April 12, 2012

Georgia Tech Conference Center: More Than Just a Corporate Venue

April 12, 2012/ Cindy Brown

I'm excited to share several photos from the Georgia Tech Conference Center I took a couple of weeks ago. Tim Barrett, my ISES pal, was kind enough to take me on a tour of the place, which has been recently remodeled. The Center hosts quite a few corporate events, but is also available for weddings. In addition to getting to see a lot of what the venue has to offer in the way of space, Tim also treated me to a lovely buffet meal in the conference center dining room. I had a veggie pot pie that was quite yummy. (Can't go wrong with okra as a main ingredient. Right, Tim?)

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the Center:

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Georgia Tech Conference Center - Game Room

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March 30, 2012

Randi and Kris' Engagement Safari | Piedmont Park

March 30, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Sharon and I were thrilled to join Randi and Kris on their engagement safari in Piedmont Park last week. They brought three pups, two friends, their wedding planner and her daughter. We were an entourage for the first 10 or 15 minutes. Then we left the three pups at the dog park with the two friends and headed into the park. As soon as Senoirea from Beyond the Diamond Event Planning and Consultancy checked to see we were OK, Sharon and I were left to work our photo magic with Randi and Kris. Here's a few of our favs from the day:

Can't wait to photograph their ceremony in September.

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March 26, 2012

Madison Georgia Wedding Venue Variety Works Holds Open House

March 26, 2012/ Cindy Brown

This past Sunday afternoon the folks at Variety Works welcomed guests to their recently opened rustic wedding venue. The space is perfect for the couple looking for something beyond the norm. Here's what Diane Lively of the Morgan County Post wrote about the space:

"Big news! The Variety Works, owned by Jane and Everett Royal and located in the Madison Markets campus behind Tequila Express, has been transformed y’all! I’m talkin’ it is now one of the area’s most beautiful event and wedding venues! Honey, Momma and I crashed the first weddin’ there on Saturday night to check it all out and it is flat unbelievable! OK so Variety Works has about 5,000 square feet downstairs and 2,200 upstairs and it has been completely remodeled! Plus, this space creates a historic, rustic atmosphere that you just can’t get in any other location!"

I was lucky enough to meet Diane at the open house. She was taking photos for the newspaper. I was takin' photos for my blog (and for the Royal's. Everett is charming.)

Here are a few of my favorites from the evening:

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March 24, 2012

Foxhall's Legacy Lookout - Spectacular Atlanta Wedding Venue

March 24, 2012/ Cindy Brown

I had the pleasure of heading south from Atlanta a few weeks back for a tour of Legacy Lookout Pavilion club, Foxhall Sporting Club's premier event venue. What an awesome space. (You'll see below.) It overlooks Legacy Lake, the Equestrian Paddocks, and the Chattahoochee River. The space looked great empty, but I wanted to see if full of people. And I was lucky enough a week or so later to be invited to return to take a few photos for the folks at Foxhall while an event was taking place in the hall. The space came to life with people, food and dancing and that amazing view.

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According to folks at Foxhall, the Legacy Lookout Club Pavilion can comfortably seat 350 people. If you need to accommodate more, there's lots of room for tents on the property. (I've seen a tent that could hold 5,000 set up on the grounds. I can't imagine a wedding that large, but ...)

Other key features of the Legacy Lookout Club Pavilion include four well-appointed restrooms, a very nice bridal changing room, and a catering kitchen

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March 19, 2012

Erica and Jason's Marietta Square Engagement Safari

March 19, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Had a delightful time with Erica and Jason in Marietta Square a couple of weekends ago on an engagement safari. We were in search of photos that would capture the essence of their relationship. Here's what Erica wrote when she saw the photos:

"Oh my goodness. Wow. I'm blown away. What a fun slideshow! It had me smiling from the very beginning, and even laughing! Every picture just seems to be bursting with how much we enjoy each other. It is so stunningly different from other engagement photo sessions I've seen; so much more natural. What a great style. You really captured Jason like no one else has. I am absolutely beyond delighted."

And here are a few favorites from the shoot.

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March 09, 2012

Wedding Venues - Villa Christina

March 09, 2012/ Cindy Brown

I had the pleasure of meeting with the sales team from Villa Christina earlier this week and was delighted to find out how much fun everyone there is having doing their jobs. It's always nice to be around folks who love their jobs. Not only were the people nice and fun-loving, the place was awesome, too. The Villa Christina structure itself is the only three-story, stacked-stone Italian villa in Atlanta. To my untrained eye the place had the look and feel of a Frank Lloyd Wright design with overarching eaves and beautiful proportions.

The building itself is surrounded by meticulously maintained gardens, meandering streams and majestic cedars. Towards the back of an open lawn is a gorgeous outdoor wedding pavilion, the perfect setting for an outdoor wedding.

The Villa offers two distinct settings for wedding receptions:

1) The ballroom, which was occupied when I visited. I'm told it "is classically appointed with floor to ceiling windows that overlook the gardens." This is close as I could get to the ballroom during my visit. (Notice the New York Life balloon there from a corporate event.)

The restaurant (see photos below) offers a more contemporary European flavor where one finds oneself surrounded in warm colors, contemporary paintings, iron accents,colorful glass fixtures and mobiles reminiscent of Alexander Calder's work.

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March 05, 2012

Daniel and Michael's Engagement Photos | Same-Sex Wedding Photographers

March 05, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Our friends Daniel and Michael came to Pine Lake the other morning for a couples portrait session. We're selling it as an engagement session. Hint, hint, Daniel and Micheal. :)