Wedding at St. Mary's in Downtown Nashville with a Hilton Garden Inn Reception

Courtney and Wesley began and ended their wedding day at the Hilton Garden Inn located in the Midtown Area of Nashville on October 16th.  They began getting ready at the hotel and then the groomsmen and bridesmaids took turns heading downtown to St. Mary's for photos before the ceremony.  St. Mary's is a beautiful and historic church in Nashville.  It served as the first Catholic Cathedral in Nashville and during the Civil War it was converted into a hospital for Union soldiers.



After the ceremony the wedding party headed a block away to War Memorial Plaza where the bride and groom along with several of the bridesmaids actually risked damaging their dresses before the reception in order to get some fun shots in the fountains!  I was really excited about these shots!

The reception at the Hilton Garden Inn was beautiful and there was a really nice view from the balcony where we were able to get a few more bride and groom portraits at dusk.

Following is a link to the proof site where the rest of the photos may be viewed and ordered.
http://pictage.com/927034

   

Bridal Portraits at Riverwood Mansion and Cheekwood

I photographed Katie's wedding last weekend so its finally safe for me to post a few of her bridal portraits.  I shot these about 2 months ago but the only shot that has been posted is the shot of the legs sticking out of the tub since you couldn't see who it was anyway.

More about the wedding to come.  Katie is not only a gorgeous bride but a really sweet person and I'm so glad I got to be a part of her wedding to Derrick!

Mandy & Michael

Mandy & Michael were married on Friday, May 14th at the Loveless Cafe Barn.  We only had a little bit of daylight b/c the sky was so dark with rain clouds.  Mandy was all about going out in the rain for a couple of shots with the umbrella despite the risk of getting her dress dirty.  She was definitely a laid back bride and really seemed to enjoy herself all night!  We got a lot of really fun dance floor shots and photobooth shots too.  

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Jason & Jessica Engagement

I met Jason & Jessica at the Nashville Zoo for a set of engagement photos on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It was a fun shoot! I tried a shot of a couple on a carousel once before but I'm happier with the way this one came out. I think they were laughing at how hard it was to kiss a moving target like that. I'm looking forward to photographing their wedding next summer at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville.

James and Ashley - Cheekwood Wedding

James and Ashley were married on October 10, 2009 at Cheekwood and wow, did we ever get some awesome photos! The weather was perfectly overcast but not a drop fell from the sky! I love shooting in this type of even light and I love to use my strobes to underexpose the background and make the clouds look stormy even more!! The wedding party was a blast. The guys were from Georgia and as far as I could tell were one of those groups of best friends that have been best friends for years and years and when they get together they pick up right where they left off. Everyone was excited about an upcoming Widespread Panic show and the groom's cake actually looked like Widespread album art! The bride is an amazing singer and had made a recording with the wedding guitarist earlier that week which was played at the ceremony and reception. It was lovely!

View the rest of their images at www.mattandrews.printroom.com/JamesandAshley

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!

Adam and Ashley - Sunday Wedding

Adam and Ashley were married Sunday, October 4th at Cedarvine Manor in Lebanon, TN. I know that Ashley was very disappointed that it was a rainy day and they had to move her ceremony indoors, but the staff at Cedarvine made the ceremony beautiful. I don't know how they managed to do it in such a short period of time before guests began arriving but they must have carried 75 extra chairs up from the planned sight, wiped the rain off of them, then lit about 100 candles to make the place look beautiful. It was great! Also, this was a fun group of people. There was no way they were going to let the rain get them down. I think every guest at this wedding was on the dance floor all at once.... including the Chick-Filet Dairy Cow Mascot!

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