RECENT stories, wedding inspiration, & FAVORITE MOMENTS
Explore recent weddings, sessions, and helpful planning tips. The blog is where I share more from each story, including the details, locations, and moments that made each day feel personal. . Explore recent weddings, sessions, and helpful planning tips including venue guides, Georgia wedding location inspiration, and behind-the-scenes moments from real couples.
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There’s a particular kind of glamour that lives at Dublin Country Club, manicured greens, golden light, and just enough old-world polish to make every guest feel like they’ve stepped onto a movie set. Gracie and Colton went all in on that old Hollywood energy for their wedding day, and let me tell you, these two have main-character chemistry.
Their Love Story
Gracie and Colton met at the St. Patrick’s Festival in downtown Dublin, introduced by mutual friends, and that was pretty much that. Colton’s got a 50-watt smile that lights up a room the second he walks in. Gracie’s got dark hair, killer baby blues, and a quiet elegance that’s impossible to miss. But their whole thing isn’t just how good they look together (though, wow). It’s how they fit. Gracie is grace, plain and simple, and Colton is her steady place to land you can catch it in the way he looks at her when he thinks nobody’s watching.
Their Wedding
Gracie and Colton said “I do” at Marie Baptist Church, surrounded by family and friends on a hot June day that Dublin, GA does so well. Gracie wore an A-line dress with a statement necklace of pearls from The White Magnolia, and Colton showed up in a crisp white tux. The heat only added to the glow, warm and a little hazy in the best way, exactly the light that makes portraits feel timeless. Every detail of the day came together seamlessly thanks to planner Wendy Moore Tiegs, right down to the blooms from Classic Florist & Home Decor, Gracie’s bouquet was honestly one of the most stunning arrangements I’ve ever photographed, all soft ivory roses tumbling into trailing greenery.
Their Reception
From there, everyone headed over to Dublin Country Club, styled by Don’s Tent Rentals, for the reception, and the club truly pulled out all the stops. Dinner was a pasta bar, and it was every bit as delicious as it sounds. Once dinner wrapped, Emerald Empire Band had the whole crowd on its feet, and a basket of tambourines kept every guest moving right along with them. Then came the plot twist: the getaway car didn’t start on the first try, so Colton and his dad rolled up their sleeves and got it running while everyone cheered them on. That’s the kind of unscripted moment I live for.
Your Dublin Country Club Wedding Photographer
I’ve shot multiple weddings at Dublin Country Club, and it’s still one of my absolute favorite venues here in Dublin, GA — gorgeous light, room to really dance, and a backdrop that makes every couple look like the stars of their own film. Honestly, golden hour on that lawn is the only place I want to be with a couple in love. If you’re planning a Dublin Country Club wedding, I’d love to be your Dublin wedding photographer.
Hi there, I’m Annie, the heart behind Annie T. Photography. Based in Macon, I love capturing real, true-to-you moments for weddings, engagements, families, and portraits across Dublin, Macon, Atlanta, and Savannah. If you’re dreaming of a wedding like this one, I’d love to hear your story, reach out here.
Vendor Team
Venue & Reception: Dublin Country Club
Ceremony: Marie Baptist Church
Florist: Classic Florist & Home Decor
Dress: The White Magnolia
Planner: Wendy Moore Tiegs
Cake: Cake Art Studio Dublin
Band: Emerald Empire Band
Rentals: Don’s Tent Rentals
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If there is one thing I have learned after photographing multiple Idle Hour Country Club weddings in Macon, Georgia, it is this: Idle Hour is a blank canvas. It does not impose a look or a style on your day. It gives you beautiful bones, extraordinary spaces, and a setting with enough range that two completely different couples can both walk away with galleries that feel entirely like them. That is rare, and it is exactly why Idle Hour keeps showing up at the top of my list of favorite middle Georgia wedding venues.
After all the Idle Hour weddings I have had the privilege of photographing, here are a few shots I never leave without. These are the frames that end up on gallery walls, the ones couples message me months later about, the ones that make this venue worth every bit of the investment.
Groom at Trotters
Trotters is where the guys gather before the ceremony, and that energy is completely worth documenting. A groom with a drink in hand, the people who have known him his whole life around him, right before one of the biggest moments of his day. These images feel completely different from everything else in the gallery, and grooms love them every single time.
The Spiral Staircase
The spiral staircase is the most architecturally distinctive portrait spot at Idle Hour and one of the best in all of middle Georgia. Shoot from below, from above, from the side to catch the full sweep of the curve. Think of it as a moment to sneak away and steal a kiss, how romantic.
The Golf Course at Golden Hour
Idle Hour’s golf course at golden hour is one of those middle Georgia wedding photography moments that stops people mid-scroll. Open sky, the green stretching out behind the couple, light doing things it simply cannot do indoors. I always ask if we can steal fifteen minutes out there and the answer is almost always yes. Getting married in the winter? No worries mid day and blue light on the golf course are the best. Leave the timeline planning up to me.
The Dance Floor
The Idle Hour dance floor is where the blank canvas becomes a full picture. The room fills up fast and it stays that way. A wide shot of everyone moving at once, the couple disappearing into the middle of it, the parents on the edge watching or right in the middle, these are the images that capture what the night actually felt like. You definitely will see me throwing down on the dance floor because I am not scared to show off some skills. Also, love a late night bit (ps: Krystal’s are my fave).
The Porch Exit Kiss Under the Twinkle Lights
The best for last. The covered porch at Idle Hour strung with twinkle lights is one of the most beautiful exit settings in Macon, and I have photographed a lot of exits. As the couple steps out into the night and steals one more kiss under all that soft light, with guests around them, it is genuinely magical every time. Whether you are using sparklers, flower petals or bubbles this is the spot for the exit photos. Whatever vision you bring to your Idle Hour wedding, this porch exit will close it perfectly.
Your Idle Hour Country Club Wedding Photographer in Macon, Georgia
Whatever you bring to your Idle Hour wedding, this venue adapts. Classic or modern, intimate or grand, traditional or completely your own. If you are planning a middle Georgia wedding at Idle Hour and want a photographer who knows every corner of it, reach out. I would love to show you more from past weddings here and talk through your day.
Hi there, I’m Annie, the heart behind Annie T. Photography. Based in Macon, I love capturing real, true-to-you moments for weddings, engagements, and portraits across middle Georgia and beyond. If you’re dreaming of a celebration like this one, I’d love to hear your story. Reach out here.
