Matt and Regina - Engagement Portraits

Matt and Regina will be married in Franklin, TN on April 17, 2010. We shot about 75% of their images in downtown Nashville and then treked to North Nashville where we found an abandoned old truck and a red barn. We had a great time and it wasn't very hard to get Matt to look happy b/c he had just found out that he passed the Tennessee Bar Exam! Congratulations!

Ashley & James - Engagement Portraits

Ashley and James will be married at Cheekwood on October 10, 2009. We met at the Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal Show at the Frist Center in February so this shoot has been in the works for a long time. We started out at the zoo and decided to do a few extra shots downtown for a change of scenery. It was great getting to know them and I'm looking forward to the wedding in October!

Eric & Lindsay's May 24, 2008 Wedding at Gettysview Country Club in Knoxville, TN

To View Eric and Lindsey's wedding photos, please use the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericandlindseywolburg/sets/

This is one of two weddings that I photographed last Memorial Day weekend. The groom, Eric Walberg, is an old friend of mine so I had really been looking forward to being a part of this wedding. The Gettysview Country club provided me with a golf cart to carry my lights around in and I had free reign to shoot wherever I chose on the course. It was a beautiful course on a beautiful Saturday. Just spending the day there has stoked me up to get out my clubs.

I'm so happy for Eric. He is a great guitar player, a great friend and an all around great guy... and he found a great girl to make music with!!!

Cheers,
-Matt

Passport to Europe @ the Frist Center for Visual Arts

For the second year in a row, I have volunteered my photography services for the Frist Center's volunteer appreciation party. I have a strong connection to the Frist since my wife, Samantha Andrews, is their Volunteer Services Manager. I was very proud of her last night. I know that she was able to straighten out a lot of last minute kinks and put on a great party. Sam originally hired dancers from Panty Raid Burlesque http://www.pantyraidburlesque.com to perform a cancan dance but due to an injury, they were unable to perform. The cancelation was last minute so she had to scramble on Monday night to find entertainment. Fortunately she found Tango Nashville www.tangonashville.com. The dancers were terrific. It was extremely dark in the auditorium, so the only way to shoot them was with flash or strobes and since the place was lit at candlelight levels and the dance was romantic, I had to fight the urge to fire away since I knew the flashes would be disruptive. I did pop off about three shots and I'll attach two of them. Cheers to my wifey for puttin' on a good soiree! If anyone would be interested in joining the volunteer program at the Frist Center, visit the following link for more information: http://www.fristcenter.org/site/volunteer/

-Matt

Sunset, Picnics, & The Nashville Symphony in Crockett Park in Brentwood

I really enjoyed strolling around the Symphony's May 19th performance at Crockett Park in Brentwood. The weather couldn't have been better. There were kids running around, blowing bubbles, throwing frisbees, couples on blankets, people walking their dogs, picnicing... and great free music.

I snuck behind the Eddie Arnold Amphitheater and found an entrance where I could get a great shot of the conductor with the colorfully dressed crowd in the background! I hope I wasn't too obtrusive, but my friend's at the Schermerhorn should be happy with the shot.

Greta & John Engagement Portraits

Fashion Photos of Kia & Jolita from this Past Weekend

Sam helped me out at this shoot where we shot some outfits from our friend Emily who is opening a store with a couple of her friends called Magpie Apparel. It hasn't opened yet but it won't be long before it takes Nashville by storm. It will be located on 12 South in the Mafiosos area. Here are a few of our shots from this weekend. Enjoy!
-Matt

A Walk Through Washington D.C.

Vanderbilt sent me to Washington D.C. to work a DesignShop last week. It was hard work and long hours but I managed to get away one evening to shoot some photos of monuments and memorials. Its been a few years since I've been to D.C. and It was the perfect time to go. The cherry blossoms were in bloom, the weather was great and even at 10:00PM, there were hundreds of poeple walking around the parks. Attached is a small sampling of some photos that I hope you find interesting. I tried to make my photos unique in a place where hundreds if not thousands of poeple take photos at these monuments every day. I'll let you be the judge!