Azelle Photography

Kara’s Shivery Yet Summery Senior Session – Savannah High School Senior Portraits

azelle — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:06:30 +0000

When asked about what she wanted to remember from her high school senior year, Kara answered: “I want to remember how happy and determined I was in high school. How I was (am) so excited about my life, and my passion for giving to others and “paying it forward.” This answer became an inspiration for her high school senior portrait session that we photographed yesterday. We really tried to make sure we incorporated quite a bit of light into these photographs to represent Kara’s “paying it forward” principle, because by doing so, she does bring the light into the world she is a part of. Her entire presence radiates kindness. Kara, thank you for letting us become a part of your high school senior experience!

Autumn in Georgia (North Georgia, that is)

azelle — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:17:09 +0000

As many of you know, Savannah and much of South Georgia is Autumn-Challenged. That’s the politically correct way of saying – “We don’t see much foliage color change!” But Veta and I were blessed this year to be invited by our wonderful family, the Buckhalters, to come and enjoy a weekend with them at their lovely cabin just outside of Mineral Bluff, GA. We jumped at the chance, braving rush hour Atlanta traffic to get there. But the hustle and bustle of Atlanta seemed light-years away once we got into the mountains. We made it just in the heart of apple season – which was a treat for us both. Enjoy these colors from our trip:

And below are the “accused” bad apples. We’ve tilt-shifted them to protect their identity and save their respective families any undue embarrassment.

A Savannah Wedding With New England Soul – Alissa & Matt

azelle — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:04:44 +0000

Sometimes you feel an celebration. Sometimes you feel it for a few days. Sometimes you know that you’ll be feeling it for a while – and that’s how Alissa and Matt’s wedding will be. Our goal this go around was to really allow Alissa and Matt (and their fantastic friends and families) to relive their wedding day through these photographs. Of course you’re welcome to come along for the journey back through Saturday as well. After all, we’re much better photographers than we are writers.

Before the meat and potatoes, take a walk down memory lane to Alissa and Matt’s Engagement Session too.

So without further adieu…

Below are the wonderful Savannah wedding vendors that brought Alissa and Matt’s celebration to life:

Rehearsal dinner – 10 Downing; Rehearsal Transportation – Oglethorpe Tours

Bride’s location – 407 E.Liberty Street, Savannah GA

Groom’s Location – Olde Harbour Inn

Ceremony site – Lafayette Square

Guest transportation – Old Savannah Tours

Make-up – Glow Med Spa

DJ & Entertainment/Wedding day coordination – Chris and Cindy, All About You Entertainment

Officiant – Rev. Schulte

Florals – A-Zinnias

Reception site – Savannah Station

Lighting decor - JLK EVENTS

Cake – Addy B. Cakes

Catering – Creative Catering

Jazz Quartet- New Arts Ensemble

Last but (so very) not least – a HUGE thanks to our friend and budding partner Whitney Boring. You did a great job on Saturday, lightening our load and adding the third leg to the Azelle tripod.

A Little Bit of Vapor to Soothe the Soul

azelle — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:25:06 +0000

“Life is like a good black and white photograph, there’s black, there’s white, and lots of shades in between.” -Karl Heiner

In the end, we hope not to be known as people photographers. Merely to be known as photographers. We hope you enjoy a sampling of our outing last weekend to the lovely Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. The leaves were indescribably beautiful and a post on that will follow. But for starters, let us take you to a place of serenity. A place found along the foggy banks of the lovely Tocoa River on a chilly, autumn morning. Can you hear the water flowing just behind the fog’s veil?

Protected: A Modern Bride in an Historic Savannah Gem – the Harper Fowlkes House

azelle — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:30:46 +0000

The McCartney Family

azelle — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:40:47 +0000

There’s always an exciting possibility each time we photograph a wedding that we might have the chance one day to photograph the husband and wife as a family, one day. For Alisha and Will, that day came Sunday. We’ve loved the two of them for quite a while now. And they’ve gone and added a little bundle of joy to the mix That little heartbreaker’s name is Evelyn and she’s quite the sweetie-pie. We hope you enjoy these photos that we captured on Evelyn’s three month birthday. (Couldn’t help myself on the last one, guys. I take full responsibility! – J)

Jekyll Driftwood and a Free-Spirited Wedding

azelle — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:02:23 +0000

When blogging about Nicole and Robert’s wedding, the thoughts of the driftwood and the weather beaten trees that lined the coast keep running through my mind. The trees especially. I suppose my prayer is that the couples we photograph may create marriages that mimic these trees, at least figuratively. Nicole and Robert have been together now for a few years and know they’re ready for the winds to come. They’re kindred spirits and while we’ve only just begun to know them, we can see that they are best together.

Their wedding was this past weekend and it was a beauty. There was absolutely no fault in the weather and the wedding setting was divine. In true Nicole and Robert fashion, the ceremony was leisurely and calming. An intimate portrait session followed their ceremony and we proceeded to a delectable brunch reception at a lovely little island home. Surrounded by family and the closest of friends, Nicole and Robert began their married life together. Enjoy these few teasers from Nicole and Robert’s September day.

Be sure to leave comments wishing Nicole and Robert the very best. Thanks for enjoying this post.

A Midsummer Night’s Celebration

azelle — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:31:06 +0000

To quote the French poet, Andre Breton, “All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.”

Meredith and David are in love and I can tell you that love like theirs gives us purpose in our work. We were blessed with the opportunity to photograph their wedding reception yesterday evening. And what a warm and intimate celebration it was! With friends and family there, Meredith and David celebrated into the night. Here are a few portraits and details from their reception. We hope you’ll enjoy looking into these photographs as much as we enjoyed creating them…

The Weather Reflects Alissa and Matt’s Engagement

azelle — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:39:19 +0000

By that, I mean Alissa and Matt’s Engagement is HOT! But the temperature only neared 100 degrees here in Savannah these last couple of days. Alissa and Matt’s relationship might touch a bit higher if we could have measured it.

If I told you we’ve not been looking forward to this for a while, I’d be a liar. We met Alissa and Matt several months ago and knew we’d be right for each other immediately. After tentatively scheduling an engagement session in June, we firmed up Thursday and Friday of this week as THE days that we’d make it happen. We knew it would be hot, but some things are undoubtedly worth braving the heat. Alissa and Matt are from New Hampshire and they’ve actually been seeing some mildly chilly weather over the last several days. Maybe not fir coat worthy, but starkly different than here…..I can’t believe I’m typing about the weather right now….

When we first met, Alissa and Matt openly shared a lot about themselves. Here are some things that stuck with us: They BOTH like beer! (Just photographing a gal that chooses a sweetwater over a chardonnay just tells you that we’re gonna have to mix it up a little on this one.) They may have slightly different tastes, mind you, but the enjoyment of sipping and sampling different beers is something that they share together. But for the Southerners reading this, these two are so calm, so mild, so polite, and so caring – they just break any and all beer drinker stereotypes NEXT, They got engaged at Fenway Park. Why? Cause they’re the biggest Red Sox fans ever – that’s why! Matt knew what to do when he met a beautiful girl who loves beer and baseball! He proposed. LAST, and our personal favorite – they absolutely LOVE Savannah. How much? So much that they’re coming all the way down here to get married. Now there’s a lot more to know about these two, but you’ll just have to ascertain as much more as you can from the teasers in this post.

ON TO PHOTOGRAPHY! With all the things from the prior paragraph on our mind, we really wanted to make this session different from any others that we’ve shot. So we put all of our heads together and did some planning, some brainstorming, some more planning, some more….well, you get the point. And by the time the sun was approaching the horizon on Thursday, the four of us set out to accomplish what we’d come up with. I hope you enjoy these teasers from the last two days. The photos are not necessarily posted in the order they were taken, but I think they’ll make sense. Just ask Alissa and Matt how the days really went! I know they’d love to share.

A Charming Little Irishman (and his loving folks too)

azelle — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:51:54 +0000

Declan’s a charming little Irishman. He’s also the 7 month old bundle of joy that we’ve been waiting to give all of you a visual update on. So without any other hesitation, take a look at the latest photographs of our little buddy Declan….and his folks too. Another cool thing about these guys: They’re the pioneers for Azelle Photography’s new “styled” family portrait sessions. When we get a formal name for this type of session, we’ll be sure to let everyone know. But no matter when that formal roll out is, Beth, Sterlyn, and Declan were the first. We love you guys. You have held and always will hold a special place in our hearts!