Alex the Photo Blog

From my post a couple of weeks back, you saw the men in uniform that performed the Saber Arch down the aisle for Marisa and Andy.  Now the full post with the rest of the photos.  Keri and had a wonderful time helping share in the Geberts’ big day and also give a big thanks to the Cobb Galleria Center and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church for being so helpful with all of the photography needs.

And the best pic from the church…

Best cake cutting tool ever.

Most of my wedding previews don’t look like this one, but I will say the Saber Arch at Marisa and Andy Gebert’s wedding was pretty darn cool.  I got an email from Marisa today saying that they moved out to Oklahoma where Andy is stationed just a week after the honeymoon.  These men below in uniform represent all the branches of the military and I know we can’t thank them enough for serving.

Just a fun little reminder that when you have a portrait session with Alex the Photo Guy, you get a nifty online gallery of your photos to share with family and friends.  Along with that gallery you get access to all kinds of exciting gifts, prints, canvas prints, and cards.  The cards are super easy to make online with hundreds of customizable templates.  Here are a few from recent portrait sessions. 

Click on the cards for a larger view.

Happy Holidays from Alex the Photo Guy!

I’ve owned the domain since college.  Three years ago I re-upped it’s registration and I contracted my good friend Greg Vilines at Webnormous to begin work on the site.   Then a combination of producing an album, playing in a band, get married, and having his house burn down slowed Greg’s progress on the site a bit.  A combination of helping with the album, buying a house, running a photo business, general laziness, and getting engaged slowed me down too.  I know my excuses aren’t as valid as a house fire, but regardless of the timing, it is finally LIVE!

Greg built the whole thing from scratch and he did a damn good job on it.  I know I was a difficult client at times but in the end we got it all worked out.  There will be a few tweaks made in the coming months, but since it’s 99% done, we figured why not launch it?  This will be a soft opening for my six blog readers and facebook friends until I get it 100% finished.

Keep in mind the new site isn’t going to be a replacement for the blog- just think of it as a “best of Alex the Photo Guy.”  I’ll still keep you up to date with my crazy photo antics here on the blog, so don’t stop reading!

Let me know what you think!  Many thanks again to Greg who did all the hard work.  All I did was take a few photos.  If you need a website, let me know and I’ll get you in contact with Webnormous.

Rob Devlin is an old friend of mine.  We go back to freshman high school Spanish class.  From there we connected through music when we found we both played complimenting rhythm instruments- he on drums, me on bass.  Another friend of his played guitar (Greg), so naturally we started a band.  And we didn’t start just a band, we started a terrible band.  We were a 90′s rock cover band without a singer – and it’s exactly what we wanted.  We could rock out as loud as we wanted, get lost in the music, and not feel guilty if we weren’t getting better because we [almost] never played anywhere.  When we did play for an audience, it was all sans vocals unless someone in the crowd wanted to jump on stage with us and risk their ears and the respect of their friends.  Rob always worked multiple jobs and provided everything we needed for the band- even things we didn’t need:  laser lights, fog machines, too many speakers, business cards, a website, the list goes on.

Even when Greg and I went away to college, Rob was still committed to the band, no matter what the cost.  For Christmas that same year, he found us 4-track recorders as presents so that we could still record music long-distance.  We’d each pick a track and mail tapes to each other to fill in our parts.  It was as brilliant as it was generous.  Rob has always been a great friend. 

When I met Lacey, I knew she was the best thing to happen to Rob since the band (half joking).  In fact, I now know that Rob breaking his ankle in college was a dark cloud with the brightest silver lining he could have ever hoped for.  Thanksgiving break 2004, I was living in Nashville 30 minutes from Rob at MTSU in Murfreesboro.  He told me he’d broken his ankle at the TV studio on campus where he worked.  He asked if I could give him a ride home and back for the holiday break.  I was happy to do it and enjoy some company for the ride home to Atlanta.  The ride home and back went well, but what I distinctly remember was Rob telling me as I dropped him off that Sunday back in Nashville that a girl from the station was coming over that night.  She was bringing him Thanksgiving leftovers from her family’s Thanksgiving dinner.  Not only did I know this girl had an interest in Rob, but I knew she was the girl Rob would marry (if he knew what was good for him!).

Rob and Lacey were married in Nashville on Vanderbilt’s campus at the the Scarritt-Bennett Chapel on October 10th.  The ceremony was as beautiful as the life they have ahead of them.  Cheesy, I know- but I truly am happy for them both. 

When you own the lighting set-up, the possibilities are endless…

Ross and Courtney were married on September 25th at the Swilley Chapel in the Second Ponce De Leon Baptist Church in Buckhead.  As Keri and I start our own plans for our wedding, I love picking up on tips from brides.  For example, chapel prices can be almost half of sanctuary prices… I had no idea.  As you can see below, chapel weddings are just beautiful!

Ross works with me at my “day job,” so I was honored when he asked me to shoot his wedding.  Keri and I were going to be there anyway, so I was excited at the opportunity to be the photog for the day.  They couldn’t have asked for better weather!  It was such a great fall day, albeit a little warm.  Deep blue skies with a few cotton-fluffy clouds scattered about.  The reception was at Kimball Hall in Roswell on “wedding row” as I’ve come to call Mimosa Blvd.  The Kimball Hall staff did a great job with the indoor and outdoor decorations as well as the food.

I’ll let the pictures below do the rest of the talking.

This was the sweetest part of the wedding: the silent time for the couple to pray.

…then Ross gave Courtney a little kiss, and she said “wait! not yet!” as they walked back to the altar.
Hence the light-hearted laughter.

Apparently going out of the country means you forget about all the work you wanted to do before you left.  My sister, who attended Auburn for undergrad, sent me a text last night that read “hey- you still haven’t blogged about that Auburn wedding! I want to see the pix!”

Sorry for the delay!  I had a great time in Auburn for Regan and Jeff’s wedding weekend.  Everything was beautiful and was at a cute little chapel right across from Samford Hall on campus.  There were hints of rain, but never caused anyone any problems.  Regan looked beautiful in her dress and Jeff looked distinguished with his silver vest and tie.  The reception was definitely a party!  I have so many pictures of people dancing you’d think they were at a downtown NYC club and not an antebellum home in Auburn.  Afterward I went out with all the bridesmaids (and their husbands) and ended up eating pizza with a few friends from the wedding in a hotel room until 4am.   Most photographers don’t get such a royal treatment… 

War Eagle!