Ryan & Christine
Marblegate Farm
Soft, Romantic, and Whimsical. Those are the words that Christine used to describe her wedding to me as we chatted on our very first intro call. She knew her vision and built a vendor team that brought that to life in the most beautiful way.
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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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Home Newborn Session in Maryville, TN Okay, can we all just agree that the name Sonnie is SO stinking cute? I love it so much. But it’s so much more than just a cute name for these parents. They named their daughter after the mama’s beloved uncle who obtained the nickname Sonnie when he was […]
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4 Month Sunrise Session The Zartmans are one of those families I have connected with on SUCH a personal level over the years. I started by shooting their engagement session…their wedding…their first born’s whole first year…and now their second born’s year. We planned on maternity, newborn, 6, and 12 month sessions for little Andrew, however, […]
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Cake Smash in the Studio It was pouring the rain during Cadence’s cake smash session, but this is the beauty of having a studio space now. We brought it all inside, I set up my flash stands, and we proceeded as normal. This little chunk did so so good! It’s really hit or miss with […]
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6 Month Session at World’s Fair Site This little nug has had an eventful 6 months of her life so far. She’s already had to have a surgery to remove a little knot behind her ear. Praise the Lord it was benign, but still, that’s a lot for a little 6 month old. She’s just […]
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A couple weeks ago a dear friend reached out about a sticky situation she was put in. She’s a newborn photographer…and a wonderful one at that…and one of her siblings is getting married. They asked her to both be part of the wedding AND photograph various pieces of it throughout the day. She started explaining […]
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Volunteer Landing Engagement Session The days leading up to Rocio and Edgar’s Volunteer Landing engagement session were sunny and warm and beautiful outside. I watched the radar as we got closer, and on this particular day it dropped down to the 40s and was super cloudy. Alaina, with Alaina René Photography is associate shooting this […]
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When We Found Out I love sharing how God works in my and Dustin’s lives. It brings me so so so much joy to put pieces together that the Lord has been working on and witness His hand working. With both Grayson and Hazel, the Lord worked the timing of those pregnancies insanely perfect to […]
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Maple Grove Bridal Session Two days before I was supposed to photograph Alana’s Maple Grove bridal session, our whole house got the stomach bug. I’m not talking a mild version. I’m talking all four of us throwing up multiple times an hour. All of our stomachs burning and aching with pain and absolutely no energy […]
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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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