Tracy and Ben - Mt. Pleasant Tennessee Wedding

Its been nearly 3 months since Tracy and Ben tied the knot on October 23, 2010 but I've promised myself that I'd get a blog entry up for all 40 of my 2010 weddings.  I was doing great up until my 8 wedding October but now that I'm hitting the slow season, I'm going to add an entry for the last 10 weddings of the year.

The weather was nearly perfect on October 23rd so I was excited that we were going to get to shoot on a nearby farm for the pre-ceremony formals of the wedding party.  There was a nice veil lifting breeze and some of my favorite shots of the day were the silhouette shots with the sun shining through the haze. The wedding party ate their lunches around a swimming pool before making their way back to the church where some nice local police officers were keeping the church lot clear since there was a festival in downtown Mt. Pleasant that day.  This was a very simple church and I thought it made for some great ceremony photos but I'll post one of the shots of the groom seeing the bride for the first time so you can see the empty church.

We set up a lime green photobooth at the reception and after the children got some of the first photos they dragged their parent's back for more photos.

Ben is a race-car driver so the elaborate dirt track groom's cake was appropriate.  

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Ruthie and Kevin at St. Henry's

Ruthie and Kevin were married at St. Henry's Catholic Church on October 2, 2010.  I occasionally photograph the weddings of high school sweethearts but this couple went to the same grade school (St. Henry's), same high school (Father Ryan) and same University (Tennessee Tech).  Ruthie told me that she and Kevin held hands on the swings in the playground when they were children so they decided it would be appropriate to do their wedding photos there in the playground and grotto.  I discovered that Kevin and I not only both went to Father Ryan but were both Eagle Scouts who pledged Fiji in college.  Half of Kevin's fraternity was there and I took a fun video of his buddies singing Don McClean's American Pie for the last song.  The bride and groom didn't see each other before the ceremony and it was dark after the ceremony so we couldn't use any natural light for the photos but I found some pretty great spots in the church which had been renovated since the last time I was there.  I'm looking forward to hearing how the newlyweds' honeymoon went.  Ruthie won the trip to Hawaii as a contestant on the Price is Right last year.

Engagement Portraits at Centennial Park and the Old Spaghetti Factory

Courtney and Wesley will be married on October 16th.  I've photographed engagement portraits in Centennial Park at least a dozen times and yet we still found locations that I've never used before.  I always try a few things that have worked in the past but also try to stretch myself to get something unique.  It was great hanging out with them on a beautiful day and I'm looking forward to the wedding.

View the rest of their images at the following proof site:
http://pictage.com/848000

Paulina & Mike Engagement

Paulina and Mike were married last year in Vegas but soon they will be holding a reception in New Orleans to celebrate with everyone who couldn't make it.  It was fun hanging out with them and dodging raindrops.