Christin and Coley’s Southern Charm Wedding at The Fountainview Mansion

You could say photographing this wedding felt like being around a lot of old friends you’ve known forever. That was probably because I have known Christin forever. She singlehandedly drove me home from high school, every day of my Junior year, in a busted down SUV named Spencer. When Christin got engaged, she reached out and brought me back to my roots below the Mason Dixon to shoot her wedding in Auburn, Alabama. Christin’s family has a long tradition with Auburn. Her grandparents and parents were both married in the same church where Christin and Coley exchanged their wedding vows.

I figured what better time to share this wedding than now. Everyone loves Christmas in July.

A bride's blue shoes and pearl necklace at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride's dress hangs at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Christmas decorations at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A wedding cake on display at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Detroit Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A black and white photo of a bride being helped into her dress at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Detroit Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride is helped into her dress by her mother and maid of honor at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Detroit Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride is helped into her dress by her mother and maid of honor at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Detroit Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Bride and groom share their first look at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Bride and groom wedding portraits with southern charm at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Black and white bride and groom wedding portraits with southern charm at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom share a private moment together for portraits before their wedding ceremony at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom share a private moment together for portraits before their wedding ceremony at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom share a private moment together for portraits before their wedding ceremony at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Michigan Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom share a private moment together for portraits, amongst Christmas decorations, before their wedding ceremony at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Michigan Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom pose with their wedding party at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Michigan Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom pose with their wedding party at the Fountainview mansion, photographed by Michigan Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Bridesmaids in floor length blue gowns at The Fountainview Mansion, photographed by Michigan Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride stands in front of stained glass windows at a church.A silhouette of a bride and groom against stained glass windows, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Flower girls start down the aisle, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride shares one last moment with her father just before her wedding, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Black and white wedding ceremony photograph, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Black and white wedding ceremony photograph, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom pose outside of Samford Hall in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom pose outside of Samford Hall in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A wedding reception begins at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Bride and groom share a first dance at their wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Bride and groom share a first dance at their wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Bride and groom share a first dance at their wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests watch as the bride and groom share a first dance at their wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A black and white photo of a bride and groom share a first dance at their wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Father and daughter share a dance at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Father and daughter share a dance at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Father daughter dance.Father of the bride makes a toast at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Father of the bride makes a toast at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Father of the bride makes a toast at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bride and groom pose in front of a firetruck at their wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests dance into the night at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests dance into the night at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests dance into the night at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests dance into the night at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.A bridesmaid catches the bouquet.Guests dance into the night at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests dance into the night at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Wedding guests make wishes on chinese lanterns at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Wedding guests make wishes on chinese lanterns at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.The bride and groom watch chinese lanterns in the sky at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.Guests prepare for a sparkler exit at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.The bride and groom pause for a kiss during their sparkler exit at a wedding reception at The Fountainview Mansion in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.The bride and groom share one last portrait in front of Samford Hall in Auburn Alabama, photographed by Ann Arbor Wedding Photographer Heather Jowett.

I’ll leave you with this, a photo of me with two of the people I was closest to in high school. This is what an entire day of photographing a wedding in the Alabama heat does to you. These gals introduced me to local music and shaped me during those formative adolescent years and I’ll love them always. Triforce forever.
Photographer Heather Jowett poses with old friends.

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  • Lovely shoot, great evening shots, can be really tricky.

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