Fixed Focal Photography

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Hi there!

We are a husband and wife team based out of Woodstock, Georgia and we love photographing...life! We primarily shoot weddings (who can resist so much beauty, love and emotion in one place?!) but also love to mix it up with sweet little newborns, families, and every day life along the way! We are HUGE animal lovers (we have three cats-Vichy, Gracie and Skeeter and two dogs-Ani and Maximus). Jon desperately wants to add a fainting mini goat to the list. Ashley is a Libra and Jon thinks all that stuff is silly (not surprising-he's a Pisces). We LOVE documentaries…the more random and bizarre the better (some of our favorites: "The King of Kong", "Scrabylon", and "Food Inc"). We highly recommend these movies for your next movie night...ideally with a mini goat curled up at your side! :-)

Come on in and check out some of our latest work...feel free to leave comments along the way! We'd love to hear from you!

Emory Engagement | Mitsi & Sean

May 18, 2012

Emory’s gorgeous campus was the perfect backdrop for this adorable and trendy downtown couple. It was also extra fitting since Mitsi is a professor at the college! I also have to give her major props for hiking ALL OVER campus in those heels without batting an eye, that girl is hardcore! (Sean, you rock too, I’m sure your shoes weren’t as comfy as our sneakers). After getting a chance to hang out with this super sweet couple during their engagement session, Jon and I are even more excited for their upcoming wedding which will be held at the W Midtown! Yet another perfect backdrop for this modern-yet-down-to-earth-happy-and-in-love couple!

I love Mitsi’s laugh in this next shot…so cute!One of my favorites from the day…I love when we’re able to just hang back and let the couple interact together more naturally.Another favorite from the day!

Posted in Engagements Tags: Ashley Bruschi, Emory Engagement Session, Emory Photographer, Jon Bruschi

Pinetree Country Club Wedding | Sara & Will

May 17, 2012

We had a total blast photographing Sara and Will’s wedding at the Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw…honestly, we could have fun photographing these two anytime anywhere, they’re so great! It’s very rare to find Sara when she’s not laughing or smiling (typically at Will who’s just cracked a joke). Sara was glowing with happiness and looked so beautiful in her beautiful layered gown and up-do…you could tell Will was blown away. After their sunny ceremony full of happy tears and vows, the guests headed inside for an evening of well wishes, toasts, and lots of awesome dancing!

I couldn’t choose my favorite between all these images of Sara and her mom so I had to add them all. They have such a sweet relationship together.See what I mean about Sara always smiling and happy, I love this girl!She was SUCH a beautiful bride!Will looking quite dapper, getting all suited up for the big day.The couple chose to have a first look session (which we LOVE doing), I love their sweet moment together.Of course we had to play around on the golf course a little bit…This next shot is one of my all-time favorites…not only because I adore this natural unstaged moment between the bride and groom but also because I remember cat-like Jon crawling through the trees and bushes to get this shot. All reasons why I love Sara & Will AND my awesome husband!Later in the evening, Sara and her brother shared a dance…they totally rocked it! Sara & Will, we had so much fun at your wedding and wish you both a lifetime of happiness (hopefully full of tons of awesome Disney vacations!)

Posted in Weddings Tags: Ashley Bruschi, Jon Bruschi, Kennesaw Wedding Photographer, Pinetree Country Club Photographer, Pinetree Country Club Wedding, Pinetree Country Club Wedding Photographer

Woodstock Portrait Session | Jessica & Charlie | Sneak Peek!

May 14, 2012

While Jessica and Charlie were still in town after their wedding, they decided to schedule an additional portrait session with us before heading back to California and we were so excited for another opportunity to photograph this sweet and awesome couple! We were extra stoked when we found out they wanted to have the session at Jessica’s parents’ home which is right down the road from us! It’s not often that we get to have a photo session so close to home. Their parents’ home (designed by Jessica’s dad!) and surrounding property proved to be the perfect backdrop for their session. Enjoy their sneak peek pictures!

Posted in Portraits Tags: Ashley Bruschi, Jon Bruschi, Woodstock Engagement Session, Woodstock Portrait Photographer, Woodstock Portrait Photography

Stone Mountain Park Engagement Session | Emily & Chris

May 14, 2012

We met Emily and Chris on a windy and blustery day at Stone Mountain Park for their engagement session but the crazy weather wasn’t going to get us down! We had so much fun with these two, shooting around different areas of the GIGANTIC park! From the antebellum area and the village to the covered bridge and old mill, there were a ton of super cute locations for this adorably sweet couple. We can’t wait for their wedding in October at the park, it’s going to be gorgeous!

Posted in Engagements Tags: Ashley Bruschi, Jon Bruschi, Stone Mountain Engagement Session, Stone Mountain Photographer

Serenbe Farms Engagement Session | Leslie & Anthony

May 13, 2012

Y’all know what crazy animal lovers Jon and I are so when Leslie and Anthony asked if their dogs could tag along for their engagement session we were so excited! Furry babies are ALWAYS welcome! We met them all at one of our favorite engagement locations, Serenbe Farms, on a bright and sunny afternoon…timing our session so we could finish up in time for Leslie and Anthony to head to the farmhouse for their dinner reservations (what a sweet date night!). Eating at Serenbe has been on our “to do list” for quite some time but we’ve yet to check it off…from what we’ve heard, the food is amazing! We adore this couple, Leslie and Anthony are sweet, down to earth, immediately-make-you-feel comfortable type of people and not to mention crazy photogenic! Enjoy their engagement session and stay tune for their wedding blog post coming up soon!

I’m holding a treat just out of camera view while Jon took this shot…thus the side lolling tongue in happy anticipationLeslie has the most beautifully expressive eyes, I love this shot!These shots were right before the baby goat discovered how tasty Anthony’s tie was