Tom & Karie

Tom and Karie are very dear friends of mine (actually, a few of you may have seen Tom assisting me at your wedding!). As such, there was no way I was going to let them go and get married without getting in front of my camera AT LEAST once. Unfortunately, I'm already booked on their wedding day. *sigh*

At any rate, we got a chance this past week to shoot. Being that they're friends, they got experimented on. I'd had the notion to shoot someone in my backyard for a few months, but hadn't offered it as an option to anyone else. Seriously, if your photographer says, "I've got an idea! Let's shoot in my backyard!" it would probably be wise to ask for your money back. Anyhow, I LOVE what came out of that. From there we went to another of my favorite haunts (the Old Spring Hill High School), and kept shooting. I don't know about the two of them, but I had a great time and am so happy with the results.

You can see the rest of the shots HERE!

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Andrea & Rich - Engagement

Andrea and my wife (the beautiful and talented Caroline) have known each other for YEARS. If I'm not mistaken, they met in elementary school had have been friends ever since. I don't have a single person in my life that I've remained friends with that long. Wow.

At any rate, they're getting married this winter, but wanted to get their engagement photos done in the spring/summer to provide a little counterpoint to the rest of the photos they'll end up with. A couple of weeks ago, we wandered out and about in Spring Hill in search of the perfect location. Boy did we find it! We found this field sitting right on the side of some back road that I don't think I would be able to find again if I tried. Not only was the grass GORGEOUS, but there was a GREAT old house up on the top of the hill.

Of course, the location wouldn't matter at all if they weren't comfortable. Lucky for me (them?) they were. Rich is a filmmaker, so he's pretty comfortable around cameras anyhow. And Andrea... well... I think she's comfortable in no matter where she is!

If you want to see more, the full gallery is HERE. Oh... and please excuse the first image of the gallery. It was too funny NOT to include and it just ended up as the first shot... that was NOT on purpose.

Lee & Lauren's Wedding

Holy cow! This has taken ENTIRELY too long to get up. Blogger is being a complete pain and not letting me upload any more photos... as a result, I've put it off and put if off hoping they'd get their... stuff... together. No more waiting...

Lauren and Lee tied the knot nearly a month ago. It was a BEAUTIFUL day in late April and I couldn't have asked for better light. It was really oustanding. The church was kind enough to let me sit on the floor in front of the front row, so I got some closer shots than I normally would have during a ceremony. The first two shots below show some of the cooler angles I can get from there.

Anyhow, the wedding was great. Everyone there was SO excited to be a part. It was completely contagious! I promised Rachel a shout out. No, I'm not going to put any kung-fu pictures of you up here. I'm just that kind of guy.

Great food, great people and an all around great time. You can see more HERE!

Congratulations, Lee and Lauren!

Spring Hill "Rumors"

If you're in the middle TN area be sure to take the time to check out RUMORS (by Neil Simon), presented by the Spring Hill Arts Center. I had the pleasure of shooting a dress rehearsal of theirs last week. Unfortunately, I didn't get shots of some of the funniest moments because I was too busy laughing! Seriously, if you enjoy good theater, this is a great opportunity. It's a fantastic show AND you'll be helping to support local arts.

Go see it!

Andy & Jennifer's Wedding

Andy and Jennifer know how to throw a party. Seriously. I don't think there was a single person there that could have possibly left unsatisfied. It's a good thing I love shooting, otherwise I would have been having less fun than everyone else (and we can't have that, now can we).

The wedding was in the beautiful Woodmont Christian Church in Green Hills. THIS is a link to the Google "street view" of it. The reception was a short car ride away at the Global Cafe. Everything at both locations was absolutely top notch and excellent. If I am forced to complain, I would wish only for more light... but I pretty much always want that :)

I've had a great time working with Andy and "Scrimp." We've spent a fair amount of time shooting and I can say with confindence, I know why these two work. It's amazing. I never anticipated this part of my job, but it's quickly become one of my favorites. Getting to observe the dynamics between two people that are intimately bound to each other... What a privilege.

Congratulations, guys!

OH! I almost forgot! You can check out their entire gallery HERE.

Holly & Christian - Engagement

The word of the day is "swamped."

I'm way behind in posting these, so I'll keep it short:

Holly and Christian rock. They were willing to do any silly thing I asked of them, and we got some great shots to boot! Their wedding is coming up fast, and I can't wait to share those with you as well!

Jamaica and Stephen

Wow. That's about all I can say. Wow. What a blast.

Jamaica and Stephen are an absolutely perfect couple. Super cute and absolutely perfect for each other. Not to mention the fact that they're desperately in love with each other. I could go on and on, but I won't. Suffice to say that we were all privileged to be in their company.

The entire day took place in the beautiful Union Station Hotel. If you haven't had an opportunity to go, you need to take the time. Simply amazing. The McKinley room was where nearly everything happened except for the champagne reception immediately following the ceremony.

Then there was the band. The Scat Band. I've never seen a band have so much fun. They may as well have been performing to a stadium of a million people for how much heart they put into the show. If you're looking for a band, PLEASE consider these guys.

At any rate, Be sure to stop by HERE and check out the best of the photos from the day! That said, if you're a completest, THIS is complete set...

One other note, those of you that stop by regularly will notice the change to LARGE previews... I just couldn't keep it small for this one!

April (Sandridge) Adams: Bridal Portraits

At long last, here they are! We did two shoots to make sure we got some REALLY killer stuff. I'm so glad we did, too! The first was at a fantastic old home in Columbia. The second was the Belmont Mansion (April's alma mater) You can see the first shoot HERE, and the second shoot HERE!

I have so much fun shooting bridal portraits and it's always so frustrating that I can't post them until MONTHS later when the wedding is over!

Lucas Parry

The spring photo-frenzy season officially kicked off for me a couple of weeks ago when I took a trip down to Gadsden, AL to photograph Lucas Parry. We got up nice and early and road tripped (with his beautiful and talented wife, Jodie. It was a gray day, but the rain held off JUST long enough. We had a great time and got some great work done... You can check them out HERE!

Humorously enough, we ran into Lucas, Jodie and their handsome son the next day at the park. We had been flying kites (no, really) and they were doing a lot of competitive sliding. Boy, it's a small world...

You can catch Lucas on his site (www.lucasparry.com) or his myspace (www.myspace.com/lucasparry).

Ken & Kristi's Engagement

I've not been this excited for a couple since I was engaged! Ken has been a good friend for several years, but most especially during the last couple. A little over a year ago, he was certain he would never understand why someone would "give up control" for marriage. I did my best to explain it at the time, but I'm pretty sure I failed miserably. In the end, all I could say was, "It's not like that... Love is... well... you'll know when you're there." Yup. That's how intelligent my end of the conversation was.

Anyhow, soon after that, he fell desperately in love with Kristi. Soon after that, my family and I did as well. I'm SO excited for them.

This past weekend, we got a chance to go shoot some engagement photos for them. They're both pretty artistic folks and were really interested in getting something funky. Guys, I think we've achieved that goal!

You can see the rest of the shoot HERE!