renee and jesse featured on southern weddings blog

We were thrilled to find out that our wonderful clients, Renee and Jesse, were going to be featured the fantastic Southern Weddings Blog. I know that Renee, along with her beautiful mother and sisters, created so many of the details themselves. She had a sleek and sophisticated vision and she pulled it off amazingly! Check out the feature HERE!

Southern Weddings is a terrific resource for everyone who loves weddings. I myself would have loved to visit this blog for ideas during the planning of my own wedding. We are honored to have one of our favorite weddings featured!

put a feather in your heel

The gorgeous and talented Gwen Stefani (designer of L.A.M.B.) has once again blown me away with a unique design. Fashion has been flocked with birds in the past few years. First they were showing up in prints decorating everything from skirts to handbags. Then they moved onto to our jewelry, elegant wings adorned the neck in the most delicate of shades. And in the last 1 1/2 years I guess you could say they have been "plucked". Hair pieces, clutches, hats and of course shoes have been decorated with the prettiest and edgiest of feathers. And even though I know so many of you may be tired of the feather I cannot help but feature these:

A black leather heel adorned with feathers and sparkly paillettes! What more could a girl ask for? These are wonderful sexy, different and most importantly FUN! Sounds like a pretty good description of Ms Stefani herself. You can find these at Zappos Couture.

lisa and david's vintage wedding | youngstown, oh wedding photography

I do not even know where to begin with this wonderful wedding. Ever since we received the first call from Lisa and David we knew that this was going to be a very special affair. Lisa is very creative and detail oriented, and this wedding was nothing less of spectacular. I was so thrilled to finally see Lisa's vision come to life.

And if the style of the wedding was not enough, these two are quite possibly the sweetest couple a person could ever meet. They are all about making others feel loved and their appreciation for their bridal party and guests was evident.

Basically from arrival we knew that this wedding was going to be special. Great friends, family, style and couple. What an honor to be there for it all!

Lisa and I have quite a bit in common. We have connected over quite a few things in the last year. One of them being shoes and hers were nothing short of spectacular.

Beautiful bouquets by Something New Florist.


Lisa preparing to put on her gown.


The first look.


Married!



We had such a great time photographing them with their vintage transportation=)





The driver was sweetest man, this one just makes me smile.


On the steps of their reception site, Stambaugh Auditorium. A gorgeous site for their vintage theme.


The guys.


More of the bouquets.


We had a generous amount of time to photograph stylized portraits of Lisa and David. This was my favorite part of the day. I could photograph these guys all day=)











The gorgeous decor once again done by Something New Florist.


While guests waited for the wedding party entrance they we entertained by the one and only Frank Sinatra, also known as Michael Sonata. A truly impressive artist.


The entrance into their gorgeous reception at the Stambaugh Auditorium.


The happy couple during their dance.


Thank you Lisa and David! Congratulations on your new lives together, we know it will be a road filled with laughter, love and baked goods (that's for you Lisa). We hope that you are having an amazing time in Aruba!

Senior Soiree | Ohio Senior Photography

We hosted a Senior Soiree as a thank you to our wonderful '08 and '09 seniors! This was a first for us and we had a wonderful time. Below are a few images from the fun afternoon!

Some of the dessert details. My Granny made those giant cupcakes and I know I am biased but they were YUMMY!

The afternoon kicked off with a make-up lesson from the one and only Jordanne Clyde. Jordanne is an extremely talented make-up artist which we knew so many of the girls would love to learn from.


She did an amazing job which could not have prepared the girls better for their fashion photo shoot. Alicia Foehl graciously assisted the girls in their wardrobe choices. It was so much fun for me to revisit these girls and of course photograph them again! And again, I may be biased, but we have the most gorgeous seniors=)


Thank you to all of those who could make it! We are looking forward to more of these events in the future! And of course a special thank you to Jordanne, Alicia and our make-up model Kate! I am so honored to be working with some of the best!

If you would like to see more images please visit our Brandy J Photography Senior Facebook Page.

Savannah Christian Preparatory Schools | Savannah, GA Portrait Photography

Savannah, GA - what can we say?! We love it there so much! Every time we visit Savannah we meet wonderful people and have some of the most memorable times. On our last trip we had the opportunity to meet Wendi Patrick. This fantastic woman is the Director of Marketing and PR at the Savannah Christian Preparatory Schools. Wendi connected with us through our dear friend David Whidden (he had quite a hand in the planning of our wedding, so we pretty much think he rocks!). She was looking for some updated imagery of her younger students and we were honored when she asked us to capture them!

We took many images around the campus! It is such a gorgeous facility for a child to attend and I must say that these children seem very happy. Here is just a sneak peek of a few:

Thanks so much to Addison, Emma, Aiden N., Aiden C., Kade, Cora, Shelby, Knox, Kennedy Jewel and Mills! What a joy it was to meet all of you! And thanks to the parents who all took part in this during Spring Break of all times! We hope to see your families again on our next visit to your enchanting town. And last but not least thank you to Wendi and David for being such wonderful friends. This was an amazing experience and we cannot wait to work with you guys again!

cut-out snake

Last year cut-outs were all the rage in heels. Carrie Bradshaw rocked them in almost the entire SATC flick. Well just like the girls of SATC we cannot get enough and cut-outs are back! This version from Jimmy Choo is sure make you ask for more and more:

I myself am a fan of snakeskin on heels, but it has to be the perfect pair and it has to be sexy. Nothing, and I mean nothing, tops off the black top and jeans combo better than a sexy snakeskin heel! You can find these at Nordstrom.

nicole and michael | st augustine wedding photography

We traveled down to beautiful St Augustine for Nicole and Michael's destination wedding. These two could not have asked for a more gorgeous day in Florida! We had the pleasure of shooting around St Augustine before their beach side wedding located at the lovely Seranata Beach Club. It is always a thrill to shoot in new locations! Thanks to Garrett and Joy Nudd for the awesome referral.

The first look.

Nicole loved this carousal located in a popular St Augustine park.


A few portraits in historic St Augustine.






We made time to stop at the gorgeous Casa Monica Hotel, which happened to be the location of the couple's honeymoon suite. A little touch up of the dress before continuing with creative portraits.





The bride beaming as she walks down the aisle.



Such great children at this wedding!




Stealing a kiss after their first dance.



Another kiss in the getaway car.


We also had the pleasure of photographing these two the day after their wedding! We first stopped at the Bowden Yard and then onto a school bus yard. Both located in Jacksonville, Fl.






Thank you Nicole and Michael! We hope that you had an amazing time on your honeymoon!