Christina & Minjae's Wedding At Sugarloaf CC in Atlanta, GA

We absolutely love it when one great couple introduces us to another great couple (or several!). That was the case with one of our awesome couples from '08, Lindsay & Trey. We had such an awesome time at their wedding and then not long after that we hear from a childhood friend of Lindsay's, Christina, that just loved what we did for her friends and wanted the same for her wedding at the beautiful Sugarloaf Country Club in Atlanta, GA. Christina and Minjae live in New York and are so busy being an investment banker and doctor, respectively, that they could not find time to make it down to our area for an engagement shoot. Though that's not ideal as we really prefer to get to know a couple before the wedding so we're more like friends, we understood the distance and their schedules made it next to impossible. They at least wanted us there for the rehearsal ceremony and dinner so we had a chance to get to know them a little bit. As a bonus, Lindsay (who was a bridesmaid in the wedding) and Trey were so kind as to offer us to stay at their lovely home while we were in Atlanta for the wedding weekend.

What happened over the course of the weekend was nothing short of magical! Okay that may be a little exaggerated but we did have a pretty amazing time. First of all, Sugarloaf was a spectacular venue for the wedding. The homes in this community look like they belong on MTV "Cribs" and the clubhouse itself was enormous! The rainy-looking skies cooled everything off in time for the ceremony and made the light a dream to work with but thankfully the rain never came. Christina and Minjae were so nice and easy to work with (as were their families and friends) that by the end of the wedding, we felt like we had known them for a while. This was our first Korean wedding and there were so many cool things to photograph. For instance, they had a PaeBaek ceremony where the couple changed into traditional Korean wedding outfits (see photos below) and tried to catch dates and chestnuts tossed by their relatives. Apparently the number they catch of each determines how many girls and boys they will have! The reception that followed was an all out dance party with some impromptu karaoke mixed in.

The coup de grace though came at the end of the night when Christina and Minjae wanted to do some of our signature end of the night shots at their hotel. Of course we said yes as that is one of our favorite parts of a wedding day. We were not prepared for just how awesome their hotel, the St. Regis Atlanta, was going to be. This place was a dream and we could have easily photographed there for an entire day! We are so glad that Christina and Minjae had some energy left and loved photos so much that they gave us ample time there. It was definitely worth it as we got some of our best end of the night shots yet!

Enough blabbing. As they say, the proof is in the pudding, so check out our pudding!

Their "First Look"!

We love that more and more of our brides are using decorative flower or feather hair pieces. Nothing against tiaras we just like to see something different from time to time.

Note to future brides of ours: We may ask you to get on the floor, but only if it's worth it. We hope you are okay with this. :)

The wind was blowing Christina's veil so beautifully! (When it wasn't whipping her mom in the face!)

The PaeBaek ceremony outfits and details were so much fun to photograph. Christina's shoes and lil' purse were freakin' adorable and the table detail on the left was gorgeous!

After successfully catching many dates and chestnuts (which means many future children) they did a piggy back ride around the room. What a hoot! Every wedding should have this!!!

Yet another hoot! Christina's dad bustin' a move on the dance floor! He really showed those youngsters what for.

And we can't not show some of the awesome end of the night shots we did at the St. Regis hotel. Here are some spreads from the album we designed for them. You can see the whole shebang in the slideshow at the end. It's pretty freakin' sweet!