Jason & Erin - Nov. 8th Wedding at Cedarvine Manor

I arrived at Cedarvine at 10:00am to catch some photos of the set-up for Jason & Erin's November 8th Wedding. I was surprised to find, not only Jason and Erin, but the whole wedding party and both sets of parents pitching in to set-up and decorate. Not only was it a fun morning, but they made the place beautiful in record time. They hung linens, set up the altar, and there must have been 30 pumpkins carved with everything from hearts, to the the bride and grooms initials for centerpieces and just to hold flowers. They did a great job. Also, it didn't hurt that they picked the perfect day for a fall themed wedding because the leaves peaked this weekend and Saturday may have been our last warm day for some time.

I already have their photos touched-up and should have them uploaded to the proofing site in the next couple of days. Be sure to check out the groomsman cake and the pre-ceremony bridal portraits! Also, I attached a photo of the groomsman walking away from some smokebombs that I set off!

Enjoy!
-Matt

Alanna Morgan - 3 months

This morning, I photographed Alanna's 3 month portraits. Her parents are friends and former wedding clients of mine.

In my opinion, 3 months are usually the hardest age, but Alanna was a great baby model. With infants, you can shoot the parts photos and with 6 month olds, they can sit up so you can sit them in flowers and their hands are free to reach and play and it just gets easier the older they get, but 3 month olds are usually pretty tough to shoot because the laying on their backs on a Boppy photos usually aren't the most flattering and sometimes they aren't strong enough to lift their heads for more than a few seconds if they are on their belly. Alanna was a strong, strong 3 month old though.

Eaton Morgan - 1 Year

These are shots of Eaton Morgan who will turn 1 year old on Tuesday (Election Day) November, 4th. We were working without a nap or lunch so we may do a make-up appointment in hopes of getting more smiles. He sure is a cute kid!

Nathan and Stacey - Engagement

Nathan & Stacey will be married on December 13th at Coffer's Chapel on Franklin Road. We had originally planned to shoot their engagement photos at Radner Lake but it was so crazy busy and hard to find parking that we decided to drive over to the zoo where I could take advantage of my new membership! It was Nathan's first trip to the zoo so I had fun showing them around and letting them know which were my favorite animals (gibbons and lemurs)! We got some great photos and some good exercise in the meantime.
-Matt

Becca & Ryan - Engagement Session

Ryan proposed to Becca at the downtown Nashville Public Library so we thought that would be a great place to start for their engagement portrait session. From the library, we went to the War Memorial Plaza, then the State Capitol, then we continued with some casual shots around Broadway. You should be able to tell from the photos but we had fun today!

Ryan & Becca will be married on June 6th, 2009 in Nashville.

Jason & Erin -Engagement Portraits

Jason and Erin will be married at Cedarvine Manor on November 8th, 2008. We decided to shoot their engagement portrait session at the Nashville Zoo and downtown.