Photographing Lea and Daniel this past Fall was a delight – they are beautiful people, so in love and committed to each other. Plus, exploring the GA Tech campus for the second part of our session was a blast – enjoy these highlights, and join me in offering them the warmest wishes for a life filled with love and beauty!
This session was a gift from a husband to his wife. She is a passionate amateur photographer, and as it’s often the case, rarely ends up in any pictures. I thought it was incredibly thoughtful of him to book this session in celebration of her birthday, and more than that, to be willing to be photographed as well.
It was a truly enjoyable time, with a beautiful couple very much in tune with each other – it was a pleasure to witness their warm love, their sense of humor and the way they delight in each other’s presence. Thank you for entrusting me to create these images for you, I know you’ll treasure them!
I met Kate a couple of years ago, when she interviewed me for her thesis and for an article she ended up writing on my work as a volunteer for an infant remembrance photography organization. It was emotional, and I was even more moved to read her insightful piece when it was published.
Since that day, I remembered her fondly, and was overjoyed when she decided to hire me to photograph her wedding! I was excited to meet her fiance, since I thought her to be one of the coolest people I know, and was wondering what he would be like. They are certainly perfect for each other – the love they share is intimate and strong, and they share an emotional space all their own, of witty self-expression and inquisitive enjoyment of the world.
I am grateful to have been there that day, to photograph them as they got married and, my favorite, to witness their love during our hour-long wedding-day portrait session.
Whenever possible before a wedding, I love to encourage the couple to get away for a little while, so the two of them get photographed together, gently and unhurriedly, as they enjoy some time for a deep breath and joyful realization of the life ahead.
Thanks, Kate and Jon, for allowing me to witness your day – enjoy your imagery, and delight in your life together!
(read Kate’s thoughts about their experience below the images!)
from the wonderful bride:
“Seeing Oana Hogrefe’s moving body of work convinced us that we needed to get photographs taken at our wedding, period. We’d actually been on the fence. There are few other decisions that we’ve been so right about–aside from the decision to get married in the first place.
