Thank you, thank you thank you to all of my fantastic brides and grooms for all of my amazing review and thank you WeddingWire!!!  I would also like to say a quick Thank You to my incredible husband and my beautiful children for their continued support and thank you G-d for letting me see my dream so early in life so I can do what I absolutely love everyday.  Without all of you, this award would not even be possible.

I know the speech might be a little much, but let’s face it, I’m not going to win an Oscar or a Grammy anytime soon, so I might as well do my super awesome speech now! hehe

And just in case you were wondering…

How are the winners determined?
The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards ™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds. Awards are determined by a combination of four factors: Overall rating (quality), total number of reviews (quantity), review performance from 2011 (recency), and consistency of reviews from year to year (consistency). This year’s recipients represent the top 5% of WeddingWire’s vendor community, across all service categories and all regions throughout the US and Canada.

Much Love!

Milana

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Wow, Angelia & Robert are just such a sweet couple.  They got married 15 years ago, but never had to have an actual wedding.  It was always their dream to have a wedding where all of their closest family & friends could attend, and they finally made that dream happen on their 15 year Wedding Annivesary.  Their Vow Renewal was just so sweet and amazing.  I probably cried more than Angie did.

It was truly an honor to be there and witness such amazing LOVE!  They should definitely be an inspiration to us all.  Enjoy looking at the photos of their special dream come true day.  Angie also hired us for Videography services, so feel free to check out their beautiful Wedding Montage here: Angelia & Robert’s Wedding Video Montage.

I would like to introduce you all to a sweet baby boy named Malik.  I had the pleasure of photographing his newborn session when he was 4 wks old.  Since he was born a little bit early, we wanted to wait to do his session.  He was such a good boy!  He was awake for about 90% of his photoshoot, he didn’t want to miss a thing!

I know that his mom & dad are already proud of him, and he will continue to make them proud forever.  Enjoy the post below and in case you missed Malik’s session when he was in his mom’s belly, check them out here: Shabana Maternity Session

Milana

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Hi Everyone,

I had the honor of photographing Matt & Shabana’s Wedding almost 4 years ago and now I had the pleasure of photographing Shabana’s baby bump and also their newborn baby boy.  It is so nice that they always come to me whenever their family has photography needs.  Is there any better compliment from a client than them to come back to you over and over? It just doesn’t get any better than that! I love it!

Shabana lives in South Carolina and traveled to Atlanta at 36 wks for the photoshoot.  We thought we still had plenty of time, but exactly 2 weeks later, she gave birth to her bouncing baby boy.  He was ready to see the world!  So ladies, if you’re planning on doing a Maternity Session, make sure you book early.

Enjoy the glowing Mama (and daddy) and look for my next post of Baby Malik’s newborn Session.

Milana

www.milanaphotography.com

Did you all know that Valentine’s Day is coming up?  It’s just right around the corner! Do you have any special plans for you and your partner yet?  Why not have a Boudoir Session and surprise your significant other with some prints, an album, calendar or even a canvas print?  They’re going to absolutely LOVE it.  You get to play dress-up, get your hair/make-up done and look/act sexy. Now doesn’t that sound like FUN???

Check out “Candy’s” Boudoir Session below to get some ideas.  These photoshoots are very discrete and your comfort is #1 to me.  They can be done in your home, a friend’s place or a hotel of your choice.  You tell me what you’d like to do and and I will make it happen.  The photoshoots are very tastefully done and can be as sexy as you want them to be.  It’s amazing how comfy my clients get once we get started.  Please let me know if you have any questions, I’d love to tell you more about these super fun sessions.

Enjoy and Happy Early V-day!

Milana

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Hope you all are ready to meet a super cute baby. Bailey was only 7 days old when I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing her.  She was awake pretty much the entire time and we had a good time.

Mama Leslie & Daddy Kevin are super excited about their beautiful baby girl.  Congratulations to the new parents!

Enjoy

I had the honor of photographing a true Twihard’s Wedding a few months ago! I’m a big Twilight fan, but definitely nowhere as close as Katie is.  They tied the knot at the Flint Hill Mansion in Norcross, GA on August 13th, 2011.  It’s no coincidence that it’s the same date that Edward & Bella will get married on in the Twilight Saga-Breaking Dawn movie.  Katie tried as much as possible to incorporate Twilight into her wedding.  She walked down the aisle to “Claire de Lune” and both her & Michael recited the vows written in the pages of Breaking Dawn.  One of her bridesmaids designed an amazing hair clip for her, by only using the image from the Breaking Dawn movie trailer.  She had “team bride” and “team groom” buttons for all of the guests to wear.  Before Katie left the Reception, she changed out of her wedding gown into a custom made ivory sheath dress designed to look just like Bella’s honeymoon dress from Breaking Dawn (which was a one of a kind vintage sheath dress).  She even topped it off with Bella’s black bow belt and Michael Kors peep toed pumps.  It was a day made in this TwiHard’s dreams!

There were lots of other great DIY details in the wedding.   The centerpieces, buffet pieces, bride’s bouquet, flowers,  ceremony details, pillows for the porch swing and many more were all done by Katie and her mom.

Katie and Michael are just the sweetest couple.  Their wedding took place in a beautiful garden ceremony, followed by a reception indoors.  Katie was on the dance floor about 98% of the time and had such an amazing night! Lots of great food, yummy cake and great music.  It was definitely a wedding to remember.  Congratulations again to Bella & Edward, I mean, Katie & Michael!

Photography: Milana Photography

Cinematography: Milana Photography

Flowers: Natural Touch Silk Flowers

Cake: Magic Moments: Flint Hill – Strawberry Cake w/Cream Cheese Icing

Make-up: Mimi Oh Professional MUA

Event Design: Flint Hill staff & DIY

Event Planning: Flint Hill staff & DIY

Ceremony Location: Flint Hill Mansion in Norcross, GA

Reception Location: Flint Hill Mansion in Norcross, GA

Invitations: Minted

Shoes: Converse All-Star-TJMaxx

Dress: Formally Yours

Milana

www.milanaphotography.com

I would like to introduce you to Narin & Trevor! These two lovebirds have been engaged for about 2 years now and are finally getting married this September.  I was so excited to capture their Engagement Session at Stone Mountain.  That is where Trevor originally proposed to Narin, so we thought it would be the perfect spot.  They were so amazing during their photoshoot and are 100% ready for the Wedding now.  Can’t wait!

Oh and just in case you all were wondering, Narin’s make-up was done professionally by Mimi Oh.  She is pretty amazing!

Enjoy the photos below, and check back in a couple of months for their Wedding pics.

Milana

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I had the pleasure of photographing Baby Evynn’s Newborn Session.  She was such a doll, and you will see why below.  She enjoyed being outside tucked in nice and comfy in a basket, but she didn’t like being placed in her birthday suit on the piano bench very much.  I love photographing babies and capturing them while they sleep and when they are wide awake.  And of course playing with their sweet little hands and cute little feet is way too much fun.

Enjoy!

Milana

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I had the pleasure of photographing Katie & Michael’s Wedding this weekend and it was such a blast!  They tied the knot in a beautiful garden ceremony at Flint Hill.  There had so many fun & quirky ideas that were a part of their wedding.  For instance, the bride wore sparkly converse shoes, instead of heels.  The groom and all of the groomsmen wore chucks with their tuxes.  The bride had a groomsman and the groom had a groomswoman as part of the bridal party.  And of course, we can’t forget all of the super cute details from the Twilight Saga, which I LOVED! Like I said, they did lots of super cool things and made their wedding customized specifically for them.

Congrats again to this super sweet couple.  Enjoy the Sneak Peek below and please check back soon for lots more photos!

Milana

www.milanaphotography.com