Beauty & Beard Photography — Saint Teresa of Avila Beautiful Wedding Day

This wedding day was at one of the more beautiful churches in our area, Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic Church which is in Grovetown, Ga. Their sweet little girl, Laura, is pictured throughout the day just as happy as can be. In fact, this wedding day was just full of all of the adorable babies which made for so many cute moments. The reception was held at the Augusta Marriott in Downtown Augusta right on the Savannah River. Throughout the day you see the work of many of the wonderful vendors like the flowers from Florologie, the dress from David’s Bridal, the cake by Dianna Hall and many more!

This day started as most do, in the upstairs bridal suite at Saint Teresa of Avila with the girls to photograph some details and the girls getting their final touches. Once everyone was dressed and the Mother of the Bride finished the last few buttons on the back of her daughter’s wedding dress, we made our way downstairs to photograph all of the girls together. Being that it was a super bright and sunny day outside, we tried to keep everyone in the shade for most of the photos before sneaking them all back upstairs to hide during the Mass service that was taking place in the Sanctuary. We then did the same with the guys to keep it uniform before taking a few out in the courtyard. We dismissed the rest of the guys to go inside but then had one go and get baby Laura for Nathan so they could take a few photos together and they are some of our favorites from the day. She was so happy to see him and it made for an adorable moment that made us miss our little Logan even more! At that point, it was just time to wait and lineup for the ceremony so, we got Nathan mic’d up for the ceremony and got into our positions. Nathan carried Laura down the aisle with him so they could both wait to see the bride come down the aisle together. You can see in the photo that as soon as Laura her mommy coming down the aisle, she reached for her and Nathan was fighting back tears. The ceremony went perfectly and it is honestly just one of the most beautiful sanctuaries to have as a back drop for their wedding vows. Once they had completed their vows, blessings, communion and prayers (not in that order), they sealed the deal with a kiss and made their way back up the aisle hand in hand as husband and wife. We then transitioned into family formal photos and the full bridal party photos as well as just a few of the newly weds.

The reception at the Augusta Marriott was held in the Estes room so we made our way downtown and started photographing details there while we awaited the couple to arrive in the limo. Once they arrived and everyone was ready, the DJ announced them in to everyone cheering for the happy couple. They immediately went straight into their first dance which was accompanied by live acoustic music performed by the groom’s sister. Then the groom and his mother shared a dance before he also shared a dance with his daughter. During the father daughter dance, Laura got to enjoy some snacks which made for a pretty funny dance. After a little time passed, it was then time for the toasts. You can see the groom’s brother sharing a sweet speech for the happy couple which kicked off the dance floor opening, then the cake cutting and into the maid of honor’s touching speech. Before more dancing took place though, we setup the bouquet toss and garter toss. The garter toss ended up with a few of the guys landing on the ground which was hilarious. The dance floor then opened back up with some slow dancing for couples to enjoy among many other fun dances. The night ended with a perfect sparkler send off behind the Marriott on the River Walk. They got the good sparklers so we even made another run through going back with them all still lit and so we got to say goodbye to the newly weds and wish them a happy honeymoon. We’re so excited for this happy family and look forward to seeing Laura grow up as well as whatever else life may bring to the Christe family!