hannahelaine photography

winter finally decided to make an appearance this year right when i made plans for an engagement shoot with my good friend andy and his beautiful and newly acquired fiance, selah. we thought about braving the cold temperatures anyway and venturing out doors for a quick session but instead opted to make a trip to the ever-lovely opryland hotel. and what a wonderful choice it was! even though it was nearly below freezing outside the sun was shining in on us through that gorgeous glass ceiling and keeping us toasty warm. here are some of the shots we got….

this last shot makes me feel like i’m outside in some warm, exotic location…maybe the florida keys or costa rica. i’m so thankful for a beautiful and versatile place like opryland hotel to go and shoot when winter rears it’s ugly head.

congrats andy and selah!

hannahelaine

i’m so thankful for this very mild winter because it allowed me to have a wonderful outdoor family shoot with the rodriguez family this past week. i shot nicole’s bridal photos 4 years ago (crazy!) so it was so good to catch up again and meet her husband, javier, and little girl, clara, for the first time. check out these beautiful people — they should be j. crew models.

sweetest maternity sweater i’ve ever seen.

thankful for the sunlight and for the bearable january days. and thankful for this sweet family for giving me the opportunity to shoot! can’t wait to meet your new baby boy when he arrives :)

hannahelaine

january weddings are few and far between so needless to say i was excited to meet ellie and josh when they asked me to shoot theirs. it was definitely a cool and crisp january saturday but everyone’s spirits were high and there was plenty of dancing to keep us all warm :)

loved ellie’s vintage-style dress in a golden-ish hue. take a look…

so, so thrilled to have met y’all and to have shared this day with you and your sweet families and friends! enjoy your photos and hopefully we’ll run into each other soon on the east side.

special thanks to miss ashley matthews for shooting with me :)

hannahelaine

what a gorgeous wedding! brandi and brian’s wedding was my 2nd opportunity to shoot in jackson, mississippi this year and i LOVED the venue that they chose! i’m not sure that i’ll ever tire of old warehouse buildings turned venue. the textures are endlessly inspirational.

brandi was one of the most stunning brides and had such a sweet, happy glow on her face the entire day. she was a bridesmaid in a wedding i shot earlier this year in gulf shores, alabama so it was super cool to hang with her and some of the same folks from the gulf shores wedding again.

feast your eyes on the lovely mr. and mrs. mcguire….

brandi and brian — your wedding was such a treat and your entire crew was such a pleasure to work with (some of them for the 2nd time). thank you for choosing me as your photographer and blessings on your marriage :)

thanks to sully clemmer for 2nd shooting with me.

hannahelaine

how in the world do i continue to get the radest clients time after time? this is a question i ask myself frequently.

ellie and josh are having a fairly short engagement (reason number uno why i knew these were folks after my own heart…john and i had a 2.5 month engagement). their wedding is mid january and so we needed to squeeze some photos in pronto. they suggested Robert’s Western World for one of the locations (reason number dos why i knew these were folks after my own heart). heeeeckkkk yes, was my reply.

how in the world do i continue to have perfect weather at every shoot? this is another question i ask myself frequently. the answer is…..i don’t know, but i’m knocking on all kinds of wood to keep it that way.

check out the photos we got downtown on a recent and perfect december day.

can’t can’t can’t wait for your january wedding (which is a great avett brothers song, btw)! let’s pray that my good weather record holds up!

hannahelaine

presenting the fabulous wedding of tim and lacey! what a pleasure it was for me to be asked to shoot this wedding. i’ve known tim for over a decade and in the past few years we had lost touch. we reconnected shortly after he started dating lacey and even though it had been a long time i could see the change on his face — he was in love :) lacey is a gem of a lady and this wedding was such a sweet experience. special thanks to the talented emily drake for helping me shoot this one. check out the photos…

special huge thanks to tim and lacey for making me a part of this day. so, so, so happy to see you both so happy. what a wonderful wedding and i hope you enjoy your photos for many ages to come :)

hannahelaine

i have wanted to shoot at arrington vineyards for the longest time now and this past week i finally got my chance. cristina and tc got engaged at arrington on their anniversary a few months ago so it was the obvious place to go for photos — and i’m thrilled about the shots we got. here are some of my favorite ones, check them out….

geez, her smile is to die for.

after this shoot at arrington i’m so, so, so excited about shooting their wedding next august! cristina and tc, you guys were so fun. thanks for convincing me to join the wine club — let’s meet out there next quarter and share a glass :)

the rest of the photos will be done soon and up at www.hannahelaineclients.com

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