Ashley Davis won the $50 gift card to Bed, Bath & Beyond that AWEP gave away at the PWG Bridal Show on August 8th. On behalf of all the members of Alabama Wedding & Event Professionals, congratulations on your engagement Ashley! We wish you much success in the planning process as well as for a [...]
Engagement sessions have evolved into full-fledged fashion photo sessions for a lot of brides and grooms. An e-session is no longer just a nice, formal portrait for a newspaper announcement. Engagement sessions are best the way to create your first set of professional, gorgeous photographs while getting to know your photographer. This makes the photography [...]
There is an old saying that rain on your wedding day means good luck. If that’s true, there have been quite a few lucky couples this year. A rainy sky doesn’t have to be a bad thing for the ceremony either. Trenekia and Brandon, both serving our country in the US Airforce, were recently married [...]
With some many wedding locations in Birmingham, Alabama, there is something so timeless about saying your “I Do’s” in a beautiful and historic church like First United Methodist Church of Birmingham.
Trey and Kristen met the first day of her freshman year at Birmingham-Southern. Trey proposed to Kristen on the campus. She has just completed her [...]
Calling All Wedding and Event Professionals… The August AWEP meeting will be open to all wedding professionals to join us for a night of fun. Fun Source Rentals will be hosting the August 17th meeting 5:30pm until ? and everyone is in for a real treat! A carnival atmosphere is planned with food, games, rides [...]
Ashley Davis won the $50 gift card to Bed, Bath & Beyond that AWEP gave away at the PWG Bridal Show on August 8th. On behalf of all the members of Alabama Wedding & Event Professionals, congratulations on your engagement Ashley! We wish you much success in the planning process as well as for a beautiful wedding day!
Photo by Barry C. Altmark Photography
Engagement sessions have evolved into full-fledged fashion photo sessions for a lot of brides and grooms. An e-session is no longer just a nice, formal portrait for a newspaper announcement. Engagement sessions are best the way to create your first set of professional, gorgeous photographs while getting to know your photographer. This makes the photography for your wedding day so much more relaxed, especially if you aren’t the most comfortable having your photo made.
You will be spending your wedding day, start to finish, with your photographer(s). If you can bond before your big day, you will, without a doubt, have a higher number of better photographs. Your photographer will already know your best angles, you’ll know his/her personal style and you’ll both know what works best to make you comfortable and achieve the most natural photos.
An e-session is also great for the future. It’s the perfect opportunity to document who you are at this amazing time in your lives. It’s magic. Your kids should see it. Your grandkids should see it.
Show them the college campus where you fell in love or the park where you had your first kiss. A lot of couples also opt for a creative location that showcases their chemistry together–a farm, a football stadium, a favorite landmark, a park in full spring bloom or autumn color. And bring along things that matter to you: a guitar if you play, the dog if you have one, or your car to incorporate into the photo session. Don’t you love old photos of your relatives with those cool vintage cars?
You can also use those photos. Show them off on Facebook. Use them for Save-the-Date cards or holiday cards. Enlarge one and add a signing matte at your reception, or turn them into a gorgeous photo guestbook with alternating pages of photos and guest sign-in lines. The photo possibilities are endless.
by Kelli Taylor, Daniel Taylor Photography
There is an old saying that rain on your wedding day means good luck. If that’s true, there have been quite a few lucky couples this year. A rainy sky doesn’t have to be a bad thing for the ceremony either. Trenekia and Brandon, both serving our country in the US Airforce, were recently married at the Summit Club high above downtown Birmingham. It was a typical summer day in the South – hot and steamy with afternoon thundershowers.
Because of the great view from the Summit Club, thirty-two stories up, the spectacular clouds were a perfect backdrop. In some of these photos of Trenekia you can see the rainstorm approaching from behind. It just lends more emphasis to her already strong presence and personality.
Later, as the sun was going down, the beautiful sky was the perfect setting for some romantic photos on the balcony.
Trenekia and Brandon are a great couple and it was our honor to help create the photographs that are destined to be their family heirlooms.
by: Butch Oglesby of Blue Moon Studios
With some many wedding locations in Birmingham, Alabama, there is something so timeless about saying your “I Do’s” in a beautiful and historic church like First United Methodist Church of Birmingham.
Trey and Kristen met the first day of her freshman year at Birmingham-Southern. Trey proposed to Kristen on the campus. She has just completed her first year of medical school at UAB, and Trey has completed law school. Their reception was across the street at The Summit Club. Congratulations to Trey and Kristen and to one of our talent photographers… Gretchen B Photography!
Calling All Wedding and Event Professionals… The August AWEP meeting will be open to all wedding professionals to join us for a night of fun. Fun Source Rentals will be hosting the August 17th meeting 5:30pm until ? and everyone is in for a real treat! A carnival atmosphere is planned with food, games, rides and even a dunking booth (3 trys for only $10)! All proceeds collected from the dunking booth will go to… Cystic Fibrosis. We want you to come out and be a kid that night, but this is a professionals’ event… so leave the kiddos at home.
Fun Source Rentals is located at 4200 Pinson Valley Parkway, Bham 3521. To get there, take the Tallapoosa Street Exit from I-59/20 and we are exactly 8 miles North on the Left. Look for the big faris wheel out front!
Tip: You may want to bring a towel and an extra change of clothes just in case you get nominated to go for a dip in the dunking booth.
Cost: $10 per person if you email your rsvp, $15 at the door. If you’d like to come (and you know you do), please send an email to… events@alwep.com and let us know you’ll be joining us. We need to know by Friday, August 13th.
Alabama Wedding & Event Professionals will be at the SOHO Bridal Show on Sunday, August 8th from 1 – 4pm. We will be in the Funky Room in Rosewood Hall at SoHo Square. In case you don’t know where that is, just plug this address into your GPS… 2850 19th Street South (Downtown Homewood). Then just look for all the beautiful young ladies and their entourages in tow!
AWEP will have lots of members present, so please drop by for information and any help you may be in need of. Hope to see you there!
For more information… visit Perfect Wedding Guide or www.SoHoBridalShow.com
