Amanda Horne Photography

Name: Amanda Horne Photography
Address: Auburn, AL, US
Telephone: +12563979698
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A follower of Jesus, wife, and homeschooling mama serving families and brides in Alabama & Georgia.

06/01/2026

The best bridal portrait isn't always in the getting ready room.

That space is usually beautiful chaos. Bridesmaids, moms, hair and makeup, the dress, suitcases, the snacks no one ate. Perfect for documenting the morning. Not always great for a portrait.

Jourdan's bridal suite at The Chapel at the Waters (just outside Montgomery) had that energy. A few minutes before the ceremony, we stepped into the main chapel. Clean walls, soft window light, room to breathe.

If you're planning your wedding, don't assume your bridal portrait has to happen where you got dressed. Trust your photographer to find the spot with the best light, even if it means walking somewhere else.

05/30/2026

It rained on Mary Catherine and Dylan’s wedding day. But Truitt Vanderbilt was the perfect backdrop for the sweetest moments of their day. The rain may have rearranged photo plans, but the gorgeous venue more than made up for it!

These two got ready at Truitt Vanderbilt and married just down the road at Delavant in LaGrange, GA.

Their first look on the porch was quiet, followed by private vows between just the two of them. This wasn’t just *a* moment for them, it was THE moment. I couldn’t hear what was being said, but as the minutes ticked by, I realized they had so much to say to each other about their love.

A few favorites: Mary Catherine lacing up her bridal Nikes (gotta love a practical shoe!), a bridal party where every bridesmaid picked her own color and style (with bouquets to match), and a pair of the sweetest flower girls I’ve ever seen.

Relaxed, joyful, so good from start to finish.

Ceremony and Reception Venue:
Planning/coordination:
Getting ready:
Florals:
DJ: Daddy DJ

Just swap in the real handles and you’re set.

05/27/2026

30 days out from Maggie and Lucas's wedding at First Baptist Wetumpka! There's something extra special about getting married in the church your dad preaches at every Sunday.

05/26/2026

The most emotional engagement photos don't come from poses.

They come from what happens after the pose. After the camera stops feeling like a camera. After you stop checking how you look and just look at each other.

Caitlyn and Parker at Kiesel Park in Auburn. This was one of those moments.

If you're nervous about your engagement session, you don't need to practice angles or memorize poses. Show up, sit close, and let your photographer do the watching. The rest will happen.

05/25/2026

There's something about this chapel at Children's Harbor that makes every frame feel a little quieter. The veil caught the wind at just the right moment, and the gray sky kept the light soft all afternoon. Not a bad way to spend a wedding day.

05/24/2026

That Spanish moss and the water at Chapel at the Waters. The light that evening was so good.

Bryce and Jourdan had an intimate wedding with just their closest friends and family, and they didn't do a first look. So this portrait session between the ceremony and reception was their first time alone together as husband and wife.

If you're not doing a first look on your wedding day, this is the window. Twenty or thirty minutes of just the two of you, before you walk into the reception and everyone wants a piece of your time. Coordinate with your photographer to protect it.

The light helps. The time alone is what matters.

05/22/2026

Almost nothing about Jamie and Wilson’s wedding went the way it was planned, but the day was held together by the people who love them.

Jamie and Wilson got married at Oakhurst in West Point, Georgia. I felt how loved they were before the ceremony even started. I’d carried the details away from the getting ready room and was photographing them when I overheard Dad talking about how excited he was for this wedding, how much he loved them, how perfectly matched they were. I don’t hear dads gush like that very often, so here I am trying to photograph details with tears in my eyes.

When Jamie walked down the aisle, everyone around me was crying. Wilson. The grandparents. Both sets of parents. Wilson’s brother Kirk. So of course I was too.

Later, after the daddy daughter dance, Jamie and her mom shared a dance of their own. An instrumental version of “You Are My Sunshine” started playing, and one by one, the people who loved her began to quietly sing along. More tears.

Here’s the part I want you to hear if you’re planning a wedding: that day, the timeline fell apart. The officiant and coordinator got sick and couldn’t attend. Jamie’s dress needed stitches from a friend at the last minute, and we lost the window for the first touch she and Wilson had planned. But every time something went wrong, someone who loved them stepped in.

As the timeline was getting more off track, I could see Jamie getting stressed. I reminded her it wasn’t about getting the first touch in a pretty spot. It was about getting one minute with him to calm her nerves. We brought Wilson to the door, and the two of them held hands around the doorframe while Jamie waited on her dress.

It wasn’t picture perfect. It was even better. It was real. She needed that minute with him, and she got it.

Your timeline will probably slip. Something will go sideways. None of that is what you’ll remember. You’ll remember your dad gushing about you, your friends singing over you, one quiet minute holding hands to calm your nerves. Build your day around the people and the moments, and let everything else stay flexible.

Nothing about their day went the way it was planned. But it was real.

Inquiries: https://amandahornephotography.com/weddings

05/21/2026

Her sister's face says everything.

This is the bridesmaids' first look at Harleigh, right after her mom helped her into the dress at Azalea Cove Waterside on Lake Martin. The bridesmaids had stepped out into the hall to give her a quiet minute with her mom. Then she opened the door.

Here's something I've learned documenting weddings: the quiet moments matter. Before the "big" moments (the first look with dad, walking down the aisle, the first dance), a bride needs space to take a real breath.

Quiet first, then excitement. That's where photos like this one come from.

05/20/2026

Alabama in the spring with azaleas in full bloom. There's nothing like it.

Parker and Caitlyn are high school sweethearts, and we planned their engagement session at Camp Marannook... the place they fell in love. These are my favorite kind of engagement sessions! When you choose a location that actually hold memories for you, the meaningful setting creates real emotion. A pretty backdrop alone can't do that.

If you're planning your wedding and trying to decide where to do your engagement session, my best advice is to pick somewhere that matters. The coffee shop where you had your first date. Your grandparents' farm. The trail you walk every weekend.

The azaleas are a bonus. The story is what makes it.

05/16/2026

Let's get these two married!!

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