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Thanks for stopping by. Welcome to our little piece of the Internet pie. We are located in Baton Rouge, La. and photograph weddings all over the Gulf South. Below you will see some favorite shots from our sessions with bits of personal stuff thrown in for entertainment sake. We specialize in photo journalistic wedding photography and free spirited documentary style photo sessions. My wife and I are both professional photographers and photograph all of our weddings and sessions together. What better way to get both a male and female creative perspectives right :) Some of you might know us as Southern Photoworks. Click here for info on our new look.

My name is Chris and my beautiful wife is Jennifer. Our two kids Carter (7) and Olivia Grace (2) might make an appearance or two, so keep your eyes peeled.  Love for God, family, and artistic expression through our photos is what we live for. Thanks for stopping by and we hope you enjoy your visit.

Blake & Kelly Wedding

Blake and Kelly are so sweet. They were both very down to earth and Jenn and I had a great time at the wedding. We love the images to:)

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elizabeth jennings - thank you for the beautiful pictures of such a beautiful event.....you did an awesome job.......can't wait to see more! Signed: Mother of the Groom. I would recommend you to anyone! Truly, priceless pictures! Thank you.July 29, 2010 - 10:07 pm

Stephanie Boudreaux - Thank you so much for your beautiful photographs. Your camera perfectly captured the love, joy, and friendship that made this such a special day for Kelly and Blake. As the mother of the bride, I could not be more pleased. We look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you, again, for sharing this day with our families and friends and for providing us with memories that will last a lifetime.July 30, 2010 - 5:23 pm

Kunal and Manoshi Engagement

Kunal & Manoshi brought Jenn and I to Austin, Texas for their engagements and bridals. Jenn and I had a great time and think the images speak for themselves. We can’t wait to go back. On to the images!

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Will & Kristin Engagement

Ok, we got them posted :) Jenn and I had to go to Austin, Tx, last week for a bridal and engagement photo shoot. Kristin was so sweet and patient with us posting her session. Thanks again. We had many laughs with y’all and love the shots. Without further ado, here are the pictures!

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Kristin & Will - Hey Chris & Jenn! We LOVE the pictures!! Thank ya'll so much for working so hard on them and making sure they came out perfect! Ya'll are so sweet! We are amazed at how great the pictures look! No one could guess that it was about 100 degrees! haha! Looking forward to more sessions! Kristin & WillJuly 4, 2010 - 10:02 am

Wayne & Rachel Wedding

Wayne and Rachel, what a couple. Two of the sweetest and in love people we have worked with. It was really hard doing this posting because I had to many show photos to choose through. The blog post was way to long. :) Hope y’all enjoy!

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Wayne Turner - CJ Grace you are the tops! You guys far exceeded my expectations. Thanks for all your help. WayneJune 29, 2010 - 12:21 pm

Kenneth Turner - You did an awesome job. It showed how happy we were.July 10, 2010 - 11:46 am

Andrew & Corrine Wedding

Jenn and I first want to thank Andrew and Corrine for serving our country and making sure we can sleep safely at night. They both serve in the armed forces and deserve our respect and thanks. Both of them are beautiful people inside and out. They were nothing but kind to Jenn and I and we wish them the best. Now on to the images!

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Corrine & Andrew - Amazing! These pictures are everything we hoped for and more! Chris and Jen, your artistic abilities and professionalism were wonderful to work with, but your friendliness and caring personalities truly made us feel like we were number one! You made us feel comfortable with all the pose pictures and captured terrific candid shots! Finding you was a blessing and we'll always look back and remember this day, thanks to the moments you captured for us! We can't thank you enough!June 24, 2010 - 12:18 pm

Ben & Emily Wedding

Ben & Emily look like they walked off the pages of a wedding magazine. Couples like them make our job easy. Not only do they look great, they are super laid back and cool people. Thanks so much for making Jen and I feel like part of the family. Oh yea, we LOVE the photos!!

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Emily - WOW! Do not even have words to desribe how pleased, impressed, amazed we are with our pictures and of course, our photographers! Thank you soo much Chris and Jenn for capturing our most special day so we can remember it always! We can not begin to express how much we have enjoyed your creativity and talent..Thank you again! ~Emily & BenJune 16, 2010 - 10:10 pm

Corrine Bridals

Corrine is beautiful! Jenn and I really enjoyed this session. We were continually fighting the sun but it turned out great. We photographed her wedding just a few days after this session and we will be posting it in the next few days. Stay tuned

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Matthew & Sara Wedding

WOW! This wedding was one show photograph after another. Matt and Sarah are truly sweet people that we loved being with. So much so that we went out in the French Quarter after the wedding and had an awesome time. Thanks guys, y’all were great. We hope y’all love the pictures as much as we do and thanks for your patience.  Chris & Jenn

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Matt and Sara - Chris and Jennifer are not only very artistic photographers, but they are two of the friendliest and most professional people we have known. Everyone at the wedding had nothing but great things to say about them (they even got beers with a bunch of us afterwords). Most importantly, we could not be more pleased with the quality of the pictures they took. Thanks guys!June 8, 2010 - 8:38 pm

Chris & Jenn - Thanks for your kind words. We had so much fun. Your wedding was beautiful and we wish y'all the best. (Hopefully we can get together again and hang out)June 8, 2010 - 8:56 pm

Dustin & Lorna Newlyweds

Dustin and Lorna took us to St. Francisville to photograph there newlywed session and we had a great time. We loved their wedding and this session kept up the fun.

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Lorna & Dustin - We loved our pictures. Chris and Jenn did a great job! They're so laid back and fun to work with.July 21, 2010 - 9:22 pm

Amanda & James Engagement

Amanda & James are fun! We can’t wait to photograph their wedding. We had a blast at your engagement session and we know your wedding will be special. Oh yea, by the way, we love the photos. Enjoy:)

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Amanda and James - Chris and Jenn, Thank you for making our engagement photo session so natural and enjoyable! The photos are spectacular! We can't wait to see more of them. We are excited to see how you will document our wedding day :) See you soon, Amanda and JamesMay 23, 2010 - 9:05 pm