Lucky for Jessica & Matt (and me!), they chose the warmest day of fall to promise forever. They were married at Good Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Pleasant View, TN. We took advantage of the bright blue skies and autumn colored leaves by shooting some photos in the nearby field. Jessica’s warm color choices of chocolate, orange, and yellow accented the entire reception. My favorite moment was when Jessica’s sister cried as she gave her sis a goodbye hug. *sniff sniff* I may have shed a tear or two myself!

Check out Jessica’s bridal portrait session here.

Here are some of Jessica & Matt’s recommended vendors:
Flowers: Rhonda Hooks (615) 347-7952
Catering: Silver Spoons Catering, Windy Hunter at (615) 746-2343
Cake: Norma Pettus (615) 696-0991
Gown: David’s Bridal
Tuxes: Bridal Warehouse

Beautiful location, beautiful bride! Jessica chose Twin Oaks Farm near Springfield, TN for her bridal portrait session. There were so many gorgeous locations to shoot! I’m so excited to finally show these photos–we had to wait until after the wedding so Matt’s prying eyes wouldn’t see.

BIG thanks to Travis & Cindy Claud, owners of the farm, who were gracious enough to keep the reception barn decorated for us from their previous event. Contact them at 615-604-5687 for rental information.

Now that she’s a Mrs., I can post some shots from Paula’s bridal portrait session. After a nasty week of rain, we got a beautiful Sunday afternoon to shoot at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. It’s such a beautiful location. I could’ve spent all day there with miss Paula! Check out her wedding to Ken here.

My friends Paula & Ken were married November 6th at Edgefield Baptist Church in East Nashville. They had a blue and red color scheme and the tallest cake I’ve ever seen courtesy of Sweet-N-Sassy Bakery! I couldn’t wait to photograph this wedding. P & K are so in love and it’s contagious!

Here are some of Paula & Ken’s recommended vendors:
Gown: Casablanca Bridal
Tuxedoes: Men’s Warehouse
Flowers: Melissa Marie Floral Design
Video: The Video Place
Organist: Albert Dittes (Aldittes@aol.com)
Rentals: Art Pancake’s

As the leaves continue to fall, I’ve been shooting some family sessions. Here are some highlights of the Keeble and Kennedy families!

It seems I’ve shot a zillion engagement sessions over the past month! Since I’m way behind on blogging them all, here are some highlights of a few recent sessions. Congrats, ya’ll!

Crystal + Kurt
Burgess Falls State Natural Area, Cookeville, TN

Jade + Nathan (with Honey & Marley!)
Crockett Park, Brentwood, TN

Mary Jo + David
Edwin Warner Park, Nashville, TN

Julie & Seth are just the cutest little couple, and they had a fun wedding party that kept me on my toes all night! They were married at Monroe Street United Methodist Church in the Germantown area of Nashville, with the reception at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. Although it was a chilly day, we took all of the group and family photos outside in front of the gorgeous arches of the church before heading down the street with the wedding party to a colorful wall mural of the Nashville skyline. Good times continued at the reception as guests took over the dance floor to reenact the knife fight scene to MJ’s “Beat It.” Hilarious!

Julie & Seth’s Favorite Vendors:

Flowers: Flower Express
DJ: Nashville Party Authority
Cake: Sweet ‘N Sassy Bakery
Gown: Jim Hjelm at Faccio Bridal
Alterations: Joy Fashion Studio
Planner: Jill Chaney & Paula Finley **Julie highly recommends Jill!!**

I got together with the Painters again for some fall fun on the farm. Little Eli and Trey love John Deere tractors so we made that our focal point for the session. They had a great time climbing all over it and afterwards, it was hayride time!

Morgan and Michael will be married in Nashville next year, but we shot their engagement session in D.C. where they live. It was a beautiful day with bright blue skies and warm sunshine all along the National Mall. Three amazing things happened:

1. I saw a solid black squirrel. A first for me.
2. I saw a sold white squirrel. Another first.
3. I had dinner at Nando’s! A first in the states. I got hooked on Nando’s while in South Africa, and sought it out while in London, Sydney, and Auckland. It’s about time the U.S. caught on.

OK, four amazing things.
4. I met M+M. And they rock. =0)

Brrr! It was the first super chilly day of fall as Loni & Brandon tied the knot in Hendersonville. We planned to shoot the wedding party photos after the reception at a nearby park…only to find a huge fall festival going on. Luckily there was another nice spot not far away, so everyone braved the chillbumps after an interesting ride in an H2 limo. *Note: H2 limos don’t really fit on a truck-and-boat lined road.*

Thanks for hanging out in the cold, ya’ll!