Historic Rucker Place, located at 1804 12th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205 – 205-558-2485 has southern hospitality and delicious food as well. Rucker Place is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are perfect for any occasion. Rucker Place hosts weddings, wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, corporate meetings, exhibitions, seminars, Christmas holiday events, teas, showers, sorority and fraternity formals, reunions, and bar mitzvah and bat mitzah. Call them for a your next memorable event.

Visit their website for more information. www.ruckerplace.com

You’ll also see a special gallery on their website featuring Jim Little Photography too! We love our Rucker Place friends and staff!

Our featured vendor today is a beautiful reception venue, Rosewood Hall at SoHo Square, located at 2850 19th Street South, Homewood, AL 35209. Jim Little Photography also located in the Homewood area, has photographed wedding receptions at Rosewood and worked with their friendly staff and meeting & event planner, Ellen Morgan. She can assist with planning your special day, big or small.

Rosewood Hall at SoHo Square, located at Homewood City Hall, was completed in the fall of 2005. It encompasses a contemporary design and is the perfect destination for your perfect event. It features three separate meeting rooms, which can be combined along with the Terrazo area to accommodate up to 600 guests. The rooms are equipped with state of the art audio and visual equipment, as well as an entertainment stage and over-sized dance floor.

Conveniently located off Highway 31 in downtown Homewood, Rosewood Hall is an unique addition to the local community, providing an upscale contemporary location for events of any kind. Rosewood Hall hosts such events as wedding receptions, non-profit fundraisers, anniversary parties, bat/bar mitzvahs, reunions, corporate meetings/seminars, Holiday parties and sorority/fraternity formals.

Visit their website at www.rosewoodhall.com for more information.

We are continuing our articles and links from www.modernbride.com with wedding dress info to help you find that perfect dress!

Follow the links below to find out about gowns that flatter every figure, what’s in store for the latest wedding trends, style advice from Amsale and how to find the right veil. And remember we have worked with many reputable wedding dress vendors in the Birmingham, AL area, southeastern United States and in the metro Atlanta area as well. We’d be happy to give you some great referrals.

Style advice from Amsale 


How to find the right veil

Many thanks to Modern Bride, www.modernbride.com for the links below for helpful planning tips and advice for your wedding day! And if you haven’t booked your wedding yet, our 2010 dates are booking quickly. Also, we work with many reputable wedding vendors and can highly recommend great vendors – reception sites, great outdoor wedding ceremony locations, florists, caterers, cakes, limos, wedding planners, videographer and much more!

Visit our new website and contact us for availability, appointments, or more information to help with your wedding planning needs.

Where to Begin

Wedding planning from A to Z

Now that he’s asked you to marry him you can start planning the wedding of your dreams! But with so many items on your wedding to-do list it’s hard to know where to begin. Let Brides.com show you the way with expert planning tips to help you get organized, find a place to register—as well as what to register for—shop for your wedding dress, get your groom involved and pick a wedding theme and color palette.

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• Our 75 favorite wedding-planning Web sites
• When to create your registry
• Why you should hire a wedding planner
• 7 wedding mistakes to avoid

Jim Little Photography has photographed weddings and worked with multiple churches and venues for over 20 years.

Today’s article highlights Rachael Grammer, a wedding and event planner with Two Hearts Wedding and Events. The article featured this month, Intelligence Gathering, from her blog, “Grammerically Speaking”, offers you helpful hints to “Celebrate the Day”. As Rachael says, “When you hire us, you know that you are securing superior quality, expert knowledge, creativity, a personal assistant and friend. Be sure to contact her for a complimentary consultation, 205-936-0362

Intelligence Gathering

An important part of my job as a wedding planner is to go through the vendor contracts my client wishes to enter into an agreement with as well as any important policies and procedures. Knowing and understanding on the front end what you get for your money and what the vendor expects are key to having no surprises on the wedding day. For more information about policies of churches and venues, READ MORE in Rachael’s September 2 blog entry.

Jim Little Photography – www.jimlittlephotography.com Located in Birmingham, Alabama with travel available all over the Southeast or for your destination wedding location.

Today’s article highlights Rachael Grammer, a wedding and event planner with Two Hearts Wedding and Events. The article featured this month, Beyond the Wedding Registry, from her blog, “Grammerically Speaking”, offers you helpful hints to “Celebrate the Day”. As Rachel says, “When you hire us, you know that you are securing superior quality, expert knowledge, creativity, a personal assistant and friend. Be sure to contact her for a complimentary consultation, 205-936-0362

Beyond the Wedding Registry

I believe everyone knows the importance of wedding and baby registries. After all, when getting someone a gift, most folks just want to get the couple something they really want with no guessing involved. And the tool that helps the gift giver is of course… the registry! READ MORE from Rachael’s blog and the September 4th entry …

Today’s article continues to highlight Rachel Grammer, a wedding and event planner with Two Hearts Wedding and Events. The article featured this month, Picture Perfect Face, from her blog, Grammerically Speaking” offers you helpful hints to “Celebrate the Day” . As Rachel says, “ When you hire us, you know that you are securing superior quality, expert knowledge, creativity, a personal assistant and friend. Be sure to contact her for a complimentary consultation, 205-936-0362

For more information about Jim Little Photography and to show off your Picture Perfect Face in beautiful photographs and great memories of your wedding day, please visit our website – www.jimlittlephotography.com

The Picture Perfect Face

Often times while planning her big day, a bride can forget about the little details that can affect the big picture in a dramatic way. I am speaking about the hair and makeup applications she will be wearing the entire day.

The makeup and application chosen is a very important part of the bridal ensemble. After all, it will be forever captured in her wedding photos and video. You may feel your ability to style your own locks and apply your own facial coloring is best left to you, but allowing the professionals to perform these tasks is money well worth spent. Besides, it is supposed to be a day all about you! But don’t forget your ladies… hair and makeup together time is very special. READ MORE from Rachael’s August 31st blog entry for a Picture Perfect Face….

JIM LITTLE PHOTOGRAPHY – www.jimlittlephotography.com is proud to have worked with many reputable vendors in the wedding industry for over 20 years. Whether it is a videographer, a florist, a caterer, cakes, tuxedos, guest favors, DJ, or just getting the timeline together to make your special day worry free … your wedding day will revolve around a lot of successful pre-planning.

A wedding planner can be very helpful to make your day go smoothly from the getting ready jitters to the going away goodbyes. So, for the month of October, we’d like to introduce you to Rachael Grammer, a wedding and event planner with Two Hearts Wedding and Events. The articles featured this month are from Rachael’s blog, “Grammerically Speaking” to offer you helpful hints to “Celebrate the Day”. As Rachael says, “When you hire us, you know that you are securing superior quality, expert knowledge, creativity, a personal assistant and friend. Be sure to contact her for a complimentary consultation, 205-936-0362

Meet Rachael Grammer

Jim has had the honor of photographing Rachael and Robert’s wedding June 19, 1990, at Hartselle United Methodist Church in Hartselle, AL. Have a look back to some of her “real wedding” details…….My wedding gown was purchased at Southern Bride and I made my own veil. My bouquet and bouts were done by my Aunt Bee from Chattanooga. The other florals & church décor was done by my MIL who is a retired florist from Hartselle. And our photographer… Jim Little Photography! There was no hair or makeup stylist, videographer, or limo service. We had a simple wedding but it was a wonderful day that I will always treasure. My two much younger sisters were my maids of honor. Rebecca, the older of the two, was almost 10 at the time going on 25 and kept correcting Jim during the day and trying to tell him what to do and how to do it. Jim told me she would be perfect for his son because he needed someone to keep him in line! Rebecca now helps me with wedding day coordination. She and I work so well together.

Wedding Videography – Capturing the Emotion

By now, I’m sure most of you have had an opportunity to see the video coverage of a couple and their wedding party dancing down the aisle to “Forever” by Chris Brown. One could not help but feel the energy and genuine love in the air while watching it. Photography can capture those images forever but videography is the only way to capture the emotion. See her blog entry for September 11, 2009 to READ MORE …

Ashley & Russell were married May 2, 2009 at the 4-H Center in Columbiana. Several of Ashley’s vendors were Mr. Burch and Dianne’s Formal Affair. See the beautiful 4H location and photos of the fun couple! For more detailed information, please visit the 4H website – http://www.aces.edu/4hcenter/WeddingsReceptions.php

Jim is proud to photograph weddings all over the state, whether your wedding is big or small, we can find a wedding photography plan to best meet your needs and your budget too! Serving Alabama Wedding Photography and all over the Southeastern area for professional wedding portraits and photography.

Kate and Scott Elling were married 4-18-09 at Taylor Memorial Methodist Church. Their wedding vendors were Bella Couture for Kate’s gown and Carolyn Counts for florist and caterer. Their beautiful photos show a lot of fun, yet show some sweet and intimate shots as well.  Jim Little Photography has a creative mix of black & white, sepia toned, collages, digital art paintings, and a large assortment of Image Art wedding albums – custom-designed especially for each wedding couple. Visit our website, www.jimlittlephotography.com to view galleries and wedding albums.

Again we are proud to show off photos of Mathews Manor where Jesslyn & Jerry were married on April 11, 2009. Thank you to our associate photographer Brad, who captured some great shots for their wedding! You can’t go wrong with Mathews Manor for your wedding and reception location.

Mathews says – When you begin to plan the day you have dreamed about – all the extravagant decorations, alluring gowns, and beautiful pictures. Your wedding is not about the latest styles. It is about you and your groom – two unique people coming together to build a life as one. The celebration you put together should echo your personality. It should reveal the things that you love and should ultimately be a reflection of who you are. For more information on how to achieve that – go to their website, www.mathewsmanor.com. Please let them know Jim Little Photography highly recommended them to you. The Mathews Manor staff can guide you through the wedding planning process to help your individual style shine through!

Jim Little Photography can also recommend many excellent vendors ranging from DJ’s, catering, florists, reception sites, going away cars, and more. With over 20 years experience as a professional photographer in Birmingham, AL, Atlanta metro area, Orlando and surrounding areas, Mobile, AL, or Destin, Florida and the Santa Rosa Beach area, we can help you find someone that best fits your style and budget too.

The Club, the site of Lauren & John’s wedding reception on 4-4-09 was a perfect location. The incredible views, spectacular sunsets, and sparkling skyline offered a photographic “picture perfect” location for the celebration! For more info on hosting your wedding reception at The Club, in Birmingham, AL, visit their The Club’s website.

Mary and Eron Smith chose Jim Little as their professional photographer for their wedding and reception celebration at Dawson Memorial and Workplay on December 27, 2008. The entertainment and dancing at Workplay were the highlight to a unique celebration of fun.

WorkPlay is truly a multi-functional entertainment complex. WorkPlay’s unique vibe will make your event the talk of the town. They know all about ‘multi-functional’, how to cater to any kind of event. If you are looking for a really unique, ‘out of the box’ way to enjoy any facet of your wedding event, consider Workplay. Whether it’s a reception, engagement party, rehearsal dinner, shower or the big event itself, people will remember your wedding at WorkPlay forever! If it can be imagined, WorkPlay can make it happen. Visit their website – www.workplay.com for more information.

See some great photos below of Mary and Eron’s reception highlights.

Jim Little Photography is proud to be one of the recommended photographers for the beautiful Mathews Manor. Mathews Manor, located in Springville, AL, has the perfect setting for your special day. You may choose Rebecca Gardens with a poolside view, cascading ponds, and beautifully landscaped gardens. This area also has a lovely reception area and a covered pavilion. Or you may select Grace Hall with its breathtaking decor of arches with lighted columns, and featuring a 10 x 12 foot screen for video presentations. Whether you host your event indoors or outdoors, Mathews Manor can accommodate any group, great or small. Large parking area is also available for your guests. Visit Mathews Manor’s website: www.mathewsmanor.com for more information.

See a few photos below of the wedding of Laura and Mike Foreman taken at Mathews Manor October 11, 2008.

Jim Little Photography is proud to work with many outstanding vendors in the Birmingham area. Today’s vendor spotlight is Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market.

Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market has been a top-rated, full-service florist in Birmingham for over 31 years. Our wish is to provide you not only with remarkable floral design, but first-rate service.
We are also a full-service stationer and are happy to help you with personal stationary, cards, invitations, napkins and favors. We also provide custom calligraphy. Our brides receive a 10% discount on stationary needs. Stationary lines we carry include Crane, William Arthur, Prentiss Douthit, Stacy Claire Boyd, Fabulous Designs and National Engraving.

TO READ MORE about Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market, visit their Web Site: