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Evan & Anne | Savannah Georgia Wedding | Featured at Style Me Pretty

May 16, 2012

“‘We could be a holiday, we could be a celebration, we could be a whole parade.’” She quoted Sandol Stoddard Warburg’s children’s book in her vows. “I am so ready to be all of those things together.”

I could see Anne at five years of age, at eight, at twelve, a little girl imagining her wedding day, making a holiday out of it. On one perfect spring day in Savannah, she was living everything she’d envisioned, from the pink to the lace to the sweet love between her and the man of her dreams.

All of her life bubbled up and over as she invited everyone into her beautiful, and as I watched them, I knew why Evan and Anne fit together. She made him laugh; he made her fall in love – it’s exactly the way a love story should be written, and exactly the way it played out for this couple whose wedding was only the beginning of the most lovely tomorrows.

Anne, Evan, thank you for inviting me to witness your “whole parade” – it was worth every second, and I’m not just saying that. Your wedding will be one I keep in my heart for a long time.

I’m beyond excited that this gorgeous wedding got to be featured at Style Me Pretty | Georgia today – If you want to see more of Anne’s beautiful details, just visit SMP! We got a gallery!

Floral Designer: Bride
Reception Venue: The Olde Pink House
Invitation Designer: Kay Wolfersperger
Dress Designer: Anjolique
Cake Designer: Publix Bakery
Bride’s Shoes: Badgely Mischka
Tuxedo and Mens Attire: Hugo Boss

Tags: Anne & Evan, Georgia, Published, Savannah, Style Me Pretty, Wedding

Published: Kent & Leeann

March 2, 2012

One of my very best friends in the whole world got married last spring, and I’ve been looking for the perfect place to publish her pictures. That “perfect place” turned out to be San Diego’s Bridal Insider, which featured this sweetest couple ever today! Stop by and leave some love for this special couple won’t you?

Tags: Destination, Kent & Leeann, Published, San Diego, San Diego Bridal Insider

A Girl in the White Dress Wedding

February 16, 2012

The Girl in the White Dress is planning an intimate, deeply personal wedding. She’s invited only a few people – close friends and family who know her well and know her real. She wants her day to be as relaxed as possible so that she can enjoy every minute of it.

She wants a scenic outdoor wedding – or a wedding in a venue that lets all the light in. She wants sunlit wedding photos and a fresh, natural look for her creative, classy details, so most of her photography will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

She isn’t bound to tradition – she wants her wedding to be unique. She uses natural elements and a simple, surprising color palette to create a charming, welcoming atmosphere for her day.

Her day in the white dress will be the most beautiful day of her life, and she wants to remember it with all the sweetness of all the dreams that she poured into it.

From the Photographer:

I make an effort to spend time with every bride before her wedding to find out what she is dreaming, building a relationship that allows me to attend the wedding as a friend and advocate. I look at her Pinterest boards and inspiration, talk about how to schedule the day to get the best photos possible, and offer support for the things that are most important to her.

I like to arrive early at the wedding venue, scout potential shoot locations, and capture early moments with the bride and groom. I highly recommend a “first look” session once the bride is dressed to give my couples an hour or so just for them and to minimize the photo time between the ceremony and reception. At weddings, I shoot a documentary style with an editorial eye, looking both for real moments and for fine art details to capture the essence of the day.

My focus is always on the heart of the couple and their love for one another. My goal is to produce and deliver images that communicate the most meaningful elements of the day.

Wedding Slideshow: Ben & Allie

January 31, 2012

In honor of Ben and Allie’s publication at The Wedding Row Charlotte, I’m posting their super-special slideshow. I love this couple. I just do. Click on the image to watch – you’ll love them too!

Tags: Ben and Allie, Slideshow, Wedding

GIVEAWAY – The Girl in the White Dress Weddings

December 12, 2011

Each wedding will include an engagement session, 6-8 hours of wedding coverage, 300-350 images, a collection of proof prints, a web album, and a DVD with the digital proofs. ($3600 value)

If you are the girl in the white dress, you have got to enter this giveaway. I’m dying to meet you!

To qualify for this giveaway, you will need to fill out a questionnaire that will tell me if your wedding is a Girl in the White Dress wedding. I will make my booking selections based on your responses.

A Few Portfolio-Wedding Rules:

• You must be planning an outdoor wedding or a beach wedding. I will be giving away one of each.

• Your desired photography coverage must be between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.

• You must be willing/able to allot at least an hour on your wedding day for photos of the couple and the full wedding party. (If we do this pre-ceremony, we will walk you down an aisle to your groom for an uber-romantic, utterly tender first look at one another.)

• I must be available on your wedding date.

To enter, just fill out the following questionnaire. Once you have completed it, please email your responses to kelly@thegirlinthewhitedress.com:

1. What is the Groom’s Name/Bride’s Name?

2. What is your wedding date?

3. What is your venue/location?

4. What priority do you place on photography for your wedding day?

5. What feeling are you trying to create for your day?

6. Where are you drawing inspiration for your wedding?

7. How do you feel my work would help you capture that feeling?

8. Do you have a proposed ceremony start time?

9. What is your planned reception end time?

10. How many guests are you expecting?

11. What is your wedding budget?

12. What is your photography budget?

13. What cake flavor are you having?

14. Tell me about your wedding. What makes your wedding different from every other wedding? What details are you incorporating to tell your love story? What is your very favorite thing about the wedding? Be creative. I want to know you. I want to know your story.

15. What is your favorite image from The Girl in the White Dress slideshow, and why?

16. How did you hear about Kelly Sauer, Ltd. Co. and The Girl in the White Dress?

This giveaway will remain open until March 31 or until I have booked two weddings that meet my criteria. A non-refundable retainer of $125 will be due upon contract signing. The remaining amount (including travel expenses, if necessary) will be due no later than 2 weeks before the wedding.

Tags: Wedding Photography Giveaway

Day-After Session: Ben ♥ Allie

October 25, 2011

The morning after Ben and Allie got married, we met on the beach for a bride-and-groom portrait session. We spent their wedding day with friends and family, but this morning – this moment – was completely theirs.

Dress: Galina, for David’s Bridal
Pearl Necklace: Heirloom, from the bride’s grandmother
Tuxedo Rental: JoS. A. Bank Clothiers
Flowers: DIY Silk, by the mother of the bride

Tags: Beach, Ben and Allie, Day-After, Wedding

Editorial: Southern Autumn & Charm, Part II

September 25, 2011

This is the second part of my Southern Autumn & Charm shoot, when I got to really get down with Bruce and Rachel and enjoy the way they love each other. We did this shoot as a gift for their second anniversary, and I have to say – I loved them in love. They weren’t just boyfriend and girlfriend, they were all out married, and unafraid to act like it. I’m six years married, and they had me blushing at the beautiful intimacy they shared!

We had live oaks, a dock, a river, a red umbrella, and a joggling board (classic, CLASSIC Low Country!) – and once Rachel put that hat on and started sashaying for my camera, the REAL shoot was on. I didn’t stop until I had to, when we ran out of light as the mother of all thunderstorms rolled in.

Tags: Autumn, Backyard Wedding, Bruce, Charleston, Dock, Edisto, Editorial, Handmade, Rachel, River, Southern

Editorial: Southern Autumn & Charm, Part I

September 25, 2011

My friend Rachel came over to help out with my kids when I started my treatment this summer, and while I was stuck on the couch with my laptop, we hatched a plan to put together a full styled shoot. I’d been wanting to do photos for her since she and her husband, Bruce, were married two years ago. I attended that wedding seven months pregnant.

We finally nailed down a date for the shoot – less than a week out. There wasn’t really time to round up vendors, so we made a DIY backyard wedding. We wanted a charming, casual sort of story, so we created a tiny reception in Bruce’s back yard, followed by a bride/groom picnic at the dock down by the river behind his home. I designed and created the jewelry and florals, and Rachel provided food.

Tags: Autumn, Backyard Wedding, Bruce, Charleston, Edisto, Editorial, Rachel, Southern

Wedding: Ben & Allie

August 6, 2011

I don’t know if it was driving through all that lovely North Carolina country getting to this wedding, if it was using the camera and the surf as my coffee on the morning of this wedding, if it was the way it thought about raining and didn’t – but something about Ben and Allie’s wedding came together more than any other wedding I’ve ever shot.

Ben and Allie knew they were meant for each other from the very first time they met, when Allie was in eighth grade. They spoke the same language, and they fell in love talking. Their love is an easy love, one that speaks of comfort and familiarity, that let the two of them walk into their day and spend it with those who loved them. I got to meet them here in Charleston for their engagement session in June, and when I saw them again at their wedding, they both warmly welcomed me into their lives for the day.

Dress: Galina, for David’s Bridal
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Tuxedo Rental: JoS. A. Bank Clothiers
Ceremony Venue: Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse
Preparation/Reception Venue: Cameron House Inn
Flowers: DIY Silk, by the mother of the bride
Catering: 1587 Catering

Tags: Allie, Ben, Intimate, Lighthouse, Manteo, Outer Banks, Wedding

Wedding: Kent & Leeann

March 27, 2011

Some brides get to their wedding day and they’re not quite sure yet what they are doing. Some grooms just haven’t quite made their heart-home with their brides yet. Some parents just aren’t ready to let their children go. Everyone comes into wedding days with their own expectations, and it is rare to have all the expectations culminate in a perfect blend of giving and love.

But rare or not, this is the wedding Kent and Leeann had. Or shared. They invited their closest friends and family to be with them for their destination wedding at the Junípero Serra Museum in Presidio Park, San Diego, and it was one of those perfect wedding days that had just enough room for everyone and a bit of extra room for a whole lotta happy.