Atlanta Brides - Showcase Your OWN Style: November 2010

Friday, November 26, 2010

10/30/2010 - Log Cabin Church Wedding

Photo Credit: Hong Cao and Fanny Wong

Today I am sharing the pictures from a wedding that I planned and coordinated on 10/30/2010 at Log Cabin Church in Smryna, Georgia with a reception at Maggiano's Italy Restaurant at Cumberland Mall.

Lee-Lin Chen and James Zhan is a sweet couple and I worked with them to plan their wedding in a little over four months. The bride's favorite color is pink so we tried to incorporate various shades of pinks throughout the day in the decor. We also used the first valentine's day gift from James to Lee-Lin (a stuffed animal monkey named Sweety - you can see it in the last picture above) as part of the head table decoration at Maggiano's because we want to use something personal from the couple's life to decorate the room.

The couple told me that they fell in love with Log Cabin Church in Smyrna because it gave them the intimate feeling that they were looking for. This church is literally two minutes from my house but it was hidden in a residential area that a lot of people who live in Smyrna area do not even know about it. If you are considering an intimate wedding for 100 people or less, this church provides a rustic, warm, and intimate setting.

I worked with the couple to find the right reception place for their wedding after they have selected the church and we went with Maggiano's Italy Restaurant at Cumberland Mall that provides an old world, grand ballroom setting that has the classic feeling for the couple's 120-people guest list.

The reception was filled with touching moments as the bride and groom both did their personal tribute to each other. James actually wrote a poem which he read to Lee-Lin while she chose a classic Chinese love song "The Moon Represented My Heart" to sing to him.

I am so honor to be a part of this celebration. Congratulations to both!!!

A list of the vendors used:

Ceremony Music: Wesley Au-Yeung

Ceremony Venue: Log Cabin Community Church

Decoration: Kat Tan-Lim

Hair and Makeup: Su Wen

Photographer: Hong Cao

Reception: Maggiano's Cumberland Mall

Wedding Cake: Ellen Farmakis

Monday, November 8, 2010

10/9/2010 Callaway Gardens Wedding - Part II

All pictures by Images by N'Neka

Previously I wrote about Lily and Rob Bever's wedding at Callaway Gardens on 10/9/2010. Today I would like to share the professional pictures taken by N'neka Scruggs from Images by N'neka.

While this was my first time working with N'neka, I sure hope we can continue to work on other weddings. She was on time, she was patient, she made everyone comfortable, and she took great pictures.

If you are still looking for a photographer for your wedding, please contact N'neka directly through her website.