Shaker Village Wedding with a Quaker Ceremony I walked into Erica’s room to officially meet her for the first time in person since they booked their Shaker Village wedding with me almost 3 years ago. Having moved the date six times to accommodate COVID craziness, the day had finally arrived, and we were bound and […]

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Newborn Session with a Toddler I have been shooting more and more newborn sessions where big siblings are also included. I get SO many worried mamas asking me if it’s even possible to get big bro/sis to cooperate. Especially when they are 2 or younger, but your toddler will surprise you. Just let your toddler […]

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Top Knoxville Wedding Venues Honestly, I’m surprised I haven’t written this blog post long before now. I don’t have a ton of couples that inquire with me before they already have their venue, but every now and then I do, and I wanted to compose a list of my top 10 venue picks of Knoxville! […]

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Heartland Meadows Wedding This is the first time I’ve shot a Heartland Meadows wedding, and it was beautiful. There was no better couple to introduce me to this venue than Lauryn and Dakota. This day was such a long time coming. Lauryn and Dakota booked with me 1.5 years in advance. Since then, I have […]

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Marblegate Farm Associate Wedding If you weren’t at an outdoor wedding this past weekend, you probably didn’t realize just how windy it was outside. This past weekend, the AMP team had two separate weddings. One was at Heartland Meadows, and the other was this Marblegate Farm associate wedding. We fought the wind basically all day, […]

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Windy Downtown Engagement Session Emily and Matt drove in from Nashville for their Downtown Knoxville engagement photos, and I don’t think any of us expected it to be as windy as it was. Is it just me or have we been having windstorms a lot this year?? On this particular day, it was windy and […]

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A Spring UT Gardens 1 Year Session Goodness, you guys. I cannot get over how stinking cute this little bit is!!! I have known this family since Caroline and Christian were engaged. It has been one of the sweetest journeys to follow along. People still ask ALL the time about their wedding photos. They had […]

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Spring UT Gardens Engagement Session It’s inevitable that at some point in my engagement sessions, I ask the couple to dance. The guy usually looks at me like are you crazy, Amanda? Then, I assure them it’s nothing tough. They’ll just sway and slow dance, and when I prompt him, he’ll give his fiancée a […]

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UT Gardens Spring Family Session I’ve been asked a lot recently about how I get children to cooperate during sessions. “How do I get my toddler to smile? How do I get my toddler to do what you say?” Well, at this UT Gardens spring family session, I paid particular attention to things I did […]

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Snowy Castleton Engagement Session I saw a meme the other day that said March consists of winter, spring, frigid weather freezing all the pretty blooms that got tricked into starting, the most perfect 70 degree weather, one more winter, and then blazing hot summer. At the time, we were in our first little bout of […]

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5 Ways to Have a Relaxing Wedding Day

Isn't it every couple's dream to have a relaxing wedding day? All the planning and excitement should leave you with a day of your dreams instead of a day of stress. Let me give you 5 ways to help you enjoy your wedding day to it's fullest!

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