fight or flight | courtney cooper rosen | out of focus studios | athens, ga

i’ve been thinking about this blog post for days on end now. the one where i would attempt to explain what is in my heart at such a pivotal moment in my life, but how does one explain the thoughts, fears & desires of something so wicked as the heart? how do i begin to unravel how i am thrilled beyond anything i thought was possible, and scared out of my mind at the same time?

corey & gabe’s wedding video | the reserve at cooper lake | athens, ga wedding venue | out of focus studios

emily & ty’s wedding part two | out of focus studios | winder, ga wedding stylist, planner & photographer

emily & ty’s wedding part one | out of focus studios | winder, ga wedding stylist, planner & photographer

emily & i have been friends for a few years, and when she called me to photograph her wedding i was thrilled! then she told me her budget, and i had to fight back tears. the upside was she had found this great new venue in winder, constance manor, and was open to having me help with her wedding styling & planning. so in true DIY girl fashion we went straight to google to discover how to make these amazing tree centerpieces (i’ll do a separate blog post on that later) we were seeing everywhere.

after countless hours of research on the internet & several trips to walmart, the dollar tree & home depot we put all of our new found knowledge to work spray painting & assembling emily & ty’s asian/modern inspired centerpieces.

DIY brides please note: you can not do it all! on the morning of emily’s wedding we had 13 people at her venue at 8am to help set up her reception and ceremony. two of those people were myself & traci, out of focus wedding professionals. we were there to help, but also to see that everything was accomplished correctly & in a timely manor. if your event budget doesn’t allow for a large coordinating package we highly recommend you at least book a “week of coordinator” or “day of coordinator” out of focus studios offers both of these options.

vendors:

venue – constance manor

hair & makeup – tambrin craig 678-898-8888

photography -courtney of out of focus studios

styling & planning – courtney of out of focus studios

centerpieces – bride with the help of courtney from out of focus studios

ceremony floral design & bridal party florals- nina of bella blooms

coordinating – traci of out of focus studios

cup cakes – cecilia’s cakes

linen rentals - j & l party rental

i’m engaged & i want too..

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surprise 50th birthday party | out of focus studios | athens, georgia event planner

a couple years ago we threw our first out of focus studios event, and i realized that i never posted any pictures! so for all of those of you who blog stalk us here is a little insight into where we got our start.

haley’s trash the dress | out of focus studios | athens, ga wedding photographer

margaret & phil | out of focus studios | savannah, georgia wedding photographer

shenanigans salon | out of focus studios | athens, ga commercial photographer

a few months back i had the chance to hang with the girls at shenanigans salon. beth actually did my hair & makeup for my sisters wedding! if you are currently looking for a stylist be sure to check them out!

chad & sarah’s family session | out of focus studios | winder, ga portrait photographer

meet my awesome videographer chad and his super hott ladies…

the reserve at cooper lake | photobooth | athens, ga wedding venue | out of focus studios

corey & gabe’s wedding gave us a chance to really show off our super fun photo booth!

here’s the skinny if you are interested in having your own:

we will set up a mini photo studio at your event or wedding reception complete with fun props to help your guest express their inner wild side! you & your guest will enjoy two hours of crazy photo booth fun & afterward your photo booth attendant will hand guest personalized cards with a private web gallery link where they can download a high resolution jpeg of their photo booth images after the wedding.