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Ok y'all, I know it's been 12 days since our last post and I can already guess what you're thinking..."Hurry up and post something, we're getting bored!" Ok, you're right, but I'm pretty sure you will be happy with this little gem of a wedding. It's filled with pretty details, an adorable couple, tons candid moments and little tid-bits of descriptions to go along with it. We've been saving this wedding for a good old rainy day like today (ok, now it's turned to snow), so welcome to the wedding of Molly & Caleb!

Usually the more we know a couple and their wedding, the more we feel tied to it. Molly was one of the last weddings we booked for 2010.  Before we met them, Dan and I were debating if we were going to take anymore weddings for 2010 because we were pretty full and we knew the fall was going to be crazy --- but then we met them and gosh I'm so glad we did! Caleb had already moved to Houston, Texas so we didn't meet him until the day of the wedding but Molly was staying with her parents who live right down the street in our neighborhood. Dan and I shot Molly's bridal session and then she pet sat for us a couple of weekends and just in doing that, we figured out pretty quickly that Molly was one special girl :)

But if we hadn't known Molly at all going into her wedding, I feel sure we would have realized about 10 mins into it how special it was going to be... and probably would have also known that it was going to be one of our favorite weddings of the year.  Besides it being a perfect late October day (remember the colors, and the perfect crisp 65 degree weather) there were so many touches that made this wedding really sweet and really special. Molly was just such a delight and smiling ear to ear all day... and gosh we just love brides who just smile and giggle all day long!


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Molly is the youngest of three sisters and a very sentimental person. She decided to have a morning wedding at 11:00 am to follow in the tradition of her parents and grandparents. Also like her parents, grandparents, sister, aunt and cousins, Molly knew she wanted to get married in her home church, Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian. And, the more she thought about it, the more she just loved the idea of an afternoon reception, where everyone could enjoy the fall afternoon and old and young could participate in all of the festivities. 

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*Love* this pic of Molly and her sisters. Molly's sister Casey was full term at the wedding and now mother to a beautiful baby girl! All of the girls in Mollys family since her great-great-grandmother have worn the broach Molly has on her bracelet at their weddings...just a little side note:)

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Check out the gorgeous, unique, awesome bouquets by Clay Pots Floral Events.

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Here's a close-up of the bouquet, it was really special! And look at that groom -- isn't he a cutie!?!

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Molly had the groomsmen wear 'Morning Suits' just as Molly's parents wore in their wedding. She just loved how old-fashioned they looked. Molly said that when she was a little girl she used to love looking at her parent's wedding album and memorized certain pictures that she always associated with weddings. Molly brought her parent's wedding album over to our house and showed it to me before her wedding so that we could copy certain poses in the church to match  --  love that.  In general I love when people let me in on all the details and and backstory, so we know what to look for before we get to a wedding. 

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Gosh she just makes me :)


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Married! Yay!!

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Trolly ride over to Maple Grove Inn

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Caleb is really into cycling and so they decided to leave the reception on a tandem bicycle -- how cute!?! The bike also served as a fun little prop for pictures and motif that they used on their save the dates and candy bags.

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This might be my favorite random picture of the whole wedding. :)

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The road to Maple Grove Inn is always so great for pictures. 

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A few black & whites. 

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Love that one on the left. 

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Molly picked out this one for her Christmas card and I love it too!

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Moly and Caleb waltzed their first dance -- so cute, so fun!!

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The cake toppers have been used by all of the girls in Molly's family since her grandmother. 

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So fun, I love how the guys are standing!

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:)

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And here's the end.. Molly & Caleb rode off on the tandem bike though bubbles :) Congrats Molly and Caleb!! We miss you!! xoxo

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Ceremony: Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church

Reception Venue & Catering: Maple Grove Inn, http://www.maplegroveinn.com/

Bouquets & Reception Floral Arrangements: Clay Pots Floral Events, http://www.claypotsfloralevents.com/

Ceremony Floral Arrangements: family and friends of the bride's family

Bridesmaids' Dresses: Amsale from The Bride Room, http://thebrideroom.com

Bridesmaids' Jewelry: J.Crew & Anthropologie

Bride's Dress: Casa Blanca Couture from White Lace and Promises, http://www.whitelacebridal.com/

Morning Suits: Men's Wearhouse, http://www.menswearhouse.com

Invitations & Programs: Larry B. Newman Printing Company, http://www.lbnpc.com/

Save-the-Dates & Candy Labels: Doodle Pad

Cake: Sweet Manna (Esther Kant)

Ceremony Music: Celebration Strings, Dr. Eunsuk Jung

Reception Music: The Wooten Brothers, http://www.myspace.com/thewootenbrothers

First Dance: "Poor Boy's Delight" by The Infamous Stringdusters

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Marion Hannifin says:

How much fun to relive that joyous wedding day with your beautiful photographs. Thank you again for going above and beyond to capture details and add to our positively wonderful medding day memories.

Ashley VanOss says:

I cannot stop looking at these! Thanks for doing such a beautiful job of capturing the fun and the details!

Melissa Carver says:

As always, you guys take such beautiful pictures!

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Happy Friday!! 

We just wanted to share a few bridal portraits of one of our favorite brides :)... The super sweet, best-smile ever, free spirit, quirky, amazing petsitter, and now a Texan -- Molly.  I'm even more excited to post her wedding, which is coming to this blog soon!! Stay tuned for her fantastic morning wedding and in the meantime we hope everyone has a very happy weekend! 

PS -- Check out the bouquet Pat Felts of Clay Pots put together for this bridal session --- so unique! I can't wait to show you what she did for Molly's wedding bouquet, because it is really special!! We've done two weddings with Pat now and her work at both events did not go unnoticed! The other was Katie & Johan's wedding and the bouquet from that event was featured in the Get Married magazine winter edition. Yay Pat!!

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Marion Hannifin says:

Thank you Watsons. You are a delight. So glad to have such talented pohtographers and, now, nice neighbors. We were blessed to have your skills and talents for this fun time of celebration.

Michelle Lyerly says:

Gorgeous bride!!! I love the feel of these. The one of her picking up the dog is my favorite. Great job!

Ashley VanOss says:

I knew my sister was gorgeous, but WOW! These photos are amazing.

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As Seen on Style Me Pretty: The Ultimate Wedding Blog



If you've been following our blog for a while I'm sure you've heard me mention my girlfriends from college and how close we still are. This fall has been extra special because we've had two weddings in our group and as always it's been so much fun hanging out with our crew and recording all of the sweet moments on camera. Photographing a friend or family member's wedding is an absolute treasure and over the years we've done so many friends' weddings including some very big ones. I was Maid of Honor and photographer in both of my sisters' weddings and in this wedding, the one you are about to see... none of which of course I could have ever done without Dan (the man)... As you'll see it was a very fun and very busy weekend, one that I will absolutely never forget! Thank you James and Lindsey for a beautiful weekend, we love you guys so much. 

Before we get to the pictures, I have to say just a bit about James and Lindsey's crazy story. It's nothing short of something you'd see in the movies or read in a book. Lindsey & James met at the NCAA BCS National Championship Football game between Alabama & Texas in Los Angeles this past January. Lindsey was there with her family cheering for Alabama and James was the guy cheering for Texas sitting right beside her. Lindsey's mom says James couldn't take his eyes off Lindsey the whole game, he was just so drawn to her... And you'll see why in a second. On top of being gorgeous and having the most amazing eyes you've ever seen, she's a spectacular person, a great friend, and one of the most generous people I've ever met. Even though James lived in Dallas and Lindsey lived in Charleston they had a fairytale courtship and knew almost immediately that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. And the rest is history :) 

As always here are just a few of our faves!


These are the best boots, we all love them, they also come in tan and are really reasonably priced. If you are looking for a pair you can find them here
I'm loving this picture! I'm super pumped about blowing it up huge for our office!! 


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Lindsey's invites were great!

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 I loooooved the bouquets, especially Lindsey's which you'll see in a minute. This is a bridesmaid bouquet -- so wild and fresh! Love it!

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The Old Edwards Inn was just amazing, totally accommodating and gorgeous!! -- Highlands, NC, might be the cutest place ever and oh how we love a good, laid back North Carolina mountain wedding. 

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Lindsey's last name is Mason so they used Mason jars as decorations and for a signature drink.

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The clothesline and intermittent flowers on the right was for a photo booth with an Instax camera at the reception -- even though the Instax is not Dan's favorite camera, us girls had a blast with it!

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My FAVORITE detail and possibly the most gorgeous bride bouquet I've ever seen. 

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Yall know my girls Erin and Michelle...and finally, my beautiful friend Lindsey. 

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And I told you about those eyes!

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Lindsey & James

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Just so relaxed :)

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A little family prayer before the ceremony...

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and some girl time :). I love these girls!
 Emily, Erin, Michelle, Erin, Linds, me, Jenna, Brittany (Lindsey's sister-in-law) and Laura (her cousin). Ashley & Tyler couldn't be there due to pregnancy/new baby.

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Married!

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The End!! Congrats, love you guys!!

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Emily Brinkley says:

Beautifully written. Beautifully captured!! I love y'all.

Erin Abagnale says:

Wow. Linds, you still take my breath away! What an amazing weekend! Thank you so much for letting Chris and I be a part of it... Love you and MISS ALL MY GIRLS!

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