David Murray Weddings Journal: July 2009

The A-List of the Atlanta wedding world walked the pink carpet into the gala opening soiree of the Atlanta Bridal Bar last night. We are so thrilled to be represented by the Bridal Bar along with some of our favorite Atlanta wedding planners, designers, florists, caterers and others who make weddings spectacular affairs. The Bridal Bar is a very chic salon where a bride can go to relax in luxurious surroundings while getting help planning all aspects of her wedding with displays from some of the top wedding vendors in Atlanta.

Lara Casey and our favorite Southern Weddings Magazine ladies, Whitney and Katharine, among the headliner out-of-town guests in for the gala:

The David Murray Weddings' Love Seat (a modern take on the old photo booth) made an appearance (check out the slideshow below). Our favorite duo in the Love Seat--- Rebecca Hansmann, owner of Bridal Bar Atlanta and Harmony Walton, founder of The Bridal Bar (Los Angeles, San Diego) who flew in from California for the soiree.

In this frame from the Love Seat, Kris Bush (Bachelorette Boutique), Rebecca and Harmony. The very sweet flowers decorating the backdrop behind The Love Seat are the creation of sensational wedding stylish Joy Thigpen.

Chic attire abounded with some absolutely amazing shoes to match (yes, that is David getting in on the footwear show)

To see the highlights of The Love Seat take a look at the slideshow link below. There were so many people at this event and visiting The Love Seat (at least 500 people turned out to help the Bridal Bar celebrate) that the slideshow loads a bit slowly, but it's worth the wait!

To view this slideshow:

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2) Take a few ZEN moments (can be up to two minutes) while it loads completely. (While you are waiting, take a peek at the enchanting wedding we photographed near St. Michael's Maryland that we just put on the blog--it was designed by the always amazing David Tutera and the Angel Sanchez couture gown is beyond lovely).

BRIDAL BAR ATLANTA GALA OPENING SOIREE | THE LOVE SEAT by david murray weddings

Images from last night from three different photography studios are available through purchase with the proceeds to benefit Project Pink, a chic non-profit dedicated to offering help and hope to young women with breast cancer. Loveseat images can be found on the davidmurrayweddings.com website. Images from the Smile Booth (a creation of the always fun Whit and Jesse of Our Labor of Love) are available on smilebooth.com and the Pink Carpet images by Kiki Morales are on Kiki's website.

Couture Dress Design: Angel Sanchez
Event Design: David Tutera

This is just a sneak peek of the wedding of an amazing couple who brought together family and friends for a magical evening in forest and field along side the Chesapeake.

Clara's family home on the Chesapeake was the setting for this beautiful event.

Clara was stunning in a gown designed by Angel Sanchez who was there to make sure all was abosolutely perfect.

David Tutera created a stunning enchanted forest. The design embraced all forms of natural elements and there are so many details to talk about we'll do a separate post later showing some of the absolutely enchanting decor.

Clara and George it was such a pleasure to document your lovely wedding weekend.

The Murrays--Our Story

David and Linda spent years in the fast-track world of photojournalism and network news. David was named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his work in Haiti, and worked for many national publications including The New York Times, The Ft. Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel and The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Linda was a Peabody and Emmy award-winning foreign correspondent for ABC NEWS and CNN. After their son Ryan was born they moved to their beach house on the coast of Maine where they created David Murray Weddings. Five years ago they welcomed John to their studio as a principal photographer. Recently, David Murray Weddings expanded to include a studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is second home to David and Linda as it is where they spent much of their careers. They now divide their time between Atlanta and New England. The couple that once covered wars together now spends time documenting the far more civilized social ritual of marriage.

David

David Murray is the co-owner of David Murray Weddings and David Murray Photography and a principal photographer.

A Pultizer Prize finalist, David covered everything from wars to newsmakers to the New York fashion runways.

David's wedding work has been published in the national wedding blog Style Me Pretty; The Atlantan Brides magazine; Southern Weddings Magazine and blog; Maine Magazine Wedding issue; Southern New England Weddings Magazine; and other notable national wedding publications.

David was named one of the Top Five Wedding Photojournalists in the World by the International Wedding Photojournalists Association (WPJA) for his wedding photography in 2007.

Linda

Linda has recently launched a new style of wedding cinematography, exclusively for the clients of David Murray Weddings. These wedding films are a blend of still imagery; video; select audio of the day and music and custom designed for the sophisticated bride. They are a fresh and contemporary take on traditional wedding videos. Linda is also a documentary filmmaker and the director and producer of the feature documentary film, The Diaries. This inspiring and humorous documentary premiered at the Silver Docs film festival at the American Film Institute and screened at numerous film festivals including Mill Valley FF and The Bahamas FF. It recently screened on The Documentary Channel.

John

John is an international photojournalist represented for his wedding work by David Murray Weddings. This will be his seventh season working with the studio.

His wedding photography for David Murray Weddings has been published in Martha Stewart Weddings; Style Me Pretty; Southern Weddings magazine blog; Southern New England Weddings magazine and many other wedding publications.

He is the founder of a non-profit photography organization that provides photographic and multi-media services to other non-profit organizations.

Among his many awards, John was ranked #11 in the world by the International Wedding Photojournalists Association in their 2007 rankings of the top 100 wedding photojournalists.

Atlanta Bridal Bar Gala Opening Soiree

Clara+George | St. Michael's Maryland

Love Note: Notte Sento film