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Engagement Session :: Olga + Vince

January 25, 2011 by Emily in Main,Southern Engagement Sessions | 3 comments

Continuing with our mini engagement session series is this lovely from Braedon Flynn. Doesn’t he do a wonderful job convincing us all that you don’t need a sunny day to have gorgeous photos?

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So stylish, you too! Braedon’s also pretty much sold me on the idea of black + white engagements. What do you think?

xo Emily January 25, 2011 | view Emily's blog

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Tweets that mention Engagement Session :: Olga + Vince « Southern Weddings Magazine -- Topsy.com, January 25, 2011 11:23 am reply [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Kelly Sauer, Emily Ayer. Emily Ayer said: http://twitpic.com/3tb14f Rainy day engagement shoot on the blog courtesy of @BraedonFlynn! http://tinyurl.com/4sfkbhh [...]

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Registry Tips with NewlyWish + A Giveaway! « Southern Weddings Magazine, January 25, 2011 12:03 pm reply [...] right foot to wedded bliss. To that end, we’re featuring engagement sessions (most recently here and here), and giving you primer courses on the design behind some of our chicest weddings (here, [...]

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Sydney Dawn, January 25, 2011 6:16 pm reply The black and white doesn't do it for me. I mean, they are beautiful pictures and beautiful people but it seems too glamourous for me, I want engagement pictures to be realistic and down to earth. Just my opinion though.... :)

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Southern Engagement: Natalie + Jantzen

January 21, 2011 by Emily in Main,Southern Engagement Sessions | 10 comments

We know lots of you pretty ladies are recently engaged, and so decided it was high time to feature another engagement or two. Speaking of “high time,” meet Natalie + Jantzen, who had a high flying time with Nancy Ray at their recent photo shoot! The historic home pictured belonged to Jantzen’s grandfather, and now belongs to Jantzen’s whole family. It’s where his mother grew up with her — wait for it — 26 brothers and sisters!!

Jantzen and many of his family members have a passion for aviation — there’s even a runway in front of the house! No wonder, then, that Jantzen’s uncle decided to pop in to the session with his plane for a few more photo opportunities!

One more awesome fact about this couple? From Nancy’s blog: “Natalie told me that when Jantzen proposed, he gave her tickets to the Oprah Show! She has always wanted to be at an Oprah show live (it was on her “bucket list”), and since this was her last season, her sweet fiancé made it happen. Here’s the kicker: she attended Oprah’s show called “A Fairytale Wedding.” The audience was filled with hand-picked brides from all over the country, and each of them left with a free honeymoon and a Vera Wang dress!

How’s that for a fabulous start to an engagement? Congratulations to Natalie + Jantzen — thanks for allowing us to share your photos!

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Wait, what’s that in the sky?

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Thanks again to Miss Nancy Ray for sharing this session with us! See more on her blog here and here.

xo Emily January 21, 2011 | view Emily's blog

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Erin, January 21, 2011 10:11 am reply 26 brothers and sisters? Yowza! However, the newly-engaged couple looks so happy and completely head-over-heels--it's shining through their smiles! I love the picture of them and the puppy dog :) What a beautiful collection of photos!

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Katherine {flower & honey}, January 21, 2011 2:41 pm reply this couple seems super sweet :) love the photo of them inside the plane!

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Molly, January 21, 2011 3:19 pm reply How neat. Beautiful pictures and love the plane!

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Tweets that mention Southern Engagement: Natalie + Jantzen « Southern Weddings Magazine -- Topsy.com, January 21, 2011 7:10 pm reply [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by nancyray and nancyray, Emily Ayer. Emily Ayer said: An amazing story involving airplanes, 26 siblings, + @Oprah in today's engagement session from @nancyray! http://tinyurl.com/64u2le3 [...]

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Sara Davis, January 21, 2011 7:18 pm reply Nancy Ray Photography is amazing!!! I love this unique session! Perfect.

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Ruth Eileen, January 21, 2011 7:40 pm reply loved this session Nancy! as always beautiful work!! :)

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Kristen, January 21, 2011 10:21 pm reply Love you Nancy! Always great work!

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Featured! Southern Weddings Blog : Natalie and Jantzen » nancy ray photography, January 22, 2011 9:58 am reply [...] year I had the honor of photographing this amazing engagement session with one of my favorite couples : Natalie and Jantzen. I love their story, and I adored this [...]

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Kennly at Best Wedding Planning Book, January 22, 2011 9:58 pm reply Great photos! Natalie and Jantzen look so real and happy. Having the plane in the shoot is pretty great too! That's definitely not something you see every day.

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jane and paul phillips, January 31, 2011 11:42 am reply Fabulous photos of this so spppppeccciiiallll couple in love and with Memphis....got to have him some photos too. I love all the various settings and and the family history about the house, and aviation and Jantzen. They depict Natalie and Jantzen so well and the love they have found in each other. I love the color and the black and white...so good!!!!!!!!!! Our prayer and wish for them is that their love is just the beginning of a happiness that is even unimaginable........grow old along with me , the best is yet to be.......love, Aunt Jane and Uncle Paul

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Southern Engagement Shoot: Laura + Nate

November 17, 2010 by Emily in Main,Southern Engagement Sessions | 0 comments

The final lovely in this week’s trio of engagement shoots come to us from Jeremy Harwell. Jeremy shot Laura + Nate in Charleston, one of his (and their) favorite cities. As he says, “Laura and Nate fell in love there. We went back to the very park bench where Nate proposed, and they brought along their dog to be part of the session of joyousness. Laura also wore her grandmother’s shoes, which her mother had also worn. We ended up at Middleton Place, where their wedding will be held next June. It is a national historic landmark, with the oldest landscaped gardens nestled along the banks of the Ashley River. Laura and Nate are both architects, so this venue is a perfect fit.”

Thanks so much for sharing, Jeremy! Readers, you can peek at a few more images on his blog here.

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Good luck with the rest of wedding planning, Laura + Nate!

xo Emily November 17, 2010 | view Emily's blog

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Southern Engagement Shoot: Sarah + Jon

November 15, 2010 by Emily in Main,Southern Engagement Sessions | 0 comments

‘Tis the season for not only turkey and Christmas trees but engagements! And we all know what happens after someone gets down on one knee… an engagement shoot! This week, we’ll be bringing you three different takes on the engagement session, each sweet and simple and stunningly photographed. No awkward props, no awkward poses, just lovely people being photographed by lovely photographers in lovely places.

Today, we’re starting things off with a session from Lauren Larsen. Sarah + Jon chose to be photographed on his family’s ranch, and we agree that they couldn’t have chosen a more beautifully rustic or meaningful location. Well done, you two! (You three, including the talented Lauren — see more on her blog here!)

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Thanks so much for sharing, Sarah + Jon! Good luck with the rest of wedding planning!

xo Emily November 15, 2010 | view Emily's blog

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Southern Engagement Shoot: Meredith + Jake

August 18, 2010 by Southern Weddings in Southern Engagement Sessions | 4 comments

When this three-part beauty popped up on Bobbi + Mike’s blog, we immediately snapped it up to share with y’all! Meredith + Jake have a great story. As their photographers summed up, they didn’t want an urban setting, their clothing choices took tall grasses and fields out of the equation, Meredith has a 50′s vibe (and is gorgeous), and Jake is a ridiculously talented chef who trained in France. With that criteria in mind, they ended up scouting out several fabulous locations. The first was a soybean field. So Southern, no?

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Next they headed to an airplane hanger. 50′s groove? Check! (And that last shot is just to-die-for. I almost want to put it on MY wall!)

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Lastly, the pair headed to a kitchen so that Jake could prove his chef skills. After all, he was named one of Food and Wine’s 30 Best Chefs Under 30 (really! Isn’t that cool?)!

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Be sure to check out a few more images on Bobbi + Mike’s blog!

Thanks so much, Meredith + Jake, for sharing your session with us! We can’t wait to see the wedding!

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xo Southern Weddings August 18, 2010 | view Southern Weddings's blog

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Denver Wedding Photographer, JasonG, August 18, 2010 1:40 pm reply

Amazing location... how fun!!!

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Gail, August 18, 2010 1:52 pm reply

SO happy you featured Bobbi and Mike's work here! This is one of my favorite sessions of theirs ever and they are a photo team dedicated to capturing couples and real moments of happiness. Hot stuff, these two!!

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Diane - {Palmyra, PA Photographer}, August 18, 2010 1:55 pm reply

VERY cool! Been following Bobbi+Mike's work for a couple of years now...love how they never fail to push the envelope and come up with something totally unique to the couple! Keeps the rest of us on our toes, for sure!

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Laura Reaux, August 18, 2010 1:58 pm reply

Awesome! Jeromy and I were seriously just looking at this session on their blog together last night, saying how amazing it is. I read very few photographers' blogs, but bobbi+mike's is one of them. They are incredible photographers! Love that they were featured here. :)

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