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Christy + Devin // An Urban Standard Engagement Session

04.08.13 2 comments

When I first met Christy and Devin, I knew they were going to be SO much fun to work with. They both have great senses of humor and know how to have a good time, which I loooove in a couple. So for their engagement session, we decided to pay tribute to some of their favorites… getting coffee together, playing soccer (and from what I saw, they’re GOOD, too!), and just hanging out with each other. We met up on a gorgeous spring day, which just so happened to be the day in between Christy’s birthday and my birthday (Pisces represent!), and proceeded to run all over downtown as two of our planned locations were closed and we had to improvise. Luckily, we laughed the whole time, and Christy and Devin’s easygoing attitudes and sense of spontaneity and adventure ensured that it wasn’t stressful at all. And to be honest with you, I think our unplanned locations ended up being even better (isn’t that how it always seems to go?).

We started the day at one of my favorite Birmingham coffee shops, Urban Standard. If you’re on a scavenger hunt for all the hipsters in the city, consider this your one-stop shop. On any given day, you’ll walk in to find MacBook pros, Warby Parkers, and lattés galore. Apparently it’s not very hipster to openly admit you like something so hipster-friendly, but whatever. I totally do. PLUS, the ultra-cool interior is the perfect backdrop for photos, so I’m happy we got to take advantage. Without further ado…

One of Christy and Devin’s requests was that we do a “taking the plunge” photo as a possibility for their save-the-dates. Of course, I couldn’t just do the standard shots, so this is what I came up with…. :)

We ended the day at another one of my favorite places in the city: the view of downtown from The Club. I’ll never tire of those twinkly lights at dusk. :)

Congratulations Christy and Devin, and I’m so looking forward to your wedding this August! :)

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Rebekah - So jealous of this shoot! All of my favorite places in Bham. Great work Morgan!

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Emily + Woody // A Primrose Cottage Wedding

04.02.13 1 comment

As you guys know by now, I LOVE St. Patrick’s Day. So when Emily emailed me about shooting her wedding on March 17th, I of course said “yes please!” You might remember her and Woody’s engagement session with the green tandem bicycle, which they also brought to the wedding… LOVE. It was the perfect touch of green, since they decided not to go crazy with an Irish theme. (The plaid groomsmen’s ties were another subtle nod to the holiday!)

Other things I loved about this wedding: The amount of happy tears shed. Woody’s gift to Emily- a framed collection of 3 photos of his childhood home through the years, which they are now living in together after the wedding. All of the adorable kids in the wedding, wearing their coordinating outfits. The gorgeous historic home venue, Primrose Cottage. How kind and welcoming all of the family and wedding party were to us. And the DANCING at the reception… goodness gracious! Such a fun party!

A huge thank you to Mary Margaret Smith for coming with me to Atlanta to shoot this wedding! Love her!!

Ceremony Venue: Sewell Mill Baptist Church // Reception Venue: Primrose Cottage // Photography: Morgan Trinker // Caterer: A Divine Event // Hair: Lee Haynie at Belle Salon // Ceremony Florist: Michele Fidelman // Reception Florist: Design Studio // Dress: Jasmine Couture // DJ: Black Tie Events // Invitation Suite: Wedding Paper Divas

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katie - The close up shot of the bride and groom is gorgeous…as is the bride. Fabulous shots, Morgan!

Lauren + David // A Homewood Engagement Session

03.20.13 2 comments

Whenever a session begins with one or more people involved telling me that they’re terribly un-photogenic and uncomfortable in front of the camera (and it happens A LOT), I make it my personal mission to show them that it’s really not so bad. And that they look much better in photos than they think they do.

David was one of those people who tried pretty hard to convince me that this wasn’t going to be a successful photo shoot, but I think the evidence proves otherwise. Because when it comes down to it, all you need for a good engagement session is to be happy and in love. If you’ve got that, the rest will follow! Pinky promise.

Also, ice cream. Ice cream never hurts. ;)

Lauren and David, I had so much fun on this sunny and chilly afternoon with you guys, and I just can’t wait for your wedding!

But for real. How could either of these of these two think they’re not completely adorable?! Because they totally are.

I’m kind of obsessed with Lauren’s outfit. :)

Lauren is a huge Braves fan, so we had to get a couple of photos of them in their hats, naturally.

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Bethany Ann - These are fabulous, Morgan!! :)

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