are some of my favorite photos from Marianne and Joey’s Wedding at Vecoma at the Yellow River in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Keri and Brad were married this past fall at a private residence in Alpharetta. A Divine Event catered the event, and the stunning flowers were provided by Pam Holley of Design House of Flowers and Events.  Here are a few of my favorites from the day.

Mindy and Adam were married this past September at Little Gardens in Lawrenceville, GA. It’s a beautiful venue, and I’m looking forward to photographing another wedding there in a few months. What’s even more exciting is that since Mindy’s wedding, her sister Julie got engaged, and I’m photographing her wedding next month!

Here are a few favorites from the day:

Jamie is another life long friend of mine whose wedding I photographed in 2011! It was an amazing experience to be such an integral part of her wedding.  I feel like our friendship allowed her to totally relax in front of the camera and the results were stunning.  I’m going to stick to my “less is more” philosophy in the blog writing, and just show you the photos.

The wedding and reception were held at The Village Commons in Cashiers, North Carolina.  Epting Events did the catering and design.

I do have to point out that this is Ann and Ryan, whose wedding I photographed the summer of 2010, and are now expecting a baby!

Happy New Year! 2011 was a great year full of wonderful memories of working with fun couples on their special day. I invite you to join me as we Relive Every Moment with the Best Weddings of 2011 contest.

The Best Weddings of 2011 is a fan-based voting contest featuring the couples I worked with over the past year. The couple with the most votes at the end of the contest will win a $500 grand prize package consisting of a $250 donation to the non-profit organization of the winning couple’s choice and $250 in Courtney Goldman Photography services, perfect for celebrating the couple’s first anniversary or other special occasion. From the American Red Cross to the Wounded Warrior Project, there are a lot of great non-profits represented.

To vote, click the image above or visit the Courtney Goldman Photography Facebook page. Once on the Facebook page, click the “Best Weddings of 2011″ tab below the page’s profile picture. The contest will run through January 31, 2012 at 11:59pm. During the contest, voters are allowed to vote once per day. After voting, please consider sharing the contest link on your facebook profile, twitter account, blog, or forwarding this email to your friends.

Thanks for supporting these great couples and the non-profits they are representing!

I’m editing this wedding, and couldn’t wait to show this photo.  It’s just too sweet.  Besides the obvious moment between the bride and groom, the couple in the background is the groom’s parents.  Ain’t love grand!

This summer one of my photos was featured on Moment Junkie, and today a photo from another wedding was featured! Janet was second shooting for me and captured this gem.

Here’s a link to the post.  And this is the description of the blog – taken from their site:

Moment Junkie is a blog devoted to showcasing the best in contemporary wedding photojournalism, with a focus on moments between people that are timeless, heartbreaking, hilarious, or all of the above. We love gorgeous portraits and well-planned details, but so often we’ve found that the photos we hold most dear — the ones we would give anything to hold onto — are those that encapsulate a memorable moment or remind us of how we felt as much as they show us how we looked. So we’re here to tell those stories, with submissions from some of the best working photographers around today.

Ellen and Trevor were married this summer at The Foundry Park Inn in Athens, Georgia. The flowers were from Gardenia Floral.  Sarah Ketchie played the harp during the ceremony. The reception was held at their music venue, The Melting Point. The Highballs performed, even letting Trevor and his brother get in on the action and sing “Twist & Shout!”  The Foundry catered, and provided a cake by Cecilia’s Cakes. Mary Ellen of Consultant’s Unlimited brought it all together perfectly!

Instead of just some favorite photos today, I decided to show their whole album!  Enjoy.

Day two of simplified blog posts.  Some basic information and lots of photos!

Grace and Robert were married at Holy Cross Anglican Church in Loganville. Their reception was held at Summit Chase Country Club in Snellville, who also catered the event. The cake was baked by Dream Cakes International and the flowers were from Snellville Florist. The DJ was Bruce King Productions.

Now, the photos….