Real Weddings and Engagements Archive

I can’t wait to show you the details from Deven + Cliff’s Wish Upon a Wedding ceremony and reception; Lemiga Events, I Do Linens, Dreamy Gelato and Chocolates, Sweet Sensations, Lethal Rhythms, Peachy Treats, Luxe Expressions, and Event Rentals Unlimited pulled out all the stops. Here’s a preview from fabulous photographer Janet Howard Studio to tide you over until I can share all of the images with you!

I had such a hard time picking my favorite photo of this week, especially when I spotted this engagement session by Jamie Howell Photography. Lauren + Drew’s shoot took place at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, which is absolutely stunning in the fall. I love this shot of the two of them standing underneath this gorgeous tunnel of trees.

Imagine my surprise when I called Andrea Taylor last week to talk about our free engagement shoot giveaway for the Something Old Something New event, and she told me that she recently shot Katie + Steve’s wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge!

Katie + Steve had a fun, romantic outdoor wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge complete with a ceremony by the lake and a reception with a live band, sunglasses for the guests, and a bright sparkler exit.

The rehearsal dinner at Reynold’s Plantation the night before the wedding.

Katie and her bridesmaids got ready in a suite at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge.

The guys trying to figure out their bow ties!

Katie + Steve’s first look before the ceremony.

Andrea got some beautiful portraits around the Ritz-Carlton Lodge grounds. There are so many options!

Katie got her veil on, and it was time for the ceremony!

Katie + Steve gave their guests sunglasses to play around with while they drank and danced!

Thanks to Andrea for sharing these photos from the Ritz-Carlton Lodge! I love all of the different location options for portraits and the ceremony and reception. And that could be you! Just go here to see how to win an engagement shoot on the Ritz-Carlton Lodge grounds and be featured on the blog!

Last week, you got a sneak peek of what one of our vendors has planned for the November 4 wedding of Atlanta’s first ever Wish Upon a Wedding couple, but you haven’t gotten to meet the actual couple yet! Well, the wait is over, and I’m happy to introduce you to StudioWed’s newest clients: Deven + Cliff.

The couple met in 2007 when Cliff spotted Deven working at his bank. They began talking, using Cliff’s daughter, Jasmine, as the conversation starter. The two realized they had a lot in common, exchanged numbers, and the rest is history.

They have persevered through Cliff’s renal failure and three-times-per-week dialysis sessions at Emory University Hospital. “Deven is my knight in shining armor. She is the woman who has stuck by my side through it all,” Cliff said of his fiance.

This couple is so much fun. When I met Deven for the first time, I could see right away that she has one of the bubbliest personalities ever. And Cliff was a typical groom, asking how long her makeup trial was going to take! But he also has a softer side and said that he “wants to live a healthy, normal life and give my soon-to-be wife and daughter what they deserve.”

Don’t you just love Deven’s smile? We can’t wait for their wedding day! Thanks to these studio vendors for getting involved with making their wedding day at the W Buckhead the best: Lemiga Events, Luxe Expressions, I Do Linens, Lethal Rhythms, Janet Howard Studio (who shared these beautiful engagement session photos with me!), Sweet Sensations, Event Drapery, Peachy Treats, Dreamy Gelato, The Moore Agency, Lucky + Lovely for Stella & Dot, and Event Rentals Unlimited.