Keena and Lorie's Backyard Ceremony

Wedding Photography
Written By Cindy Brown
Flower petals thrown onto two brides at end of ceremony.

Keena and Lorie turned a simple backyard wedding into a thing of beauty with their DIY stylings.

Here’s the ceremony space they created.

Ceremony space

And here’s the much needed water and lemonade station.

Lemonade and water bar

The couple flew in from Texas for their ceremony, which was officiated by my friend Kim Jackson. Their family and friends surrounded them with love and celebrated their union with glee.

While the couple was getting ready, Lorie’s step-Dad, Chris, simulated a blessing of some sort.

Getting ready with family support lesbian wedding

Family stepped in to help the couple and wedding party get ready.

Makeup for Bridesmaids Before LGBT Wedding
Happy LGBT Bride
Hair piece for bride
Family greetings at wedding
The rings for two brides

Lorie and her Mom, and then Keena, walked into the garden and down the aisle.

Mom walks bride down the aisle
Bride walks down the aisle.
Funny moment during LGBT wedding

The ceremony was full of laughter and a few tears of joy.

Family and friends backyard wedding
Saying vows at LGBT wedding
Prayer at lesbian wedding

Delighted to be married, the couple, their minister and friends and family celebrated together.

Marriage Equality wedding
Married LGBT couple

Grandpa greeted the couple with a warm hug.

Hug from grandpa after lesbian wedding

After the ceremony, friends and family joined Keena and Lorie at a restaurant for more revelry.

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LGBT brides posed photo
Cindy Brown
I'm an Atlanta wedding photographer who takes soulful, quirky and honest photos ...

I'm also an adventurous traveler and all-round nerd. I love to hike with my beagle/cattle dog Roux and best friend/spouse.

I was born in Atlanta, moved around a lot--30 cities and 5 states--and then came back.

After graduating from the Art Institute of Atlanta, I took a job at asmall newspaper in south Georgia, where I photographedhospital teas, pecan farmers, and beauty queens.

I photographed a biker funeral, death penalty protests andTed Bundy while interning with the Associated Press.

While a photographer for two dailies in Florida, I photographed Ronald Reagan, a train derailment and the dedication of a screened-in porch.

An unexpected life turn took me to Vermont where I fell in love with Bernie Sanders and on to Indiana, where I edited photos for a major daily, and nerded out getting a master’s and PhD.

After teaching photojournalism at colleges and universities in Florida, Indiana and Mississippi, I returned to Atlanta to earn myfifth degree--a Master's of Divinity.

My passion for storytelling with my camera and my interest in religious diversity led my to the field of wedding photojournalism.

I have documented weddings large and small, Unitarian and Pagan, indoors and out, Christian and Muslim, in backyards and in churches. The most exotic wedding I have photographed took place in Mexico and was officiated by aMayan shaman.

When I'm not photographing weddings, portraits or corporate events, I work on personal photo projects, visit friends in amemory-care home, and volunteer at a recovery center.

http://www.samesexweddingphotographers.com
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