Nick and Danielle's Shrimp-Themed Garden Party Wedding

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Nick’s shrimp boutineer

A shrimp-themed wedding?

You may wonder “Why?.”

Why would anyone choose shrimp as their wedding theme?

Shrimp themed wedding

shrimp bouquets

Wedding with shrimp theme

Well, here’s the love story behind the theme.

Nick and Danielle saw each other from across the bar at Little Trouble on Atlanta’s Westside. She noticed the tattoo of a shrimp on his arm and walked over to comment on it.

“I told him that shrimp are the cockroaches of the sea” Danielle says. He replied “I know.”

According to Danille, the two “pretty much just fell in love after that.”

 Shrimp, a theme throughout their relationship, became a theme for their wedding, naturally.

Here are a few of my favorite photos from their wedding

Bride getting hair done before wedding
Bridesmaids checking phones
Bridesmaid watches while bride gets makeup
Bride with makeup brush reflected in chandalier
Groom hanging out with his groomen before wedding

photo by cory henry.

Bride laughs after trying to jump in unison with her bridesmaids

danielle laughs after she and her bridesmaid tried to jump at the same time.

Bride laughing with friends and family
Bride putting on her dress
wedding ring detail shot

photo by Cory henry

Wedding dress detail
Groom reacts when he sees the shrimp boutineer his bride is about to put on him.

nick reacts upon seeing his shrimp boutineer for the first time.

presentation of the shrimp boutineer

Shrimp boutineer

Can you believe this?

Bridesmaid with shrimp bouquet

Bridesmaid (with shrimp bouquet) and groomsman.

The ring bearer rides down the aisle in a toy car.

The ring bearer.

Groom reacts to bride coming down the aisle
Bride reading vows
Groom reads his vows
Yes. I wrote that in my vows, too. Really !

Nick points out a part in his vows that danielle had included in hers. She thought he added at the last minute.

The bride can't believe both wrote about the same bizarre thing in their vows.

shrimp boutineer front and center.

Bride laughs with a friend.
Couple eating shrimp

OF course, the menu of the day included shrimp cocktail.

Couples first dance

First dance.

Couple dancing at wedding.
Bride smashes cake in groom's face

Cake in the face!

Glass shrimp

Yes, another shrimp. This one is blown glass.

The exit kiss under the light of sparklers

Morning glory sparkler exit.

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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.