• nashville styled engagement shoot

    several months ago i decided i wanted to do another styled engagement shoot but this time using a real couple instead of models. when i ran the idea past mary love of rosemary and finch floral designs and sarah of sweet as honey studios (formerly with love paper goods) they were immediately on board and we set out to run a contest to find our couple. a few scheduling and location booking snafus later we were able to pull it together and had a beautiful time doing photos in a gorgeous east nashville home near shelby park. mary love worked magic with her flowers as per usual and sarah crafted a few really cute…

  • a couple leaves their reception in a sparkler exit

    kathryn + matt — the wedding

    kathryn and matt’s wedding: take two! this was maybe one of the most special weddings i’ve ever had the honor of photographing. one, because kathryn and i have been friends for a long time, and two because this wedding was supposed to happen in october and a very-near-tragic car wreck the night before the wedding put several of her family member’s lives in danger. you can read the incredible story in more detail on their christmas photos blog but suffice to say that, by the grace of God, everyone is alive and well. kathryn and matt got married in a small ceremony at the hospital after the wreck and decided to push back…

  • blue eyed baby boy sits on a wrought iron garden chair

    Franklin photographer — I got to meet Will!

    y’all!! this is will! i have been dying to meet this little munchkin ever since i found out kristen and kent (whose gorgeous wedding at the lovely venue cedarwood you may remember) were expecting. kristen has been a good friend for such a long time (duh, she was one of my bridesmaids) and was one of the first people to figure out that my husband and i had started officially dating. so obviously any offspring of hers is kind of a big deal. the fact that he’s adorable AND giggly AND basically an angel just make it even that much better. check out these baby blues (gee, i wonder where…