August 22, 2011

alena + robert :: greensboro wedding photographer

August 22, 2011/ Glessner Photography

You may remember Alena and Robert from their engagement session on the blog a few months ago. Well, this weekend, Josh and I had the privelege of photographing their beautiful wedding (props once again to Veronica and her team at Behind the Scenes) at the Downtown Marriott in Greensboro, North Carolina.

We loved working with Alena and Robert; they are such a sweet couple and so much fun and their big day showed it. It was complete with a photobooth, a dollar dance (we don't see this tradition very much in the South), and even some breakdancing by the children in attendance (thanks to A&A Disc Jockey for providing some great tunes).

Without further ado, here are a few images from the day...

Shoes, shoes, shoes.... can you tell I love shoes? Especially the sparkly variety.

I knew from their engagement session that it takes some coaxing to get a smile out of Robert for the camera, but he was all smiles all on his own when he saw Alena descend down the aisle.

Alena and Robert - Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the day you became husband and wife. Wishing you all the very best married life has to offer!

Venue and Catering: Greensboro Downtown Marriott

Event Planner: Behind the Scenes, Inc.

Florist: Designs North

DJ: A&A Disc Jockey

Cake: Tiffany Lightfoot of Cake Theory

July 28, 2011

saving the date :: mississippi wedding photographer

July 28, 2011/ Glessner Photography

Blogging twice within 24 hours... WOAH! It's a big achievement for me just to blog twice in the same week. I'm giving myself a gold star pronto for this one.

Usually, my mailbox is filled with things that go straight through the shredder and to the garbage (credit card apps and penny savers and junk mail, oh my!), so I was thrilled when I opened the mailbox this morning to find a save-the-date from one of my BFFs (yes - i did just use the abbreviation BFF. i'm cool. get over it).

Let me just start by saying how much I love save-the-dates... they've become increasingly popular in the past few years and I really just can't believe it took someone this long to figure out what a novel idea this is. Especially for folks like me travelling clear across four states to make it to this particular wedding, it gives your guests ample time (people... 6 weeks is just not long enough) to make all the necessary travel arrangments.

You wanna know what's even better? You have a plethora of options on how to design and send your save the dates. You can create and send them for free via email through websites like Punchbowl or Evite. Or you can have them designed locally or online in the form of postcards, magnets, booklets and more. You can have save-the-dates featuring an engagement photo, a year-long calendar, or even something as unique as a crossword puzzle all about you and your fiance!

I am personally loving the classy understated elegance of the card featured here in Nan and Jason's save-the-date...

Nancy Claire and I go way back, having met about 15 years ago in Ms. Crosby's 2nd grade class. We lost touch for a few years after we both changed schools, but reunited again in 7th grade at West Jones High School. We've shared lots of memories and traditions over the years... spending long Saturdays at swim meets, gorging ourselves with chinese takeout and Ben & Jerry's, trips to Gulf Shores and lifeguards named Jacques, and many a school-night sleepover pulling all-nighters to finish papers for Ms. Dixon's English class.

I'm so excited and honored to be photographing her winter wedding at the Rogers-Green House in Laurel (you may remember the venue from this wedding), and I know her red (va-va-voom) color scheme is going to be just gorgeous!

Nan+Jason - Enjoy every minute of this crazy wedding planning process... the next few months will fly by and you'll be saying "I do" before you know it :)

June 07, 2011

jennifer + kyle :: mississippi wedding photographer

June 07, 2011/ Glessner Photography

Last weekend, Josh and I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Jennifer and Kyle in my (Elizabeth here) hometown of Laurel, Mississippi. Jennifer is a friend of my dear friend Adam, and I was thrilled when she asked us to travel to the deep south to capture their momentous occasion. All of my family now lives in Nashville, so I hadn't been to Mississippi in over a year. This wedding was the perfect opportunity to indulge in lunch at Cafe La Fleur (definitely Laurel's best restaurant) and a milkshake from Holloway's. In case you haven't learned by now, next to friends and family, food is one of my most favorite things and therefore, one of my most missed things about home.

Jennifer and Kyle and all of their friends and family were such a blast to work with. Despite temperatures topping off at 108 degrees (welcome to Mississippi, right?) on Saturday, no one melted and fun was had by all!