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Weddings & Events by Jessica Messer

Clanton, Alabama

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205-351-4515

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JANELL & NEAL
  07.27.2010
    more: weddings


Janell was a beautiful bride and Neal was tall, dark and handsome *literally*. Congrats on snagging him J! Janell and Neal are such a fantastic couple. They have a really sweet story and it's just amazing how life takes us on our separate paths only to surprise the heck out of us by bringing those two paths back together again. :)

They had a really gorgeous ceremony and an incredible reception at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Birmingham, AL.
 
As always, I'm going to post my favorite pix from the day, but first a story.
When I arrived and found one groomsman was wearing pants that were about  5" too short... I kind of panicked but then discovered it was all  planned. SHOOOO!  At that moment, I knew this was going to be a fun  crowd.  
  
Admittedly, I usually pick on one groomsman at a wedding... I know, I know. I shouldn't, but when you christen one big burly dude with a horrid nickname like "Buttons" (the guy from Whitney & Ivan's wedding who freaked when his button fell off his tux), it makes all the other groomsmen a boatload of fun. Lots of laughs, granted they are at someone's expense, but we all know it's all in good fun. :)

Well not this time... At some point a groomsman asked, "Your name is Sheila, right?" I sarcastically look over at the Groom, who knows my name, and the back to the groomsman and said "Yup. Sheila it is".... Welllllll.... Little did I know that by the end of the night, guests would be coming up hugging me, patting me on the shoulder, etc saying things like "WOW SHEILA! You did an awesome job today" and "You're so much fun, Sheila! You need to shoot my wedding!" LOL Now how in the world am I going to fix THIS!?

So for everyone at the wedding who thought my name was Sheila, it's actually Jessica. I couldn't bring myself to spoil the fun for everyone else who was in on the joke. Plus, I would have had to explain a thousand times why they guys kept calling me Sheila.

 View the entire wedding gallery here.




Wow... It's almost 1:00am and I need sleep. :O Congrats you guys! Thanks for choosing me to be part of your day!



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AliGarrett: These are great!  They do look like a fun group of people and the couple is gorgeous!  I love the one with the rings on the flower stem, too! (07/27/2010)     





JENNIFER & CHRIS
  07.19.2010
    more: weddings

Just a quick post to give a peek at Jennifer & Chris's wedding in June. :)

Promise to blog more favorites later! :)

 

 

 

 

View their gallery by clicking here!




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WAITING FOR NOAH
  07.09.2010
    more: portraits & misc

I had the honor of photographing Britni & Justin MAAAAAAAAAAAANY times. LOL Engagements, bridals, wedding, and Mr. & Mrs...... so when it was all said and done, I had 2 great friends and I am so so sooooo thrilled to be photographing them as they start their family.

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Justin picked Britni up to help her walk across the uneven ground.

It was such a sweet moment.

 

 

 

 

 




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FORUM LETTER
  06.15.2010
    more: portraits & misc

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MINDY & JORDAN | GEORGIA OUTDOOR WEDDING
  06.05.2010
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OH wow..... so when Mindy first contacted me and told me about her venue, I couldn't have been more excited. She was planning an outdoor ceremony in front of beautiful Hightower Falls in Cedartown, Georgia. As with all outdoor ceremonies, there's always the chance of rain forcing you to use the back up plan.... and as the day got closer and closer the weather man kept predicting not only rain, but extremely severe weather including high winds, powerful tornados, and hail. Not exactly what Mindy and Jordan had in mind.

As I came up to the gates of Hightower Falls, the rain was light but steady. The cloud cover did make for some amazingly soft window light as Mindy got into her beautiful, custom-made wedding dress as the rain continued outside.

 

 

Since the threat of severe weather had passed, they decided to have their ceremony under the tent in the original spot...rain or not. Mindy arrived by horse drawn carriage on the other side of the falls and used the beautiful "Bridge of Love" that crossed the stream as her aisle.

 

 

 

After the ceremony the bride and groom wanted to make use of the amazing grounds regardless of the wet grass and slight drizzle. I was ecstatic! We did portraits in front of the falls, inside the beautiful ruins of the grist mill, by the dance hall and even went off-site to a quaint tree-lined lane Mindy had spotted on a previous visit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After shooting outside for quite a while, we scooted indoors to warm up, dry off, and enjoy the reception!



I had a blast photographing their wedding. It's really something when you encounter two people who have such a passion for beautiful photographs and will do whatever it takes to get them. :) A little rain never really hurt anyone anyway! I hope you guys enjoy your images as much as I have already. I might have looked like a ragamuffin when I left, but I sure had a great time getting soaked! :D

 Click here to see the entire gallery of wedding images.

 Thanks for choosing me and letting me be part of such a fun, special day. :)  




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JessicaMesser: Yes, LOVED these two! They totally let me do my thing and didn´t worry a bit about a little rain! :D (06/07/2010)     
AliGarrett: Rain shmain, these pictures are gorgeous!  You should use these to show persnickety brides how beautiful the photos can turn out when you just go with it!  Great job as always! (06/07/2010)     




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