W+E Photographie | Wedding + Portrait Photographers | Based in Birmingham, AL

2010-10-23T08:05:00.010-05:00

have you found yourself wondering why W+E hasn't been blogging lately? well, maybe it's because you aren't aware of our shiny, new blog!

wephotographie.com

and if you most loveliest readers who actually link to our blog wouldn’t mind, could you update your blogroll with our new URL? same goes for you all who use google reader and such. i think you probably have to update that as well. thanks for coming over!

{ molly + justin }

2010-05-30T22:16:00.005-05:00

molly and justin have just celebrated three years as a happily married couple! these two made their first home in tuscaloosa, alabama, but that first home is about to be a thing of the past! they've come across an amazing opportunity that's taking them to northern california! i very much enjoyed my time with molly and justin. they are two of the most sincere and genuine people. it was obvious from the moment that we first said "hello", that they have a real depth to them. we wish you the best of luck and hope for many blessings in cali, guys!

{ mary lansden brewbaker }

2010-05-25T11:01:00.000-05:00

mary lansden is truly a beautiful girl inside and out. that is such a cliche thing to say, but in this case it is completely and totally appropriate! i loved spending a little bit of time with her, roaming the streets of birmingham and talking about everything from her future college plans to her current life as a home schooler. we had a funny point in our conversation where i unknowingly began to joke with her about being done with school by noon everyday (as most homeschoolers will say they are) to which mary lansden proceed to tell me that they are all liars. haha! so i'd like to clear the air out there for all those who, like me, believed that homeschoolers has it easy- according to mary lansden (and her momma!), they just don't! mary lansden is headed to the university of virginia in the fall.

{ abby + julian }

2010-04-30T19:23:00.004-05:00

it just so happens that the adorable abby + julian are a couple of our real life friends (not to be confused with internet friends or people we wish we were friends with) ha! we just LOVE these two! i also have this thing for couples who look like one another- it just kinda adds to the cuteness, i think! abby + julian are a couple of kids who could have potentially met at a modeling gig. i mean look at them- they are both THAT beautiful. julian is french and abby is hispanic. needless to say, i can't wait to see what kind of beautiful babies they will pop out one day. we absolutley loved spending the afternoon hanging out on the creek with our fun-loving friends! oh, and they got engaged just three days before us! it's kind of sweet to be able to relate to such a special time together! enjoy!

{ shaina + courtney }

2010-04-30T17:34:00.000-05:00

shaina + courtney are such cuties! not only are these two beyond adorable, but they share a pretty great sense of style too! wesley and i are such suckers for plaid, so their red, white and blue gingham theme was right up our alley. shaina + courtney were acquaintances for quite some time before their love blossomed into what it is now... and let me tell you, these two are completely and totally smitten! they finally fell for each other when they happened upon a chance meeting at the library. and not to mention their completely sentimental proposal- courtney took shaina to every spot where they, throughout their relationship, shared a special moment, with the last being the lake where they would get engaged! too sweet! shaina was a friend of ours in college and we are so excited that she has found her complimentary other half!

{ jennifer + whitney }

2010-04-26T13:30:00.001-05:00

last week i promised a "part two" to the jennifer peña shoot and here it is! jennifer's best friend and college roommate, whitney, came along and we did a mini shoot of the two besties. they share a blog titled "conquering the quarter life crisis", where they tell about marking activities off of their bucket lists and share stories of life, love and art. these two have so much personality! just incase their current jobs/future prospectives don't work out, jennifer + whitney have a plan b: open a jam stand and sell fresh homemade jams, jellies and the like, on the side of the road- hence, the theme of the entire photo shoot! wesley and i are also excited to be a part of a project within the birmingham art community that whitney is putting together! we can't wait to begin working on our submissions! enjoy!

aren't they just adorable?

{ jennifer peña }

2010-04-21T15:44:00.003-05:00

i really fell in love with this shoot the second jennifer and i met up at the location. everything from the freshly bloomed field to jennifer's sweet disposition to all of her fun props and accessories- we had so much fun spending the afternoon literally frolicking through this field. we even saw a few cottontails hoping through the tall flowers behind us. these are jennifer's senior portraits. no, she didn't just graduate from high school. her and i are the same age. personally, i think it's a great time in life to have portraits made because, as i know very well, this time of life feels a bit odd... you're out of college (which in and of itself is hard to believe!) you may have a job or you may not, supporting yourself for the first time (unless you paid your way through school- major props to all the folks out there who've been doing this whole responsibility this for a long time!) i thought it was so cute and creative of jen to bring trinkets from her childhood to the shoot. she also brought some of her science books because she is super smart and likes to show off ;). to say the least, jennifer is a beauty with brains and i wish her all the best with her job search and future plans! (sorry, boys, she's taken!)

[this was one of my favorite shoots to date- i sure hope you like it as much as i do!]

and be on the lookout for part numero dos from this shoot soon!

happy three years!

2010-04-20T22:23:00.000-05:00

our first date

april 20, 2007

{ alexandra tate }

2010-04-16T10:00:00.001-05:00

alexandra is a vocal performance major at samford university. she has her senior recital coming up and wanted a few images of herself to send along with her recital announcements and for the submission of resumes in the future. although, she won't need to be submitting any resumes any time soon, as she is already accepted to and plans on attending NYU in the fall! alexandra is super comfortable in front of the camera which made it quite easy for us to do our job. she is definitely a go-getter who is not afraid of taking chances. hopefully, we'll be seeing her on broadway sooner rather than later!

{ jen + faisal } the wedding

2010-04-14T00:00:00.007-05:00

jen and faisal exchanged their vows on the grounds of a stunning plantation in montgomery, al. the wedding ceremony and reception were low-key and intimate. it was a sweet time for family and friends, many of whom did not previously know faisal, to connect with the two as a couple. we enjoyed every second of documenting their outdoor nuptials! we wish for nothing but blessings for jen + faisal as they settle into wedded bliss back in california!

our business cards

2010-04-07T20:41:00.007-05:00

they have finally arrived (okay, so it was three weeks ago...), but they have finally arrived on la blog! when these little nuggets showed up on my door step, i literally ripped the box open like a kid on christmas morning! i discovered a super talented graphic designer/creative extraordinaire, emma robertson, one morning while doing my daily blog stalking. i highly recommend her to anyone and everyone! in fact, she is in france living the dream right now with her fiance, but she is still taking freelance work from what i understand! she rocks and so does her work. if you don't have any graphic design needs, she knits these really cute bows for your hair. also, follow her blog if you a. like pretty things b. need inspiration or c. want to live vicariously through her fabulous french adventures!

{ jen + faisal }

2010-03-17T22:29:00.005-05:00

jen has a contagious laugh that, i'm pretty positive, could make an entire room stop and wish they could join in on the fun she's having. faisal is laid-back and sweet on his fiancee. we shot jen + faisal's engagements literally one hour after they stepped off a plane, which left los angeles long before the sun came up that day! we loved talking to them and watching them interact with each other through the lenses of our cameras. these images make me feel all giddy inside... it's pretty obvious how jen lights up when she's around her man! their friends call them by their initials, hence the "FK" and "JB"... although, now they share a last name, but more about that in a later post ;) in our book, jen and faisal make a pretty awesome couple!

vegas recap

2010-03-17T21:14:00.007-05:00

hello again, folks! in my efforts to keep the blog "sticky", i'm back with another blog post this week! woo hoo! last week, my good buddy, heather and i made the trek out to las vegas for the WPPI convention. it was my first time in vegas and my first time at WPPI! WPPI stands for "wedding and portrait photographers international". if you're a photographer and you're not a member of WPPI, than you definitely should join, as there are a number of benefits and networking opportunities available through the org. anyway... back to the convention! there were over 14,000 photogs in las vegas... at one time! it was incredible and overwhelming all at once. heather and i were like giddy teenage girls most of the week (especially when we got the chance to chat with some of our photography heros). we spent the week attending classes, taking endless notes and making daily stops at starbucks, mmm! i so look forward to making annual trips to vegas aaaand hopefully next time our beaus can come too!

heather and i went on a mini shoot down the strip one day, so the following are a few images i snapped of my beautiful friend and also a bit from our trips to nyc and paris... ;)

{ wesley + emma } we're engaged!

2010-03-15T18:22:00.005-05:00

it all started three weeks ago when i was contacted by a newly engaged girl named mary francis winston. she was looking to do an engagement session on sunday march 14th and sure enough we were available that day, so we booked the shoot! the weeks pass and mary francis and i correspond through e-mail about her outfits and what time the shoot will take place, among other things. we planned to meet her and her fiance at briarwood christian at 5 pm and decided to go from there. it's now the day of; wesley and i head out about an hour ahead of time to scout out the location and test the light. as we are shooting away and having a little mini photo shoot of our own, wesley hands me one of the film cameras and asks me if i will open up the back because he was getting ready to load some film. i open the camera to find a little note staring back at me that says, "I LOVE YOU!". i sort of giggled and joked with wesley about him beingso sweet while the note floats out of the camera and onto the ground. i lean over, pick up the note and just as i'm looking down to place it back in the camera... i see a ring... THE RING! (wesley recounts that he'd never seen such excitement in a single person and if he could make anyone as joyful as the expression on my face, again, he would jump at the chance.) of course, you know what happens next, wesley drops to his knee, sheds a few heartfelt tears and asks me to be his wifey! through alternating gasps for air and trying to control my tears i lovingly said, "yes, of course"! i'm going to be a teague. and he's going to be my hubs. and w+e photographie will be a husband + wife photog team... yay-uh!

all of these images were taken in the after shock of the actual proposal. we didn't have a photog there spying on us!

{ maegan + tc }

2010-03-13T18:44:00.010-06:00

sorry for the super long delay on this post! i know i promised it last week, buuuuttt spending a week in vegas with 11,000 other photographers was just a little more than distracting!

now, on to meagan and tc...

maegan and tc are such a fun couple! shortly after doing this engagement session, these two scooted off to cuba with a group from their church. we were both jealous and excited for what they are getting to experience! we explored a little around montgomery (my first time!) before we met up with these two at their breathtakingly beautiful downtown church. we found some pretty neat places and after shooting a bit of their love story in a parking deck, we followed them outside city limits to enjoy the perfect weather and shoot a little more. we're so excited to be shooting their wedding in august! maegan and tc are truly an authentic pair with a couple of great hearts.

images from vegas and little bit of wesley+emma up next!

{ maegan + tc } preview

2010-03-02T22:22:00.007-06:00

have a coke and smile. we'll be back later this week with the full engagement session.

happy tuesday!

this weekend, we...

2010-02-15T22:10:00.012-06:00

so, i'm sure your thinking to yourself, "i thought these guys were photographers". well, dear friends, january and february are pretty much the only truly slow months for us photogs and we are livin' it up! all except for a shoot coming up at the end of the month, we've been enjoying our free time, because things are about to get really crazy in march! and we're excited!

also, i thought i'd fill you in on our valentine's festivities. this weekend, we...

-went to an afternoon matinee of "valentine's day". it was cute and light-hearted, but could have waited for the dollar theater.

-made a late night drive from snowless decatur to the winter wonderland that was birmingham.

-watched "casablanca" at the ham's alabama theater with our cute friends, chris and sarah.

-cooked yummie paella and drank cupcake sauvignon blanc. best. meal. ever.

-scavenger hunted some gifts. {i got this, this and this and he got these!}

-listened to our best friend, jordan, play a lovely little valentine's set at a sketchy venue downtown.

-laughed and snuggled and smooched and documented it all on my baby canon! one twenty-ten goal down, a few more to go.

what did you do this weekend?

this is wesley's little boy bow tie. one word: dapper

buttons in ball jars and whiskers on kittens?

2010-02-06T23:52:00.011-06:00

it's cold here in birmingham. who's ready for spring?

this weekend, we...

2010-01-31T19:27:00.011-06:00

just a little peek into what we did with the end of our week:

- wined and dined at a new {to us} italian restaurant in vestavia. super yum!

- watched a few mad men episodes from season 1 {wesley is slowly catching up}.

- wesley got me this pretty, green clock. he's good at that whole being thoughtful thing.

- dreamed about our future and what the biz might look like a year from today.

- ate mexican {our fave} with these friends, plus some! we love and miss all of our besties.

- listened to lots of ella fitzgerald and billie holiday.

- currently: watching the grammys in my jammies

we hope all of you lovely ladies and gents had a swell weekend full of laughter, love and pretty things.

oh, by the way, we've reached over 700 fans on facebook! we are thrilled to know that people are interested in what we're doing :)

w+e has a new last name...

2010-01-28T19:26:00.007-06:00

incase you haven't ventured onto our facebook page, twitter, or this blog recently then it's time you are informed of some changes going on around here. as i like to say, 'w+e photography' got married and has a new last name! we are now W+E PHOTOGRAPHIE - kinda like the fabulous vintage-inspired anthropologie. we don't mind the association- as we are consistently inspired by anthro style and design. we hope all of our readers, followers, fans and friends are excited about this new change, because we've got more on the way. leave a comment and let us know what you think...

amor y besos,

w+e

{ ps. you should definitely become our fan on facebook! you can find our page by searching for 'w+e photographie', we're the only one, so it's not hard to miss. }

{ wayne + brianna } the wedding

2010-01-21T23:20:00.007-06:00

we love this couple. wayne and brianna got married on december 19th, 2009 in dothan, alabama. they are super laid-back and pretty much all-around awesome. we had fun "hanging out" while shooting their wedding. a big shout out to their wedding party (especially the 'maids, which consisted of almost all of her FIVE sisters) for weathering the freezing temperatures for us to get some pretty great pictures of them in the beautiful outdoors! not to mention, these two lovebirds have great taste in music- they descended down the aisle to jimmy eat world! we wish wayne and brianna many blessings and we're excited to have acquired two new friends!

a new year in nashville

2010-01-14T21:28:00.007-06:00

we brought in the new year in nashville with the entire teague family + all significant others. we shopped the outlets, walked the downtown streets, weathered the 20 degree winds, browsed through countless records and ended up ringing in the new year at our hotel in our pajamas. it was perfect. i have such a soft spot in my heart for nashville. it's such a charming city. i had never been until my sophomore year of college and ever since, when i get the opportunity to make the 3 hour trek north, i jump at the chance. the following are just a few images we snapped with the 5d in the downtown area. enjoy, my loves!

{ jeff + caitlin }

2010-01-12T18:57:00.005-06:00

caitlin is a friend of ours who traveled to spain with us a few years ago {it seems like it's been forever!}, jeff is her beloved fiance. caitlin was a crimsonette at the university of alabama and jeff is currently finishing up his senior year. jeff enjoys playing guitar and caitlin enjoys listening. caitlin and jeff attended high school together, but it wasn't until two years ago that they were reintroduced and fell in love. caitlin is a school teacher, so we figured what better way but to capture their love than surrounded by big yellow buses. these two are as sweet as they come and a perfect match!

ten in ten: wesley

2010-01-07T23:46:00.003-06:00

although i had high hopes of wesley's blog post written in typical wesley fashion {funny and full of wesleyisms}, all i got was a list numbered 1-10. so, without further embellishment, here are wesley's goals for twenty-ten:

1. travel to costa rica and move to spain
2. complete p90x in three months
3. stop saying the word dump so much {maybe}
4. play more guitar and piano
5. shoot more film
6. read more.....
7. kiss emma a lot
8. learn some new skill
9. read the Word more
10. learn to follow through with my goals

{wesley in a nutshell.}

ten in ten: emma

2010-01-04T22:23:00.005-06:00

well, since i made a list of business goals, i figured i should probably come up with a few personal goals for twenty-ten as well. i'm not really one to keep resolutions (who makes it past march, anyway?) so i prefer to call them goals. things i want to continuously work on throughout the year in hopes that by december i will have improved or obtained these goals in some way. they aren't binding and i won't beat myself up if i don't "keep" to them... i just want something to work toward this year.

1. become a better cook

2. cook more/find new recipes {got any yummy suggestions for me to try?}

3. drink more water

4. seek God with intentionality

5. twitter everyday {haha!}

6. buy new running shoes

7. call my family more

8. see more shows {iron & wine, the weepies, she&him... to name a few}

9. take more personal pictures with my little canon

10. take road trips for the sole purpose of finding hidden antique stores

wesley's turn is next...

ten in ten: business goals

2009-12-28T21:18:00.011-06:00

as the new year is quickly approaching, i {emma} have decided to take it upon myself to compile a list of goals for two-thousand and ten. most, if not all, of them are out of my hands. there are simply certain subjects i want to shoot, products i want to play with and people i have yet to meet. so without further adieu, in no particular order, i would like to:

1. get our work published on a well-known wedding blog

2. book an out-of-state wedding {for a stylish, creative, inspired, genuine couple, of course}

3. work with a couple willing to plan a themed, thought-out, down-to-every-little-detail engagement session {mad-men anyone?}

4. obtain a branded website/blog

5. attend WPPI in las vegas

6. shoot a completely DIY/etsy wedding {diy = do it yourself}

7. shoot more film {mmm.. medium format!}

8. buy a macro lens

9. shoot an engagement session with only a polaroid camera

10. return to spain, with a certain boy, for the purpose of capturing every moment, every city, every flirtatious elderly couple, every winding road... the list goes on

aaaand since i've been editing like crazy before heading to nashville for new year festivities... here is a sweet little image from caitlin and jeff's engagement session last sunday. full post is in the works! enjoy and have a safe and blessed new year folks!

a little holiday cheer

2009-12-17T12:32:00.002-06:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

{ alex + breanne } part two

2009-11-23T22:16:00.018-06:00

so, as i mentioned in the last post, alex and breanne have such a sweet relationship filled with oodles of fun stories. we tried to incorporate as much of their fairy tale as we could into both photo shoots. for starters, their first date took place at sonic- hence the sonic cups! they also recently spent the summer apart (alex in central asia and breanne in africa). during that time they were constantly writing letters to one another. alex and breanne are huge on communication- so of course, they weren't going to let a few thousand miles get in their way. i am so glad they brought the bulk of these letters last sunday. the letter photographed on top was written on may 29, 2009- exactly one year before their upcoming wedding. we are so blessed to have gained new friends through working with such a darling couple.

ps. isn't that antique bench just stunning? bre and a have good taste too!

{ alex + breanne } part one

2009-11-16T20:02:00.010-06:00

alex and breanne's engagement session was quite the adventure.

we started out downtown. the first half of our session consisted of parking decks and stairwells. we had to be aware of time because midway through our shoot we were going to pick up and drive 30 minutes to a beautiful field on the outskirts of hoover. we arrived with high hopes. little did we know that we would have some uninvited visitors join us that afternoon. shortly after hoisting alex and breanne's newly acquired antique bench over the fence, we all climbed over. alex carried the bench, wesley the camera gear, breanne brought their outfit changes and i juggled a few extra props. as we start out to the middle of the field, someone notices the dreaded horses. these were not your ordinary horses. from the moment they noticed us they made a beeline in our direction- not in typical horse fashion, these ponies were galloping toward us with ever increasing speed. at this point, breanne and i find ourselves climbing back over the fence. at first it was pretty hilarious, but we soon realized that we were dealing with borderline wild horses. the horses then proceed to chew the bench (among other things). all the while the sun was steadily slipping back behind the trees. we never knew that horses could be so pesky. in the end, we decided to reschedule the rural portion of our shoot for later this week.

alex and breanne are honest, loving, authentic people. they have so many fun stories and adorable aspects to their relationship which i hope to share in the next post! please enjoy these sweet images for now and look out for part two later this week!

location scouting.

2009-11-10T21:20:00.015-06:00

wesley and i have done some major exploring in the past couple of weeks. we love finding new and exciting locations to incorporate into our shoots. sometimes, we stumble upon awesome backdrops and other times we seek them out- sunday was one of those days. the weather was phenomenal and we had some time on our hands, so we hopped in the car, rolled the windows down and spent the afternoon exploring birmingham. these images represent a very small portion of the sites we found, but we don't want to spoil them- we'd rather have our awesomefuture clients be the ones to try them on for size!

pájaros del amor.

2009-11-04T00:07:00.008-06:00

are you planning a wedding in march, april or may 2010? then you should probably consider the fact that we are now offering %15 off your wedding package price when you book now through november 30th. this only applies to wedding packages UNO and DOS. you can see our packages and pricing on our website or by emailing us! there is no limit to how many of you lovebirds take us up on this offer, but we can only book one wedding per weekend, so it is first come, first serve!

{ heather skinner }

2009-11-03T19:01:00.012-06:00

we had so much fun doing heather's senior shoot! her and her family drove all the way down from ringgold, georgia (near chattanooga) to meet with us. we soon found out that we had a lot of friends in common with the skinner fam. we loved getting to know heather and her loving father. mr. skinner even brought his camera along and we were able to show him a few tips and tricks to getting better pictures (we hope you're still utilizing your shutter speed mr. skinner)! heather is a sweet girl with a heart of gold and not to mention super photogenic. we're so glad that heather was willing to stand the cold wind during the shoot, because in our opinion we got some pretty great shots of this lovely lady. wesley and i were so blessed by this family that we literally talked about how awesome they were the entire ride home and on our way to dinner later that night! needless to say... we love our clients!

before + after

2009-10-26T21:24:00.009-05:00

last week we shot heather's senior portraits and i can't wait to post the full session! so, in order to tame my enthusiasm, i wanted to share a before and after shot of pretty little heather. the image on the left is straight out of the camera. the image on the right is spiced up with a little modern-vintage loveliness. it's easy to think that photographers only "work" and think creatively during the actual photo shoot, but we actually spend much more time post-processing the entire shoot and selecting our favorite images for the blog. some photographers love the post-processing more than the shooting or vice-versa, so they outsource those jobs to other people who love that aspect of the job. luckily, wesley and i LOVE shooting and editing. and i can't speak for wesley on this one, but i thoroughly enjoy blogging too! leave comments and let us know what you think about this before + after!

{ joy + jeremy } the wedding

2009-10-18T01:14:00.020-05:00

i am so delighted to finally post a few images from joy + jeremy's wedding. i assisted this wedding with my friend and fellow photographer, heather hester. i think we both came away with some great images to give to this amazing couple and their families- mainly because joy and jeremy are complete and total stars in front of the camera. they are so comfortable in their own skin and with each other that it was such a joy to capture their day. joy and jeremy actually eloped about a month before their actual wedding date just because of timing, but continued on with a ceremony and reception for their families. the wedding took place at joy's parents home which overlooks the lake in tuscaloosa. the wedding was intimate and relaxed. joy wore the same wedding gown as her grandmother, mother, and aunt wore for their weddings- how awesome is that?

one more fun fact: joy's parents teach ballroom dancing and all of their friends joined us at the reception to show off their skills. i may or may not have squeezed in a dance with one of the pros.

big biz purchase: numero uno

2009-10-14T11:10:00.007-05:00

for a while now, wesley and i have been discussing what we should choose to be our first big purchase for the biz. we googled, researched, read forums and reviews and finally came to the decision that we very much so needed an L series lens. for those of you who don't know much about the canon family of camera equipment, the L series are a top-of-the-line group of lenses with unbeatable clarity, sharpness and depth of field. we've been renting L series lenses for quite some time from borrow lenses and just cannot get enough! so folks, as of approximately 12:30 am, w+e photography is the proud owner of an 85mm f/1.2 L II lens! it's set to arrive by noon on friday... just in time for our senior shoot in downtown birmingham.

here she is.......

{ ella corzine }

2009-10-12T19:52:00.015-05:00

we helped mark and emily celebrate the three month mark of the birth of their sweet baby girl, ella, by doing a photo shoot in their home last week. we loved hanging out with ella for the one hour she was awake that afternoon. she is such a loving baby and she didn't even cry... i guess she liked us!

uno, dos, tres: announcements!

2009-10-01T16:06:00.007-05:00

slowly, but surely our website is coming together. we now have a linked gallery to the portraits section of the site! check out our galleries page when you get the chance... i'll be updating the gallery with brand new photos soon too! i am also excited to say that i'll be shooting a wedding this weekend with my good friend heather. and we've got photographs of a sweet baby girl on their way to the blog as well! so be on the lookout for fresh new stuff on the w+e blog soon... and don't forget to follow us on twitter.

{ webb sisters }

2009-09-09T16:41:00.020-05:00

oh, the webb sisters. these girls are awesome! what do we love most about them? it's too hard to focus on just one thing, but their fiercely red hair is probably in the top three. you may remember molly from the shoot we did with her back in june... this time she brought along her two fashionable sisters for a little adventure through the downtown streets of birmingham and atop one of the most charming hills in the area. we even made room for some ice cream at a sweet little creamery in edgewood. these girls all have distinct personalities and styles- each one equally attractive and all around lovable. in their own words, "molly is the hippie, maggie is the rockstar and meagan is the preppy one". the webbs also contribute to the blogosphere with their very own journalistic venture aptly titled "confessions of a redhead". go ahead and check it out [especially if you are a fan of all things jonas]!

please note: we are having a bit of trouble with the clarity of our diptychs and triptychs... so you may see some vanish before your eyes in hopes that they

will reappear with better quality!

hello september.

2009-09-01T22:58:00.007-05:00

september is great for a number of reasons. for one, it hosts the first day of autumn. today in alabama everything spoke of fall. it was fitting that the first day of september was refreshingly cool. also, wesley's birthday lies smack-dab in the middle of this month. we will be celebrating wesley turning into an on old man on the 15th and i can't wait. i love birthdays. he will be 24. so, in honor of september i'll post a few polas we took this weekend in a sweet little town just north of decatur. two things we love are polaroids and exploring... so here's a little gift from us to you.

{ catherine picou }

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catherine will be a senior at austin high school in decatur this year. we had quite the eventful shoot, and we were so thankful that catherine beared with us through locking our keys in the car and all. catherine is a laid-back girl who is as sweet as they come.

ps. literally everyone who has had the opportunity to glance at these images pre-blog has said, i quote, "she just has the best hair!" so, props to catherine and her beautiful locks.

{ courtney campbell }

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i am so in love with so many of the images from this session. courtney is an up-and-coming senior whom we were thrilled to take

pictures of. she's a dancer, plays guitar and has already applied for college. what a go-getter!

i couldn't hold off my favorite image for last this time... here goes!

summer love pt.2

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this past week, while we were on teague family vacation at blue mountain beach, we decided to make use of our time together and do a family photoshoot. although daniel {wesley's brother} didn't come until later in the week, we still got some good images of all the couples. the weather was perfect, the food was incredible and good times were had by all... enjoy!

summer love

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a few pictures from our trip to savannah and charleston...

we're on the world wide web

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check out the sparkly new w+e photography website.

{ sara walker } and we're officially in business.

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today was a very exciting day.

as of this afternoon, w+e photography became an official business! i felt like a real professional and a sense of relief {as this was the first step of many in making my dream into a reality} as i walked through the doors of the Homewood city hall with my spiffy new license in hand. one of the first items on my never-ending new biz checklist is to get a snazzy website. if you are reading this and you find yourself wondering the answers to certain questions that will be readily available to you on this non-existent-but-will-be-in-the-future website, such as pricing, availability or what my favorite color is, then please e-mail me here!

in celebration of today's news, i am excited to post a shoot we did with sara walker a couple of weeks ago. sara is an extremely talented dancer and model for soca clothing. she contacted us about taking some head shots that she could pair with her resume for interviews with dance companies, among other things. we quickly learned that sara knew what she was doing in front of the camera and understood what it takes to compose a stunning photograph. wesley and i had such a great time shooting and editing these lovely images and can only hope to work with sara again in the future.

birthday polas

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i have the best friends in the world.

here are just a few from the two rolls of film we took on my birthday.

i am pretty sure my friends plan the most creative birthday parties.

{ meghan + david }

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meghan and david are two cool fiances who just happen to be our friends. we felt so lucky to take their engagements

{our first engagement shoot eva!} because this pair is so stinkin' cute! they even thought all of our crazy ideas were cool too!

yay for fun photo shoots with fun amigos.

saved the best for last... this is my favorite frame of the day. meghan and david got their

tattoos separately before they were even dating! what a great story for the kiddos.

:: behind the scenes ::

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wesley is the part of our team i like to call "the pose master". he obviously takes

amazing pictures when he is behind the camera, but he sure does know how to work it

in front of the cam too! here are a few of him on the scene with molly :)

{ molly webb }

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what can i say about molly? there is no need to explain how jaw-dropping gorgeous she is... see below for the proof!

molly is a bubbly georgia girl with a keen sense of style and a major obsession with the jonas brothers. we're pretty sure if

joe jonas caught of glimpse of these babies he would dump camilla in a heart beat. we look forward to hopefully shooting

her and her sisters (all redheads!) in the future! :)

we are pola bears.

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not sure why i didn't buy a polaroid camera sooner, but i bought one about a month ago

off ebay and ever since i've been wishing that photos popped out of my digital camera too!

gotta love that instant gratification.

ps. my birthday is coming up soon, polaroid film can be found at wal-mart :)

{ joey lubisco }

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joey is five. he loves cars, lions and playing guitar. he hates getting dirty and has a

fear of horses, so of course we incorporated a little bit of everything. all in all, he had a

pretty good time getting his picture taken and we had a blast laughing with him. here

are just a few pictures from his fun shoot out in the country.

{ haley baker }

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haley is a super cool girl. she just moved to hollywood in the hopes of becoming a stylist!

she defiantly has the fashion sense and a fun personality to go along with it...

i just love her style. we took a few photos of her alongside the twins last week for her

to use on her styling blog. i'll put up a link to her site when i get it from her. until then...

you can see her pretty face on here! :)

{ the shepherd twins }

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our sweet friends, ashley and amanda, asked us to snag some photos of them

to give to their mom for mother's day. amanda is heading off to LA in a few days and ashley

will be moving to south carolina pretty soon so this was the perfect gift for their mom.

we had a lot of fun doing this shoot and we met a new friend too... haley's mini photoshoot

is next!

{ the lasseter sisters }

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meet lyndon and gina lasseter aka. the two most gorgeous sisters in the world!

would you not agree? i mean seriously, just scroll through the next twenty pictures or so

and decide for yourself. my jaw was seriously dropping as i was looking through the

view finder of my camera last friday. goodness we have beautiful friends! thank you girls

so much for getting all sassed up for this photo shoot... y'all make our photography look good.

...and here begins my love affair with concrete tubes! i saw these tubes a few weeks ago

and i've been dying to take some photos with them ever since. i'm so glad that lyndon

and gina are AWESOME, hiked up their dresses and crawled into them for us!

{ matt williams }

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matt is taking on an internship this summer in san francisco. he wanted a few photographs

of himself to send off to the company he will be working for. he came along with us as

we shot lyndon and gina, and of course we were able to snag a few of him in between shots

of the girls. lassester girls post coming soon!

{ kristin + jt }

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we were so blessed by kristin and jt who agreed to let us drag them around the

neighborhood and tell them what to do for an entire hour! these two cuties rock

and we love them dearly... and if you haven't noticed, they are super photogenic!

hence the reason why we posted a bazillion photos from their fun photo shoot! :)

{ hartley richardson }

2009-04-05T21:42:00.007-05:00

i took these photos of hartley a few weeks ago for his football-themed

birthday invitations. he just turned three in march! woo hoo!

i originally gave them to his mom with a simple boost of color

as far as editing goes... but lately i've been doing some exploring

in the world of editing and let me tell you... it is addicting.

i find myself lost in photoshop for hours at a time!

so, here is a glimpse at what i'm doing when i'm not in class

or babysitting this little cutie below.

{ as of late }

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notice anything different?

yep, that's right, i've finally figured out how to edit html

and as a result... bigger and better pictures!

also, these sweet little photos are from

our first photo adventure with wesley's spiffy new canon 5d!

sarah & daniel

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old photos, new look

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tilt-shift goodness!

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San Francisco, California

Chicago, Illinois

Vatican City/Rome, Italy

Pebble Beach, California

Grand Canyon

Segovia, Espana

Lagos, Portugal

another field trip!

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miss libba richardson

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a lovely afternoon in northport

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old bryce photoshoot

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rachel teague