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Lauren & Christopher Engaged

Danielle — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:41:44 +0000

Lauren & Christopher’s engagement portraits were taken in downtown Baton Rouge. Lauren works for Coca Cola so we incorporated the big Coke sign in some of their pics, & Christopher is a fireman so we got a couple with a fire hydrant. Their wedding will be in May.

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We won the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2012!!

Danielle — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:01:48 +0000

We won the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2012!

This means we are in the top 5% of Wedding Pros nationwide! The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined solely by the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds. Thanks so much to all of you that left reviews and made this award possible!

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Libby & Rudy Engaged

Danielle — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:46:12 +0000

Libby & Rudy’s engagement photos were taken in downtown Baton Rouge. Their wedding will be held in Woodville, MS in February.

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In Register January 2012 Issue

Danielle — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:40:58 +0000

Our couple Megan & Patrick O’Sullivan has been featured in the January 2012 issue of In Register magazine. We are very proud to have our photos displayed so beautifully. Nottoway Plantation also used one of our photos from Heather & Mike Fridge’s wedding in their advertisement in the issue.

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Melissa & Coty Engaged

Danielle — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:05:18 +0000

Engagement Session at LSU. Their wedding date is March 10, 2012.

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Alison & Justin Engaged

Danielle — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:33:59 +0000

Alison & Justin’s engagement photos were taken in downtown & uptown New Orleans. They will wed in November.

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Amelia & Curtis

Danielle — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:24:58 +0000

Ceremony: Congregation B’nai Israel
Reception: De La Ronde Hall
Hair & Makeup: DJ @ Hair, Face & Body
Flowers: Four Seasons
Cake: Cake Goddess
Reception Music: Premier Sound Services
Honeymoon Destination: Jamaica
Where they will reside: Gulfport, MS

Their occupations: Curtis -Senior Acquisitions Accounting Specialist at Hancock Bank, Amelia -Business Proposal Coordinator @ Starmount Life Insurance/AlwaysCare Benefits

We met, he proposed, and we got married all in the same place.

-Amelia

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April & Noah Wed

Danielle — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:10:12 +0000

Noah is cousins with Clair who is one of my best friends from college. I was so excited to be able to photograph this wedding with Clair, especially since she had to fly in from North Carolina. April & Noah are a gorgeous couple and I wish them the best as they make their big move to Iowa to start their married life together.

Ceremony: St Thomas More Catholic Church, Baton Rouge
Reception: Lod Cook Alumni Center, Baton Rouge
Hair & Makeup: Alicia Allain @ Ma MaisonFlowers: R.J. @ Billy Heroman’s (S. Harrells Ferry)
Wedding rings & April’s “real deal” necklace & earrings: Adler’s
Cake: Sweet Impressions (Bride), Baum’s (Groom’s)
Reception DJ: Jeremy Springer
Wedding Dress: Bridal Boutique
Caterer: Unique Cuisine
Honeymoon Destination: Sea Ranch and San Francisco, California
Where they will reside: Des Moines, Iowa

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Devon & Matt

Danielle — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:30:52 +0000

Ceremony & Reception: Old Governor’s Mansion
Hair: Verde Beauty
Makeup: Verde Beauty – Tina Rodosta
Flowers: Designs by Milissa
Cake: Sweet Impressions
Ceremony Music: New Orleans Finest Musicians
Reception Music: X-Pert DJ services
Wedding Dress: Maggie Sottero
Catering: Best Catered Events – Dianne Evans
Honeymoon Destination: Kauai
Where they will reside: Baton Rouge
Their occupations: Electrical Engineer at Air Liquide (Matt), Associate Executive Director at the American Cancer Society (Devon)

How he proposed:

On Halloween, Matt asked me to go on a “Fall Picnic” with him. It was a beautiful day and we had been really busy for the past few weeks with school and work, so I didn’t suspect anything. I thought it was a wonderful idea to get to spend some time together outside on such a pretty day!

We went to Tunica Hills, a place that is known for water falls… also a place we had been to previously and got lost. After assuring me we were not going on the “primitive trail” like last time, I agreed to continue with the hiking/ picnic and we set off for a specific waterfall he wanted to find. The whole time we were walking I offered several times to carry the back pack. He refused, of course, and me not knowing what was in the bag thought he was just being stubborn.

After hiking for a couple of hours, going off the trail, and climbing down to this specific waterfall, we finally arrived at our picnic spot. We explored for a few minutes, found a large rock to sit on, and had lunch. I thought Matt ate faster than I had ever seen him eat, and in minutes he was asking me if I was done, picking up my trash, and stuffing it all back in the backpack. I thought this was strange but I was distracted by the beauty of the area we were at and I didn’t think much of it.

A few minutes later, Matt grabbed the ring from the backpack (hid it in his hand), sat back down on the rock, and began saying some pretty sweet things. I still didn’t see where this was headed, and kept interupting him with my own thoughts thinking this was more of a conversation… not a speech. After I finally stopped talking, Matt got down on one knee and proposed. I finally clued in here…

A few minutes and a lot of tears later, I was asked for the third time if I would marry him… and finally managed to say “yes!”.

-Devon

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Carmen & Muhammad

Danielle — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:29:28 +0000

An Echols Celebration of Kwanzaa & Unity

Event location: Michabelle Inn in Hammond, LA
Reception Music: Wayne Nuriddin and the Nu Luv Soul Band of New Orleans, LA
Wedding Dress: Mukhtar of Atlanta, GA
Dancers: N’Fungola Sibo of New Orleans, LA
Honeymoon Destination: Senegal, West Africa
Where they will reside: Tucker, GA
Their occupations: Physician (Carmen) and IT Support Analyst (Muhammad)

I was looking for a husband, and a friend of mine was friends with Muhammad’s parents for years. She realized that he and I were the same age and mentioned to his mother that I was looking for a husband and confirmed that he was unattached. I later found out that, one day after leaving work, Muhammad offered a sincere prayer to find a life partner a week before he met me; after he came home, his mother mentioned that there was someone that she would like for him to meet. His mother later formally introduced us to each other, we exchanged numbers, and things evolved from there! I later found out that Muhammad initially didn’t think we were a good match because even though he felt me to be a “good girl” I came across as quiet, no personality, and “socially awkward”. I couldn’t help it–I thought he was cute!! When he actually got the chance to know me, he found his assessment of me to be completely wrong (all except the good girl part!) and determined I was definitely wife material…his type of wife material!

-Carmen

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