Category Archives: engagements

sara + robbie * engaged * roswell, ga

sara + robbie got engaged on christmas eve. he’s in the military. she’s obsessed with the number 5.
together they’re adorable.

we trekked around the roswell mill for the shoot.

he’s got skills.

sara + robbie:
thanks for spending that 60 degree sunday with me! you two make me smile. :)
allie

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February 26, 2010 - 7:49 am

scarlett marrow - very sweet! love the one of them jumping, with the waterfall behind them….and, I think she has the most beautiful eye color i’ve ever seen!

February 26, 2010 - 11:22 am

sara holmquist - love it! we are sooo happy with them! and had a so much fun with you as well! thanks!!

February 28, 2010 - 10:41 pm

Sara Beth - Beautiful! Love that first black and white one! It has such great emotion to it!

sarah + bryan * engaged * atlanta, ga

we were honored that sarah + bryan chose us to shoot their wedding, especially since they are photographers themselves! we had to get the warmed up in front of the camera, but it didn’t take long.

sarah workin’ those heels

love their silly side… so much fun!

how awesome are these shirts? bryan found his and then sarah...

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January 19, 2010 - 3:51 pm

Sarah - I absolutely LOVE the pictures! Thank you guys so much! We are definitely used to begin behind the camera, but you made us feel so comfortable being on the opposite side. We had so much fun and can’t wait for June! :)

January 19, 2010 - 4:05 pm

Mose - The multiple exposure image at the bottom is quite amazing; very authentic.

January 19, 2010 - 4:17 pm

Darla - adorable couple…awesome images! Love the last one!

January 24, 2010 - 8:07 pm

Abra Michelle - What a fun shoot! The shot your intern got is amazing also.

katy + josh . engaged . atlanta, ga

katy + josh are awesomeness. we had fun playing in the leaves, doing cartwheels, and creating ’80s like poses… see below!

it was hard to pass up taking their photo amongst the yellowness of these pretty leaves.

standoff!

love the backdrop here.

katy’s attempt at trying to dip josh! love how fun they are!

after we realized josh was terrible...

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December 15, 2009 - 1:30 am

Abra Michelle - Yep. These are awesome. Awesome sun. Awesome random blue cabinet in the middle of nowhere. Awesome yellow leaves. Awesome red wall. Not to mention awesome photographers and subjects. Yep. Awesome. ;) What totally fun ideas you guys have.

December 15, 2009 - 1:57 pm

Cathy - Awesome shoot, guys! I love the first few with the skyline in the background, and also the shots in front of the short brick wall. They look adorable and so happy! :)

amy + kurt . engaged . emory university

we met amy + kurt at janna + adam’s beautiful wedding. kurt is janna’s brother. so, we were familiar with the amazing property where we started out. charlotte + olivia – kurt’s daughters – joined us for the first few shots!

charlotte + olivia are totally adorable!

next, we went with kurt + amy over to emory...

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mose + shekita . engaged . serenbe

mose + shekita suggested serenbe to shoot their engagement session at. we’re so glad they did! it’s such a beautiful place and there’s tons to do: croquet, a trampoline, a labrynth, etc. and they brought lots of props – which we love!

they were full of adorable poses, we hardly had to tell them to do...

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December 4, 2009 - 12:29 pm

Lisa - OMG, what an absolutely ADORABLE couple – so playful and sweetly intimate with each other. That Dirty Dancing sequence is priceless!
They couldn’t have picked a more perfect couple to document their relationship – beautiful work, as always… :-)

December 4, 2009 - 12:34 pm

scarlett marrow - one of my new favorites!

December 4, 2009 - 12:34 pm

Amanda Donaho - Gorgeous! …and what an adorable couple!

December 5, 2009 - 8:47 am

cina - I love the pics, they are unique like the both of you….

December 8, 2009 - 6:57 pm

Maya Laurent - Their outfits on the trampoline are to die for! Another engagement session that is plain amazing guys!

December 9, 2009 - 10:25 am

Jaiza - Too Cute! Congrats again to your engagement :)

ruth + andy . engaged . marietta, ga

when we met with ruth + andy for the first time it was such an easy conversation because we had so much in common. their engagement session was a breeze and tons of fun – they were naturals in front of the camera.

i love love.

we found this makeshift field in an empty lot on the...

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December 3, 2009 - 12:33 pm

scarlett marrow - love the empty lot and B&W piano photos!!!

December 3, 2009 - 4:04 pm

Katie Gaspierik - freakin adorable. I love EVERY one of these! And great outfit choices by the way. I can’t wait for the wedding!!

December 3, 2009 - 5:44 pm

Connie Pollitz - These pictures remind me of another couple very close to me…heh heh I love, love, love the lighting in the pictures! Cute couple!

kelly + marc . engaged . atlanta, ga

cute couple + great personalities + adorable ideas + awesome locations = perfect engagement session.
meet kelly + marc.

thumb war!

their wedding colors are grey + yellow, so they bought balloons to match for their save the date cards.

loved that you could see through them!

how cute are their Oakley Froggers?

and of course we had to find another...

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December 2, 2009 - 9:29 am

Maya Laurent - The balloons rock! And I want her yellow hair pin, like now! :)

December 2, 2009 - 12:28 pm

Abra - I LOVE this session. How fun!

December 3, 2009 - 8:22 pm

Tim - Great stuff as always!

December 4, 2009 - 12:37 pm

Amanda Donaho - She totally reminds me of Brittany Murphy! She’ll be a beautiful bride! Awesome shots!

cate + brandon . engaged . love at the carnival

meet cate and brandon.  i got to pick the color of the tie.  he had a green and blue one, but hopefully i did good by picking the one that matched cate’s dress.  i think it looks awesome.  sorry to all my theatre friends for interrupting your smoking session and kicking you out of the...

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November 13, 2009 - 10:29 am

Connie Pollitz - You have knocked this one out of the ball park! It is hard to
choose a favorite, but, the one before the candy cotton might be it.

November 14, 2009 - 10:11 am

Katie E - coolest location EVER!!

November 15, 2009 - 4:05 pm

Heather Knope - I absolutely love the carnival ones. How unique and awesome.

November 17, 2009 - 10:15 am

Maya Laurent - I know we already saw these but just wanted to tell you guys again how awesome they are!

November 23, 2009 - 4:35 pm

Megan - Loving the carnival shots!!!! These are wonderful Chris and Allie!

November 30, 2009 - 7:52 pm

Cathy Crawley - Yay to the carnival shots, they are so fun! If I ever get my family to go over to the US I’ll get you guys to do some like these for us :)

megan + joe + horace . engaged . german car lovers

i (allie) worked with megan at jim ellis, my first job after chris and i got married. we sat in a closet (literally), took photos of awesome (and not so awesome) cars, and laughed a lot. one thing i picked up right away… she KNEW cars.
i met joe at the same job. he worked across...

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November 11, 2009 - 9:58 am

Megan - Allie+Chris,

Joe and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the way this session turned out. As Chris said, “at least we got two or three good ones.” Ha! I think he was erring on the side of cautious there. We love these pics and can’t wait to share them with everyone!

–Megan and Joe

November 11, 2009 - 10:42 am

Nicole Stephens - Car pictures are awesome!! :)

November 11, 2009 - 10:55 am

Connie Pollitz - Love the car pictures! Wow, Horace looks great but the couple….they look amazing! Cute idea with them in the car.

November 11, 2009 - 11:18 am

connie kaufer, Jude’s big sister - great pics, but what can go wrong with a beautiful couple who are so obviously in love (Horace is cute too)!

November 11, 2009 - 1:11 pm

Leslie Wallace - leslie wallace, jude’s older, but not eldest sister (!) – wonderful photos all, but I think the last one is sensational! Also love Horace! Cheers to LOVE!

November 11, 2009 - 3:46 pm

Susan Closset (Megan’s Mom) - Hi Allie,
I love the photos. I am excited about meeting you and Chris. The photos are great, especially the last one. It’s my fav!
Susan (Megan’s mom)

November 11, 2009 - 5:02 pm

glo - gloria paul – leslie, judy and connie’s little sister-in-law. fabulous, fun photos! you are both so photogenic and obviously comfortable in front of a camera! kudos to the photographers! if these are only the engagement photos . . .

November 11, 2009 - 8:19 pm

Joe - WOW!!!!! I Love them! Thanks Chris + Allie!

November 14, 2009 - 5:20 pm

sandy clarke – Jude’s 2nd eldest sister. - absolutely wonderful pix. horace is my new idol. love the last pic the best, but truly they are all wonderful. very photogenic couple who remind us what love actually looks like!!!

November 17, 2009 - 10:14 am

Maya Laurent - Still think that last shot rocks! Canvas!!!

November 30, 2009 - 7:56 pm

Cathy Crawley - LOVE LOVE LOVE the bug shots! I miss you guys!

ashley + chris . engaged . olive you

ashley + chris were two most fun people to shoot ever.  we went over to little five points and had a blast.  hold on folks cause here we go…  meet the love birds.

flip flops and converse… just like allie and i.

…and they said they were shy in front of a camera.  these were some of...

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November 9, 2009 - 7:58 am

Charis Images - Once again great job! Love seeing your work!

November 9, 2009 - 8:10 am

Abra - Holy CRAP! I love these. They looks like so much fun. How awesome!!!

November 9, 2009 - 8:32 am

Connie Pollitz - …….when I grow up I want to be a photographer just like Chris and Allie, then, I could hang out with fun people and take awesome pictures…oh, wait…I am grown up…guess I will have to just enjoy looking at their work and admire the accomplishments they are making in their business :>) I just say, “Can they get any better?”…..and then they post yet another incredible blog!

November 10, 2009 - 12:39 am

heather - loving it…. you guys are such an insparation to me! keep up the amazing work!

November 10, 2009 - 3:28 pm

Heather Knope - i think this is my favorite engagement session you have done. it’s so fun!!!

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