Unforgettable Memories and Intimate Snapshots
$1,750 starting price
GA
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Lupins and Lava
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Lupins and Lava is a wedding photography company based in Atlanta, GA. This company cherishes the smaller moments, whether it’s a soft laugh or a sweet embrace between loved ones. They want to find the instances where you are most authentically yourself and document them for you to keep, forever.
The photographers of Lupins and Lava favor an unobtrusive, documentary-style approach. They don’t want to direct you or your loved ones, preferring instead to document you as you are naturally. Genuine relationships and connections are their favorite thing to catch on film. Couples who are getting married outside of Atlanta can enjoy this business’s packages for destination weddings.
From an intimate engagement photoshoot to late-night dancing at the reception, Lupins and Lava want you to remember it all. They offer packages with a second photographer to give you more dynamic wedding pictures. Drone footage is also available for a fresh, exciting perspective on your day. Couples can receive their photos as digital files, as well as in print. A heartfelt wedding album, filled with the most magical moments from your day, can be a treasured keepsake.
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Reviews
4.8
out of 5.019 reviews
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Lupins and Lava is highly praised by reviewers for their exceptional service and beautiful floral designs. The photographers, Atalie and her assistant Lucas, were described as professional and talented, capturing breathtaking photos and making the couple feel comfortable throughout the day. The communication and responsiveness of Becca, the florist, were also highly appreciated, with reviewers commending her for executing their vision and creating gorgeous floral arrangements. Overall, Lupins and Lava is recommended for their unique style, professionalism, and ability to make wedding days memorable and stress-free.Review photos
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Nicole A
5.0
10/15/2023
We used Lupins and Lava for both florals and photography at our wedding. Becca created such beautiful floral designs! Because of our inexperience, we struggled to describe what we wanted, but she made on-point suggestions, listened to our thoughts, and executed beautifully. We don't yet have the photos (as expected, it's only been a couple weeks), but Christian and Jeremiah were both professional and delightful, and they gave great suggestions for shots while also capturing lots of candids and following our family photo list. Communication was fairly smooth through the online scheduling system.
Meredith W
5.0
6/29/2023
Atalie from Lupins and Lava photographed our wedding in Atlanta in mid-June. We are so thrilled with how the photos turned out and spent our wedding day totally relaxed due to Atalie’s professional yet calm and casual demeanor. In planning, I remember being grateful that she was clear and honest about her recommendations for a wedding of our size, and did not simply try to upsell us (which everyone knows is sometimes the case). She effortlessly captured every key moment and a whole list of important family photos and portraits that we asked for. She delivered us a beautiful album of preview shots just two days after the wedding. She is funny, kind and very talented. We couldn’t be happier!
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Michelle S
5.0
1/15/2023
I immediately loved the unique style of Lupins & Lava and after talking to Becca, I was sure I found the florist for our wedding. The day of the wedding, the florist popped in to confirm that I was satisfied with the results and I was! So gorgeous!
Pamela P
5.0
7/07/2022
Becca and her team did such an amazing job on the florals and design for my wedding. She did such a great job at taking my thoughts and translating them into such beautiful floral arrangements. And she easily handled some last minute decor changes that I asked for. I loved working with them!
Courtney C
5.0
6/23/2022
Becca and her team were a pleasure to work with! Not only was the floral design unique and beautiful - Becca was so easy to communicate with. She accommodated every request and sent quotes quickly. Lupin and Lava added such a romantic and intimate level to our backyard wedding!
Tori M
5.0
4/09/2022
Lupins and Lava did an amazing job as the florists for my wedding. I worked with Becca closely and she was a great communicator and worked with me to make sure the flowers and table arrangements were everything I wanted. The day of I was blown away at how gorgeous everything looked. The floral arrangements were unique and my tables and altar looked incredible. I highly recommend their services!
Rebecca S
5.0
2/25/2022
I worked with Atalie for my wedding and not only did she shoot breathtaking photos, but she was also incredibly professional and we loved working with her! 10/10 would recommend!
Katelyn C
5.0
2/21/2022
Lupins an Lava made our day fun, romantic and oh so sweet. Atalie and her assistant Lucas catered into our playful and quirky vibe. They posed us to look natural and feel natural. From the intimate moments with each other, to the incorporation of our wedding party, everyone felt extremely comfortable. The candid shots especially, it was special to see everyone giggle and truly enjoy themselves! They knew how to bring out everyone's best energy! Even the parts of the day that went too fast or unnoticed by us, were captured with great care and artistry! By the end of the night ,we didn't want to part ways with Lupins and Lava! These are people that make you want to stay in touch and like you built a true bond!
Taylor S
4.0
1/18/2022
The only reason I am not giving a rating of 5 stars is due to the lack of communication during the months leading up to our engagement shoot. I found that one-off emails were not the best way to get in contact with Atalie. Setting up a call through her calendar portal is a quick and easy way to capture her full attention. The day before our shoot, Atalie was extremely communicative via text helping me brainstorm and finalize location ideas. She went above and beyond the morning of our shoot when we had the possibility of a last-minute location change.
Where she does deserve 5++++ stars is in her photography and personality. She was so easy to be around and made me and my fiance feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She gives great direction and really knows what she is doing. AND THE PICTURESSSS. I have never gotten so many compliments on any photos in my entire life. I couldn't be happier with the way they turned out. She is TRULY an incredible artist. She was able to send me our sneak peeks a week after our photoshoot and the rest were sent 8 weeks after our shoot.
I couldn't recommend her enough.
Peter G
5.0
12/31/2021
Could not have asked for a more supportive or talented team to help during one of the happiest/stressful moments. The photos came out so beautiful. She has a gift for capturing the moment and is delightful to work with.
Kayla S
5.0
12/31/2021
Amazing team! They made the whole process so easy on me and my fiance, and went above and beyond what I expected. Atalie made sure that my fiance and I were comfortable and relaxed for our incredible photoshoot, and got our photos back to us insanely quickly. Becc communicated with us very early on about our design inspiration and provided us with a gorgeous floral proposal and ideas for decorations I'd never even considered!
Great team with wonderful communication, and I would recommend them to everyone!
Mike L
5.0
12/30/2021
Atalie was such a wonderful part of our wedding! She chose the perfect location for our engagement photo shoot and but together the perfect shots that we used for our wedding invitations. She's fun to work with and is the exact person that you want on your team during your special day.
Taylor R
5.0
11/13/2021
Atalie at Lupins and Lava was absolutely perfect! I couldn’t have asked for a better fit for our wedding day, not only did she take beautiful photos that we just love, she was so easy to be with. It’s a big deal to make sure the person you are with the most on your wedding day is a peaceful and happy addition and Atalie was just that! She was so excellent at working with all of our family and friends I would hire her again in a heartbeat. Before the big day she answered all our questions and was very helpful! Don’t pass her up, I’ve worked with A LOT of wedding photographers over the years and I would pick her again and again!
Margaret W
5.0
11/02/2021
Lupins and Lava quite literally made my proposal dreams come true. My fiancé reached out to Lupins and Lava for help with planning his proposal and location. Not only did they assist with finding the proposal location (PERFECT location), they got to the location early and created the most beautiful proposal set, full of flowers, pillars and candles. Becca is truly gifted - her ability to create stunning arrangements is 2nd to NONE. She creates stunning floral arrangements that feel and look so special. Lupins and Lava also photographed our entire proposal! Atalie is a photography guru and always captures the most beautiful shots, poses, and backdrops. Her fun and happy personality made us both feel completely comfortable and excited. I highly recommend using Atalie and Becca at Lupins and Lavas; they are professional, kind, and the most fun to work with. We will cherish our proposal memories and photos forever!! THANK YOU Lupins & Lava, you are a dream team!
Grace C
2.0
8/20/2021
We paid L&L a deposit but ended up canceling 10 months before our wedding. We really value communication & decided Lupins & Lava was not the right fit for us.
I first got into contact with L&L a year before our wedding date. Atalie was a JOY to talk to & we loved their galleries. We ended up booking them the next day. Atalie was very communicative and responsive throughout the booking process with any questions we had.
After booking, we wanted to coordinate engagement photos, and Atalie’s response time for email ranged from 1 to 4 weeks. During a 4 week stretch of not hearing from her, we were concerned we had gotten scammed and started looking into other photographers. Atalie did eventually get back to us (from later phone calls, the miscommunication seems to be that Atalie had saved dates for our engagement, but we felt she never confirmed/was not hearing a response so did not know). We ultimately decided to switch, partly from liking other photographers, but mostly because of these communication issues/not wanting to be stressed about getting into contact closer to our wedding date. Our deposit was not refundable, so it was a difficult decision for us.
We had a couple last phone calls with Atalie to discuss our concerns. She explained the different circumstances that affected her communication and that L&L was planning on hiring someone to help with email. She also offered a free engagement session or do a partial refund of our deposit, $350/$1000. We felt uncomfortable because it seemed like we were being paid to not write a review & told her we did not want money and would not write a review. However, on more reflection, we thought there should be some form of accountability. We wanted a full refund (which L&L felt was not fair from time they spent on communication & dates they held for us & we understand). Our last request was $350 refund, with additional refund if L&L got booked by another couple on the date they had saved for us & have not heard back. Our intent is not to turn couples away from L&L, as their photos and other reviews are wonderful, but to help future couples have clearer expectations than we had.
For us, email is more convenient than phone. For future couples - maybe consider your preferred form of communication & ask if phone calls are the only way or if emails will have a better response time with their new assistant! Atalie told me during our initial consultation that phone appts were available any time. However, I did not realize that meant she would not be responsive on other forms of contact. I did ask several times over email/text when I couldn’t reach her about what the best way of communication was & wished she had told me she preferred the phone appts, rather than no response at all. The first time we did try to make a phone appt, we were never contacted (they were out of office but the portal still allowed us to make an appt). So, we felt uneasy that the only way we could contact L&L was faulty/unreliable at times.
Otherwise, L&L’s photos are beautiful & looking at the other reviews - it seems like they are so much fun the day of weddings to have as a photographer! We seem to be the exception, rather than the norm. Atalie is very passionate about her work and seems like she gives a wonderful experience/photos - we just were not a great fit. We appreciate her time trying to figure out misunderstandings and a resolution & hope that this review will help others determine if they are a great fit!
Vendor response 08/20/2021
Hey Grace,
I do wish our team would have been a match for your wedding and wish you the ...
best moving forward with a film photographer for your wedding day. We always appreciate reviews and do want our clients to know exactly what to expect with working with our team. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to further address these concerns. We do ask however that the review reflects the accurate conversations between us. The above review does not reflect the emails and phone logs that we have in not only quantity but also response times of our communication. During the 10 weeks that you were our client there were over 30 emails between us, 4-5 phone calls, 4 dates that we held for your engagement shoot (All canceled by you), a venue contacted for engagement photos, 2 location scouted, and advice given to you about your timeline and drape rentals for your ceremony lighting. All of our communications with exception to the week of the 4th of July and an email response to your notice of cancelation was within 3-5 business days for emails and 24-48 hours for phone calls. This is a policy we do our best to uphold for all clients I’ve went into more detail of those incidents below for transparency to anyone whom it may concern.
Grace as I mentioned before, via our contract we do not transfer or refund wedding deposits that save your date. There was no mention of negative feelings until after telling you we couldn’t transfer your wedding deposit to an engagement shoot. You then emailed us a review that you were planning on leaving which honestly felt very much like an ultimatum, especially since the review contained several inaccuracies. Surprised by the email, and more worried that you had negative feeling than concerned with a review, I scheduled a call with you to hopefully reconcile any miscommunication. That is exactly what happened during the call. While I did offer to move forward with the engagement session free of charge, I never said we would do a refund or asked you not to leave a review. However, you did communicated to me that you didn’t want any type of free services or a refund. After a conversation that reached a clear resolution. I was later surprised again, to receive a text asking for a full refund. I responded stating that I would reach back out to you if we able to book the date. Our team has tried our best to fulfill all your needs and request throughout this process. We respect your decision to move forward with a film photographer and do wish we would have been able to find a way to make this work. We take communication with our clients very seriously and always strive to have clear communication via our initial consultation, our 50+ page welcome guide and annually hiring additional office staff during spring and fall wedding seasons.
Kind Regards,
The Lupins + Lave Team Coordinator
Atalie
Further Details:
It is our policy to respond to emails within 3-5 business days (not including holidays) and to be accessible Monday- Friday via the phone using an online scheduling link in which you can use to hop on a call with us at your convenience (excluding holiday weeks unless your wedding is on a holiday of course).
I mention holidays above because the longest lack of communication was 10 business days not the 4 weeks mentioned above. 5 of these days being over the week of the 4th of July in which we were out of the office. This particular incident occurred with emails being received on June 23rd and June 30th with our next contact being us giving Grace a call on July 8th. These emails were very important to us however they were non-urgent. [Graces 1st email in that week was telling us that she would need to possibly rescheduled their engagement session. The 2nd email we received was Richard ( her partner ) asking us to secretly not be available for an engagement session date because he was planning a proposal. The 3rd email in that chain was the client informing us that in fact they would need to reschedule and asking us for the entirety of our available dates through the end of the year (November to be exact)]
We spoke on the phone July 8th, rescheduled their engagement session, and there was no further mention of a communication concern, until over a month later when they informed us that they decided that It was important for them to have film photography at their wedding.
- I verbally told Grace via our phone call on July 8th that I would put her new requested date of Sept 2nd on the calendar she then emailed to confirm that date Friday night July 16th. 3 business days later on Wednesday July 21st I emailed Grace the following:
Hey Grace,
I still have Sept 2nd available and have marked it on my calendar for your engagement session. I'm still looking into locations but there is a barn/field near Arabia that might be a good fit. I'm going to consider a few more options and get back to you as far as location goes. Everything looks really beautiful!
Thanks
Atalie
-After this email I did location scout 2 places and reached out to a wedding venue from a session they loved of ours to get availably for their shoot date.
-Below is the email we received with notice that they wanted to no longer wanted to hire us for their wedding date:
Hi Atalie!!
Please let us know if Wed Sept 1 is another possible date for you :) We had something come up in the evening Thurs night… but also if you think pictures in the afternoon would be fine - then we’re totally fine with Thurs Sept 2 still! Whatever is better for you!!
Also we wanted to let you know that we wanted to go with another photographer for our wedding. We started looking at other photographers because it was difficult to reach you initially. During that time, we happened to realize we want film photography for our wedding. We are really sorry for any inconvenience this would cause. Hopefully since we’re still a bit further out from the date, you would able to find another couple for that weekend.
We understand that our deposit is non-refundable since cancelling our contract would be our decision. However, we still REALLY love your pictures/style and would want to have our engagement pictures done with you. Please let us know if this is an inappropriate request - but we were wondering if we could put our deposit towards an engagement shoot with you, rather than our wedding date. If it’s easier to discuss over the phone, please let me know!
Best,
Grace
-Following this Grace set up a phone consultation with us for August 5th. We discussed that we could not transfer her wedding deposit to her engagement session, however we were happy to still work with her. We also went a step further to offer her film at her wedding through our company even though thats not something we normally offer professionally. She was considering the idea but after talking to Richard later informed us they wanted to move forward with the film photographer they had found.
Sydney B
5.0
4/20/2021
I planned a quick "mini-mony" during COVID and used Lupins and Lava for almost every vendor. We used them for florals, video streaming, and photography. Everything was stunning and each vendor was easy to work with. My pictures are STUNNING and I am so happy to have used Lupins and Lava for our day.
Klaire M
5.0
12/14/2019
My husband and I cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience with Lupins and Lava. Our wedding and engagement photos exceeded every expectation we had. Our photographer worked so hard to ensure our personalities and love were captured perfectly and that we were relaxed and having FUN the entire time. If you want someone you can trust to go above and beyond, capture your true selves, make your wedding about only you and your love for one another, and someone who truly cares about your desires for your big day, there really is no one better!
Natalie W
5.0
12/12/2019
My experience with Lupins and Lava with both photography and florals went beyond all my expectations. I honestly cannot speak highly enough about them! I hired Lupins and Lava to handle all my florals for my wedding. Becca is truly gifted. Her passion and talent are so apparent in her work and you will want it to be a part of your day. I didn't have a specific vision for flowers, like many brides do, and I trusted Lupins and Lava to create something beautiful, and they did... more than I could have even imagined. They made a vision I didn't even know I had come to life and the flowers made our day feel so unique and complete. They are a piece of the day I will never forget because of the amount of care and intention their team put into making them. Not only did they create the most beautiful flowers, but Becca was one of the kindest, most genuine, easy to work with people I have ever met. I truly could not recommend them more! Choosing Lupins and Lava to do my florals was hands down one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day! Lupins and Lava's photography is unparalleled when it comes to quality, professionalism, intention, and dependability. You can truly count on them to deliver great photos but they are so easy to get along with. You spend so much of your wedding day with your photographer so trust me when I say their team is a blast to have around. They are definitely full of life and celebratory but I also appreciate them not being over the top or evasive, letting the wedding day flow naturally and feel laid back. Lupins and Lava has such a unique style. People have not stopped talking about how amazing the photos looked and I can't stop looking at them. They truly captured that memories of the day perfectly. Go with Lupins and Lava. I can PROMISE you, you will not regret it.
Jenna C
5.0
12/12/2019
My experience with Lupins and Lava was simply wonderful. Atalie, our photographer, listened to all my needs and desires for what I wanted our wedding to look like. She made our very, small, intimate ceremony seem like a beautiful dream. I didn't have to worry about being creative on my big day along with every other detail, because she got all the little shots I never would have thought of. She also did an amazing job of incorporating my mom, who passed away a few months prior to the ceremony, into the memories. Atalie has this way of capturing the moments you didn't even know were the absolute best memories that makes you eternally grateful that she thought to catch it. She also did some fall pictures of my family which were just stunning! She managed to capture our goofiness and love without being cheesy or overbearing. Little did we know, that day would be my mom's last birthday with us. I have those pictures in my living room to this day and remembering her in such a beautiful way means so much to me. Thank you so much Lupins and Lava for all your help capturing some of the most important moments of my life!
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