Heather and Luke Wedding: Nashville, TN

Our wedding last weekend in Nashville was nothing short of amazing. We couldn't have asked for anything more - we narrowly escaped some nasty Ike weather, had a beautiful location to shoot at, a precious bride and groom, but mostly we were just so overwhelmed with how loving and gracious both Heather and Luke and their families were to us! We walked away feeling so thankful to have been included!!

Heather and Luke's wedding was at Heather's parents' home. I love love love weddings at home - they're so personal and full of memories and experiences that have brought the couple to this day. Their first "I love you" and Luke's proposal all happened at this house, so it was a perfect beginning to their new life together. We were so excited to work with coordinator James Brown who made the whole day stress-free and beautiful! I love his attention to detail!


Heather getting ready in the room she grew up in:




Heather's wedding shoes - decorated on the top by her sister ...


... and on the bottom by her future husband!


Heather and Luke chose to see each other before their ceremony which we loooove! We had so much time for shots of the two of them together and they got to spend the whole day hanging out with each other! Win-win!!

Waiting to see her groom:


The meeting:


I totally love this shot as they steal off to spend a couple of private moments together:

A few bride and groom favorites!






You know it's going to be a fun day when your bride and groom are willing to do this!!!



Sweet Heather:




Heather and Luke spent the day surrounded by awesome family and friends!





The ceremony was personal and classic. A few favorite details:


How great is this shot that Adam snagged from behind as Heather takes her father's arm to walk down the aisle!!

Someone needed a break after a day of hard work:


The tented reception was perfect for a late summer evening:



A beautiful night for dinner and dancing!


Luke and his guys did a choreographed dance - awesome! It doesn't get much better than that in my book!!!


Much to everyone's surprise (and some people's excitement!), the night was capped off by a medium-to-large sized electrical explosion in the yard! But of course it didn't even phase Heather and Luke - they made the best of it!!

Heather and Luke - we can't thank you enough for allowing us to be part of such a beautiful event! Thank you for welcoming us into your home and letting us share in such a special day! We are so excited for all that lies in store for you in the coming months and years! Congratulations!

Heather's Bridal Session

Well, now that Luke and Heather are officially married, I can finally share with you some images from her Bridal Session a few weeks ago - I've been dying to show them!

Saturday was an amazing day - we feel so blessed to have been a part of such a special event. Here's one sneak peak from the wedding but check back for the extended blog!


I've had several west coast friends be super confused when I mention bridal sessions. It's probably more of a southern tradition, but it's where we do a photo session just with the bride in her dress. They are actually super fun because it gives us a chance to get some fun images of the bride and it gives them a chance to wear the dress for a couple more hours! Perfect!

We had so much fun with Heather, her mom, and sister at her bridal session! Her dress was absolutely stunning and she just totally rocked it!


I like to do a mix of more formal shots and my typical more relaxed, casual shots for bridal sessions:




In her parents' house where the wedding on Saturday was:



Love this!


And a couple more interior favorites from the side stairwell:



As you can see, Heather was SUCH a stunning bride! I can't wait to show you more images from their wedding on Saturday!

Tired but happy

I am tired. But it's so worth it because we're just finishing up another amazing shooting spree in Nashville. 3 family portraits. 1 engagement session. 1 bridal portrait. And oh, yeah - one totally totally amazing wedding.

We're not even home yet but I've already started editing - I'm just so excited about everything we captured over the past few days - I have so much to share with you!

I'm not sure if this photo from a session on Friday is embarrassing (I don't exactly look very graceful!) or just plain funny but either way, it makes me giggle! Can you tell we've had fun?


Also - stay tuned for Holiday Session information (Southern California and Nashville) that will be coming your way shortly. Feel free to drop me an email if you'd like to be included on the email blast that will be out in the next two weeks or sooner! Can you believe it's already time to start talking about that?

Newborn Baby Raegan

I told you the babies are in full bloom around here!


Shortly after Baby Cole’s arrival, Baby Raegan decided to make her debut!

Luckily, we were able to squeeze in some pre-Raegan pictures of her mom Courtney just barely before her arrival:


I love simple classic maternity photos that focus on the awesome lines and shapes that are unique to pregnancy!



And here she is! Baby Raegan!



Little Angel:


A sweet family of three:


I love this shot that Adam got of me holding her.


Hmmm . . . who do you think she looks like?


And my favorite shot of their hospital session – so happy together!


Welcome to our world, Raegan! We’re so excited that you are here!

Annie and Jeremy's Wedding: Lake Tahoe, CA

Last week we got to go to Lake Tahoe for Jeremy and Annie's wedding - I know - isn't my job just awful??? Since we aren't CA natives, we took a couple of extra days to drive up and see some parts of the state that we haven't been to - I'll spare you all of the photos but here are a couple of favorites from our drive up Highway 1 all the way to San Francisco before we headed inland to the Lake - it was awesome!

Near Big Sur:


The jellyfish display at the Monterey Aquarium:


We had such a great trip up and what a great way to finish off our week with a beautiful Lake Tahoe wedding!!


Annie and Jeremy picked a gorgeous spot on the northern shore of the Lake. I love this dress shot with the mountains and water in the background:



Annie was SUCH a beautiful and classic bride, just as I knew she would be!




The super-fun wedding party - I have to say that Annie's girls were working it in their pink dresses!!



I always fall for the little ones - these fairies were precious!


A sweet ceremony moment:

There were so many fun spots to shoot with Annie and Jeremy since they picked such a great location and it was a beautiful night! Beach, water, trees - gorgeous!





**Favorite!!** ( I loved this one so much that it's already on the website - did you notice I updated?)

The reception finished off the evening with an awesome party!

A sweet dad and daughter moment:


And just a couple of the many great dance shots that we got thanks to the awesome DJ who kept the party going and everyone on the dance floor!




What a great night of celebration and a great trip. Annie and Jeremy, thanks for letting us come and be a part of such a special day. Everything was so great and big congratulations!!

Newborn Baby Cole

Whew - can you tell that life's been busy? Blogging lulls typically mean that I am slammed as is the case now! But the good news is that there's lots of fun stuff to share with you over the next couple of weeks!

I heard a statistic over the weekend that more babies are born per capita in Southern California than anywhere else in the country and considering the past couple of weeks - I believe it!

We got to help welcome Baby Cole a couple of weeks ago!


He surprised us all by showing up 5 weeks early but amazingly was still almost 6 pounds!


Babies are always such incredible miracles, and especially this little one. I love getting to capture a few hospital moments during the first couple of days - such a special time! With his Mom and Grammy:



And to top the afternoon off - I got to hold him! I LOVE babies!


Congratulations and welcome Baby Cole!!