so glad you made it back friends!  i don’t blame you though, told ya amanda & jesse were super sweet to look at!  so…back to our regularly scheduled program…amanda & jesse decided to do a first look.  i love the first look.  it helps calm the nerves on both sides and gives us plenty of time to do some really fun & unique romantic shots of the couple.  they actually had their cocktail hour prior to their wedding, which i thought was a wonderful idea!  and guess what?  they actually got to attend it.  how cool is that??? 

so you wanna hear about all of their awesome vendors?  i knew you did, so here ya go…

venue:  homewood

gown:  j majors

floral:  aria floral

officiant:  howard hanger

caterer:  carolina allured catering

entertainment:  the awesome dylan skidmore of blazin sounds entertainment

transportation:  the trolley company

bakery:  short street cakes

musicians:  james barr productions

to amanda & jesse…i really had the most incredible time with the two of you.  from our fun noda engagement session (which will be coming soon to the blog), to your beautiful & heartfelt wedding.  i know life has wonderful things in store for the two of you and can’t wait to see what it is.  xoxo…t

yes please.
the ceremony site could not have been more perfect. seriously.
see that smile on jesse’s dad’s face? it was there all day. loved it!!!
check out their officiant, howard hanger…he was INCREDIBLE!!! makes me smile just thinking of this ceremony. :)
aria did an amazing job with all the florals & decor…loved the little birds & trees in the table centerpieces!!!
kim, you are a crack-up!!!
so since amanda is a uber talented dancer, i knew that they would have to come up with something really special for their first dance. it started off oh so sweet and slow…just the two of them gracefully moving with the music…when all of a sudden…BAM! broke out into a little hip hop…oh yeah…they nailed it and the crowd went WILD!!!
bless him…he was the sweetest thing and kept dana talking all night…jesse’s grandfather.   and boy he could cut a rug too! 
check out the shot that dana took below, amanda can do a kick and a half! perfect capture sweets!!!
this little chicka below did a FULL rendition of the devil went down to georgia, complete with singing and dancing…hysterical!!!