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Atlanta Wedding Photographer | Romantic + Moody Lindale Mill Engagement Session

April 23, 2025 0 Engagements

Romantic engagement photo at Lindale Mill with couple embracing between rusty metal bars

If you’re dreaming of an engagement session that’s equal parts romantic, moody, and creatively bold, Lindale Mill is the perfect place to start. Nestled in Lindale, Georgia, this once-thriving textile factory is now a breathtaking backdrop for couples who want something beyond the ordinary.

Why Lindale Mill is a Top Choice for Engagement Photos in Georgia

With its raw textures, weathered brick, steel ruins, and soft filtered light, Lindale Mill is an industrial dreamland for couples who want photos that feel like a story—cinematic, intimate, and full of depth.

For this session, we embraced everything the space had to offer. Victoria and Michael danced through the ruins, shared quiet kisses under broken windows, and let the character of the mill surround them. Every photo feels like a film still.

The Look: Romantic, Edgy, and Effortless

Victoria and Michael styled their session with neutral tones and flowy textures—perfect against the grit of the factory walls. Whether framed in doorways, nestled between rusted beams, or walking hand-in-hand down crumbling hallways, their love was the centerpiece of every frame.

This session proved that you don’t need a perfect setting—you just need a story and the right light.

romantic engagement photo at Lindale Mill with couple embracing in front of rustic brick wall

artistic engagement portrait with dramatic lighting at Lindale Mill

couple embracing in front of metal clad pealed painted wall

romantic engagement photo of couple in warm embrace in front of rustic mill equipment at Lindale Mill

couple holding hands in front of rusted factory equipment at Lindale Mill

artistic, editorial-styled image of couple on rusty staircase

moody portrait of couple on a rusty catwalk inside dark equipment room at Lindale Mill

Couple sitting on rusted stairs while reflection of couple is seen through broken glass

romantic couple embraces shot through rusted metal beams and peeled walls at Lindale Mill

Engagement photo at Lindale Mill with couple holding hands and walking among factory ruins

couple walking and laughing by broken windows on ruined factory floor

Romantic photo of couple leaning against broken windows among factory ruins

Romantic photo of couple kissing during engagement session at Lindale Mill

Couple standing and holding hands in front of broken windows and peeled brick wall

Creative reflection of couple in the middle of ruin factory floor in Lindale Mill

Romantic photo of couple hugging in front of brick wall

couple hugging in front of brick wall at Lindale Mill

Couple embracing in front of rusted factory doors during engagement session at Lindale Mill

Couple facing each other in a playful way using light streaks with bistro lights

Editorial style couple photo on blue sofa in front of industrial windows during engagement session at Lindale Mill

Couple sitting on factory floor in front of turbine during engagement session at Lindale Mill

Couple sitting in front of back-lit turbine on factory floor at Lindale Mill during engagement session

Creative photo of bride between groom's legs at a distance during engagement session at Lindale Mill

Planning Your Engagement Session at Lindale Mill

Here’s what you need to know:

Permit Required — Be secure your photography permit before your session
Best Time to Shoot — Golden hour brings beautiful light, by overcast days are a moody photographer’s dream here.
Wardrobe Tips — Textures, earth tones, and fabrics that move elevate your photos and shine against the rough industrial backdrop.
Don’t Overthink It — Let the environment inspire you. Some of the best shots happen when you’re simply being you.

Looking for an Engagement Photographer in Georgia?

If you’re planning a wedding or engagement session and want photos that feel cinematic, emotional, and intentional, we’d love to connect. Whether you’re drawn to the industrial charm of Lindale Mill or have your heart set on something totally different, we’re here to help you dream big and document your story in a way that feels honest and artful. Click the link to see another engagement session taken at Lindale Mill.

Let’s Connect and talk about our availability and custom engagement experiences.

Bri and Corey’s Downtown Decatur Engagement | Love Painted on City Streets

July 3, 2023 0 Engagements, Portraits

couple sitting on teal chairs foreheads touching and smiling. shot through bright yellow weaved chair

Love has a way of painting life with vibrant colors and creating beautiful memories. For Bri and Corey, their engagement session in Downtown Decatur was a true reflection of their vibrant love story. Against the backdrop of local artist murals and the city streets, their session captured the essence of their connection, shared passions, and the beauty of their relationship. From their favorite bar to the enchanting night sky, their engagement was a celebration of love and the captivating city that holds a special place in their hearts.

To Love at Their Favorite Bar

To start the session on a memorable note, Bri and Corey decided to visit their favorite bar in Downtown Decatur. This special place held countless memories and was a true reflection of their personalities.

The bar’s unique ambiance and the love that radiated from Bri and Corey created an enchanting backdrop for their engagement photos.

ring shot of girl holding glass of white wine

couple enjoying drinks at a bar in Decatur, GA

private and romantic moment between couple at bar

couple kissing across table holding hands at a bar

Exploring Local Artist Murals

Downtown Decatur is known for its lively art scene, with vibrant murals adorning the walls, each telling a unique story. Bri and Corey chose this colorful backdrop to symbolize the vibrancy and uniqueness of their love. As they strolled through the city streets hand in hand, their photographer expertly captured their joy and the artistic essence of their surroundings.

Against the murals, Bri and Corey posed with an effortless grace, the vibrant colors adding a sense of energy and excitement to their photos. Each mural became a canvas that beautifully complemented their love story, capturing the depth and complexity of their connection. With every snapshot, the images came alive, reflecting their shared laughter, affection, and anticipation for the journey ahead.

wide shot of couple against mural of man

couple holding hands playfully in front of mural

couple photographed against mural. focus on girl

couple enjoying a moment on a bench in the park

man guiding girl down city street front of mural

romantic moment of man kissing girl on bench leading lines

black and white photo of couple kissing shot through weaved chair

couple cuddle together photographed through chair decor

couple portrait against art mural. girl wearing low cut back blue and gold sequence dress

creative portrait of couple. girl looking into carmera

romantic photo of couple through staircase. man kissing girl's neck

Under a Starlit Night Sky

As the sun dipped below the horizon, Bri and Corey’s engagement session continued into the evening, culminating in a breathtaking night sky. Against the backdrop of twinkling stars and the soft glow of city lights, their love seemed to shine even brighter.

The couple embraced each other, lost in their own world, as we captured the magic of the night. It was a moment that perfectly encapsulated the depth and beauty of their love, marking the beginning of a lifelong journey under the stars.

couple backlit with flash facing each other against building

couple looking off against sunset of blue and orange

couple silhoette against sky during blue hour

Bri and Corey’s Downtown Decatur engagement session was a testament to their love, individuality, and shared experiences. The local artist murals provided a captivating backdrop, reflecting the vibrancy and uniqueness of their relationship. From their favorite bar, where they were reminded of where it all started, to the enchanting night sky that witnessed their embrace, every moment was a snapshot of their love story.

Through their engagement session, Bri and Corey showcased the importance of embracing the beauty of their surroundings and incorporating their personal favorites into their journey.

As they embark on the next chapter of their lives, Bri and Corey’s engagement photos will forever serve as a reminder of the love and joy they share. Their story, painted on the city streets, will continue to inspire others to embrace their unique love stories and celebrate the beauty of the world around them.

Engagement photos at Cator Woolford — Atlanta, GA | Fatima and Sunny

June 27, 2023 0 Cator Woolford, Engagements

romantic couple shoot through elephant ear leaves

Nestled in the heart of Druid Hills, the Cator Woolford Gardens offers a rare glimpse into 1920s Atlanta. This lush oasis is one of the few viable estates still standing in the city today, and is virtually untouched by city sprawl. Once the home of Cator Woolford, a principal founder of what is now known as Equifax, the Italian-style gardens serve as an amazing backdrop for Fatima and Sunny’s engagement photos infused with decades of classic beauty and Southern charm.

couple smiling captured through magnolia leaves

smiling southeast asian couple bashful along with ring shot captured from above

epic staircase photo of power couple captured from below

elegant southeastasian couple strolling through garden pathway

southeast asian couple in formalwear along garden path

groom whispering to bride from behind dressed in formalwear at cator woolford garden

southeast asian couple holding hands back to back between elephant ear leaves

Thank you Fatima and Sunny for an amazing afternoon photographing your engagement session at Cator Woolford.

Engagement photos at the park — Atlanta, GA | Amanda and Chance

June 27, 2023 0 Engagements

couple walking down park path smiling at each other

What an awesome warm afternoon we spent in a nearby local city park with Amanda and Chance. The location chosen for their engagement session was Woodlands Garden just six miles from the city of Atlanta. A place we had never visited. Woodlands Garden is an eight acre mostly-wooded public garden located in Decatur, Georgia. The Garden’s mission is to preserve a woodland garden as an urban sanctuary to educate and engage the community in the natural world.

couple hugging back to chest between trees

couple in front of flower bushes laughing

couple holding letter m and detail ring shot

couple smiling at each other in the park

The afternoon quickly turned into early evening as the light was slowly disappearing. But we had to capture a few more. Amanda and Chance were having too much fun.

couple sitting next two fallen tree trunk in park

couple enjoying each other and looks back at the park engagement photo

Thank you Amanda and Chance for a beautiful afternoon capturing your engagement photos and document this most special season of your lives. Looking forward to your wedding.

Piedmont Park Engagement Photos — Atlanta, GA | Casi & Kyle

July 19, 2019 0 Engagements

In our line of work as wedding photographers we are constantly meeting new couples each year. Each one of those couples, fantastic. Occasionally we come across people that totally embody sweetness at the purest definition of the word. Such is the case with Casi and Kyle. Both are smart and easy going with a great sense of humor.

Kyle was a pilot with Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Casi was a personal style blogger under howyouwearit.com and now represents Beautycounter as a consultant.

So, how did they meet? Well, this is how Casi breaks it down:

“Kyle and I met through Match.com, but later realized we were members at the same church. I knew Kyle was the one when I watched him get baptized. I had always prayed for a man who loved God with all his heart and seeing the man I loved get baptized was confirmation for me of that.”

The rest is history as they say.

For their engagement session they chose Piedmont Park. A popular spot with many couples in Atlanta for its vast array of scenes, including an epic skyline view. If you’re interested in Piedmont Park for your engagement photos; look at some of our other sessions at this wonderful location. Sarah Lyn and Jef, Chinyere and Kyrone, Yaqui and Alex. You’ll notice that even though we’ve photographed engagement photos here many times, we can always find new ways to transform our images to make this location look fresh and unique. In the meantime, please enjoy Casi and Kyle’s session on a chilly fall afternoon.

couple embrace front of mural at piedmont park

couple smiling front of mural at piedmont park

couple embrace and laugh near mural at piedmont park

couple portrait in front of mural at Piedmont Park

couple walking and laughing along boardwalk at piedmont park engagement photo

couple sit and embrace on rocks at piedmont park engagement photo

couple sit on rocks at piedmont park engagement photos

couple laughing during engagement photo session at piedmont park

couple kissing by lake at piedmont park engagement photo

black and white engagement photo at piedmont park with duck

couple stop along boardwalk at piedmont park

couple embrace front of lake at piedmont park

fall engagement photos at piedmont park couple embrace

creative portrait with large color leaf at piedmont park

creative portrait through fall leaves at piedmont park

couple embrace silhouette black and white city skyline

Atlanta, GA — Lake Lanier Islands Engagement Photos | Charlie & Isabelle

January 4, 2019 0 Engagements

Introducing Charlie and Isabelle

We first met Isabelle and her mom as they begun their search for all things wedding related at our local bridal show. Isabelle knew exactly what she wanted regarding her wedding and engagement photography. After an extensive conversation discussing her vision for the wedding, we agreed to set up a second meeting to include Charlie, her fiancée. Coffee and tea at Café Intermezzo is always a good choice on a cool afternoon. So after getting a cozy table off to the corner we had our first chance to meet Charlie. What a delight it was to spend some time with him; very relaxed and laid back. A perfect compliment to Isabelle’s personality.

Meetings like these are always essential to our storytelling style of photography. Getting to know our couple’s back-story, how they met and what makes their relationship so unique really shapes the types of images we create down the road. So off we go.

Isabelle is originally from Quebec, Canada but moved to the United States with her family at the age of 12. After briefly “visiting” Denver, they settled in Seattle where she later earned her International Studies degree at the University of Washington. Shortly after, she decided to leave the Seattle rain for sunny San Francisco with her furry best friend. Little did she know, this is where her life would really begin when she met Charlie.

Charlie’s story began in China where he is from and where he grew up. His parents decided to sacrifice their careers and everything they had to bring him to the United States. They wanted to give him the chance to fulfill the “American Dream“. At age 11, they first settled in “Hotlanta” where he completed secondary education and received his degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. After graduation, he had a few setbacks. So he decided to move the “Golden City” for a fresh start.

So, how did they actually meet?

Well, it’s interesting to hear each one describe how this all came about.

Isabelle:

I had seen and talked to him before – casually. But I really saw him that day at the Venetian Expo. He looked good in his relaxed boot cut jeans and fitting white t-shirt – a welcome sight to the throng of solution architects, engineers and sales guys swarming the convention center floor. There ensued burgers, shakes, long walk and long talks. For me, it really was a combination of his raw confidence, his honesty, his unwavering loyalty, and the dimples when he smiled.

Charlie:

I had noticed her before. This young, beautiful, exotic and yet unassuming and down to earth woman with big eyes and luscious, thick brown hair. I was drawn to her mannerisms and way of speaking that was not quite American… but not quite European either. After spending some time to get to know her, I was amazed at how much we had in common, from our immigrant experiences growing up, to our sense of humor.

How did their relationship bloom?

Isabelle:

We got to know each other in the Golden City, through hikes on the cliffs by the sea and strolls and picnics in the wine country.

Charlie:

Our relationship blossomed in the city by the bay; our frequent trips hiking across the austere and majestic mountains by the pacific coast, the peaceful and often chilly Muir Woods (then again Izzie is always cold), and our relaxing drives through the wine country affirmed that our bond would be eternal. Through our times together, I also learned about her strong family values. Those same values led us and our little furry pup (not so little at 70lbs) to trek across the country and settle back in the peach state.

And then…?

Charlie:

For a frequent traveler with over three million miles, it seemed only appropriate that I make our engagement official at 39,000 feet.

Isabelle:

Yeah, it was a few months before we moved into our home on our way home from exploring the Christmas markets of Munich, in the middle of the Atlantic on a long flight, he asked me to marry him. It was probably the easiest question I ever had to answer.

The engagement session

They both knew they wanted to do something extra special for their engagement session. So they made arrangements at Lake Lanier to get access to PineIsle Pointe. This is one of the most popular wedding venues on the lake; but we had it all to ourselves! All week long we had torrential rains and the forecast was threatening more rain for the day of the session. However, miraculously the sun broke through and we had one of the most magnificent afternoons of the year.

Having a couple that loves the outdoors just lends to having a great photo shoot. The entire session was simply a delight to shoot. Running through the fields and jumping in the water for the sake of photography? No problem! Hey even their labradoodle Boomer got into the mix. Thanks Charlie and Isabelle for a super esession! We can’t wait to share their wedding next!

Romantic Couple Photos of Charlie & Isabelle by Virimages

gone with the wind inspired portrait by lake

Catch a glimpse from their video slideshow below.

Lindale Mill, GA Engagement | Michael & Tyler

April 15, 2018 0 Engagements

A different type of engagement session

From the very start Michael and Tyler always wanted something different for their engagement session. While they appreciate images of couples on a beautiful countryside or next to a glimmering lake, they were looking for something that could offer a unique visual experience. Something with rustic character, able to offer a wide array of scenes with varying textures and uncommon colors. In the past the Goat Farm Arts Center always fit the bill for similar requests with other couples. However this time around that venue was not available and we wanted to try something new all together. So where to go? Thankfully we came across Joe Silva and the Lindale Mill!

Is it a Mill or is it a movie studio?

Dating back to 1896 this structure served as a textile mill providing hundreds of jobs for Floyd County for roughly 105 years until the mill closed in 2001. During the next 9 years these buildings slowly began falling apart until a family from Seattle moved across the country to give this special place a brand new start in 2010. Currently the Lindale Mill is quite relevant again but with a brand new purpose. Providing spacious industrial locations, the mill is now used for wedding celebrations, stylized photography shoots and film projects including music videos and motion pictures. Most recently the Mill was used to film several scenes of the The Divergent Series: Allegiant

In particular the Mill provides cavernous rooms filled with rusted scaffolding and machinery, endless walls of original brick, a creek that can double as a moat and over 100 years of paint textures in vibrant shades yellow and teal.

This was the perfect spot to give Michael and Tyler the look they were envisioning. Talk about searching for that industrial vibe and hitting a home run!

Just as wonderful as the location, this couple was an absolute thrill to work with. Michael is smooth and easy going and Tyler is energetic and adventurous. Together they share a love for volunteer work and good food. They also share a love for cars. How can you not like a couple that love to race drift cars!

In any case our photo session was filled with so many options it almost went beyond 3 hours. Every time we turned a corner at the mill a new spot would appear with at least 5 different shot options. We are so thankful for the opportunity of working with Michael and Tyler on this engagement session. We also look forward to returning to the Lindale Mill with another couple sometime in the near future, as we’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s possible at this fantastic location.

Need to see more? Take a look at their video slideshow.

Alpharetta, GA Engagement Photographer | Sean + Laura : Sneak Peek

November 16, 2015 0 Engagements

Yesterday we had an amazing time with Sean and Laura visiting the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta for their engagement session. Here’s a quick sneak peek of what’s to come.

Atlanta Engagement Photographer | Ruben + Sasha : Sneak Peek

September 21, 2015 0 Engagements

Whoa…what a weekend. After a fantastic wedding Saturday (check out their a sneak peek), we met with Ruben and Sasha at Whitewater Creek for their engagement session. Here’s a taste of what’s to come.

They are so incredibly cute together.

Atlanta Engagement Photographer | Alex + Yaquelin

July 2, 2015 2 Engagements, Uncategorized

Among several descriptions, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines personality as attractive qualities that make a person interesting or pleasant to be with. Fuse two great personalities together and what do you get? Pure awesomeness! That’s what we have with Alex and Yaquelin. Spunk and loads of personality! A gorgeous sunny afternoon, a slight breeze plus tons of energy and laughter powered this engagement session across Piedmont Park and the Fox Theater in Downtown Atlanta. As a wedding photographer, working with couples that have this type of chemistry makes our job so much fun. We can’t help but to look forward to their August wedding!

They’re so cute together.