Paloma and Fans

This is the reason I do what I do: family and relationships.

A few years back, Paloma called for a 'head shot' (I really dislike that term, but you know what I mean) for a pageant. She is a beauty, so no real work there on my part. So, when she wanted family photos she called again. This family is so great to work with, we had a wonderful outing at the creek. Paloma's grandparents are from Puerto Rico and speak little English, or maybe just not to me, but their smiles and laughs said everything. Here's their slideshow: Paloma and Fans

My Jordan and Mikey

I'll have to blog about my baby before I explode. We had such a fabulous wedding, from start to finish, showing off the best vendors ever. My first born was beautiful and glowing, my new son-in-law was extremely handsome and the easy going sweetheart he always is.Jordan carried stunning Calla lilies from Sango Village Florist, thanks Courtney!Michael's and the grooms men's tux came from Bride's Boutique, as did Jordan's gown and the bridesmaids' dresses. The wedding was held at Madison Street Methodist Church, lovingly rebuilt after tornado damage several years ago. We tested the capacity of the facility by loading the balcony also; we had quite a crowd. It was really nice to see everyone. Since it was Vacation Bible School time, we thought we'd get into the spirit of the theme.

Jordan and Michael's family members and friends were most accommodating at photo time, even though is was rather toasty out.The too cute girls; Courtney, Julianne, Emily, Jenna, Jessica and Mary. They carried hot pink Callas from Sango Village Florist. This is Michael's posse: Jake, Leonard, Scott, Wade, Greg, and Cliff. Just a great, fun bunch.

Len and Melessa and their baby boy.



The BFF's.

Nicole and Chelsey worked it in the guest registry and program area.


Me and my sweet girls. Julianne was maid of honor for her big sis. Me and the best beau ever! It was tough for us being on the other side of the camera.
My niece Jill and her son Trey, the cutest ring bearer EVER! My nephew Anthony and the cutest flower girl EVER, Baylee. She took a little nap during the wedding, but she sure did look good doing it.

Here's Jordan's Mad Hatter cake. Lorri Vogel of Chapel Cakes did a bang up job on it. We polished it off the next day at mother's family reunion. It was too wonderful!

The groom's chocolate cake had nothing left of it to go home! It was just great. Lorri outdid herself.


Gorgeous Callas.

Shea Halliburton of ByShea Photography gets a hug from her cousin Sammy at the after Par-Tay at the Cumberland Room. That's Sammy's wife Brandy on the right, and I believe that's Stewart heading back to the dance floor from behind them. Melessa with friends and family. Sammy pointed out she is one hot woman!
Some more vendors, all of whom are just the greatest: Beth Shaffer Waynick of Bird's Eye Photography, The gang at KD Catering, minus Karey the ring leader, Mike Robinson and his band, and the girls of Eden Day Spa and Salon. AND, Turning Point Productions, who is so good at staying out of the way and in the background, I don't have a photo from this wedding, but I'll have one from the next. Beth Cullison has filmed the last 3 weddings with us for our Multi-Media aftershow. They are fantastic to work with. Here's their show for Jordan and Michael: Rye.

Coming Soon: Candice and Marquis

My gurl Candice is too much fun and Marquis plays right along with her. They giggled and snuggled and nuzzled 'til it was time to eat and go home. We started shooting in Clarksville and continued throughout Nashville.

Their wedding is coming up in a couple of weeks and I know it'll be great fun, just like they are.

Both Candice and Marquis are in service to our country, stationed at Ft Campbell. Check out Candice's well conditioned legs(!) in their show: Candice and Marquis

Ah... the school teacher and the police officer

I almost always take some studio portraits of my couples, along with tons of cityscapes or whatever suits them, but I rarely post them. The studio photos are usually 'ice breaker' images and shots that moms like. But Emily and Jason didn't need any warm up photos, they were happy and at ease from the get go and even their studio photos show it.

We wandered downtown Clarksville and they let me take photos to my heart's content. See just how cute they are on their slideshow: Emily & Jason

Girls Gone Wild

'Just over the Kentucky line' is how Sarah described our trip to her nieces' photo session. It's actually a little piece of heaven on earth. Sarah's friend Susan shared her homestead with us for an afternoon of country discovery and shooting. Susan brought the horses around for a good petting before she exercised them for a bit. We also found snake skins and baby birds. I think the girls enjoyed it, I know I did.

slide show time: Ava and Halie's Fan Club

Waiting patiently, Sarah and Trent

It's midnight as I sit here at the computer asleep. And I really do enjoy this or I wouldn't stay up all night working on it.
Trent was razzing me a bit, during our photo shoot, about my blog postings and how I always said my couples are so sweet or so fun or so whatever. He puts me in mind of my cousin Rob (and a little bit of my brother too), as he has a very serious demeanor and a sharp, dry wit.
But, the thing is, I really do like being around people, meeting new people, and just yakking about anything and everything. I liked getting to know Trent and Sarah (who really are sweet and fun and cute and a bunch of other adjectives) and Sarah's brother's family (whose photos I'll post shortly).
Trent and Sarah have been married 10 years and are expecting their first child within a month. They still act like newlyweds and let me just say that is going to be one lucky baby.

We toured the Nashville area for our shoot: Centennial Park and the Bi-Centennial Mall. And while Sarah is still in much better shape than I am, I think she had had enough after a couple of hours in the heat.

I fixed up a little slideshow here: Almost Time

The Sunny Sunday Wedding

Kassidy and Mark were both glowing all day Sunday. I never saw Kassidy without a smile on her pretty face. The wedding was outside at Lorri and Bob Vogel's A Country Chapel in Adams, TN and a lovely breeze kept the soaring temperatures in check. Of course, there are many editing hours ahead from this sweet wedding day, but I wanted to post a few right away.

Part of the Posse.
Kassidy with her sister Jordan
The wonderful bride and her sister Janelle.
The absolutely gorgeous flowers are from Helen's Flowers of Guthrie.

I just really enjoy a country setting...so many ways to shoot with few obstructions and very little traffic. It was just extremely pleasant, romantic, and stress-free from start to finish.