29 years ago on this very day, the most sweet, silly, strong, handsome and amazing man was born. Lucky me, I’m the girl that gets to celebrate the next 50+ birthdays with him as well as be thankful every second of every day that he was born.
Hi Erin, This is probably my first time leaving you a comment. I found your site from JenOsullivan.com on your Q & A on starting your own business. I have since followed your blog 
I love you photos and you are doing soooo well. Love the wedding photos you took. I’m just starting out on my own so I understand how difficult it can be.
But, you’re doing so good
He lives in Iraq. She lives in Georgia. After they exchange their wedding vows in August, they will never be apart again.
I met Jess when she was just a little freshman and joined the Water Ski Team with her twin sister, Hannah. I pretty much fell in love with those twins immediately! They are fiery, sassy and still like the sweetest people I’ve ever met. By the way, I’m still trying to master that combo for myself. We spent a ton of time together that year and I can without a doubt say that it was my best year in college mostly due to Jess and Hannah. Seeing the girls at my wedding last year was the first time I had seen them since I graduated. Kyle couldn’t make the wedding because he had just recently move to Iraq for work.
Since Kyle moved to Iraq I have had so many meaningful (and hopefully encouraging) talks with Jess about surviving a long distance relationship. I’m no couples counselor, but I think I deserve some street cred for having survived my own LD relationship for 3 years. From these talks I learned a lot about Jess & Kyle’s relationship and why it works. It works, because they want it too. That’s it. I don’t mean to make it sound simple or easy, because it’s definitely not. But Jess and Kyle made the decision a long time before being engaged that there was no option for them other than loving each other. So that’s what they did. They loved each other regardless of the obstacles. They loved each other because that’s what they were made to do.
Kyle will be moving back to Georgia after spending 1 year in Iraq and he and Jess will wed this fall. There is no doubt in my mind that these two will have a beautiful marriage filled with laughter (lots of laughter) and an unending commitment to each other. Oh. And pretty babies.
So of course Georgia is going through some crazy cold weather streak and it was ridiculously cold all weekend. Mid 50’s on Friday (sweet!) and 20’s – 30’s during the weekend (boo!). I wore my fingerless gloves again and again they failed me. We did the shoot at Stone Mountain Park. I hadn’t been there since I was a kid and it was crazy to see how much it has changed! Okay, I’ll stop talking now.
Kyle & Jess recently watched Dirty Dancing and apparently Kyle was inspired to try the lift.
Mmmm. Me likey.
I had the genius idea that we should go to the top of the mountain since it was such a clear day. We rode the cable cars and right before we get off the cable car driver tells us that the temperature at the top is 9 degrees. Jess & Kyle were probably ready to push me off the mountain at this point. But they didn’t. Such good sports.
Much much warmer at the bottom!
Sexiness.
Jess & Kyle: Thanks for not hating me for making you go to the top of the mountain. I really really appreciate it. Love you guys and can’t wait to see you again soon!
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Melanie, Thank you for your comment! Sharpness is
something I constantly work on. It’s definitely not all about the camera
though. Part equipment, part practice practice practice! I’m currently
using a Canon 40D with several different Canon lenses including the 24-70L
f/2.8, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.8.
Thanks for visiting my site!
I love your photos! Love how clear and sharp it looks. What lens and camera do you use?
What a beautiful post and a beautiful couple. It makes me want to get my pictures taken all over again, sigh. 
You’re amazing, Erin, and you did a great job capturing Jess and Kyle’s happiness. Love love
Not exactly a traditional “sneak peek” but omg I love it. Just try to tell me you aren’t gonna come back in a few days to see the rest of this couple.
Jess, I love you, your hot face and scrunchy nose.
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So far, 2010 is kick ass. Rewind to a couple weeks ago — My oldest sister just bought new furniture for her house in Atlanta and offered her old furniture to Jason and I. ”Old furniture” in this case really means “ONLY 5 or so years old furniture”. WHICH, fyi, is a lot better than our previous “30 years old furniture”! Fast forward to 1/1/10 when my sweetie pie Dad drove 2 hours to Atlanta, 3.5 hours to Greenville and 1.5 hours back to his house just to pickup deliver our couches! Don’t worry everyone, I made it worth his trip by treating him to the best bacon cheeseburger on earth from Copper River.
Jason and I have been living a life of hand me downs and slipcovers for a loooong time. Between living in dorms, college apartments and moving into our first house, the only new furniture we have ever purchased is a bed, two dressers and a small kitchen table. For us, we have gotten a lot more joy out of the sporting and photography equipment we’ve purchased over the last 3 years then we would have gotten out of buying new living room furniture. Or so I thought. Now I’m not so sure. Having practically new couches makes our entire house feel newer to me. Like, I actually don’t want to just throw my purse, laptop bag and mail on the couch when I come home every day. I want to put my things away so they aren’t covering my pretty new/used couch! I never knew how happy furniture could make me!
Kelli and Mike, thanks for the best free present EVER. Seriously.
So here’s to 2010! The year of no more slipcovers (except for our “dog couch”)!
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No doggies allowed on people couches! They have their own couch right in front of the window so they can people watch all day!
love the new furniture! where’s the dog hair?
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