When Kalan reached out needing a photographer for this aquarium proposal, I immediately was so excited!! ⁣I hadn’t been to the Georgia Aquarium since I was a kid, and it was truly so magical getting to go back for this special moment with Kalan, Megan, and the fish.⁣ We had the whole place to ourselves, and getting to walk through the back halls to sneak into the Ocean Voyager theatre was so surreal. I am so eager to do this again sometime - there is really nothing like being in the aquarium when it’s empty.

June is always one of my favorite months in the mountains. When driving to this shoot, I discovered the most amazing yellow wildflowers on the side of the highway and I immediately knew we would be shooting there. I had also found a new spot a week prior that had an incredible view during golden hour, so that’s where we ended the shoot! It was one of those ‘follow and trust me’ sort of shoots, pulling over to take pictures at random places. But it was so magical!

Intimate Weddings have a special place in my heart - the gathering of just your closest loved ones and no one else is so meaningful. Carson and Hunter have known each other their whole lives, and it was so sweet getting to witness their true commitment to each other. They got married on a cloudy May day at Stella’s Garden Estate in Commerce, GA and it was truly the most beautiful evening!

I took Sofia & Noah’s engagement pictures in May of last year and was so excited for their wedding day in Knoxville.  It arrived so fast and the day was filled with love & joy, family and friends, and a fun dance floor to remember! The ceremony took place at Noah’s childhood home (so sentimental) and the intimate celebration consisted of 30 of their closest friends and family! Noah’s dad sang for them during the ceremony and it had the whole room in tears.

Kiera and Dwane met me at one of my favorite fields in Marietta at golden hour. I brought a cute quilt, a basket, and some flowers to make this photo shoot have a ‘dreamy’ vibe, and I even brought vintage style UNO cards since Dwane proposed with them years ago!! These photos were in honor of their 5 year wedding anniversary - I love when couples celebrate with a photoshoot.

Is it weird that after 20 minutes with Grace and Nolan I feel like we could be best friends??? They were literally such a sweet couple and we were all laughing for so much of the shoot. Grace is from Charleston and wanted to have water in their engagement session, so I really tried to channel that coastal vibe with this location off Lake Acworth. The docks and lake were so so pretty at sunset, and it truly felt so cinematic being there at the most gorgeous time of day.

This is my THIRD shoot with Anna & Avery and they are just such a JOY to work with!! Their love for each other shines so loud and beautifully - it’s truly so easy to capture them. For this shoot, we met right before sunset at one of my favorite fields here in Marietta. It’s the only one with tall grass at the moment, and the view of golden hour is so lovely here. For outfits, I suggested earthy colors and also mentioned ‘all denim’ because why not? Well when they put on their all denim outfit, I knew it was gonna be an insane shoot. The blue hues with the golden light were just PERFECT and it was giving vintage Levi’s campaign in the best way. 

Speaking as both a North Georgia Proposal Photographer and as someone who just got engaged (over the summer in Portugal - it was magic!), I know how valuable it is to have photos of that special moment. Andrew and I both look back at our proposal photos often and remember something we didn’t previously from that special day!

Adeline has been a dear friend of mine since 2019, and since then, we have taken countless photos together. I was lucky enough to photograph her and Clay for the first time in early 2021, then again in 2022 for their engagement photos, and now in 2024 for photos with their new family member, Petunia. We met up on an oddly warm December day and explored this new location together!

This intimate wedding at Juliette Chapel in Dahlonega, GA was such a fun evening to capture! Vanessa reached out to me and immediately was SO kind and trusting. She is an incredible wedding hair vendor (check out her work here) and I felt so honored that she chose ME to capture her wedding day!

Here’s what she had to say: “Brides please read this if you want the best wedding photos ever! Harriet made my wedding photo dreams come true. I think it was everything from the professionalism to the personality to the literal photos. She is everything that a bride would want on her wedding day! My photos came in earlier than expected and I just want to frame them all!

Harriet, Thank you for everything! You captured every special moment on my day. You are a true artist and have SO much talent! I would choose you again and again!”

Here’s what they had to say about their session: From Zach: “Harriet is a PHENOMENAL photographer! I found her through google and so glad I decided to go with her for my surprise engagement photos. Neither myself or my fiancée had ever done a photo shoot before and she made it so so so simple for us to feel comfortable the entire time. She really knows what she’s doing and her photography skills are out of this world. She was great to work with and communication with her was a breeze! Anybody looking for a photographer do not hesitate to reach out to Harriet because I promise she is amazing!! 10/10 recommend”

I met Alexis & Taylor (& sweet Rex) at sunrise for this shoot and we got SUCH a pretty morning for their maternity photos. It was way chillier than it looks but Alexis & Taylor were such troopers with the weather and I love how these photos turned out!

Foggy engagement shoot of my dreams! This shoot with Mackenzie, Carson, and Cash (the most perfect dog), was so much fun. We had these locations to ourselves and the weather was so perfect!!! ⁣ Mackenzie and Carson were so easy to talk to and I had so much fun getting to hangout with them while bonding over our love for pit bulls. ⁣

The most MAGICAL elopement with the sweetest couple ever. Annie & Brandon reached out wanting a waterfall elopement - and I was SO excited to help them plan. I put together a few waterfall options, and we ended up choosing this beautiful park just outside of Blue Ridge for their special day. We woke up super early for sunrise - only to be met with rain, but that didn't stop Annie & Brandon from having a beautiful ceremony. We had the whole place to ourselves and Andrew (my favorite officiant ;) married them among the falling leaves and rushing waterfall. Days like this truly remind me that I have my DREAM job. And DREAM couples. Thank you Annie & Brandon for trusting me to capture your special day!!

Summer is my absolute favorite season - and it has been for a while now. I find that some of my most fulfilling and creative shoots come around at this time of year, and this couples session in Ellijay with Olivia & Henry was no different. I had posted on my story about wanting to do a photoshoot with a vintage bike, and I found this location last fall and knew it would be the perfect vibe. Olivia replied and said she had the most perfect bike - and she was so right! Incorporating something you love (eg cycling) into your session can make for such genuine & authentic couples photos. This session truly felt like a dream to me and I hope to do many more summer shoots this year!

Weekday sunrise elopements have become my favorite kind of wedding to photograph! Why should you elope at sunrise in the mountains? The getting up super early part isn’t so great, but everything else - from having the location to yourself, and the rest of the day to celebrate with friends and family (while I go home and edit!), it is truly a dream come true.

Ali & Dante travelled up to Ellijay, GA from Florida with their sweet dogs, Gunner & Chloe, wanting a ‘winter elopement in the mountains’ and they definitely got it!! This was one of the coldest days of my entire life - 27 degrees with an 11 degree wind chill. I had to take frequent breaks to keep my fingers from going numb, but it was 100000% worth it. They got married on top of my favorite mountain overlook here in Ellijay, GA and we watched as the early morning clouds hovered over the mountains…

Ever dreamed of eloping on the beaches of Mexico with mountains all around? This day was IT! I don’t think I ever could have pictured a more perfect day in Puerto Vallarta, MX. Tierney & Dane have lived here for almost 2 years, and they showed me around all their favorite places in the area, including the most unreal beach for sunset towards the end of this blog post. I found the field from the earlier photos just by walking around (isn’t that wild??), and I absolutely love all the mountains in these photos.

Karina & Andy got married on Oct 16th, 2022 and a year later decided to get dressed up again to celebrate their 1 year anniversary with a dreamy canoe sunrise anniversary session! We met just before sunrise at this beautiful lake and heard the birds chirping, along side some drilling and construction noises going on right next to us (LOL - the things you don’t see in the pictures!). It ended up being such a magical morning and I’m so happy I got to capture these moments for them.

Morgan is a dear, dear friend of mine and getting to meet (and photograph) her two sweet girls was so much fun. Poppy and Sullivan warmed up to the camera after about 10 mins and were such stars! We shot at this perfect field in Marietta during golden hour - my favorite time of day to shoot. Morgan picked out the perfect outfits for Poppy & Sullivan, and I adore how they looked at this location! I have been shooting a lot more in the Marietta/Kennesaw area recently and I love it!

When Baxter reached out to me to document their proposal I was BEYOND excited. He came to me before planning anything else - which is honestly my favorite thing! I was able to help him choose the location (this spot is a favorite of mine), the time of day (will forever advocate for sunrise), and how to have me capture it without Morgan seeing! We FaceTimed, planned, sent maps with arrows on where to go, and just got so excited for this morning. ⁣

Meredith is my freshman year (random!) roommate and I am so happy that 5 years down the road I got to take photos of her and her sweet guy, Christian! I found this road a couple weeks ago and was so so excited to shoot on it for the first time. We were there for almost 2 hours and not a SINGLE car drove by - I love quiet places like this in the mountains! Just us, the cows, the crickets, and the moon!